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Q Quiz 17 • Points 5 • Submitting a file upload Here's a copy of Quiz #17. To answer the questions, you can write on the .pdf with a touchscreen, you can print out the quiz on paper and write in your answers, or you can write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. Save your work as a .pdf, and submit your work using the Submit Assignment button at the top of the page. QUIZ #17 – 5 points CHEM 305 Summer 2021 Answer each question: 1) Draw the Lewis Dot Structure for the sulfite anion, SO3 2 - . Your structure should not violate the octet rule. 2) Does the sulfite ion above have more than one resonance structure? [ Yes / No ] 3) Using your VSEPR table, determine the molecular shape and ideal bond angle of this ion. Molecular Shape: _________________________ Ideal bond angle: ______________

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2) Yes. The sulfite ion has more than one resonance structure. 3) Molecular Shape: Trigonal pyramidal Ideal Bond Angle: <109.5°