Give the Lewis structure, molecular structure, and hybridization of the oxygen atom for OF 2 . Would

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Give the Lewis structure, molecular structure, and hybridization of the oxygen atom for OF2. Would you expect OF2 to be a strong oxidizing agent like O2F2 discussed in Exercise 61?


Exercise 61.

Write the Lewis structure for O2F2. Predict the bond angles and hybridization of the two central oxygen atoms. Assign oxidation states and formal charges to the atoms in O2F2. The compound O2F2 is a vigorous and potent oxidizing and fluorinating agent. Are oxidation states or formal charges more useful in accounting for these properties of O2F2?  

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Chemistry An Atoms First Approach

ISBN: 9781305079243

2nd Edition

Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl

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