The Lewis Structure for ClO. is attached in the image.
Lewis structure represents the structure of atoms or molecules with their valence electron.
It is a two-dimensional model that helps us to know, how many bond pairs and a lone pair a molecule contains.
Lewis structure of ClO⁻ is very simple to draw as it has only two atoms(chlorine and oxygen), we have to just represent the valence electron around them and complete their octet.
1. Count total valence electron in ClO-
Total number of the valence electrons in chlorine = 7
Total number of the valence electrons in oxygen = 6
Total number of valence electrons = 7 + 6 + 1 = 14 valence electrons
[∴one oxygen atom, one chlorine, and one negative charge that count as a one valence electron]
2. Find the least electronegative atom and placed it at center
Connect outer atoms to central atom with a single bond Cl-O bond
Now count the valence electron in the above structure.
Single bond means two-electron , only one single bond is used.
Hence, only 2 valence electrons are used in the above structure from 14 total valence electrons available for drawing the lewis structure of ClO-.
(14 – 2) = 12
We have left with 12 valence electrons more.
3. Place remaining valence electrons starting from outer atom first
So, put the valence electron around the chlorine and oxygen.
we put 6 electrons around chlorine and oxygen, as each of them already sharing 2 electrons with the help of a single bond between them.
The structure can be seen in the figure attached.
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