43. Answer the following questions using principles of chemical bonding and molecular structure.

(a) Consider the carbon dioxide molecule, CO2, and the carbonate ion, CO3²-

(ii) Account for the fact that the carbon-oxygen bond length in CO3²- is greater than the carbon- oxygen bond length in CO₂.

(b) Consider the molecules CF4, and SF4.

(i) Draw the complete Lewis electron-dot structure for each molecule.



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