______________________________________________________________________________________________ YAHOO Answers: can anyone draw the lewis structure for monochloroacetic acid or sites that has that pic? ______________________________________________________________________________________________ The Lewis Structure for Monocloroacetic Acid: ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CHEMICAL NAME: Monochloroacetic Acid MOLECULAR FORM: ClCH2CO2H • RESONANCES: 1 e - e VALENCES: H • e Carbon 4 | O | Chlorine 7 e e e Hydrogen 1 ¦ / e - • Oxygen 6 e - e e - • • - e / ELECTRON e • • • • e TOTAL: 30 | Cl | | C | | C | e e---e e---e e e - e • - e • - • \ ¦ e - • e e e---e H • | O | H e • e - e • Note: Hydrogen atoms are duet not octet. ¦ = --- = / = \ = Covalent bond symbols. e = One electron. • = Place holder for absent electron (possible location of an electron). ______________________________________________________________________________________________ By Jim Shook 6/6/2007