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In the Lewis structure of acetic acid, t...

In the Lewis structure of acetic acid, there are

A

18 shared and 6 unshared electrons

B

16 shared and 8 unshared electrons

C

14 shared and 10 unshared electrons

D

12 shared and 12 unshared electrons

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The correct Answer is:
B
The most stable Lewis structure of acetic acid, `CH_3COOH`, is
`H-oversetHoverset|undersetHunderset|C-overset( :O: )overset(||)C-overset(..)underset(..)O-H`
We can notice that it has 8 bonds (or 16 shared electrons) and 4 lone pairs (8 unshared electrons).
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