Which statement about the charge-minimized Lewis structure of the cyanate anion (OCN) is true? (Charges not shown in the Lewis structure.) N=0=0 There are two formal negative charges. The central carbon is sp²-hybridized. There are two σ-bonds oriented at 120° to one another. There are two л-bonds oriented at 90° to one another.

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Which statement about the charge-minimized Lewis structure of the cyanate anion
(OCN) is true? (Charges not shown in the Lewis structure.)
Ô=C=N
There are two formal negative charges.
The central carbon is sp2-hybridized.
There are two σ-bonds oriented at 120° to one another.
There are two л-bonds oriented at 90° to one another.
Transcribed Image Text:Which statement about the charge-minimized Lewis structure of the cyanate anion (OCN) is true? (Charges not shown in the Lewis structure.) Ô=C=N There are two formal negative charges. The central carbon is sp2-hybridized. There are two σ-bonds oriented at 120° to one another. There are two л-bonds oriented at 90° to one another.
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