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The so-called pyroanions,
a. Draw the Lewis structures of these anions, and predict the geometry of the anions. What is the maximum number of atoms that can lie in a plane?
b. Each pyroanion in part (a) corresponds to a pyroacid,
c. What is the chlorine analogue of the pyroanions? For which acid is this species the anhydride?
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