Question

How can we draw the lewis dot structure of Ko2 ?

Answer 1

Potassium superoxide is a salt, formed by direct reaction of O2 with potassium metal. The potassium metal loses an electron to form K+ cation and this electron is accepted by O2 to form O2-.
Here is the structure. The six outer-shell electrons of each oxygen atom are shown: one electron pair is shared (middle); the unpaired electron is shown in the upper-left; and the additional electron conferring a negative charge is shown in bold

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Potassium superoxide is a salt, formed by direct reaction of O2 with potassium metal. The potassium metal loses an electron to form K+ cation and this electron is accepted by O2 to form O2-.

Here is the structure. The six outer-shell electrons of each oxygen atom are shown: one electron pair is shared (middle); the unpaired electron is shown in the upper-left; and the additional electron conferring a negative charge is shown in bold