Question

The average charge on each o atom and average bond order of io 56-

Answer 1

Answer:

Each O atom has -1 charge.

This can be explained through its Lewis structure

overall there are 6 resonating structures

Therefore there are 6 iodine-oxygen bonds

So 14 e 6 I-O links=( 7/3)e per bond

so the average I-O bond order=1/2 x 7/3=1.67 for each of the 6 I-O bonds.