Draw a representation of the 3-d structure of the anion


Sodium hydrogen pyrosulfite, NaHS2O5, contains the metabisulfite anion, which has the following skeletal structure:

O O
l l
H----O-----Sa------Sb----O
l
O

Draw the Lewis(dot) structure for this anion:

What is the geometry around sulfur Sa?

Around Sulfer Sb?

Draw a representation of the 3-D structure of the anion, including only the bonding-pair electrons, and any sulfur lone-pair electrons.

What is the orientation of the oxygen atoms with respect to each other around the S-S bond?

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Chemistry: Draw a representation of the 3-d structure of the anion
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