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Q. The $H _{3} O ^{+}$ion has the following shape

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Solution:

$H _{3} O ^{+}$
total valence $e^{-1}$ count
$\underset{2, 6}{O}\,\, + \underset{1}{H}\,\,+\underset{1}{H}\,\,+\underset{1}{H}\,\, -e^{-1} = 8$
Using Lever rule
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