Monday, October 28, 2019

How are Pauling's rules applied to Nitric acid?


The Lewis structure of nitric acid is:


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So, since Pauling's rule is $\mathrm{p}K_\mathrm{a}=8-5p$, where $p$ is the number of oxo groups, how is the rule applied in this instance? $p=1.5$? $p=2$?




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