Thé bond between CLO4-

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  1. Calculate the total number of valence electrons.

    Chlorine (Cl) is in Group 17, so it has 7 valence electrons.
    Oxygen (O) is in Group 16, so it has 6 valence electrons.
    The ion has a -1 charge, so add 1 electron.
    Total valence electrons = 7+(4×6)+1=7+24+1=327 + (4 \times 6) + 1 = 7 + 24 + 1 = 32 electrons.

  2. Determine the central atom and draw the skeletal structure.

    Chlorine is less electronegative than oxygen, so it is the central atom.
    The most stable Lewis structure for ClO4−\text{ClO}_4^- has chlorine forming three double bonds with oxygen atoms and one single bond with

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