Let's analyze the bonding in hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂).
1. Lewis Structure Basics:
- Hydrogen (H) forms one bond.
- Oxygen (O) typically forms two bonds, having six valence electrons.
2. Hydrogen Peroxide Structure:
- H₂O₂ consists of two oxygen atoms and two hydrogen atoms.
- Each oxygen needs two bonds, and each hydrogen needs one bond.
3. Connecting the Atoms:
- The two oxygen atoms connect to each other with a single bond.
- Each oxygen atom also bonds to a hydrogen atom.
4. Resulting Lewis Structure:
- Visualize it as H-O-O-H
- This ensures that each oxygen has two bonds and fits with hydrogen’s one-bond requirement.
Given the options, the correct one representing the structure:
- A. H O 0 H
- B.
- C. H===
- D. H.
- E. H-0-0-
This evaluation concludes that the correct option should represent:
H-O-O-H,
Therefore, the correct answer is:
4
