An example of such an ion is the acetate ion shown above in the formula of calcium acetate, Ca(C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 2 . The structural formula of the acetate anion, C 2 H 3 O 2 - , is shown below in which th...An example of such an ion is the acetate ion shown above in the formula of calcium acetate, Ca(C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 2 . The structural formula of the acetate anion, C 2 H 3 O 2 - , is shown below in which the two carbon atoms are joined with a single covalent bond consisting of two shared electrons, each of the three H atoms are joined to one of the carbon atoms by a single covalent bond and the other carbon atom is joined to one oxygen with a single covalent bond and to the other by a double covalent…
