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Draw a Lewis structure showing how two oxygen atoms share two pairs of electrons.

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Explanation:

A Lewis or dot structure shows the electrons on the valence shells of the bonding atoms as dots.

The method was developed by Sir G.N Lewis.

Oxygen is a diatomic molecule as shown in the image attached to this answer. There are two unshared electrons on each oxygen atom as well as four shared electrons

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The sharing of electrons between the two oxygen atoms results in the completion of the octet and thereby stabilizing the atoms.

Oxygen has been a group 6A element consisting of 6 valence electrons. In order to attain the stable configuration, the atom of oxygen has been required to gain two electrons.

The oxygen shares its electrons with another oxygen atom and forms a covalent bond. The resulted bond has been able to stabilize the structure.

The image attached shows the lewis dot structure of the oxygen atom. The sharing of electrons between the two oxygen atoms results in the completion of the octet and thereby stabilizing the atoms.

For more information about the lewis dot structure, refer to the link:

https://brainly.com/question/4144781

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