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Write the Lewis structure of hydrogen peroxide

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The Lewis structure of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) can be represented as follows:

H
|
O - O
|
H

In this structure:

There are two hydrogen (H) atoms bonded to one of the oxygen (O) atoms.
The other oxygen (O) atom is bonded to the first oxygen atom by a single bond, and it also has two lone pairs of electrons.
The lines between atoms represent covalent bonds, with each line representing a pair of shared electrons.
The lone pairs of electrons are represented as pairs of dots around the oxygen atoms.
This Lewis structure shows the arrangement of atoms and valence electrons in hydrogen peroxide.