Doesn't it have only have one bonding electron?
Then how can it bond with 2 oxygens?
The Lewis structure doesn't make much sense to me.
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Not all molecules have reasonable Lewis structures (nor must they), consider $\ce{NO}$. In this case, some of the lone pairs participate in the bonding, if memory serves. – TAR86 Nov 08 '17 at 07:43
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In this case most notably, you are dealing with a free radical. – Jan Nov 08 '17 at 07:51
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Related: https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/37381/speculation-about-chlorine-dioxide-isomer – Nilay Ghosh Nov 08 '17 at 09:14