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 | Now that you know about Molecular structures, can you tell me about Lewis dot structures? | |
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| Dots next to element symbols represent electrons, right? | |
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| Yes! but only valence e-. Now define the octet rule for me. | |
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| it states that atoms with 8 valence e- are stable. | |
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| Great. One more question, how are Lewis dot Structures arranged? | |
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| Write the element symbol then start by plcing single dots around the symbol. If more e- need to be represented, start doubling up the dots. | |
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