The other answers are correct. There are four bonds and two lone pairs and it is an exception to the octet rule.
But, I've always wondered why with those lone pairs on offer, hydrogen ions (ie protons) can't just attach, make dative covalent bonds and form
XeH44+ ?
It must be similar to why acids form H3O+ but not H4O2+ which should be theoretically possible with two lone pairs.
I've got a degree in Chemistry, but nobody has ever explained these to me!
Any ideas?
This is a trick question; there can be no compound with such name.
Xe is a noble gas, and noble gases are useless because they cannot form with any other atom because their electron level is completely filled.
*The above answer is actually incorrect. Xenon tetrafluoride is commonly used to decompose silicone rubber. Since it is in the third period, xenon's extra electrons can go to the 3d orbital. Therefore, it will look something like this:
H
|..
H - Xe - H
" |
H
...where the four hydrogen's are bonded to the Xe and the Xe has two extra unbonded pairs of electrons. It is a perfectly viable molecular formation.
No, not exactly. It is an ionic compound so it would not have a Lewis dot structure. However, the carbonate anion, CO3^2- does have a Lewis dot structure.
What is Lewis Structure for the bicarbonate ion
he did not made it
what is the dot diagram for Ce
The Lewis dot structure of elemental (biatomic) oxygen (O) have three of its sides surrounded by valence electrons. The Lewis dot would be 3 of these individual O2 structures: .. .. :O::O: .. ..
Lewis structure, electron dot diagram, electron dot structure...
No, not exactly. It is an ionic compound so it would not have a Lewis dot structure. However, the carbonate anion, CO3^2- does have a Lewis dot structure.
What is Lewis Structure for the bicarbonate ion
he did not made it
O:Ag:O
what is the dot diagram for Ce
The nuclues.
The Lewis dot structure of elemental (biatomic) oxygen (O) have three of its sides surrounded by valence electrons. The Lewis dot would be 3 of these individual O2 structures: .. .. :O::O: .. ..
The Lewis dot structure is a diagram to show the bonding between the atoms of a molecule and pairs of electrons that may exist. The Lewis dot structure for chromium is Cr with two dots on top and bottom, and four dots on both sides.
Will this link help you?, it is quite impossible to draw a Lewis dot structure in this simple text editor. See related links.
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