0
The Lewis structure for an element is the element symbol surrounded by dots numbering the total amount of valance electrons. Imagine a box is around the symbol...place the dots one on each side of the box. once there is one dot on each side, you will have to start putting a second one on each side. since no element has more than 8 valence electrons, you will never have more than 2 dots on each side
Ex:
hydrogen has 1 valance electron, so its Lewis dot structure will be...
.
H
Note that is does not matter which side the dot is on
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoThe electron dot structure represents the number of valence electrons of that particular element in the Periodic Table.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Do transition elements have Lewis dot structures?
They do, it's just that they do not follow the octet rule. You have to find the electron configuration to find the dot structure.
Does plutonium have a electron dot diagram?
Yes of course, electron dot diagrams can be drawn for all elements.
Electron dot structure for elements?
electorn dot symbol
What are the symbols that use electron dot notation to represent molecules called?
Lewis dot structures.
How does the electron dot resonance structures for ozone explain how they describe its bonding?
they don't.
What can you do to check that your Lewis dot structures are correct?
the valence electron configuration of the representative elements are corresponding to the group in which they are found
Do transition elements have Lewis dot structures?
They do, it's just that they do not follow the octet rule. You have to find the electron configuration to find the dot structure.
Does plutonium have a electron dot diagram?
Yes of course, electron dot diagrams can be drawn for all elements.
Electron dot structure for elements?
electorn dot symbol
What are the symbols that use electron dot notation to represent molecules called?
Lewis dot structures.
How does the electron dot resonance structures for ozone explain how they describe its bonding?
they don't.
Why do transition elements not have Lewis dot structures?
it is because they are bums and are weird
In a molecule two electron dot structures describes the bonds equally well?
O3
What two electron dot structures describe the bonds equally well in a molecule?
O3
Why are electron dot structures sometimes called Lewis dots or Lewis structures?
They are called Lewis Dot Diagrams because of the man who came up with the idea, Lewis Gilbert
What is Lewis formula?
Lewis structures are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule. They are also called Lewis dot diagrams, electron dot diagrams, and electron dot structures. See the link below for Lewis structure.
Which scientist described a base as a compound that donates an electron pair?
Its the Lewis Theory He also made the theory about the electron dot structures
