How to make a Lewis dot structure
steps-
~ predict the location of the atom's (H is always terminal and the element furthest left on the periodic table is usually central).
~find the amount of valence electrons.
~Divide the valence electrons by 2 to get the number of electron pairs.
~place a single bond between the central atom and each of the terminal atoms
~ Subtract the # of pairs used in step 4 from the total # of (e-) to get the remaining number of (e-)or (electrons).
~Place lone pairs around each terminal atom bounded to the central atom to satisfy the octet rule(8) then place any remaining pairs around the central atom
~If the central atom doesn't have 8 electrons then u must convert some of the lone pairs from terminal toms to shared pairs.
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