Lewis Structures
We know that the formation of covalent bonds is achieved by an overlap of orbitals between two atoms that share a pair of valence electrons. The bonds are most often shown with either two dots or a line, and these … Read more
Concepts of Chemical Bonding
Lewis Structures Practice Problems
In these practice problems, we will work on determining the Lewis structures of molecules and ions. In short, remember these steps for determining the Lewis structure: 1. Write the correct skeletal structure for the molecule. * Hydrogen … Read more
Lewis Structures and the Octet Rule
Transcript of the video and more practice problems below Let’s follow the following steps to write down the Lewis structure for water, methane, and carbon dioxide. Let’s start with the first one, water. According to this procedure, we’re first … Read more