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Lewis Diagrams

Lewis Structures1) Find your element on the periodic

table.2) Determine the number of valence

electrons.3) This is how many electrons you will

draw.

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Find out which group (column) your element is in.

This will tell you the number of valence electrons your element has.

You will only draw the valence electrons.

• Each column is called a “group”

• Each element in a group has the same number of electrons in their outer orbital, also known as “shells”.

Group 1 = 1 electronGroup 2 = 2 electrons

Group 8 = 8 electrons

Except for He, it has 2 electrons

• The electrons in the outer shell are called “valence electrons”

3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Lewis Structures1) Write the element

symbol.2) Carbon is in the 4th

group, so it has 4 valence electrons.

3) Starting at the right, draw 4 electrons, or dots, counter-clockwise around the element symbol.

C

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C

1) Check your work.2) Using your periodic

table, check that Carbon is in the 4th group.

3) You should have 4 total electrons, or dots, drawn in for Carbon.

Lewis Structures

COn your worksheet, try these elements on your own:

a) Hb) Pc) Cad) Are) Clf) Al

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HOn your worksheet, try these elements on your own:

a) Hb) Pc) Cad) Are) Clf) Al

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POn your worksheet, try these elements on your own:

a) Hb) Pc) Cad) Are) Clf) Al

Lewis Structures

Ca

On your worksheet, try these elements on your own:

a) Hb) Pc) Cad) Are) Clf) Al

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ArOn your worksheet, try these elements on your own:

a) Hb) Pc) Cad) Are) Clf) Al

Lewis Structures

ClOn your worksheet, try these elements on your own:

a) Hb) Pc) Cad) Are) Clf) Al

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Al

On your worksheet, try these elements on your own:

a) Hb) Pc) Cad) Are) Clf) Al

Octet Rule Remember…

· Most atoms form bonds in order to have 8 valence electrons.

C. Johannesson

· Hydrogen 2 valence e-

· Groups 1,2,3 get 2,4,6 valence e-

· Expanded octet more than 8 valence e- (e.g. S, P, Xe)

· Radicals odd # of valence e-

Exceptions:

A. Octet Rule

F B FFH O HN O

Very unstable!!

F FF S FF F

Drawing Lewis Diagrams Find total # of valence e-. Arrange atoms - singular atom is

usually in the middle. Form bonds between atoms (2 e-). Distribute remaining e- to give each

atom an octet (recall exceptions). If there aren’t enough e- to go around,

form double or triple bonds.

Drawing Lewis Diagrams CF41 C × 4e- = 4e-

4 F × 7e- = 28e-

32e- FF C F

F

- 8e-

24e-

B. Drawing Lewis Diagrams BeCl21 Be × 2e- = 2e-

2 Cl × 7e- = 14e-

16e-

Cl Be Cl - 4e-

12e-

B. Drawing Lewis Diagrams CO21 C × 4e- = 4e-

2 O × 6e- = 12e-

16e-

O C O - 4e-

12e-

Polyatomic Ions To find total # of valence e-:

· Add 1e- for each negative charge.· Subtract 1e- for each positive

charge. Place brackets around the ion and

label the charge.

Polyatomic Ions ClO4

-

1 Cl × 7e- = 7e-

4 O × 6e- = 24e-

31e- OO Cl O

O

+ 1e-

32e-

- 8e-

24e-

NH4+

1 N × 5e- = 5e-

4 H × 1e- = 4e-

9e- HH N H

H

- 1e-

8e-

- 8e-

0e-

Polyatomic Ions

C. Johannesson

Resonance Structures Molecules that can’t be correctly

represented by a single Lewis diagram.

Actual structure is an average of all the possibilities.

Show possible structures separated by a double-headed arrow.

C. Johannesson

Resonance Structures

OO S O

OO S O

OO S O

SO3