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Chapter 3 Lesson 9-LEDS and VSEPR Review

This document provides instructions for drawing Lewis dot structures by: 1. Identifying the number of valence electrons for each element based on its position in the periodic table. 2. Placing electron dots around the symbol for each element to represent its valence electrons. Bonds are then drawn between atoms by using two electrons per bond to fill octets. 3. Double or triple bonds can be used when there are not enough electrons for single bonds to fill all octets. The overall goal is for each atom to have 8 electrons in its valence shell.

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Chapter 3 Lesson 9-LEDS and VSEPR Review

This document provides instructions for drawing Lewis dot structures by: 1. Identifying the number of valence electrons for each element based on its position in the periodic table. 2. Placing electron dots around the symbol for each element to represent its valence electrons. Bonds are then drawn between atoms by using two electrons per bond to fill octets. 3. Double or triple bonds can be used when there are not enough electrons for single bonds to fill all octets. The overall goal is for each atom to have 8 electrons in its valence shell.

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Periodic Table Study Guide

How to Draw Lewis Structures

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Objective/Warm-up
 SWBAT draw Lewis dot structures.
 How many valence electrons do each of the following
elements have?
Ca
K
O
S
C
Br
N
Groups -
Review
Except for He, it has 2
electrons

•Each column is
called a “group”

•Each element in a
group has the same
number of electrons
in their outer orbital.

•The electrons in the


outer shell are called
www.chem4kids.com “valence electrons”
Lewis Structures
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.

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Lewis Structures
1) 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,
around the element
symbol.
Review-Octet Rule
 Atoms bond in order to have 8 valence
electrons.
 Exception:
 Hydrogen only needs 2 valence electrons to be
complete.
Rules for drawing Example:

Lewis Dot Structures CH2Cl2

1. Count all the valence C= 4 valence


electrons for your atoms. H=1 x 2 valence
2. Draw the first atom (Second Cl=7 x 2 valence
atom if the first is Hydrogen) Total=20 valence
listed in the center, then
connect all other atoms to
the center atom with single
bonds.

3. Each bond counts as 2


electrons.

4. Complete any octets with


remaining electrons.
Try these…
 CH4
 NF3
Double and triple bonds
 What happens if you don’t have enough
electrons?
 Example:
 CO2
 Make double or triple bonds.
Try these…
 OF2
 O2
 N2
 C2H6
 C2H4
 C2H2
 SO3
Helpful Hints
 Remember: your Lewis structure may contain
multiple bonds (single, double, or triple)
 When arranging your atoms, atoms are often
written in the order in which they are connected
in a molecule or ion (C is almost always your
central atom; carbon forms 4 bonds)
Examples
Draw the dot structure:

 H2O
 CH3Br
 CS2
 CH2O
 O3
Closure
 Explain the steps to writing electron dot
structures.
Molecular Geometry
(VSEPR)

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