How to Draw Lewis Dot Structures? (with examples)
Lewis Dot structure is a representation of how electrons are arranged in a molecule. To correctly draw lewis dot structures we need to follow the following six steps. 1. Calculate the total number of valence electrons 2. Connect atoms in a molecule using bonds 3. Subtract electrons used in bonds from the total electrons calculated in part 1 4. Use remaining electrons to make outer atoms happy (octet, 8 electrons) but remember that Hydrogen only wants 2 electrons. 5. If there