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Lewis Dot Structure Group Exercise CHEM 1140

1. Find the correct Lewis dot structure for the carbonate ion. Include all resonance structures. carbonate CO32# e - = 4 + 2(6) + 2 = 24 e O C O O O O C O O O C O

2. Draw the correct Lewis dot structure for the formaldehyde molecule, CH2 O. Describe the shape of the molecule. Is the molecule polar or nonpolar?

# e - = 4 + 2(1) + 6 = 12 e -

O C H H

The shape is approximately trigonal planar. The molecule is polar. (Top half is a little negative and the bottom half is a little positive.)

3. Draw the correct Lewis dot structure for the ethanol molecule, CH3 CH2 OH. Describe the shape of the molecule. Is the molecule polar or nonpolar? # e - = (2)4 + 6(1)+ 6 = 20 eH H C H H C H O H

The shape is definitely not flat. Its somewhat prism-like with a bent leg hanging off of it.
H H H C C H H O H

The molecule is polar.

4. Draw the correct Lewis dot structure for sulfur tetrafluoride. Make a guess about the shape and whether it is polar or nonpolar. sulfur tetrafluoride SF4 # e - = 6 + 4(7) = 34 e F F S F F

The electron pair geometry is called trigonal bipyramidal. The molecular geometry is called see-saw.
F

F S F

The molecule is polar.

5. Draw two different Lewis dot structures corresponding to two different molecules for the chemical formula, C3 H6 . The names of the two different molecules are propene and cyclopropane.

H H C H C

H C H H

H C C C

H H

H H

propene

cyclopropane

Extra (if time).

Draw the Lewis dot structures for the molecules ClO 2 and NO2 . What is the unusual characteristic of these molecules? Compare these structures to the structures for the chlorite and nitrite ion. #e- = 7 + 2(6) = 19 e O Cl O

For ClO2

For NO2

#e- = 5 + 2(6) = 17 eO N O

For ClO2-

#e- = 7 + 2(6) + 1= 20 eO Cl O

For NO2-

#e- = 5 + 2(6) + 1 = 18 e-

The usual characteristic about the ClO2 and NO2 molecules is that they have an odd number of electrons. However, note that ClO2- and NO2have an even number of electrons and satisfy the octet rule.