LEWIS DOT STRUCTURE

Lewis Symbol- used to visualize valence electron as dots

placed around symbols of element.
Octet Rule- most atom need 8 valence electrons to reach
stability.
Dot = 1 electron
Bond = 2 electrons
Lone Pair = 2 electrons
You can only have up to three bonds between two atoms.
General Steps:
1. Get number of valence e- per atom then add all.
2. Identify central atom, then surround it with all other atoms.
3. Give single bond each between every atom and the central
atom.
4. Multiply number of single bonds to two, then subtract from
your original total earlier.
5. Distribute remaining electrons to other atoms not still
following the octet rule as lone pairs.
6. Convert lone pairs to bonds to make double or triple bonds if
needed.