LEWIS ELECTRON

DOT STRUCTURES
(LEDS)

MARK LOUIE L. ESPINOLA

 VALENCE ELECTRON

• Magnesium =
• Arsenic =
• Chlorine =
• Lithium =
• Radon =
• Silicon =
• Boron =
• Selenium =
 LEWIS ELECTRON DOT
STRUCTURES
• Known as Electron Dot Structures
• Diagrams that describe the
• Chemical bonding between atoms in
molecule
• Display the total number of lone pairs
(unpaired electrons) present in each of
the atom
• Gilbert Newton Lewis suggested that
chemical bond is a pair of electrons that
is shared by 2 atoms.
 REMEMBER!

• Symbol and 1 dot for each valence

electron in an atom
• Dots are placed on the four sides of the
symbols (top, bottom, left, & right)
• Each side can accommodate up to 2 e-
• Can’t write simple LEDS for transition
metals, lanthanides, and actinides
because they have incompletely filled
inner shells.
LEWIS ELECTRON DOT
STRUCTURES
REMEMBER!
REMEMBER!
 HOW TO WRITE LEWIS ELECTRON
DOT STRUCTURES
Step 1: Determine the total number of
valence electron.
Step 2: Identify the central atom. ( Only one
of, Least electronegative atom, H and
Halogen are terminal)
Step 3: Draw single bonds to the central
atom.
Step 4: Put remaining v e- on atom as lone
pairs.
Step 5: Turn lone pairs into double or triple
bonds to give every atom an octet or duet
 HOW TO WRITE LEWIS ELECTRON
DOT STRUCTURES
WATER (H2O)
Step 1: Determine the total number of
valence electron.
H = 1 X 2 = 2 ve-
O = 6 X 1 = 6 ve-
TOTAL = 8 ve-

Step 2: Identify the central atom.

H O H
 HOW TO WRITE LEWIS ELECTRON
DOT STRUCTURES
Step 3: Draw single bonds to the central
atom.
H O H

Step 4: Put remaining v e- on atom as lone

pairs.
8 ve- – 4 ve- = 4 ve-

Step 5: Turn lone pairs into double or triple

bonds to give every atom an octet or duet
 HOW TO WRITE LEWIS ELECTRON
DOT STRUCTURES
ACETYLENE (C2H2)
Step 1: Determine the total number of
valence electron.
C = 4 X 2 = 8 ve-
H = 1 X 2 = 2 ve-
TOTAL = 10 ve-

Step 2: Identify the central atom.

H C C H
 HOW TO WRITE LEWIS ELECTRON
DOT STRUCTURES
Step 3: Draw single bonds to the central
atom.

Step 4: Put remaining v e- on atom as lone

pairs.
10 ve- – 6 ve- = 4 ve-

Step 5: Turn lone pairs into double or triple

bonds to give every atom an octet or duet
 HOW TO WRITE LEWIS ELECTRON
DOT STRUCTURES
METHANE (CH4)

Step 1: Determine the total number of

valence electron.

Step 2: Identify the central atom.

 HOW TO WRITE LEWIS ELECTRON
DOT STRUCTURES
Step 3: Draw single bonds to the central
atom.

Step 4: Put remaining v e- on atom as lone

pairs.

Step 5: Turn lone pairs into double or triple

bonds to give every atom an octet or duet
 EXERCISE

Draw the Lewis Structure for each of the

following elements.

ELEMENT LEWIS ELEMENT LEWIS

STRUCTURE STRUCTURE
Calcium Carbon
Phosphorus Lithium
Argon Chlorine
Hydrogen Oxygen
 EXERCISE

Complete the table.

ELEMENT LEWIS NEEDED CHARGE ON
STRUCTURE FOR ION
STABILITY
Sodium Lose 1 e- +1
Na
Oxygen
Aluminum
Potassium
Carbon
 EXERCISE

Draw Lewis Structure for each molecules.

1. CF4
2. CH2F2
3. NH3
4. CO
5. HCN
Good Job!