Lewis Dot Structure

Vocabulary

100

Valence Electrons are-

The number of electrons in the outer most shell.

200

Lewis Dot Structure is-

The diagram that should the valence electrons of an atom using dots around the element.

300

Octet Rule is-

The atoms would either gain, lose, or share electrons to have a full outer shell of eight valence electrons.

400

Bonding Pair

A pair of electrons shared between two atoms to form a covalent bond.

500

Lone Pair

A pair of valence electrons that are not involved bonding and remain on an atom.

Atoms

100

The Lewis dot structure of fluorine 

Fluorine

Atomic symbol:F

Group: 17

Period:2

 ..

.F:

 ..

200

The Lewis dot structure of carbon

Carbon

Atomic symbol: C

Group: 14

Period: 2

 _.

^. C ^.

 ^.

300

The Lewis dot structure of Phosphorus

Phosphorus

Atomic symbol: P

Group: 15

Period: 3

  _.

^.  P :

  ^.

400

The Lewis dot structure of xenon

Xenon

Atomic symbol: Xe

Group: 18

Period: 5

^..

:Xe:

 ^..

500

The Lewis dot structure of calcium

Calcium

Atomic symbol: Ca

Group: 2

Period: 4

_.

Ca ^.

Rules

100

What's the rule for Hydrogen 

    

H ^.

200

What's the rule for Helium 

He:

300

What's the rule for Boron

 _.

^. B ^.

400

When bonding Nitrogen with other elements what's the correct way to draw to covalent bonds.

  _{_}        |

N^_            N^_

   ^_            |

500

What's the order of how the dots should be placed?

  _{1  5}

⁴  X  ²

^{8        6}

  ^{3    7}

Compounds

100

MgCl₂

Magnesium and Chlorine

Atomic symbol:Mg and Cl

Group: 2 and 13

Period: 3 and 3

_{..             ..}

: Cl ^.. Mg ^.. Cl :

^{..              ..}

200

CO₂

Carbon and Oxygen

Atomic symbol:C and O

Group: 14 and 16

Period: 2 and 2

 _{. .                   . .}

: O  : : C : : O :

300

N₂

Nitrogen

Atomic symbol:N

Group: 15

Period: 2

_{. .}

: N^{.  .}  N :

 ^{. .} 

400

CaF₂

Calcium and Fluorine

Atomic symbol:Ca and F

Group: 2 and 17

Period: 4 and 2

   _{. .             . .}

: F : Ca : F :

   ^{. .             . .}

500

CH₄

Carbon and Hydrogen

Atomic symbol:C and H

Group: 1 and 14

Period: 1 and 2

 H

 :

H:  C  :H

 :

 H