LEWIS DOT DIAGRAMS

LEWIS DOT DIAGRAMS

Draw: H2O

H O H
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Draw: H2O

H1 + O H
6+ 1 =8 electrons
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Draw: H2O

H O H
4 electrons remaining
1+6+1=8 electrons
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Draw: H2O

H O H
4 electrons remaining

The octets on hydrogen

are already full.
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Draw: H2O

H O H
0 electrons
4 electrons remaining
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Draw: H2O

H O H
0 electrons remaining

Oxygen has a full octet, so

there is no need to form double
or triple bonds in this case
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Draw: SO2

O S O
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Draw: SO2

O S O
6 + 6 + 6 = 18 electrons
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Draw: SO2

O S O
14 electrons remaining
6+6+6=18 electrons
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Draw: SO2

O S O
2 electrons
14 electrons remaining
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Draw: SO2

O S O
2 electrons
0 electrons
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Draw: SO2

O S O
0 electrons

Now all atoms have a full octet

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Draw: SO2

O S O
The double
bond can be on
either side

O S O
These are called resonance
structures.
SO2 has 2 resonance structures
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Draw: PO43-

O
O P O
O
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Draw: PO43-

6
O 6

O P
5
O
O
6

6+6+6+6+5=29 +3 = 32 electrons
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Draw: PO43-

O
O P O
O
24 electrons
6+6+6+6+5+3=32 electrons
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Draw: PO43-

O
O P O
O
0 electrons
24 electrons remaining
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Draw: PO43-

O
O P O
O
0 electrons remaining
There are no electrons left to
place
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Draw: PO43-

O
O P O
O
Now all atoms have a full octet
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Draw: PO43-

3-
O
O P O
O
Just one more thing…