Lewis Dot Structure for Carbon (C)

A step-by-step explanation of how to draw the Lewis dot structure for C (Carbon).  I show you where Carbon is on the periodic table and how how to determine how many valence electrons it has.  After that I draw the Lewis dot structure for Carbon (C).

Note: Carbon is in Group 4 (sometimes called 14).  Since it is in Group 4 it will have 4 valence electrons. When you draw the Lewis structure for Carbon you'll put four "dots" or valance electrons around the element symbol (C).

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• Exceptions to the Octet Rule: Exceptions to the Octet Rule

Note that is it more common to draw Lewis Structures for covalent (molecular) compounds where valance electrons are shared. In the case of ionic compounds, where we have a metal bonded to a non-metal (or group of non-metals), the Lewis diagram represents a formula unit. Many of these formula units make up a crystal lattice. So when we talk about the structure for MgCl2 we think of it together with other MgCl2 formula units in a crystal (NaCl is a good example of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_....

Lewis Structures are important to learn because they help us understand how atoms and electrons are arranged in a molecule or compound, such as Magnesium chloride.

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