Question

Lewis dot structure of carbon

Answer 1

Well,there are some recommendations to follow for determine a Lewis structure,first you must count the number of valence electrons of each atom of the molecule and add them, in this case, we have (carbon= 4e) + (oxygen= 6e)= 10 electrons (this is the number of “dots” that you're going to draw, just remember a line represents two electrons), the you should place them attending electronegativity, but since we're talking about only two atoms, the order doesn't really matter here, so just write them one next to another and proceed to place the electrons, please notice that carbon and oxygen must follow the octet rule, that means they must have 8 electrons around,so the only way it is possible to arrange 10 electrons in two atoms and both have 8 around is with covalent boundings, which means they need to share pairs of electrons (represented by a line )

Answer 2

Hey mate here is your answer:-

The Lewis dot structure of carbon

Since it is in group 4 it will have 4 valence electrons. When we draw the Lewis Structure for the Carbon you'll put four "dots" or valance electrons around the element symbol (C).

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