13 questions
How many electrons are shown in the Lewis electron-dot structure of Carbon (C)?
5
1
4
8
How many electrons are shown in the Lewis electron-dot structure of Nitrogen (N)?
4
5
8
1
Which of the following is a reason that Lewis electron dot diagrams only show electrons in the outmost orbital of an atom?
Outer-shell electrons have less energy than inner-shell electrons.
Lewis electron-dot diagrams would get too complicated if each atom showed all of its electrons.
Inner-shell electrons cannot be proven to exist and thus should not be included in a Lewis electron dot structue.
Only outer shell electrons can be involved in chemical bonds.
In Lewis structures, the valence electrons are represented by ___________.
Dots
Lines
Arrows
None of the above
Dashes
Given the Lewis dot structures of oxygen and magnesium, predict the ionic formula ________.
Mg2O6
MgO
Mg6O2
MgO4
Which of the following is the Lewis dot structure for Si?
Which if the following is the correct Lewis dot structure for C2H4
________ molecules have single covalent bonds with the two electrons allowing each atom to attain the helium configuration.
Lithium
Hydrogen
Sodium
Rubidium
True or False?
Both of the above Lewis structures are correct.
True
False
Which of the following is the correct Lewis dot structure for C2Cl2?
In the diatomic molecule HCl, the H and Cl share a pair of electrons. By doing so, the hydrogen atom attains the electron configuration of ________ while chlorine attains the electron configuration of ________.
helium; argon
neon; neon
helium; neon
neon; argon
Every line representing a bond represents _______ electron(s).
1
3
4
2
Which of the following Lewis dot structure is wrong?