CHEMACTIVITY 10B: DRAWING LEWIS STRUCTURES
POSSIBLE CLICKER QUESTIONS
After CTQ 8:
1. What is the order for writing Lewis structures?
2. Compared to a carbon atom and three oxygen atoms, carbonate, CO3
2, has
a. two more protons
3. What is the correct Lewis structure for carbon dioxide?
4. What is the Lewis dot structure for the cyanide ion, CN ?
5. Which element frequently has only six valence electrons when in a compound?
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6. Which of the following elements can have more than eight electrons in a Lewis structure?
7. If a compound has more than one resonance structure, the actual molecule will display
properties of
8. One resonance structure for the nitrate ion is shown. How many others will there be?
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