Drawing Lewis Structures for Potassium, Barium, Aluminum, and Bromine

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QUESTION:

Refer to the group numbers of the periodic table and draw Lewis structures for atoms of the following:

a. potassium

b. barium

c. aluminum

d. bromine

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QUESTION:

Refer to the group numbers of the periodic table and draw Lewis structures for atoms of the following:

a. potassium

b. barium

c. aluminum

d. bromine

ANSWER:

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a. Potassium: (Group \(1\) )

Potassium is in group 1 of the periodic table, so it has \(1\) valence electrons.

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Drawing Lewis Structures for Potassium, Barium, Aluminum, and Bromine
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We explore Lewis structures, which depict atom bonding and lone electron pairs. We create Lewis structures for potassium, barium, aluminum, and bromine by using group numbers in the periodic table to determine their valence electrons.


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