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Write the Lewis structure for each element.(a) I(b) S(c) Ge(d) Ca
Chapter 10, Problem 25P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Write the Lewis structure for each element.
(a) I
(b) S
(c) Ge
(d) Ca
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Write the Lewis structure for each element.
(a) I
(b) S
(c) Ge
(d) Ca
ANSWER:
Solution 25P
Step 1:
Iodine :
The electronic configuration of iodine = [Kr] 4d105s25p5.
Lewis Dot Structure for I2 (Iodine Gas). For the I2 Lewis structure, calculate the total number of valence electrons for the I2 molecule. After determining how many valence electrons there are in I2, place them around the central atom to complete the octets.