Determine what is wrong with each Lewis structure and write the correct structure.
Solution 53P
Here, we are going to determine what is wrong with the given Lewis structures.
Step 1:
The Lewis dot structure provide a picture of bonding in molecules and ions in terms of the shared pairs of electrons and the octet rule. While such a picture may not explain the bonding and behaviour of a molecule completely, it does help in understanding the formation and properties of a molecule to a large extent. Writing of Lewis dot structures of molecules is, therefore, very useful.