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gus980106
gus980106
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High School - 12th Grade

What is the proper way to draw a Lewis Dot structure for an oxygen atom?

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Posted by gus980106 on Saturday March 14, 2009 at 11:28 AM and tagged with atom, chemistry, lewis dot structure, oxygen atom, science.

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  1. mssigman
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    The proper way to draw a Lewis Dot Diagram for Oxygen is to write a capital O with 2 dots on the left side, 2 dots on the right side, and one dot each on the top and bottom.  See the link included in this post.  These dots stand for the valence electrons of an oxygen atom.

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    http://www.ausetute.com.au/lewisstr.html

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    Posted by mssigman on Sunday March 29, 2009 at 10:10 PM