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Molecules (covalent compounds)  \n1. Molecules share valence electrons. The arrangement of the atoms (structure) is important to know in order to understand their chemical and physical properties.  \n• Boiling point  \n• melting point  \n• Polarity  \n• solubility  \n• reactivity  \nB. Steps for drawing Lewis structures  \n1. Count total \\# of valence electrons  \na. For polyatomic ions add electrons equal to the charge if it is negatively charged  \nat Group A \\#  \nLook  \nb. For polyatomic ions subtract electrons equal to the charge if it is positive  \nB. Steps for drawing Lewis structures  \n2. Determine the central atom  \n• The atom that has the lowest electronegativity is most likely to be the central atom. However it is often easier to look for the atom that you have the least of or is written 1 st.  \nCF4  H 2 O   \nB. Steps for drawing Lewis structures  \n3. Draw single bonds to outside atoms  \na. Each bond represents 2 electrons  \nb. Subtract the electrons used from the total  \nB. Steps for drawing Lewis structures 4. Fill octet for outside atoms  \na. Hydrogen atoms can only accommodate a single bond. Do not add extra electrons.  \nb. Subtract the electrons used from the total  \nB. Steps for drawing Lewis structures  \n5. If electrons remain, add them to the central atom in pairs  \na. If the central atom does not have an octet (8), try stealing electrons from the outside atoms to create double or triple bonds (no more than 3)  \nb. The following atoms will not have an octet if they are the central atom. These are called electron deficient exceptions (B, Be, Al)  \nB. Steps for drawing Lewis structures  \nc. If your central atom has more than 8 valence electrons from bonds and extra pairs, it is possibly an expanded octet.  \nCentral atoms that can form these are nonmetalsin the third row of the periodic table and below. These atoms have empty d orbitals.  \nd. If double or triple bonds are present, check for resonance.  \n| \u003Cbr>A  A\u003Cbr>A  A\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>A  A | 􀃆 1 e- (electron)\u003Cbr>􀃆 2 e- (bond)\u003Cbr>􀃆 4 e- (double bond)\u003Cbr>􀃆 6 e- (triple bond) |\n| --- | --- |\n| Goal: Give each atom an octet, except hydrogen |  |","cbCaipRXMEqBmAq5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipRXMEqBmAq5","pdf",715789,27,"English","# Molecules (covalent compounds)\n## Molecules share valence electrons\n# Steps for drawing Lewis structures\n## Count total valence electrons\n## Determine the central atom\n## Draw single bonds to outside atoms\n## Fill octet for outside atoms\n## If electrons remain: lone pairs, double/triple bonds, exceptions, expanded octet, resonance","[{\"question\":\"How do you start drawing a Lewis structure?\",\"answer\":\"Count the total valence electrons for the molecule. 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