Draw The Lewis Dot Structure Of:
A.) Chlorine
B.) CI
C.) B.) CI
D.) C.) C12-
The Correct Answer and Explanation is :
Here is the correct approach to the Lewis dot structures for each compound:
A) Chlorine (Cl):
Chlorine is a halogen in Group 17, which means it has 7 valence electrons. In the Lewis structure, each valence electron is represented by a dot. Since chlorine is a single atom, it will have 7 dots around it, one for each of the valence electrons.
- The structure for chlorine (Cl) is a Cl with 7 dots around it, representing its valence electrons.
B) CI (Chlorine monofluoride):
It seems like you might be referring to a compound of chlorine (Cl) and fluorine (F), represented as ClF. This compound forms when chlorine shares one electron with fluorine, forming a single covalent bond.
- Chlorine (Cl) has 7 valence electrons, and fluorine (F) also has 7 valence electrons.
- They share one electron between them to form the bond. The remaining 6 electrons of fluorine form three lone pairs, and chlorine has 3 lone pairs remaining.
The Lewis structure of ClF would have the Cl and F atoms connected by a single line (bond) and the lone pairs around both atoms.
C) CI (assuming you mean Cl2 – Chlorine molecule):
In Cl2, two chlorine atoms each share one electron to form a single bond. Both chlorine atoms have 7 valence electrons, and they form a pair of shared electrons in the bond. Each chlorine atom also has three lone pairs of electrons remaining.
- The Lewis structure for Cl2 shows two chlorine atoms connected by a single bond, with three lone pairs on each atom.
D) C12- (Assuming you mean C12, or carbon dimer):
If this is referring to a carbon cluster (C12), it’s a bit more complex than typical single atoms or diatomic molecules. A full explanation of the bonding would require advanced knowledge of molecular orbital theory, as carbon clusters are often described in terms of resonance structures or bonding that may not strictly follow typical Lewis structure rules. However, for simplicity, a carbon dimer (C2) in a typical organic structure would show the two carbon atoms connected by a bond, with their valence electrons arranged accordingly.
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