{"id":198361,"date":"2025-03-08T16:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T16:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=198361"},"modified":"2025-03-08T16:35:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T16:35:13","slug":"draw-the-lewis-structures-for-the-following-molecules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/08\/draw-the-lewis-structures-for-the-following-molecules\/","title":{"rendered":"Draw the Lewis Structures for the following molecules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Draw the Lewis Structures for the following molecules:<br>NH3<br>SO2<br>CCl4<br>H2O<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the Lewis structures for the four molecules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NH3 (Ammonia)<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ammonia consists of a nitrogen (N) atom bonded to three hydrogen (H) atoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The nitrogen atom has one lone pair of electrons and is sp3 hybridized.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The three hydrogen atoms each share one electron with nitrogen, creating single covalent bonds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The structure is trigonal pyramidal, with the nitrogen atom at the apex and the hydrogen atoms at the base.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SO2 (Sulfur dioxide)<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sulfur dioxide contains a sulfur (S) atom double-bonded to two oxygen (O) atoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sulfur atom has a lone pair of electrons, making the structure bent (V-shaped).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each oxygen atom forms a double bond with sulfur, and the sulfur atom also has a lone pair of electrons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride)<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carbon tetrachloride has a carbon (C) atom at the center, bonded to four chlorine (Cl) atoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each chlorine atom forms a single covalent bond with the carbon atom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The structure is tetrahedral, with the carbon atom in the center and the chlorine atoms at the corners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>H2O (Water)<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Water consists of an oxygen (O) atom bonded to two hydrogen (H) atoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oxygen has two lone pairs of electrons and is sp3 hybridized.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The hydrogen atoms form single bonds with the oxygen atom, and the structure is bent due to the repulsion of the lone pairs on the oxygen atom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These structures follow the octet rule for most atoms, except hydrogen, which follows the duet 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