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Lewis structure exercises

 

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Practise drawing the Lewis structure of molecules using the exercises below. Select answers to see the correct drawings.

  1. Draw the Lewis structures of the following molecules.
  1. \(\ce{SO}_{3}\)
  2. \(\ce{COCl}_{2}\)
  3. \(\ce{HF}\)
  4. \(\ce{SF}_{6}\)
  5. \(\ce{CS}_{2}\)
  6. \(\ce{SeF}_{4}\)
  7. \(\ce{AlCl}_{3}\)
  8. \(\ce{Cl}_{2}\ce{O}\)
  9. \(\ce{SiBr}_{4}\)
  10. \(\ce{N}_{2}\ce{O}\)

2. Draw the Lewis structures of the following polyatomic ions

  1. \(\ce{SO}_{3}^{2-}\)
  2. \(\ce{PO}_{4}^{3-}\)
  3. \(\ce{NO}_{2}^{-}\)
  4. \(\ce{PF}_{4}^{+}\)
  5. \(\ce{AlCl}_{4}^{-}\)