CiccUr Ons. Examples: Na• Ca. Ca• Al• C :P• • Draw lewis dot structures for an atom of each of following elemen" 1. К 3. Ar 2. Si 4. As Covalent Bonds sharing electron.
Formal Charges
Formal charges have an important role in organic chemistry since this concept helps us to know whether an atom in a molecule is neutral/bears a positive or negative charge. Even if some molecules are neutral, the atoms within that molecule need not be neutral atoms.
Polarity Of Water
In simple chemical terms, polarity refers to the separation of charges in a chemical species leading into formation of two polar ends which are positively charged end and negatively charged end. Polarity in any molecule occurs due to the differences in the electronegativities of the bonded atoms. Water, as we all know has two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom. As oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen thus, there exists polarity in the bonds which is why water is known as a polar solvent.
Valence Bond Theory Vbt
Valence bond theory (VBT) in simple terms explains how individual atomic orbitals with an unpaired electron each, come close to each other and overlap to form a molecular orbital giving a covalent bond. It gives a quantum mechanical approach to the formation of covalent bonds with the help of wavefunctions using attractive and repulsive energies when two atoms are brought from infinity to their internuclear distance.
![A Lewis or Electron Dot Structure is a convenient representation of the valence electros in an atom.
An electron dot structure for an atom is simply the symbol for the element, surrounded by a number of dots
equal to the number of valence electrons.
Avoid a common mistake: the dots represent valence electrons only, so make sure you use only the umber
of dots corresponding to the number of valence electrons.
Examples:
Na•
Ca•
: Kr:
Al•
• C •
:P•
• Draw lewis dot structures for an atom of each of following elements:
1. K
3. Ar
2. Si
4. As
Covalent Bonds
An atom can also achieve a noble gas configuration by sharing electrons with other atoms. When two non-
metals combine, they typically share electrons in covalent bonds and form what are know as covalent compoun
We can draw Lewis Electron Dot Diagrams for covalent molecules to determine what type of bonds the
molecules form.
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