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Interpretation:
The molecular formula for luminol is to be written. The Lewis structure of luminol is to be drawn.
Concept introduction:
In the molecular formula, the element symbols and the number of the subscript tells the type and the number of each atom in a molecule.
There are so many methods to represent a molecule. In the ball-and-stick method, the atoms of each element are depicted by a ball and the bond is depicted by a stick. In the structural formula method, the atoms of each element are depicted by letter symbols and bond is used to show relative position.

Answer to Problem 143A
The molecular formula for luminol is
Explanation of Solution
The ball and stick model of luminol is shown below.
In the above ball and stick model, the black balls represent carbon atoms, red balls represent oxygen atoms, light blue balls represent nitrogen atoms, and dark blue balls represent hydrogen atoms. The molecular structure of luminol is shown below.
There are eight carbon atoms, seven hydrogen atoms, three nitrogen atoms, and two oxygen atoms. Therefore, the molecular formula for luminol is
The number of valence electrons in luminol is the sum of the valence electron in carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms. The valence electron in carbon is four, the valence electron in hydrogen is one, the valence electron in nitrogen is five and the valence electron in oxygen is six. Therefore, the valence electron in luminol is calculated as shown below.
The number of electron pair is calculated as shown below.
Among thirty-three electron pairs, twenty-six electron pairs are involved in bonding and seven electron pairs remain as lone pairs. The Lewis structure of luminol is drawn below.
The Lewis structure of luminol is drawn below.
The molecular formula for luminol is
. The Lewis structure of luminol is drawn as follows:
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