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What are the rules for drawing Lewis dot diagrams, besides the
1) Carbon usually has a full octet
2) Some atoms become electron deficient, others electron sufficient
3) The Duet Rule
4) Link OH if written in the formula
What the "other" rules?
For example, i try to draw glucose, C6H12O6:
*I make a hexagon of six single-bonded carbon
*I attached a double-bond with oxygen to each carbon (carbon has 2 single bonds, and one double bond, so it obeys octet rule)
*I finally attach two single-bonded hydrogen to each oxygen.
Why doesn't this work? I have six carbon with octets, six double-bonded oxygen=carbon bonds (six oxygen), and two hydrogen at each oxygen
C-C-C-C-C-C with C=O, where each oxygen then bonds with two hydrogen
Why is this incorrect----what are the other rules for drawing lewis diagrams??
1) Carbon usually has a full octet
2) Some atoms become electron deficient, others electron sufficient
3) The Duet Rule
4) Link OH if written in the formula
What the "other" rules?
For example, i try to draw glucose, C6H12O6:
*I make a hexagon of six single-bonded carbon
*I attached a double-bond with oxygen to each carbon (carbon has 2 single bonds, and one double bond, so it obeys octet rule)
*I finally attach two single-bonded hydrogen to each oxygen.
Why doesn't this work? I have six carbon with octets, six double-bonded oxygen=carbon bonds (six oxygen), and two hydrogen at each oxygen
C-C-C-C-C-C with C=O, where each oxygen then bonds with two hydrogen
Why is this incorrect----what are the other rules for drawing lewis diagrams??