True or false: Lewis structures

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Lewis dot symbols show the valence electrons of an atom.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Lewis dot structures show bonded pairs and lone pairs.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Lone pairs take part in bonding.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Some molecules cannot be described by a single Lewis structure.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Multiple bonds share more than one electron pair.

Explanation