Bonded To The Central Atom Essay

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Before You Begin: You may either copy and paste this document into a word processing program of your choice or print this page. In this assignment, you will draw models of four molecules based on their Lewis structures, and answer five questions about each molecule you draw. Material Ideas * multicolored gumdrops, marshmallows, other soft candy (to represent atoms in each model), fruit, aluminum foil, Styrofoam balls, cotton balls, play dough, cereal, balls, Q-tips, hair pins, balloons, molecular model kit, construction paper * toothpicks (to represent the covalent bonds in each model), paperclips or stick like objects * paper (to draw Lewis dot structures and/or pictures of the models) * Photo editing program, word processing…show more content…
CH4 4+4(1)=8 H H C H H 1. What is the central atom? (1 point for each molecule) The central atom is C. 2. How many atoms are bonded to the central atom? (1 point for each molecule) There are four atoms bonded to the central atom. 3. How many lone pairs of electrons are on the central atom? (1 point for each molecule) There are no lone pairs of electrons on the central atom. 4. How many single bonds are there in this molecule? (1 point for each molecule) There are four single bonds on this molecule. 5. How many multiple bonds (double and/or triple) are there in this molecule? (1 point for each molecule) There are no double or triple bonds on this molecule. CO2 4+2(6)=16 .. .. O = C = O .. .. 1. What is the central atom? (1 point for each molecule) The central atom is C. 2. How many atoms are bonded to the central atom? (1 point for each molecule) There are two atoms bonded to the central atom. 3. How many lone pairs of electrons are on the central atom? (1 point for each molecule) There are four lone pairs of electrons on the central atom. 4. How many single bonds are there in this molecule? (1 point for each

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