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when drawing the lewis structure of a molecule, start by determining the total number of available valence based on each element's choose... then, use the total number of electrons needed for each element to be stable, generally based on the octet rule, to determine the ionic charge by finding the difference between the number of needed and available electrons divided by two. next, identify the central atom, which is the element with the greatest electronegativity other than hydrogen. finally, arrange the number of bonds around the central atom to fulfill the stable number of electrons for each element.

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When drawing the lewis structure of a molecule, start by determining the total number of available valence based on each element's electronic configuration.

Then, use the total number of electrons needed for each element to be stable, generally based on the octet rule, to determine the ionic charge by finding the difference between the number of needed and available electrons divided by two. next, identify the central atom, which is the element with the greatest electronegativity other than hydrogen. finally, arrange the number of bonds around the central atom to fulfill the stable number of electrons for each element. This question has blanks that are already filled in except the 1st one.

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