Question

Enter your answer in the provided box. To draw a Lewis structure, first add the number of outer (valence) electrons contributed by each atom to obtain the total number of outer electrons. What is this value for a molecule of CH3Cl?

Answer 1

Answer:

14 is this value for a molecule of $CH_3Cl$.

Explanation:

Lewis-dot structure : It shows the bonding between the atoms of a molecule and it also shows the unpaired electrons present in the molecule.

In the Lewis-dot structure the valance electrons are shown by 'dot'.

Number of total outer valence electrons is carbon = 4

Number of total outer valence electrons is hydrogen = 1

Number of total outer valence electrons is chlorine = 7

For total number of outer electrons is $CH_3Cl$

$=1\times 4+3\times 1+1\times 7=14$

14 is this value for a molecule of $CH_3Cl$.