9.1. Lewis Electron Dot Structures http://www.ck12.org
f. SiCl 4- The noble gas xenon is capable of making a few compounds with fluorine and oxygen. Draw Lewis structures
for the following xenon-containing compounds. In all cases, xenon is the central atom.
a. XeF 4
b. XeF 6
c. XeOF 4
Further Reading / Supplemental Links
- Barnabe B. Miburo, Simplified Lewis Structure Drawing for Nonscience Majors,J. Chem. Ed., 1998, 75 (3),
p. 317. - Bonding: Lewis Dot Structures (http://library.thinkquest.org/C006669/data/Chem/bonding/lewis.html
- Lewis Structures: Multiple-choice Exercise (http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/Unit3LewisStructures.htm
Points to Consider
The physical and chemical properties of various substances are dependent upon their structures and bonds. Some of
these properties are related to the arrangement of the atoms within a molecule and the resulting molecular geometry.
- How do the covalent bonds in a molecule allow one to predict molecular shapes?
- How many different basic shapes are possible?