Question

Find out the correct Lewis symbol for the atom carbon among the following options.

(a) .C:

(b) :C.

(c) :C:

(d) .C.

I have been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

My query is from Kossel-Lewis Approach to Chemical Bonding in division Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure of Chemistry – Class 11

Answer 1

The correct answer is (c) :C:

Explanation: An American chemist G.N. Lewis created Lewis symbols as a notation to represent the valance electrons in an atom. As the carbon atom has 4 electrons in its outer shell, it is represented by 4 dots around it.