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Anais
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I am having a difficult time understanding how to do dot diagrams, more specific for "pentyne"
How do you draw electron dot diagrams for pentyne?
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Homework Help Overview
The discussion revolves around drawing electron dot diagrams, specifically for pentyne, which is a hydrocarbon. Participants are exploring the concept of Lewis dot diagrams and the requirements for fulfilling the outer shell electron configurations of atoms involved.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Assumption checking
Approaches and Questions Raised
- Participants discuss the importance of ensuring that each atom has the correct number of electrons in its bonds to satisfy outer shell requirements. There are attempts to illustrate the diagrams, and questions arise about formatting and clarity in representation. Some participants also inquire about simpler examples like ethane and ethene to build understanding.
Discussion Status
The discussion is ongoing, with participants sharing their attempts and seeking clarification on the drawing of electron dot diagrams. Some guidance has been offered regarding counting valence electrons and applying the octet rule, but there is no explicit consensus on the best approach yet.
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Participants are working within the constraints of homework guidelines, which may limit the depth of explanation and the use of external resources. There is also a noted challenge in visual representation of the diagrams in the forum format.
- #2
Spastik_Relativity
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im assuming you mean lewis dot diagrams.
you must make sure that every atom has enough electrons in its bonds etc. to fullfil its outershell, in hydrogens case 2, in carbons case 8.
its a bit hard to show you the diagram I've drawn so if u can interpret this here i go.
H H H
.. .. ..
H: C ..C..C:::C..C
.. .. ..
H H H
can you understand that? its for 2-Pentyne C5H8.
you must make sure that every atom has enough electrons in its bonds etc. to fullfil its outershell, in hydrogens case 2, in carbons case 8.
its a bit hard to show you the diagram I've drawn so if u can interpret this here i go.
H H H
.. .. ..
H: C ..C..C:::C..C
.. .. ..
H H H
can you understand that? its for 2-Pentyne C5H8.
- #3
Spastik_Relativity
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woops its didnt quite work, why did the spaces disapear?
- #4
whozum
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For basic lewis (electron dot) diagrams, the easiest thing to do is count up the valence electrons for each atom and add up the total, keeping track helps a lot. Then start adding electrons to shells following the eight-rule. From there you can manipulate the bonding between them to fix any deficiencies.
- #5
The Bob
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Well let us start from the beginning (using what whozum has said).Anais said:
What do you think is the dot corss for ethane??
How about ethene??
The Bob (2004 ©)
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