Lewis Electron Dot Structure Of Co2. The lewis dot structure is drawn with letters that represent the atoms of the element and then a number of dots or dashes surrounding these letters. In co2 lewis structure the carbon atom is in the central position as it is the least electronegative atom in the molecule.
To draw the lewis dot structure of co2 we have to find out the valence electrons of carbon and oxygen first we express valence electrons as dots in lewis dot structure. To know the lewis structure of co2 one should first understand what precisely the lewis structure is. This info can then be used to determine the lewis dot structure.
Two oxygen atoms are located on the terminals where both these atoms share electrons and form bonds with the central carbon atom.
Dots can be used to represent the shared electrons within the bonds of the atoms but dashes can be used to represent covalent bonds as well. To get the valence electrons of carbon we need to look at the electronic configuration of carbon. This info can then be used to determine the lewis dot structure. The lewis structure of co2 looks something like that.
