Chemistry (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
ISBN 10: 0078021529
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-152-7

Chapter 8 - Questions and Problems - Page 362: 8.1

Answer

Lewis dot diagrams.

Work Step by Step

Lewis dot diagrams are used to visualise valence electrons and infer what it can bond to. Only the main group elements can be represented by lewis dot diagrams because the valence electrons of transition metals are unpredictable.
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