Name:________________________________________
Drawing Dot Structures
Complete the chart.
Element
Electron
Configuration
Lewis Dot
Structure
Element
H
C
H+1
C-4
He
N
Li
N-3
Li+1
O
Be
O-2
Be+2
F
B
F-1
B+3
Ne
Electron
Configuration
Lewis Dot
Structure
Name:________________________________________
Drawing Dot Structures
Questions
1. What do the dot structures represent?
2. Do metals form positive or negative ions? Explain how in terms of electrons.
3. Do nonmetals form positive or negative ions? Explain how in terms of electrons.
4. What do you notice about the dot structure of the metal ions? Explain.
5. What do you notice about the dot structure of nonmetals ions? Explain.