What do Lewis structures show?

Question 7 options:

only electrons that are unavailable for bonding

all but the valence electrons

only valence electrons

all electrons

Lewis structures only show the valence electrons of an atom in a molecule. Valence electrons exist in the energy level farthest away from the nucleus of an atom. Lewis structures are diagrams showing bonding of atoms with lines, and valence electrons with dots.

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The correct answer is option D

The valence electrons are the numbers from 1 to 8.

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