How to Draw the Lewis Dot Structure for F- (Fluoride ion)

Описание: A step-by-step explanation of how to draw the F- Lewis Dot Structure.

For the F- Lewis structure use the periodic table to find the total number of valence electrons for the F atom. Once we know how many valence electrons there are in F we can distribute them around the central atom with the goal of filling the outer shells of each atom.

Because the Fluoride ion (F- has an extra electron (the negative sign denotes an extra electron) we need to add that to the 7 valence electrons for the neutral atom F.

In the Lewis structure of F- structure there are a total of 8 valence electrons. F- is also called Fluoride ion.

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• Calculating Formal Charge:    • Formal Charges: Calculating Formal Charge  
• Exceptions to the Octet Rule:    • Exceptions to the Octet Rule  

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Drawing/writing done in InkScape. Screen capture done with Camtasia Studio 4.0. Done on a Dell Dimension laptop computer with a Wacom digital tablet (Bamboo).