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Old February 19th, 2005, 03:52
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Default Re: lewis structure

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Originally Posted by kidd
Can some on explain to me how the lewis structure works I mean how it looks and how it became.
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Lewis structures are named after the physical chemist Gilbert Newton Lewis. He invented them; I don't know the details of how and why he did so. They are a two dimensional way to draw molecules in which the electrons and bonds are depicted by dots and lines.

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http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/s...s-drawing.html