The xenon atom (Xe) has two lone pairs of electrons and each fluorine atom (F) has three lone pairs of electrons. The Lewis structure of XeF4 is shown below: Steps for drawing the XeF4 Lewis structure Step 1 Calculate the number of valence electrons for Xe and F Xenon and fluorine are...
The Lewis structure of a compound shows how the valence electrons of the atoms in the compound are arranged when forming the various chemical bonds present in the compound. These electrons when present as bonding electrons are draw...