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Find out the correct Lewis symbol for the atom carbon among the following options.(a) .C:(b) :C.(c) :C:(d) .C.I have been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.My query is from Kossel-Lewis Approach to Chemical Bonding in division Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure of Chemistry – Class 11

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The correct answer is (c) :C:

Explanation: An American CHEMIST G.N. Lewis CREATED Lewis symbols as a notation to REPRESENT the valance electrons in an atom. As the carbon atom has 4 electrons in its outer shell, it is represented by 4 dots AROUND it.



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