Unit 1: Biochemistry Notes - Michigan State University

Each dot represents 1 valence electron. For carbon, which has 4 valence electrons, I draw 4 dots around it. I just pretend there’s a little box around it, and I put one dot on each side. Remember though that our carbon needs 8 v.electrons to be happy. That means it is missing 4 dots (or valence electrons). ................
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