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Hi , can you help me to find CH3OH Electron Count , please!!!

Hi , can you help me to find CH3OH Electron Count , please!!!-example-1
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Let's do Lewis' structure for CH3OH:

Look at the following drawing

In this molecule, we have 3 elements, C, H, and O.

H has only one electron on its valence shell, O has 6 in its last valence shell, and C only 4.

Valence electrons given by H atom = 1 x 4 (4 hydrogens) = 4

Valence electrons given by C atom = 4 x 1 (1 carbon) = 4

Valence electrons given by O atom = 6 x 1 (1 Oxygen) = 6

In total, we have 14 electrons.

Hi , can you help me to find CH3OH Electron Count , please!!!-example-1
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