Question

What do Lewis structures show?

Question 7 options:

only electrons that are unavailable for bonding

all but the valence electrons

only valence electrons

all electrons

Answer 1

Answer: Only the electrons in the outermost shell

Explanation:

Answer 2

Lewis structures only show the valence electrons of an atom in a molecule. Valence electrons exist in the energy level farthest away from the nucleus of an atom. Lewis structures are diagrams showing bonding of atoms with lines, and valence electrons with dots.