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Draw the Lewis structure for 2-butanol, CH₃CH(OH)CH₂CH₃

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The Lewis structure for 2-butanol, CH₃CH(OH)CH₂CH₃ is shown in the image attached.

Obtaining the Lewis structure for 2-butanol

The total valence electrons of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are counted to determine the Lewis structure of 2-butanol, with carbon as the center atom.

Single bonds bind the carbon atoms into a chain, and hydrogen atoms attach to the carbon atoms. A carbon atom and one oxygen atom are single-bonded. The remaining electrons fulfill the octet rule for hydrogen and oxygen and the octet rule for carbon.

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