True or False?
In a structural formula a shared pair of electrons is represented by two dashes.
Is this True?
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Structural formulas show the arrangement of____________ in molecules.
is it electrons?
A shared pair is represented by two dots. Structural formulae show the arrangement of outside electrons in molecules. I doubt that outside is needed but I always like to put that in.
False.
In a structural formula, a shared pair of electrons is actually represented by a single dash or line. Two dashes might indicate a double bond.
Structural formulas show the arrangement of atoms in molecules.