Draw Lewis structures of molecules

Grade 10 Science Worksheet

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  1. CO₂ has 16 valence electrons. After drawing 2 single bonds, O–C–O, how many electrons are left to place, Ari?

  2. H₂O has 8 valence electrons. After drawing 2 single bonds to hydrogen, how many electrons are left to place, Bo?

  3. NH₃ has 8 valence electrons. After drawing 3 single bonds to hydrogen, how many electrons are left to place, Esme?

  4. How many shared pairs make a double bond, Jun?

    • One
    • Four
    • Two
  5. How are the oxygens joined to carbon in CO₂, Kira?

    • By a single bond each
    • By a double bond each
    • By one shared triple bond
  6. Why is hydrogen never the central atom, Milo?

    • It is the heaviest
    • It forms one bond
    • It has eight electrons
  7. After drawing the single bonds, what comes next, Noah?

    • Add lone pairs to reach octets
    • Remove a hydrogen
    • Stop: bonds alone give octets
  8. Which atom goes in the middle of CO₂, Pia?

    • Carbon
    • Oxygen
    • Neither
  9. On the card, how many lone pairs does nitrogen in NH₃ have, Ren?

    • One
    • Zero
    • Three
  10. On the card, which molecule has no lone pairs, Zee?

    Use the picture in question 9.

    • CH₄
    • NH₃
    • H₂O
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Draw Lewis structures of molecules

Answer Key - Grade 10 Science Worksheet

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

  1. CO₂ has 16 valence electrons. After drawing 2 single bonds, O–C–O, how many electrons are left to place, Ari?

    12 electrons
  2. H₂O has 8 valence electrons. After drawing 2 single bonds to hydrogen, how many electrons are left to place, Bo?

    4 electrons
  3. NH₃ has 8 valence electrons. After drawing 3 single bonds to hydrogen, how many electrons are left to place, Esme?

    2 electrons
  4. How many shared pairs make a double bond, Jun?

    • One
    • Four
    • Two
  5. How are the oxygens joined to carbon in CO₂, Kira?

    • By a single bond each
    • By a double bond each
    • By one shared triple bond
  6. Why is hydrogen never the central atom, Milo?

    • It is the heaviest
    • It forms one bond
    • It has eight electrons
  7. After drawing the single bonds, what comes next, Noah?

    • Add lone pairs to reach octets
    • Remove a hydrogen
    • Stop: bonds alone give octets
  8. Which atom goes in the middle of CO₂, Pia?

    • Carbon
    • Oxygen
    • Neither
  9. On the card, how many lone pairs does nitrogen in NH₃ have, Ren?

    • One
    • Zero
    • Three
  10. On the card, which molecule has no lone pairs, Zee?

    Use the picture in question 9.

    • CH₄
    • NH₃
    • H₂O