What is the lewis structure for carbon tetrafluoride?
Lewis structure (′lü·is ′strək·chər) (chemistry) A structural formula in which electrons are represented by dots; two dots between atoms represent a covalent bond. Also known as electron-dot formula; Lewis formula. Lewis structure G. N. Lewis Enlarge G. N. Lewis Lewis structures, also called electron-dot structures or electron-dot diagrams, are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule, and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule. A Lewis structure can be drawn for any covalently-bonded molecule, as well as coordination compounds. The Lewis structure was named after Gilbert N. Lewis, who introduced it in his 1916 article The Atom and the Molecule. Lewis’s structures show each atom in the structure of the molecule using its chemical symbol. Lines are drawn between atoms that are bonded to one another (rarely, pairs of dots are used instead of lines). Excess electrons that form lone pairs are represented as pair of dots, and are placed next to the atom
