Confusing with Ionic Charges: Lewis symbols represent neutral atoms. If you're dealing with ions, you'll need to add or remove dots accordingly and indicate the charge. For example, Na+ would have no ...
Nitrogen gas, a seemingly inert substance that makes up the majority of the air we breathe, holds a secret within its ...
In 1923, the year C&EN was born, Gilbert N. Lewis of the University of California, Berkeley, published a book titled “Valence and the Structure of Atoms and Molecules.” In the text, Lewis laid out the ...