formula, in chemistry: Electron Dot Diagrams

Dots are used in a type of formula called the electron dot diagram, where each pair of dots represents a pair of shared electrons in a covalent bond. The diagrams for ethane (CH₃CH₃), ethene, and ethyne are:CE5

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Electron Dot Diagrams
• Semistructural Formulas
• Structural Formulas
• Molecular and Empirical Formulas
• Formulas for Compounds

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