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1/12/11 Lo: SWBAT draw Lewis Dot Structures for molecules which have resonance structures. Lab: Is It a Single or Double Bond?Or Both H, Be, B, N can all end up with less than an octet. B and Be are electropositive compared to nonmetals. They do not make double or triple bonds. They do not have the ability to take electrons from more electronegative nonmetals. N can end up with an odd number of electrons. I WRONG: each orbital can only hold 2 electrons. This represents 3 electrons per orbital. CO3 -2 Three possible Lewis Dot structures for carbonate, depending on where the double bond is. ( on the test either of the three will be correct). These represent the three resonance structures