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Question
Give the Lewis symbol for an oxygen atom.
Very Short Answer
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Solution
The atomic number of oxygen is 8 (electronic configuration: 2, 6). Its Lewis symbol shows 6 valence dots/crosses around the symbol ‘O’:
\[\ce{\overset{\bullet\bullet}{^\bullet_\bullet O^\bullet_\bullet}}\]
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