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| | Unit 3: Chemical Bonding |
 | | The dots represents the valence electrons (the outermost electrons in the atom that are used for chemical bonding) of an element. |
 | | For example, sodium (Na) has one electron around it, potassium (K) has one valence electron (one dot), and the same holds for the remaining elements in the family. |
 | | To represent HF in terms of Lewis dot structures, we would write H with a dot on the right side, and F with a dot on the left side, two dots on the top side, two dots on the right side, and two dots on the bottom. |
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