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lewis structure

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
lewis struc-ture
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diagram that shows the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule.

Etymology

Named after Gilbert N. Lewis, who introduced it in his 1916 article The Atom and the Molecule.

Inflected Forms

Lewis structures (plural)

Questions

What does lewis structure mean?
A diagram that shows the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule.
Where does lewis structure come from?
Named after Gilbert N. Lewis, who introduced it in his 1916 article The Atom and the Molecule.

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