In this video I discuss the necessary steps to write the Lewis structure of sulfuric acid $(H_2SO_4)$:

  • Calculate the number of valence electrons: 6x4+6+2=32
  • Draw the molecular skeleton.
  • Complete octet of terminal atoms.
  • Give lone pairs to bonding pairs to find the structure that minimizes the formal charge of the atoms.

 

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