Lewis structures were introduced by American chemist Gilbert N. Lewis. He developed this notation system in 1916 to represent the valence electrons of atoms and to illustrate the bonding between ...

Lewis structures, also known as Lewis dot diagrams, are diagrams that represent the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule.

Lewis structures, also called electron-dot structures or electron-dot diagrams, are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule, and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in ...