Electron dot structure of ethanol class 10

If you want to draw the electron dot structure of ethanol, then you are in the right place.

We will discuss the electron dot structure of ethanol through the following points

 1.  Formula of ethanol

    2.  Electronic configuration of carbon

    3.  Electronic configuration of hydrogen

    4.  Electronic configuration of oxygen

    5.  Find the central atom in the compound

    6.  Draw the structural formula of ethanol

    7.  Electron dot structure of ethanol

 

Formula of ethanol

`C_2H_5OH`

Electronic configuration of carbon

`1s^2 2s^2 2p^2`

Carbon has four valence electrons in the outermost shell.

Electronic configuration of hydrogen

`1s^1`

Hydrogen has one valence electron in the outermost shell.

Electronic configuration of oxygen

`1s^2 2s^2 2p^4`

Oxygen has 6 valence electrons in the outermost shell.

 

Find the central atom in the compound

Carbon requires four more electrons to complete its octet so it needs to share electrons with maximum numbers of atoms, so carbon is the central atom.

Structural formula of ethanol

One carbon atom shares three valence electrons with three hydrogen atoms forming a single covalent bond and an electron with another carbon atom forming a single bond.

The second carbon shares two electrons with two hydrogen atoms forming single bonds, one electron with an oxygen atom, and one electron with the first carbon atom.

There is an OH group present in ethanol.

In the OH group, oxygen atoms form a single bond with carbon atoms and a single bond with hydrogen atoms.

Electron dot structure of ethanol (`C_2H_5OH`)

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