Lewis Structure

[Lauren Wong 3K]

What is the disadvantage of Lewis structures and why is it actually an advantage?

[604805638]

Lewis structures give a pretty good visual of the outer electrons for an atom and when there is a polyatomic ion involved it can actually give you a better understanding of how those atoms bond together.

[Lauren Trent 2A]

A disadvantage of lewis structures is that it is difficult to show resonance structures visually, such as the NO3- example from lecture, as you can't discretely draw 1 and 1/3 bonds between the two atoms.

[Shadi_Keyvani_1D]

Another disadvantage could be the lack of 3 dimensional modeling. The specific shape of the molecule is not made known by the Lewis Structure.