What are the best steps to follow when drawing a lewis structure? I'm getting conflicting steps when determining the central atom.Do you determine it based on electronegativity or if it's the element there's only one of?
What are the best steps to follow when drawing a lewis structure? I'm getting conflicting steps when determining the central atom.Do you determine it based on electronegativity or if it's the element there's only one of?
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