Question

try to relate what we learned about salts and how they bond to water. in the space below, draw your model of what happens to atoms and their electrons when hydrogen and oxygen bond to form water. be sure to draw all electrons and charges, if needed.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall oxygen and hydrogen atoms

Oxygen has 6 valence - electrons and hydrogen has 1 valence - electron.

Step2: Understand covalent bonding

Oxygen shares 1 electron with each of two hydrogen atoms to complete its octet and hydrogen to complete its duet.

Step3: Draw Lewis structure

The Lewis structure of water ($H_2O$) has oxygen in the center with two single bonds to hydrogen atoms and two lone - pairs of electrons on oxygen.

Answer:

The Lewis structure of water has an oxygen atom in the center with two single bonds to two hydrogen atoms and two non - bonding pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom. It can be represented as $H - O - H$ with two pairs of dots on the oxygen atom to represent the lone pairs.