ICl4- Lewis Structure - How to Draw the Lewis Structure for ICl4-

A step-by-step explanation of how to draw the ICl4- Lewis Structure For the ICl4- Lewis structure the total number of valence electrons (found on the periodic table) for the ICl4- molecule. Once we know how many valence electrons there are in ICl4- we can distribute them around the central atom with the goal of filling the outer shells of each atom. In the Lewis structure of ICl4- there are total of 36 valence electrons. Since Iodine (I) is below Period 3 on the periodic table it can hold more than 8 electrons. In the Lewis structure for ICl4- the Iodine atom has 12 valence electrons. Also note that you should put the ICl4- Lewis structure in brackets with as 1- on the outside to show that it is an ion with a negative one charge. Get more chemistry help at http://www.thegeoexchange.org/chemistry/bonding/