Drawing the Lewis Structure for PF6-

Viewing Notes:

  • With PF6- be sure to add an additional valence electron to your total because of the negative sign.
  • There are a total of 48 valence electrons in PF6-.
  • Phosporous (P) is the least electronegative and goes at the center of the Lewis structure.
  • Phosporous (P) is below Period Two on the periodic table and can hold more than 8 valence electrons.
  • Be sure to put brackets and a negative sign around the PF6- Lewis structure to show that it is an ion.
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CH4,   NH3,   C2H4,   O2,   N2

Intermediate
O3,   BBr3,   I3-,   BrF5,   NO

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SO3,   H2SO4,   OCN-,   XeO3,   ClO4-