Representing electron pairs

single covalent bond pair of electrons

H
eg the four
single CH bonds H C H
in methane
H

lone pair of electrons

eg two on O in methanol CH3 O H

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Curly arrow notation
Curly arrows show the movement of electron PAIRS

TAILS come from

either or
a bond pair a lone pair
of electrons of electrons

HEADS point
either or
next to an atom at an atom
to form to form
a bond pair X a lone pair X
of electrons of electrons
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 References

Steve Lewis for the Royal Society of Chemistry

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