Dot and cross diagrams
What Dot and cross diagrams means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
A representation that shows the outer-shell electrons of each atom, with shared pairs in the overlap between atoms.
Diagrams that show outer-shell electrons only, with shared pairs in the overlap between atoms.
Topics that use Dot and cross diagrams
- Covalent bonding (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Addition polymerisation
- Bond strength and energy transfer
- Covalent bonding
- Diamond
- Explaining physical properties of simple molecules
- Giant covalent structures
- Line-bond representations
- Model limitations
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