Lewis electron dot structures represent the
A) number of total electrons in a molecule.
B) total number of electrons in the atom.
C) number of protons in the atom.
D) number of valence electrons.
E) number of nonbonding electrons.

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Lewis electron dot structures specifically represent the number of valence electrons around an atom, which are the electrons available for bonding.

Lewis Electron Dot Structures Represent the