Representing electron pairs single covalent bond pair of electrons eg the four single CH bonds in methane
H H
C
H
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 a bond pair of electrons
or a lone pair of electrons
HEADS point either next to an atom to form a bond pair of electrons
X
or at an atom to form a lone pair of electrons
X
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References Steve Lewis for the Royal Society of Chemistry
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