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How is the Lewis dot structure for Ch3OH determined?
Okay, I think I understand the basic concept. Can you walk me through specifically how to determine the Lewis dot structure for Ch3OH using these rules?
Sure. For Ch3OH, we count the total number of valence electrons as 14. We then form covalent bonds between the carbon and oxygen atoms and between each carbon and hydrogen atom. This uses up 8 electrons. We then place the remaining 6 electrons as lone pairs on the oxygen atom to satisfy the octet rule for all atoms in the molecule. The final Lewis dot structure for Ch3OH would look like this: 

      H
    H-C-H
      |
    H-C-O-H
      |
      H