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Writing Lewis Symbols for Atoms
The Lewis symbol for helium
Helium is one of the noble gases and contains a full valence shell. Unlike the other noble gases in Group 8, Helium only contains two valence electrons. In the Lewis symbol, the electrons are depicted as two lone pair dots.
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