Lewis Structures Explained (Part 2) — US Honors Chemistry | Formal Charge Made Simple

Join my free skool community for online lessons: https://www.skool.com/high-school-che... 1 on 1 Lesson: https://forms.gle/Spu9wfLypBUzEDoK7 Once you can draw a basic Lewis structure, three tools take you the rest of the way: formal charge (to pick the best structure), resonance (when one structure isn't enough), and the exceptions where the octet rule breaks. In this Part 2 video I explain all three for US Honors Chemistry — built for understanding, not memorizing. We cover how to calculate formal charge and use it to choose the most stable Lewis structure, what resonance actually means (the real molecule is a blend of structures, not flipping between them), how to draw resonance structures with the double-headed arrow, and the octet exceptions: incomplete octets (like boron), expanded octets (like sulfur and phosphorus), and odd-electron molecules (free radicals like NO). Each one makes sense once you see why it happens. New to Lewis structures? Watch Part 1 first: [link to your Lewis Structures Part 1 video]. This is Part 2 of my Lewis structures series for US Honors Chemistry. 🧪 Want chemistry that makes sense instead of memorization? Join my free community, High School Chemistry — notes, worked problems and help: 👉 Join my free skool community for online lessons: https://www.skool.com/high-school-che...