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How would I go about making a Lewis Dot Structure for Gasoline? Which, according to a quick google search is C₇H₁₇?

I just can't figure out how this works, and yet it should, shouldn't it? How can I create an electron dot diagram for it? I always find that I have an extra Hydrogen molecule off in space.

And is C₇H₁₇ actually some sort of chemical compound? Or did I mess up on the original question:

Write a Lewis Dot Diagram for a chemical compound that is 83.2% Carbon, and 16.8% Hydrogen.

According to my calculations, it is C₇H₁₇, right? Now... How do I write a Lewis Dot structure for it?

If anyone can help my out on this, It'll be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Throndir wrote:How would I go about making a Lewis Dot Structure for Gasoline? Which, according to a quick google search is C₇H₁₇?

I just can't figure out how this works, and yet it should, shouldn't it? How can I create an electron dot diagram for it? I always find that I have an extra Hydrogen molecule off in space.

And is C₇H₁₇ actually some sort of chemical compound? Or did I mess up on the original question:

Write a Lewis Dot Diagram for a chemical compound that is 83.2% Carbon, and 16.8% Hydrogen.

According to my calculations, it is C₇H₁₇, right? Now... How do I write a Lewis Dot structure for it?

If anyone can help my out on this, It'll be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

There is no such compound as C₇H₁₇, the number of H must be even in all hydrocarbons. Gasoline contains thousands of compounds and C₇H₁₇ may correspond only to the average atomic composition.

Write a Lewis Dot Diagram for a chemical compound that is 83.2% Carbon, and 16.8% Hydrogen.

This composition correspond to C₂₆H₆₃ exactly which does not exists either.
I suspect that there is some problem with the formulation of the question or maybe numbers are not correct.