Earlier this semester, freshman biology major Emma-Leigh Sheaks Osborn drew these wanted posters, perhaps to help warn her fellow classmates about these troublesome elements on one of their tests. Both boron (B) and beryllium (Be) are uncommon elements in early chemistry courses, but they do make a notable appearance when we study Lewis structures for their atypical bonding patterns in which they prefer to have fewer than an octet of valence electrons in molecular compounds. Emma-Leigh has a knack for both drawing and science and helps to liven up chemistry discussion class with good questions. Thanks for the drawings!
