Draw the Lewis structure for PCl_{5} and determine the number of valence electrons surrounding P.

Lewis Dot Structures: Neutral Compounds

11. Bonding & Molecular Structure / Lewis Dot Structures: Neutral Compounds / 문제 2

문제 2

Draw the Lewis structure for PCl₅ and determine the number of valence electrons surrounding P.

10 valence electrons

Lewis structure of PCl5 showing phosphorus bonded to five chlorine atoms.

8 valence electrons

Lewis structure of PCl5 showing phosphorus bonded to five chlorine atoms.

12 valence electrons

Lewis structure of PCl5 with double bond between phosphorus and one chlorine atom.

11 valence electrons

Lewis structure of PCl5 with double bond between phosphorus and one chlorine atom.