One type of exception to the octet rule are compounds with central atoms having fewer than eight electrons around them. BeH2 and BH3 are examples of this type of exception. Draw the Lewis structures for BeH2 and BH3.

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One type of exception to the octet rule are compounds with central atoms having fewer than eight electrons around them. BeH₂ and BH₃ are examples of this type of exception. Draw the Lewis structures for BeH₂ and BH₃.

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