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Problem 44b
Page 375
Section: Cumulative Problems
Chapter 9: Chemical Bonding I:The Lewis Model
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has one chlorine atom and three fluorine atoms. Chlorine has an atomic number of 17 and Fluorine has an atomic number of 9.
Both of them belong to group 7 of the periodic table and have a valency of 7.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Total number of valence electrons in = 7 + 73 = 28.
Chlorine is taken to be the central atom due to less electronegativity.
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