AP Chemistry· difficulty 3/5
PCl5 has how many electron pairs around P, and is the octet rule violated?
5 pairs; no
4 pairs; no
3 pairs; yes
5 pairs; yes, expanded octet
Explanation
Five Cl atoms each share one bonding pair with P, giving 10 valence electrons (expanded octet).
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