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Title: Draw Lewis structure of PCl3. How many non-bonding electrons are on the central P atom in PCl3 ?
Post by: butterfly127 on Aug 17, 2016
1.  Draw Lewis structure of PCl3. How many non-bonding electrons are on the central P atom in PCl3 ?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

2.   A major principle of chemistry is that the observed (macroscopic) properties of a substance are related to its _____ structure.
A. crystalline B. isothermal C. microscopic D. intensive


Title: Re: Draw Lewis structure of PCl3. How many non-bonding electrons are on the central P atom in PCl3 ?
Post by: Laser_3 on Aug 17, 2016
Hi,

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1.  Draw Lewis structure of PCl3. How many non-bonding electrons are on the central P atom in PCl3 ?
If you google the structure of PCl3, you'll find the central Phosphorous atom has 2 non-bonding electrons

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2.   A major principle of chemistry is that the observed (macroscopic) properties of a substance are related to its _____ structure.

I'm not sure about this question, but if i have to guess, I would go with A.

Hope this helps


Title: Re: Draw Lewis structure of PCl3. How many non-bonding electrons are on the central P atom in PCl3 ?
Post by: bio_man on Aug 17, 2016
2.   A major principle of chemistry is that the observed (macroscopic) properties of a substance are related to its _____ structure.
A. crystalline B. isothermal C. microscopic D. intensive

Also going with crystalline