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Q.

Which atom can have more than eight valence electrons when it is forming covalent bonds?

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a

H

b

N

c

F

d

Cl

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Due to presence of vacant d-orbital excitation occurs in Cl-atom and it can have more than eight valence electrons when it is forming hypervalent compound like HClO4.

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