Q.

Which of the following does not obey the octet rule?

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a

PCl5

b

NH3

c

CO

d

H2O

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

CO has only 6 electrons while PCl5 has 10 electrons after sharing so both don't follow octet rule.

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Which of the following does not obey the octet rule?