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Kossel - Lewis approach to chemical bonding

Question

Among the following, the electron-deficient compound is

Moderate

A

BeCl₂
B

CCl₄
C

PCl₅
D

BCl₃

Solution

(1) ${BeCl}_{2} has 4 e^{-'} s$
(2) ${CCl}_{4} has 8 e^{- 1} s$
(3) ${PCl}_{5} has 10 e^{-'} s .$
(4) ${BCl}_{3} has 6 e^{-}$
So, (1) and (4) are electron-deficient compounds.

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