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.