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What is the Lewis structure of the molecule CHCl3, and what is the total number of valence electrons in it?

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The Lewis structure of the molecule CHCl3  chloroform  can be drawn as follows:      Cl       |H - C - Cl       |      ClTo determine the total number of valence electrons in CHCl3, we need to consider the valence electrons of each atom:- Carbon  C  has 4 valence electrons.- Hydrogen  H  has 1 valence electron.- Chlorine  Cl  has 7 valence electrons, and there are 3 chlorine atoms in the molecule.So, the total number of valence electrons in CHCl3 is:4  C  + 1  H  + 3 * 7  Cl  = 4 + 1 + 21 = 26 valence electrons.
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