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What is the Lewis structure of the molecule PCl3?

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The Lewis structure of the molecule PCl3  Phosphorus trichloride  can be drawn as follows:1. Determine the total number of valence electrons in the molecule. Phosphorus  P  has 5 valence electrons, and each chlorine  Cl  atom has 7 valence electrons. Since there are three chlorine atoms, the total number of valence electrons is 5 +  3  7  = 26.2. Place the least electronegative atom  P  in the center and surround it with the more electronegative atoms  Cl .         Cl          |          P         / \       Cl   Cl3. Connect the central atom  P  to each surrounding atom  Cl  with a single bond. This uses 2 electrons for each bond, so 6 electrons are used in total.4. Distribute the remaining 20 electrons  26 total - 6 used  as lone pairs around the chlorine atoms to satisfy the octet rule. Each chlorine atom will have 3 lone pairs  6 electrons  around it.The final Lewis structure for PCl3 is:         Cl          :          |    :     P     :    Cl----|----Cl          :          :Each chlorine atom has 3 lone pairs and is single-bonded to the central phosphorus atom, which has one lone pair.
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