Question

draw the lewis structure for pcl6, then answer the following questions: 1. how many valence electrons does this compound have? 2. how many bonded electrons does this compound have? 3. how many lone pairs of electrons does this compound have? 4. how many single bonds does this compound have? 5. how many double bonds does this compound have? 6. what is the electron group arrangement {aka electron pair geometry} (enter one of the following: linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, octahedral)? 7. what is the molecular geometry {aka shape} (enter one of the following: linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal pyramidal, bent, trigonal bipyramidal, seesaw, t-shaped, octahedral, square pyramidal, square planar)?

Answer 1

The Pcl6 has 48 bonded electrons and 18 lone pairs.

The Lewis structure of Pcl6 is as follows: -

Phosphorous is bonded with 6 chlorine atoms with 18 lone pairs.

Lewis structures, also known as Lewis dot formulas, Lewis dot structures, electron dot structures, or Lewis electron dot structures (LEDS), are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule, as well as the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule. [1][2][3] A Lewis structure can be drawn for any covalently bonded molecule, as well as coordination compounds.

    In Lewis structure, atoms are bonded with single bonds. If total number of electrons are 't' and number of bonds are 'n', then t-2n number of electrons are to be placed. Once the central atom is placed, they need to complete the octet rule.

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