Answer : The Lewis-dot structure of 
is shown below.
Explanation :
Lewis-dot structure : It shows the bonding between the atoms of a molecule and it also shows the unpaired electrons present in the molecule.
In the Lewis-dot structure the valance electrons are shown by 'dot'.
The given molecule is,
As we know that carbon has '4' valence electrons, chlorine has '7' valence electron and oxygen has '6' valence electrons.
Therefore, the total number of valence electrons in = 1(4) + 2(7) + 1(6) = 24
According to Lewis-dot structure, there are 8 number of bonding electrons and 16 number of non-bonding electrons.
The molecule is stable and can exist even though the number of valence electrons around central atom in the molecule are less than 8.
<h3>Is BF3 molecule stable or not?</h3>
BF3 molecule is a stable molecule because all the electrons present in the outermost shell of boron are covalently bonded with fluorine. Boron in BF3, three bonds is the maximum possible because boron only has 3 electrons to share.
So we can conclude that the molecule is stable and can exist even though the number of valence electrons around central atom in the molecule are less than 8.
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