(a) Write a Lewis structure for the phosphorus tri-fluoride molecule, PF3. Is the octet rule satisfied for...
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(b) Determine the oxidation numbers of the P and F atoms.
(c) Determine the formal charges of the P and F atoms.
(d) Is the oxidation number for the P atom the same as its formal charge? Explain.
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0321696724
12th edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
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