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Solution: Write a Lewis structure for SbCl5. Does this

Chapter 9, Problem 9.64

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Write a Lewis structure for SbCl5. Does this molecule obey the octet rule?

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QUESTION:

Write a Lewis structure for SbCl5. Does this molecule obey the octet rule?

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Sb belongs to group 15 and period 5. It has 5 valence electrons.

Cl belongs to group 17 and has 7 valence electrons. Since 5 chlorine atoms, there are total 35 valence electrons from Cl and 5 from Sb,

Thus, there are a total of 40 valence electrons.

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