Question 9 • NY-Chemistry Term 1 Hillcrest
AsCl₅ contains one As atom and five Cl atoms, with As as the central atom. Draw one single bond from As to each Cl; each chlorine then has three lone pairs, or six nonbonding electrons. Arsenic has no lone pairs in this structure, so there are no additional lines or dots to include.
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