Which Statement Below Regarding the Lewis Structure of Trichloroacetic Acid

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which statement below regarding the Lewis structure of trichloroacetic acid, CH ₂Cl₃O₂ is FALSE? A partial bonding framework is given.

• A)The atom at position "X" is hydrogen.
• B)In the correct and complete Lewis structure, the atom at position "D" violates the octet rule.
• C)The atom at position "A" is Chlorine.
• D)The oxygen atom shown has two pairs of nonbonding electrons.
• E)In the correct and complete Lewis structure, all of the chlorine atoms have three pairs of nonbonding electrons.

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