Which of These Substances Will Display an Incomplete Octet in Its

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of these substances will display an incomplete octet in its Lewis structure?

• A) CO₂
• B) Cl₂
• C) ICl
• D) NO
• E) SO₂

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