Why Don't We Draw Double Bonds Between the Be Atom

question 73

Multiple Choice

Why don't we draw double bonds between the Be atom and the Cl atoms in BeCl₂?

• A)That would give positive formal charges to the chlorine atoms and a negative formal charge to the beryllium atom.
• B)There aren't enough electrons.
• C)That would result in more than eight electrons around beryllium.
• D)That would result in more than eight electrons around each chlorine atom.
• E)That would result in the formal charges not adding up to zero.

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