For Which of the Following Can We Not Draw a Stable

question 52

Multiple Choice

For which of the following can we not draw a stable Lewis structure?

• A) PCl₅
• B) OCl₆
• C) SCl₆
• D) All of these have stable Lewis structures.
• E) None of these has a stable Lewis structure.

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