Draw the Lewis structure of the PF5 molecule. What is the polarity of this molecule and the hybridization of the central atom, phosphorus, respectively? polar, sp3d nonpolar, sp3d nonpolar, sp3 nonpolar, sp3d polar, sp3v
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Draw the Lewis structure of PF5 molecule: Phosphorus has 5 valence electrons, and each fluorine atom has 7 valence electrons. So, there are a total of 5 + 5(7) = 40 valence electrons. The Lewis structure of PF5 is: F | P - F - F | F Show more…
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