Which of the following molecules does not violate the octet rule? \( \mathrm{PO}_{2} \) \( \mathrm{SF}_{4} \) \( \mathrm{BrF}_{3} \) \( \mathrm{CF}_{4} \) \( \mathrm{XeF}_{4} \) «BACK NEXT » SUBMIT COMPLETED QUIZ esc ? "ClO2"
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