Question

write the formal charge and lewis structure of pcl5​

Answer 1

Explanation:

For the PCl5 Lewis structure we first count the valence electrons for the PCl5 molecule using the periodic table. Once we know how many valence electrons there are in PCl5 we can distribute them around the central atom and attempt to fill the outer shells of each atom.

There are a total of 40 valence electrons in the PCl5 Lewis structure.

Remember when you draw the Lewis structure for PCl5 that Phosphorous (P) is in Period 3 on the Periodic table. This means that it can hold more than 8 valence electrons.

For the Lewis structure for PCl5 you should take formal charges into account to find the best Lewis structure for the molecule.