Answer to Question #115476 in General Chemistry for Arpi

Question

How many total lawn pairs of electrons are present in the molecule PH2CL

Answer 1

phosphorus has 5 lone electrons, hydrogen 1, chlorine 7. one electron from phosphorus and from hydrogen * 2 + 1 electron per chlorine - the spent number of electrons per bond. as a result, phosphorus has 2 electrons, chlorine 6. (2 + 6) / 2 = 4 lone electron pairs.