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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

Which of the following compounds does not follow the octet rule for electron distribution?

Answer: (D)

Solution

In , phosphorus forms 5 bonds, surrounding itself with 10 electrons — an expanded octet that violates

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