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Lab: Ionic and Covalent Bonds

Question 9 • AA-F26 Physical Science

Phosphorous (P) and chlorine (Cl) bond covalently to form the important industrial compound phosphorous trichloride. The diagrams below show the electron structures of phosphorous and chlorine.Which diagram shows how the covalent bonds most likely form in a phosphorous trichloride molecule?

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