Question: Phosphorus forms two compounds with chlorine, PCl 3 , and PCl 5 . The former follows the octet rule, but the latter does not. Show

Phosphorus forms two compounds with chlorine, PCl3, and PCl5. The former follows the octet rule, but the latter does not. Show Lewis structures for each of these compounds. For the corresponding nitrogen compounds, explain why NCl3 exists but NCl5 does not.

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