Below is the Lewis structure of the chloroform (CHC13) molecule. H :C1: C:C1: : CI: Count the number of bonding pairs and the number of lone pairs around the hydrogen atom. bonding pairs: lone pairs: 0 X

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Counting bonding and nonbonding electron pairs in a Lewis...
Below is the Lewis structure of the chloroform (CHC13) molecule.
H
:C1: C:C1:
:C1:
Count the number of bonding pairs and the number of lone pairs around the hydrogen atom.
bonding pairs:
lone pairs:
X
Ś
3/5
Transcribed Image Text:Counting bonding and nonbonding electron pairs in a Lewis... Below is the Lewis structure of the chloroform (CHC13) molecule. H :C1: C:C1: :C1: Count the number of bonding pairs and the number of lone pairs around the hydrogen atom. bonding pairs: lone pairs: X Ś 3/5
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