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The BrF5 molecule has a central Br atom with the five F atoms bonded to the Br, as shown in the figure. When a Lewis structure is written for BrF5 with five Br-F single bonds, which of the following
statements is or are true?
1. There are no nonbonding electron pairs on the Br atom.
II. The Br atom is hypervalent.
III. The formal charge on the Br atom is 0.
OOO
F-
F
F
Br
All three statements are true.
OI and II are true.
O I and III are true.
O II and III are true.
O Only one of the statements is true.
-F
F
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Transcribed Image Text:The BrF5 molecule has a central Br atom with the five F atoms bonded to the Br, as shown in the figure. When a Lewis structure is written for BrF5 with five Br-F single bonds, which of the following statements is or are true? 1. There are no nonbonding electron pairs on the Br atom. II. The Br atom is hypervalent. III. The formal charge on the Br atom is 0. OOO F- F F Br All three statements are true. OI and II are true. O I and III are true. O II and III are true. O Only one of the statements is true. -F F
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