The Lewis structure of PF₃shows that the central phosphorus atom has nonbonding and bonding electron pairs. A) 3, 1 B) 1, 2 C) 1, 3 D) 3, 3 E) 2, 2

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In the Lewis structure of PF₃, the central phosphorus atom has only one bonding pair with sulfur (P-S bond) and three nonbonding pairs of electrons (lone pairs). This gives the phosphorus atom a total of four electron pairs around it, making its electron-pair geometry tetrahedral. Therefore, the best choice is C, which corresponds to one bonding and three nonbonding pairs of electrons around the central atom.

The Lewis Structure of PF3 shows That the Central Phosphorus

The Lewis Structure of PF₃shows That the Central Phosphorus