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Which Statement Below Regarding the Lewis Structure of Trichloroacetic Acid

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Which statement below regarding the Lewis structure of trichloroacetic acid, CH 2Cl3O2 is FALSE? A partial bonding framework is given. Which statement below regarding the Lewis structure of trichloroacetic acid, CH <sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub> is FALSE? A partial bonding framework is given.   A) The atom at position  X  is hydrogen. B) In the correct and complete Lewis structure, the atom at position  D  violates the octet rule. C) The atom at position  A  is Chlorine. D) The oxygen atom shown has two pairs of nonbonding electrons. E) In the correct and complete Lewis structure, all of the chlorine atoms have three pairs of nonbonding electrons.


A) The atom at position "X" is hydrogen.
B) In the correct and complete Lewis structure, the atom at position "D" violates the octet rule.
C) The atom at position "A" is Chlorine.
D) The oxygen atom shown has two pairs of nonbonding electrons.
E) In the correct and complete Lewis structure, all of the chlorine atoms have three pairs of nonbonding electrons.

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