A Lewis structure with placeholder central atom is shown below. If the charge of the molecule is -1, choose the possible identity or identities of the central atom. A) F B) N, P, or As C) C, Si, or Ge D) B or Al E) CI, Br, or I
A Lewis structure with placeholder central atom is shown below. If the charge of the molecule is -1, choose the possible identity or identities of the central atom. A) F B) N, P, or As C) C, Si, or Ge D) B or Al E) CI, Br, or I
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![A Lewis structure with placeholder central atom is shown below. If the charge of
the molecule is -1, choose the possible identity or identities of the central atom.
A) F
B) N, P, or As
C) C, Si, or Ge
D) B or Al
E) CI, Br, or I](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F0588345a-8d10-4776-bef5-4c38872e9da7%2F4b4ea5a3-a656-4ec3-8722-08e8f5bf7f73%2Fy0u00dq_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A Lewis structure with placeholder central atom is shown below. If the charge of
the molecule is -1, choose the possible identity or identities of the central atom.
A) F
B) N, P, or As
C) C, Si, or Ge
D) B or Al
E) CI, Br, or I
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