A nonmetal atom from group 15 is designated X.  Determine the number of bonding valence electrons and the number of nonbonding valence electrons in the structure of XCl3.

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A nonmetal atom from group 15 is designated X.  Determine the number of bonding valence electrons and the number of nonbonding valence electrons in the structure of XCl3

Gap+1
Pesod
3
5
7
10 11 12 13
14 15
16 17
18
2
He
1
H
3
4
Li Be
7
8
9
6.
10
Ne
B
12
11
Na Mg
13
AI
14
Si
15
18
17
18
Ar
21
19
20
K
Ca
22
Ti
23 24 25 26
28
29
30
Zn
31
32
36
27
Co
33
34
Se
35
Sc
V
Cr
Mn
Fe
Ni
Cu
Ga Ge
As
Br
Kr
37
Rb
45
Rh
46
47
48
Pd
Ag Cd
50
52
51
Sb
Te
38
39
40
41
53
42
Mo
43
Tc
44
49
54
Xe
5
Sr
Y
Zr
Nb
Ru
In
Sn
56
57
Ba
La
75
Os
Re
77
78
Au Hg
P1
Ir
83
Bi
79
55
Ca
72
H
73
Та
74
76
80
81
TI
82
Pb
84
Po
85
At
86
Rn
87
88
Fr
Ra Ac:R
104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
89
7
Db Sg
Bh
Hs
M1
Ds
Rg Cn
Nh
FI
Mc
Lv
Ts Og
58 59
62
60
81
Nd Pm Sm
63
64
65
66
67 68
89
70 71
Ce
Pr
Eu Gd Tb || Dy Ho Er Tm
Yb| Lu
90
Th
93
No
97
96
Cf
Bk
Pu Am Cm
99 100 101 102 103
Lr
No
94
98
91
Pa
92
95
Es Fm Md
00
2.
Transcribed Image Text:Gap+1 Pesod 3 5 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 He 1 H 3 4 Li Be 7 8 9 6. 10 Ne B 12 11 Na Mg 13 AI 14 Si 15 18 17 18 Ar 21 19 20 K Ca 22 Ti 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 Zn 31 32 36 27 Co 33 34 Se 35 Sc V Cr Mn Fe Ni Cu Ga Ge As Br Kr 37 Rb 45 Rh 46 47 48 Pd Ag Cd 50 52 51 Sb Te 38 39 40 41 53 42 Mo 43 Tc 44 49 54 Xe 5 Sr Y Zr Nb Ru In Sn 56 57 Ba La 75 Os Re 77 78 Au Hg P1 Ir 83 Bi 79 55 Ca 72 H 73 Та 74 76 80 81 TI 82 Pb 84 Po 85 At 86 Rn 87 88 Fr Ra Ac:R 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 89 7 Db Sg Bh Hs M1 Ds Rg Cn Nh FI Mc Lv Ts Og 58 59 62 60 81 Nd Pm Sm 63 64 65 66 67 68 89 70 71 Ce Pr Eu Gd Tb || Dy Ho Er Tm Yb| Lu 90 Th 93 No 97 96 Cf Bk Pu Am Cm 99 100 101 102 103 Lr No 94 98 91 Pa 92 95 Es Fm Md 00 2.
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