Given the following molecules and/or ions, characterize them according to the formatshown in the table below. The central atom of the molecule/ion is shown in boldface.The central atom or molecules marked with an asterisk (*) do not obey the octet rule.a. BF3b. NH3c. BeCl2d. PCl5*e. OF2f. SF4*g. SF6*h. XeF2*i. SnCl4j. H3O+Set up your own table to the following formatColumn CharacteristicsA Bonding electronsB Sigma-bondsC Nonbonding electron pairsD Hybrid orbitals havingnonbonding electron pairsE Hybrid orbitals usedF 3-D structureG Polar (P) or nonpolar (NP)molecule or ion lewis structure ABCDEFG

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Given the following molecules and/or ions, characterize them according to the format
shown in the table below. The central atom of the molecule/ion is shown in boldface.
The central atom or molecules marked with an asterisk (*) do not obey the octet rule.
a. BF₃
b. NH₃
c. BeCl₂
d. PCl₅*
e. OF₂
f. SF₄*
g. SF₆^*
h. XeF₂^*
i. SnCl₄
j. H₃O⁺

^{Set up your own table to the following format
Column Characteristics
A Bonding electrons
B Sigma-bonds
C Nonbonding electron pairs
D Hybrid orbitals having
nonbonding electron pairs
E Hybrid orbitals used}

^{F 3-D structure
G Polar (P) or nonpolar (NP)}