MHT CET202311 May 2023Morning ShiftChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
Identify a molecule with incomplete octet from following.
Options
- ASF ₆
- BPCl ₅
- CLiCl
- DH ₂ SO ₄
Correct answer
C. LiCl
Step-by-step solution
Li in LiCl has less than eight electrons in its valence shell. It has only four electrons. Hence, it has an incomplete octet. Molecules like SF ₆ , PCl ₅, H ₂ SO ₄ have an expanded octet. They have more than eight electrons around the central atom.