{"id":46715,"date":"2025-07-02T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=46715"},"modified":"2025-07-02T08:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:00:08","slug":"answer-the-following-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/answer-the-following-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Answer the following question"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>. Answer the following question: a. Draw a Lewis structure for the compound phosphoryl chloride (POCl<br>) b. Mention the type of bond in the compound (POCl<br>) c. Is the compound (POCl<br>) Polar or Nonpolar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>a. Lewis Structure of Phosphoryl Chloride (POCl\u2083):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Count the Valence Electrons:<\/strong><ul><li>Phosphorus (P): 5 valence electrons.<\/li><li>Oxygen (O): 6 valence electrons.<\/li><li>Chlorine (Cl): 7 valence electrons, and there are three chlorine atoms.<\/li><\/ul>Total valence electrons = 5 (P) + 6 (O) + 3(7) (Cl) = 32 electrons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Arrangement:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Phosphorus is the central atom since it is less electronegative than oxygen or chlorine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oxygen is bonded to phosphorus, and each chlorine atom is bonded to phosphorus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Drawing the Bonds:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>P will form a double bond with O and single bonds with each Cl atom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each chlorine will have three lone pairs of electrons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Final Structure:<\/strong><ul><li>The central phosphorus atom (P) is double-bonded to the oxygen atom (O) and single-bonded to three chlorine (Cl) atoms.<\/li><li>Each chlorine atom will have three lone pairs of electrons, and oxygen will have two lone pairs.<\/li><\/ul>This results in the following structure: yamlCopyEdit<code> Cl Cl | | Cl\u2013P=O | Cl<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>b. Type of Bond in POCl\u2083:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The bonds in POCl\u2083 are <strong>polar covalent bonds<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Phosphorus and oxygen have a large electronegativity difference, so the bond between them is highly polar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The P\u2013Cl bonds are also polar, as chlorine is more electronegative than phosphorus. However, the difference is not as significant as between P and O.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>c. Is POCl\u2083 Polar or Nonpolar?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>POCl\u2083 is a polar molecule.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Despite the individual P\u2013Cl and P=O bonds being polar, the molecule as a whole is polar due to its asymmetric shape. Phosphoryl chloride adopts a <strong>trigonal pyramidal<\/strong> shape with phosphorus at the center, oxygen at the apex, and three chlorine atoms forming the base. This asymmetry leads to a net dipole moment, which makes POCl\u2083 polar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>POCl\u2083 is a <strong>polar compound<\/strong> with <strong>polar covalent bonds<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner5-175.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner5-175.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner5-175-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner5-175-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner5-175-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. Answer the following question: a. Draw a Lewis structure for the compound phosphoryl chloride (POCl) b. Mention the type of bond in the compound (POCl) c. Is the compound (POCl) Polar or Nonpolar The Correct Answer and Explanation is: a. Lewis Structure of Phosphoryl Chloride (POCl\u2083): b. Type of Bond in POCl\u2083: c. 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