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Phosphorus forms two compounds with chlorine, PCl3 and PCl5. The former follows the octe...

Phosphorus forms two compounds with chlorine, PCl3 and PCl5. The former follows the octet rule, but the latter does not. Show Lewis structures for each of these compounds. For the corresponding nitrogen compounds, explain why NCl3 exists but NCl5 does not.

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