Phosgene Lewis structure

Self-Test 2.8A Suggest a likely structure for the poisonous gas phosgene, COCL. Write its Lewis structure and formal charges. 

Probtom 1.6 Write Lewis structures for (a) hydrazine, N,H4 (6) phosgene, COCl (c) nitrous acid, HNOj. 

Phosgene (C,J. A Lewis structure for OCCl has eight electrons about the carbon, but one pair forms the -jt bond of the double bond, so again an sp or trigonal, hybridization will be the most stable (Fig. 6.1c). 

The chemical formula for phosgene is COCl2, as determined by the method explained in Sections F.2 and F.3. The Lewis structure is... 

Because multiple bonds contain a higher electronic-charge density than single bonds, multiple bonds also represent enlarged electron domains. Consider the Lewis structure of phosgene ... 

Lewis Structure A method of indicating the assignment of valence electrons in an atom, molecule, or ion by representing them as dots placed around symbols, which represent the cores, or kernels, of the atoms. (Whitten KW, Davis RE, Davis E, Peck LM, Stanley GG (2003) General chemistry. Brookes/Cole, New York) Lexan General Electric s trade name for their polycarbonate resins produced by reacting bisphenol A and phosgene, the first commercial PC resins. See also Polycarbonate Resin. 

Phosgene (COCI2) is a poisonous gas. Write its Lewis structure and determine the hybridization of the carbon atom. 

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