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Ch.8 - Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding

Chapter 8, Problem 64

Which of the following statements is or are true?

i. Any molecule that doesn’t satisfy the octet rule is hypervalent.

ii. Elements in the third row of the periodic table can form hypervalent molecules, whereas those in the second row cannot.

iii. Any molecule in which there are four bonds to the central atom satisfies the octet rule.