Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question 174

Question: Which of the following is the correct electronic formula of chlorine molecule [CPMT 1971]

Options:

A) $ :,\underset{.,.}{\overset{,.,.}{\mathop{Cl}}}:,\underset{.,.}{\overset{,.,.}{\mathop{Cl}}}: $

B) $ :,\underset{.,.}{\overset{,.,.}{\mathop{C{l^{-}}}}}::\underset{.,.}{\overset{,.,.}{\mathop{C{l^{+}}}}}: $

C) $ :,\underset{{}}{\overset{,.,.}{\mathop{Cl}}}:,\underset{{}}{\overset{,.,.}{\mathop{Cl}}}: $

D) $ :,\underset{{}}{\overset{,.,.}{\mathop{Cl}}}:,\underset{{}}{\overset{,.,.}{\mathop{,:,Cl}}}: $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ :\underset{..}{\mathop{\overset{..}{\mathop{Cl}},}}\cdot ,\cdot \underset{..}{\mathop{\overset{..}{\mathop{Cl}},}},: $ is the correct electronic formula of $ Cl_2 $ molecule because each chlorine has 7 electrons in its valence shell.



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