While drawing an electron dot structure, which of the following elements can only have a single bond?

P

O

C

F

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Jaelyn Glover

4 July, 06:38

While drawing an electron dot structure, which of the following elements can only have a single bond?

P

O

C

F

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Kassidy Rojas · Answer 1

F - Fluorine only forms a single bond.

Fluorine has five electrons in its p-orbital. By gaining one electron from the single bond,. Fluorine would then be a stable stony with 8 valence electrons.

While drawing an electron dot structure, which of the following elements can only have a single bond?POCF

While drawing an electron dot structure, which of the following elements can only have a single bond?

P

O

C

F