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Let's start by determining the gas' molecular formula. This is done by determining the mole ratio that exists between carbon and chlorine in the compound.
Start by dividing the percentage each element has by its molar mass
DIvide each of these numbers by the smallest one to get the mole ratio between carbon and chlorine
The empirical formula will be
To determine the value of
DIvide the mass of the sample by the number of moles to get the molar mass
The molecular formula is
Now for the Lewis structure. The total number of valence electrons will be 22
All the atoms have a full octet, and all the 22 valence electrons are accounted for.
According to VSEPR Theory, the molecular geometry will be linear, each carbon atom having both the steric number, and the coordination number equal to 2. i.e each carbon atom is only bonded to two other atoms and has no lone pairs. Bond angles will be