How many electrons are in the valence shells of (a) Be in BeCl2 (b) B in BCl3 (c) H in H2O ?

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Meave60
Apr 8, 2015

(a) Be has 4 valence electrons in the compound #"BeCl"_2#. Be has 2 valence electrons of its own and shares 1 electron with each of the two chlorine atoms.

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(b) B has 6 valence electrons in the compound #"BCl"_3"#. B has 3 valence electrons of its own and shares 1 electron with each of the three chlorine atoms.

http://khtpschool.ning.com/profiles/blogs/6295747:BlogPost:31603

(c) Each H atom in #"H"_2"O"# has 2 valence electrons. Each H atom has 1 valence electron of its own and shares 1 electron with the oxygen atom.

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