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7.3 Exercise 11

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Correct the following statement: “The bonds in solid PbCl2 are ionic; the bond in a HCl molecule is covalent. Thus, all of the valence electrons in PbCl2 are located on the Cl– ions, and all of the valence electrons in a HCl molecule are shared between the H and Cl atoms.”

OpenStax Chemistry 2e, 7.3 Lewis Symbols and Structures, exercise 11

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