colvalent bonding

Question

show the correct covalent bonding for the following compounds:

 

A.  CCL4

B. h2o

c.  PBr3

Answer 1

To show the "correct" covalent bonding, one would need to draw the Lewis dot structures.  Is that what the question wants?  Very difficult to do here, but the following is a description and you'll have to draw it.

 

A) C in the center with a single bond to each of 4 Cl atoms around the C.  Then put 3 lone pairs of electrons around each Cl atom

 

B) O in the center with a single bond to each of 2 H atoms.  Then put 2 lone pairs of electrons around the O atom

 

C)  P in the center with a single bond to each of 3 Br atoms.  Then put 3 lone pairs of electrons around each Br atoms