Chlorine forms several interhalogen compounds. One such compound is ClF5.
Answer the following questions about the bonding and geometry of ClF5.
(a) Determine the total number of valence electrons that must be represented in a complete Lewis diagram for ClF5.
(b) Draw one valid Lewis diagram for ClF5 that minimizes formal charges on all atoms. Indicate all lone pairs explicitly.
(c) Calculate the formal charge on each atom in the Lewis diagram you drew in part (b).
(d) Identify the molecular geometry around the central atom and explain how the arrangement of electron domains leads to that geometry.