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A certain compound is made up of one phosphorus (P) atom, three chlorine (Cl) atoms, and one oxygen (O) atom. What is the chemical formula of this compound?
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A certain compound is made up of one phosphorus (P) atom, three chlorine (Cl) atoms, and one oxygen (O) atom. What is the chemical formula of this compound?

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Phosphorus (5+), can have 5 bonds. It will have a double bond with Oxygen (2-) and single bonds with Chlorine (1-)

POCl3

* the 3 is a subscript
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