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A valid lewis structure of __________ cannot be drawn without violating the octet rule. a valid lewis structure of __________ cannot be drawn without violating the octet rule. sbf3 if3 so42− pf3 nf3

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A valid Lewis structure of IF3 cannot be drawn without violating the octet rule.

Answer: IF3 (Iodine Trifluoride)

This is because, I (Iodine) and F (Fluorine) both have odd number of valence electrons (7) which also means that there are too many valence electrons in the valence shell.
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