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Please I have homework.Select the letter that corresponds to the name of the compound: PCl3a. Monophosphorus chlorineb. Monophosphorus dichloride c. Phosphorus trichlorided. Phosphorus pentachloride

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We are given this compound PCl₃.

The name of the P+ ion is phosphorus and the name of the Cl- ion is chloride. But we have 3 atoms of Cl or 3 ions Cl-, so it is trichloride. The name of the compound is phosphorus trichloride.

Answer: c. Phosphorus trichloride

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