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Phosgene has the following elemental composition:
12.14 % C, 16.17 % O and 71.69 % Cl by mass. Its molar mass is 98.9 g/mol.
A) determine the molecular formula of this compound.
B) draw 3 Lewis structures for the molecule that satisfy the octet rule for each atom. (The Cl and O atoms bond to C)
C) Using formal charges, determine which Lewis structure is the dominant one.
D) Using average bond enthalpies, estimate ΔH for the formation of gaseous phosgene from CO (g) and Cl2 (g).