NCl3 is a known compound, but all attempts to synthesize NCl5 have failed. Draw Lewis structures for NCl3 and a hypothetical NCl5, and explain why NCl5 is an unlikely structure.

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Quantum mechanical treatment of valence bond theory refers to the relationship established between the quantum mechanical theory and the valence bond theory to describe the chemical bonding in a particular molecule.