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(a) Write Lewis structures for
(b) Describe the geometry about the P atoms, the S atom, and the C1 atom in these species.
(c) Assign a hybridization to the P atoms, the S atom, and the Cl atom in these species.
(d) Determine the oxidation states and formal charge of the atoms in
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