What are electron deficient compounds? Are BCl_3 and SiCl_4 electron d

1.	What are electron deficient compounds? Are BCl_3 and SiCl_4 electron deficient?
Answer» ANSWER :Molecules in which the central atom is SHORT of eight electrons in the valence shell are called electron DEFICIENT molecules. `BCl_3` is electron deficient as B CONTAINS only 6 electrons in the valence shell. `SiCl_4` is not electron deficient because Si has 8 electrons in its valence shell.

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