Question

In three to five sentences, predict the bonding activity between phosphorous and chlorine. Why do you think they would bond that way? Write it as if a 15 year old was writing it

Answer 1

So, like, phosphorous and chlorine are totally best friends when it comes to bonding. Phosphorous has three electrons in its outer shell, and chlorine has seven. But both of them wanna have a full outer shell, which is like 8 electrons. So, phosphorous is like, "Hey chlorine, you can have my three extra electrons!" And chlorine is like, "OMG, thanks phosphorous, now we're both happy with a full shell!" That's why they bond together to form a covalent compound called phosphorus trichloride. It's like a BFF bond where they both share and complete each other's energy levels.