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Which is the correct Lewis structure for chloroform, CHCl3?

The Lewis structure looks like this:

Each carbon atom has 4 unpaired electrons available for .

Each of the 3 chlorine atoms has a single unpaired electron available for bonding.

The hydrogen has a single electron available for bonding.

This results in carbon forming 4 single covalent bonds.

The systematic name is trichloromethane.

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