The speci/species which do not support octet rule are: (a)H2O (b)Cl2O (c)NO (d)PCl5
A
a,b and c
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B
c and d
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C
b,c and d
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D
b, d and a
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Solution
The correct option is B c and d NO has less than 8 electrons i.e 6 electrons violating the octet rule. PCl5 has more than 8 electrons i.e. 10 electrons violating the octet rule.