What are hypervalent species?

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Main group elements that form more bonds than would be predicted by the octet rule are called hypervalent compounds, and have what is known as an ' expanded octet,' meaning that there are more than eight electrons around one atom.

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1. C l O_{4}^{-}, 2. B F_{3}, 3. S O_{4}^{2 -}, 4. C O_{3}^{2 -}

Number of hypervalent species among the following ClO−4,BF3,SO2−4,CO2−3

1 : C l O_{4}^{-}

2 : B F_{3}

3 : S O_{4}^{2 -}

4 : C O_{3}^{2 -}

1

C l O_{4}^{-}

2

B F_{3}

3

S O_{4}^{2 -}

4

C O_{3}^{2 -}

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