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Question 1.45: Phosgene (COCl₂) is a poisonous gas. Write its Lewis structu......

Phosgene (COCl₂) is a poisonous gas. Write its Lewis structure and determine the hybridization of the carbon atom.

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The carbon atom is sp²  hybridized.

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