phosphorous trifluoride molecule a) Determine the oxidation numbers of the P and F atoms. b) Determine the formal charges of the P and F atoms. c) Do formal charges are the same as oxidation numbers? Why yes? or Why not?

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phosphorous trifluoride molecule

a) Determine the oxidation numbers of the P and F atoms.

b) Determine the formal charges of the P and F atoms.

c) Do formal charges are the same as oxidation numbers? Why yes? or Why not? 

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