Given: The Lewis structure of BeCl₂. The structure shown above is an exception to the octet rule because the arrangement: A) does not contain any double bonds. B) gives each chlorine atom only eight electrons. C) contains a beryllium atom. D) contains only two chlorine atoms. E) gives beryllium only four electrons.

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The Lewis structure of BeCl₂ contains a beryllium atom with only four electrons, which is an exception to the octet rule. Beryllium is an exception to the octet rule because it can only form bonds with four electrons.

Given: the Lewis Structure of BeCl2

Given: the Lewis Structure of BeCl₂