C) BCI3 is the Lewis structure would be an incomplete octet.
The octet refers to the eight electrons in the outermost shell of each atom. The boron trichloride forms an incomplete octet and hence it does not obeys octet rule.
The central atom boron forms three covalent compounds from the three outermost electrons in the atom. The reason for covalent bond is non-metal characteristic of each atom. The electron sharing occurs with chlorine. However, each chlorine has complete octet. Boron trichloride is an inorganic compound used in organic synthesis.
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