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Match the structural formula to the chemical formula for this substance. A C is bonded to H to the left and below, and to upper C l with 3 pairs of electron dots above and to the right. CH2Cl2, CH3Cl, Cl2H2C2, H2CCl2O

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The correct chemical formula that matches the given structural description of a compound where a carbon atom is bonded to hydrogen and doubly bonded to chlorine with three pairs of lone electrons is CH2Cl2.

Step-by-step explanation:

To match the structural formula to the chemical formula for the described substance where A C is bonded to H to the left and below, and to upper C l with 3 pairs of electron dots above and to the right, we need to interpret the structural information given. In a structural formula, each pair of electron dots represents a lone pair of electrons, and C l (with a lowercase L) is likely a typo for Cl, which stands for chlorine. The description seems to convey a carbon atom bonded to another carbon with a chlorine and has three pairs of lone electrons, which suggests that the carbon is doubly bonded to chlorine, making it dichloromethane with the chemical formula CH2Cl2. The other options listed do not match the structure described as they include different numbers of hydrogen, chlorine, additional carbon, or oxygen atoms.

Therefore, the correct match for the structural formula with this chemical formula is CH2Cl2.

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