For CO₂, BF₃, SO₂, NH₃, CH₄, POCl₃, SO₂Cl₂, let P count fully planar species, Q those with historical formal pπ–dπ links (S=O/P=O only), and R nonplanar species. Use ideal geometries and calculate (P+

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For CO₂, BF₃, SO₂, NH₃, CH₄, POCl₃, SO₂Cl₂, let P count fully planar species, Q those with historical formal pπ–dπ links (S=O/P=O only), and R nonplanar species. Use ideal geometries and calculate (P+Q)/R. The historical label is a counting convention, not literal d participation.

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P=3 from CO₂, BF₃, SO₂. Q=3 from SO₂, POCl₃, SO₂Cl₂. R=4 from NH₃, CH₄, POCl₃, SO₂Cl₂. Thus 6/4=1.5. P, Q overlap and are not disjoint categories.

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