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Carbon should be the central atom sharing two electrons with H, F, Cl, and another Cl.

(ignore the >, they were used simply to keep the correct structure as spaces disappear once an answer is saved and the dot structure would appear incorrect)

each pair of dots represents 2 unshared electrons

the - between the atoms represents 2 shared electrons

Cl has 7 electrons in its valence shell, as does F

C has 4

H has 1

4+(7*3)+1=26

this gives a total of 26 electrons that should be represented in the Lewis dot structure.

in a correct Lewis Dot structure, each atom should have 8 electrons around it, save for H, of course, as this one does.

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