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"Central Cl atom, single bonded to 4 Oxygen atoms. Each oxygen has a formal charge -1 and 3 lone pairs. Cl has a formal charge of +3. bonded in tehrahedral"

A better structure is central C atom, 3 double bonds to 3 O atoms with two lone pairs each and one single bond to one O atom with three lone pairs. Only the single bonded oxygen has a formal charge of -1, limiting formal change. This still has a tetrahedral shape.

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