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The total number of valence electrons in phosgene (COCl2) is 22. Carbon has 4 valence electrons, oxygen has 6, and chlorine has 7. The molecule contains one carbon atom, one oxygen atom, and two chlorine atoms. Therefore, the total number of valence electrons is 4 + 6 + 2 * 7 = 22.