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Which molecule has a trigonal planar shape?
carbon monoxide
boron trichloride
silicon tetraiodide
carbon tetrafluoride
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Boron trichloride (BCl3).
B in BCl3 forms three equivalent bonds with no lone pairs (sp2 hybridization), giving a trigonal planar shape with 120° bond angles.
B in BCl3 forms three equivalent bonds with no lone pairs (sp2 hybridization), giving a trigonal planar shape with 120° bond angles.
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