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Consider the Lewis dot structure for boron trifluoride (BF3).
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What is the molecular shape of BF3?
bent
tetrahedral
trigonal planar
trigonal pyramidal
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Trigonal planar.
Boron in BF3 has three bonding pairs and no lone pairs (steric number 3), giving a trigonal planar geometry with 120° bond angles.
Boron in BF3 has three bonding pairs and no lone pairs (steric number 3), giving a trigonal planar geometry with 120° bond angles.
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