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Does SF5 exhibit hypervalency?

I believe yes as it has an extended octet...please confirm this for me, thanks for your help!

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervalent_molecule

Yes, but SF5 has an uneven number of electrons (41) while SF5^- has an even number.
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