Explain the shape of BF3 using VSEPR theory ?
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2nd Apr, 2020
Hello ,
The shape of BF3 is bent T shaped and it can be explained using VSEPR theory as shown below :
- The central atom Br has seven electrons in valence shell
- There are three bond pairs and two lone pairs
- According to VSEPR theory, these will occupy the corners of trigonal bipyramid
- The two lone pairs will occupy the equitorial positions to minimize lone pair-lone pair repulsions which is greater the bp-bp repulsions
- The axial fluorine atoms will be bent towards the equitorial fluorine in order to minimize repulson .
Hope This Helps .
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