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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The molecular geometry of \(\mathrm{PF}_3\) is ...... .

  1. A tetrahedral
  2. B pyramidal
  3. C trigonal planar
  4. D square planar
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(B) pyramidal

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\(\mathrm{PF}_3\) has four regions of electron density / electron clouds around the central \(\mathrm{P}\) atom. The regions of electrons make a tetrahedral arrangement with a bond angle of 109.5 . Only three regions of electrons are bonding and one is non-bonding, so the…