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Geometry of is:

  1. A
    square planar
  2. B
    tetrahedral
  3. C
    octahedral
  4. D
    see-saw

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In sulfur tetrafluoride (), the central sulfur atom has 6 valence electrons. It forms 4 single bonds with fluorine atoms, leaving 1 lone pair of electrons.
According to VSEPR theory, the total steric number is:



This corresponds to hybridization with a trigonal bipyramidal electron geometry. To minimize lone pair-bond pair repulsions, the lone pair occupies an equatorial position. The resulting molecular geometry is a distorted tetrahedral structure commonly known as a see-saw geometry.

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Geometry of is:
A
square planar
B
tetrahedral
C
octahedral
D
see-saw

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