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The molecular geometry of is:

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

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

To find the molecular geometry of sulfur tetrafluoride (), we determine its hybridization and steric number using Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory:
* The central sulfur () atom has valence electrons.
* It forms single covalent bonds with four fluorine () atoms, utilizing electrons.
* The remaining electrons form lone pair.



A steric number of corresponds to hybridization, yielding a trigonal bipyramidal electron-pair geometry. To minimize lone pair-bond pair repulsions, the lone pair occupies an equatorial position. This structural arrangement leaves the four fluorine atoms in a distorted tetrahedral shape, commonly referred to as a see-saw geometry.

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The molecular geometry of is:
A
square planar
B
tetrahedral
C
octahedral
D
see-saw

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