Determine the molecular shape of each of the following species. (a) BCI3 (b) XeF2 (c) SOF4 bent bent bent O linear O linear linear see-saw see-saw see-saw O square planar O tetrahedral O trigonal bipyramidal O square planar O tetrahedral O trigonal bipyramidal O trigonal planar O trigonal pyramidal O T-shaped square planar tetrahedral trigonal bipyramidal O trigonal planar O trigonal pyramidal O T-shaped trigonal planar O trigonal pyramidal O T-shaped (d) BF3 O bent (e) NF3 (f) GeBr4 O bent bent O linear O linear linear see-saw see-saw see-saw square planar square planar square planar O tetrahedral O trigonal bipyramidal O tetrahedral O trigonal bipyramidal tetrahedral trigonal bipyramidal O trigonal planar O trigonal pyramidal O T-shaped trigonal planar trigonal planar O trigonal pyramidal O T-shaped trigonal pyramidal O T-shaped

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Determine the molecular shape of each of the following species.
(a) BCI3
(b) XeF2
(c) SOF4
O bent
O bent
O bent
O linear
O linear
O linear
O see-saw
O see-saw
O see-saw
O square planar
O tetrahedral
O square planar
O tetrahedral
O trigonal bipyramidal
O trigonal planar
O trigonal pyramidal
O T-shaped
O square planar
O tetrahedral
O trigonal bipyramidal
O trigonal planar
O trigonal pyramidal
O T-shaped
O trigonal bipyramidal
O trigonal planar
O trigonal pyramidal
O T-shaped
(d) BF3
O bent
(e) NF3
O bent
(f) GeBr4
O bent
O linear
O linear
O linear
O see-saw
O see-saw
O see-saw
O square planar
O tetrahedral
O square planar
O tetrahedral
O trigonal bipyramidal
O trigonal planar
O trigonal pyramidal
O T-shaped
O square planar
O tetrahedral
O trigonal bipyramidal
O trigonal planar
O trigonal pyramidal
O T-shaped
O trigonal bipyramidal
O trigonal planar
O trigonal pyramidal
O T-shaped
Transcribed Image Text:Determine the molecular shape of each of the following species. (a) BCI3 (b) XeF2 (c) SOF4 O bent O bent O bent O linear O linear O linear O see-saw O see-saw O see-saw O square planar O tetrahedral O square planar O tetrahedral O trigonal bipyramidal O trigonal planar O trigonal pyramidal O T-shaped O square planar O tetrahedral O trigonal bipyramidal O trigonal planar O trigonal pyramidal O T-shaped O trigonal bipyramidal O trigonal planar O trigonal pyramidal O T-shaped (d) BF3 O bent (e) NF3 O bent (f) GeBr4 O bent O linear O linear O linear O see-saw O see-saw O see-saw O square planar O tetrahedral O square planar O tetrahedral O trigonal bipyramidal O trigonal planar O trigonal pyramidal O T-shaped O square planar O tetrahedral O trigonal bipyramidal O trigonal planar O trigonal pyramidal O T-shaped O trigonal bipyramidal O trigonal planar O trigonal pyramidal O T-shaped
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