Using the lewis structures and hybridized orbitals of BF3 and BF4-, briefly expain why the BF bond length in BF4- is longer than the BF bond length in BF3 Show work

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Using the lewis structures and hybridized
orbitals of BF3 and BF4-, briefly expain
why the BF bond length in BF4- is longer
than the BF bond length in BF3
Show work
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