Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9780357391594
Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim; William H. Brown; Mary K. Campbell
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 3, Problem 71P
3-87 Consider the molecule boron trffluoride, BF3.
(a) Write a Lewis structure for BF3.
(b) Predict the F−B−F bond angles using the VSEPR model.
(c) Does BF3 have polar bonds? Is it a polar molecule?
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