The ClF4- ion has a total of 34 valence electrons, with five electron pairs around the central chlorine atom. The molecular geometry of ClF4- is square planar, with the chlorine atom at the center and four fluorine atoms arranged in a square around it. This geometry is achieved by having four bonding pairs and one lone pair of electrons around the central atom, resulting in a symmetrical arrangement.
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The molecular shape for ClF4 (chlorine tetrafluoride) is square planar. It has four bonding pairs and one lone pair of electrons around the central chlorine atom, resulting in a square planar geometry.
a) ClF4- has a square planar geometry due to its five electron domains, with four bonding pairs and one lone pair. b) ClF4+ has a linear geometry with no lone pairs, resulting in a linear molecular shape. c) NO2- has a T-shaped geometry with three electron domains - one lone pair and two bonding pairs. d) BrF3 has a bent molecular geometry due to the presence of two lone pairs and two bonding pairs around the central atom. e) CO2 has a linear molecular geometry as it has two electron domains and no lone pairs around the central carbon atom.
a) Square planar b) Linear c) T-shaped d) Bent e) Linear
ClF4 is named Chlorine tetrafluoride.
The molecular geometry of OSF4 is square pyramidal.