Question 10 • *26-27 CFISD TX-Chemistry A CR
Boron trichloride (BCl₃) has three bonding regions around boron and no lone pairs on the central atom, so its shape is trigonal planar. Carbon monoxide is diatomic and linear, while silicon tetraiodide and carbon tetrafluoride each have four bonding regions and are tetrahedral.
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