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

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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