Practice question
Question
Which molecule has a bond angle of approximately 87° due to two lone pairs in a trigonal bipyramidal electron geometry?
Explanation
In BrF₃ , bromine is sp³d hybridized with 5 electron pairs (3 bonding, 2 lone), forming a T-shaped geometry with ~87° bond angles.
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