Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

Two boron compounds are sodium borohydride, $\text{NaBH}_4$, and boron trifluoride, $\text{BF}_3$. What are the molecular shapes of the borohydride ion and the boron trifluoride molecule?

  • Aborohydride ion: square planar; boron trifluoride: pyramidal
  • Bborohydride ion: square planar; boron trifluoride: trigonal planar
  • Cborohydride ion: tetrahedral; boron trifluoride: pyramidal
  • Dborohydride ion: tetrahedral; boron trifluoride: trigonal planar

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