Draw the Lewis structure for sulfur tetrafluoride, SF4, and then draw the electron pair geometry. What's the name of the molecular shape of sulfur tetrafluoride?
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Sulfur has 6 valence electrons, and each fluorine atom has 7 valence electrons, giving us a total of 6 + 4(7) = 34 valence electrons. Show more…
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