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How many lone pairs of electrons are on the central atom of PF3 and what is the molecular shape? one, trigonal planar one, linear one, trigonal pyramidal two, tetrahedral two, trigonal pyramidal How many lone pairs of electrons are on the central atom of SCN- and what is the molecular shape? zero, trigonal planar one, tetrahedral one, linear zero, linear two, trigonal planar

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          How many lone pairs of electrons are on the central atom of
PF3 and what is the molecular shape?
one, trigonal planar
one, linear
one, trigonal pyramidal
two, tetrahedral
two, trigonal pyramidal
How many lone pairs of electrons are on the central atom of
SCN- and what is the molecular shape?
zero, trigonal planar
one, tetrahedral
one, linear
zero, linear
two, trigonal planar

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties

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Phosphorus has 5 valence electrons. Each fluorine atom contributes 1 electron, so there are a total of 3 electrons from the fluorine atoms. This gives us a total of 8 electrons around the central atom. Show more…

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How many lone pairs of electrons are on the central atom of PF3 and what is the molecular shape? one, trigonal planar one, linear one, trigonal pyramidal two, tetrahedral two, trigonal pyramidal How many lone pairs of electrons are on the central atom of SCN- and what is the molecular shape? zero, trigonal planar one, tetrahedral one, linear zero, linear two, trigonal planar