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Identify the geometry of TeF ₄ molecule from the following.

Options

  1. ALinear
  2. BTetrahedral
  3. CTrigonal bipyramidal
  4. DTrigonal

Correct answer

C. Trigonal bipyramidal

Step-by-step solution

VSEPR theory is applied to determine the geometry of TeF ₄ . Tellurium contributes 6 valence electrons, of which 4 are used in bonding with the four fluorine atoms, leaving 2 electrons—constituting one lone pair. The steric number is 4 + 1 = 5 . A steric number of 5 corresponds to trigonal bipyramidal electron domain geometry. With one lone pair in an equatorial position to minimize repulsion, the molecular geometry is seesaw. Among the given choices, trigonal bipyramidal (Option C) describes the electron domain ge

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