Q115
General ScienceChemistry
Geometry of $SF_4$ is
- a.square planar
- b.tetrahedral
- c.octahedral
- d.see-saw
Answer: (D) see-saw
$SF_4$ has a see-saw molecular geometry: sulphur's five electron domains (four bonding pairs and one lone pair) arrange in a trigonal bipyramidal electron geometry, but the lone pair's presence distorts the actual molecular shape into a see-saw.