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What is the shape of sf2???Is it linear or bent??

Geoffrey Richards , 14 Years ago

Grade 12

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SAGAR SINGH - IIT DELHI

Last Activity: 14 Years ago

Dear student,

SF2 forms a bent compound. There are a total of 20 valence electrons: 6 by sulfur, 7 from fluorine, and 7 from the other fluorine = 20 total. Eight are placed around the sulfur. Six are placed around each fluorine. a fluorine is placed on two sides of the sulfur. The two unshared electron pairs take up more space than the shared pairs and so the shared pairs move closer together approximately 105 degrees apart. AX2E2 = bent just like water.

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Sagar Singh

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vikas askiitian expert

Last Activity: 14 Years ago

SP³ , distorted tetrahedral , bent molecule

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Durgesh Prasher

Last Activity: 14 Years ago

IT IS BENT DUE TO LONE PAIR -LONE PAIR REPULSIONS

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shubhangi modi

Last Activity: 11 Years ago

since itz of type AB2L2 , ITZ Shape is bent,. but fluorine compounds stand for exception. here as F-F repulsion is quite high(lp-lp), making sp ,,, linear shape. from bent. This is what I was explained.