Question
Discuss the shape of the following molecules using the VSEPR model:
$\text{AsF}_5$
$\text{AsF}_5$
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Answer
Bond pairs $=5$, lone pairs $=0$, i.e., it is of the type $A B_5$. Hence, shpe is trigonal bipyramidal.
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