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A-LevelChemistryChemical bonding9701/12 · Feb/Mar 2018 · Q11 Mark

What are the shapes of the molecules of water and boron trifluoride?

Alinear pyramidal
Blinear trigonal
Cnon-linear pyramidal
Dnon-linear trigonal

✓ Correct answer

D: non-linear trigonal

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Chemical bonding, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Feb/Mar 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 1.

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