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The Expanded Octet

Sulfur hexafluoride

Sulfur hexafluoride

In the SF6 molecule, the central sulfur atom is bonded to six fluorine atoms, so sulfur has 12 bonding electrons around it. The overall geometry of the molecule is depicted (tetragonal bipyramidal, or octahedral), and bond angles and lengths are highlighted.

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  • hypervalent molecule
  • expanded octet
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