Use VSEPR theory to predict the electron-pair geometry and the molecular geometry of boron tribromide,BBr₃. A) The electron-pair geometry is trigonal-pyramidal,the molecular geometry is trigonal-pyramidal. B) The electron-pair geometry is trigonal-planar,the molecular geometry is trigonal-planar. C) The electron-pair geometry is trigonal-planar,the molecular geometry is bent. D) The electron-pair geometry is tetrahedral,the molecular geometry is trigonal-pyramidal. E) The electron-pair geometry is trigonal-pyramidal,the molecular geometry is t-shaped.

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Boron tribromide (BBr3) has a central boron atom with three bonding pairs of electrons from the bromine atoms and no lone pairs, leading to a trigonal-planar electron-pair geometry and molecular geometry according to VSEPR theory.

Use VSEPR Theory to Predict the Electron-Pair Geometry and the Molecular