According to the VSEPR model, which molecule is predicted to have a molecular geometry that is trigonal bipyramidal? A) SF₄ B) XeF₄ C) NF₃ D) SF₆ E) PF₅

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Trigonal bipyramidal geometry has five electron domains, with three in the equatorial plane and two in the axial positions. Among the given options, the molecule that satisfies this geometry is PF₅, as it has five electron domains - four fluorine atoms surrounding a central phosphorus atom. The arrangement of these atoms is trigonal bipyramidal, with three fluorine atoms in the equatorial plane and two in the axial positions. The other options have electron domain geometries that do not match with trigonal bipyramidal.

According to the VSEPR Model, Which Molecule Is Predicted to Have