What covalent compound is SF4?

1 Answer

SF₄ is sulfur tetrafluoride.

SF₄ is a colourless gas at standard conditions. It melts at -121 °C and boils at -38 °C.

Its Lewis structure is

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According to VSEPR theory, it has a see-saw shape and is therefore a polar molecule.

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