According to VSEPR bonding theory, if one of the bonded atoms in a trigonal bipyramidal molecule is replaced by 2 electron pairs, the molecule will assume what geometric shape, such as in ClF3:
W) t-shaped
X) see-saw
Y) linear
Z) bent
✔️Answer:W) T-SHAPED
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