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What are the bond angles of PF3Br2?

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The central atom of a phosphorus pentafluoride molecule is the phosphorus atom. Five fluorine atoms are directly bonded to it and there is no lone pairs located in the central atom. Having a trigonal bipyramidal shape, every bond angle in the equatorial plane is equal to 120 degrees and every bond angle in axial plane is equal to 90 degrees..

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According to (see links) a microwave measurement in 1949 obtained the P-F bond length to be 1.535 Å (or 0.1535nm). If PF3 act as a ligand this number will change a bit.

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PF3 is a pyramidal molecule just like NH3.

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F-P-F: 120

Br-P-Br: 180

F-P-Br: 90

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