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11.7. Describe the shapes of BF3 and BH4–. Assign the hybridisation of boron in these species.

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    In BF3, boron is sp2 hybridized.
    ? shape of BF3 = planar.
    In [BH4]–, boron is sp3 hybridized, thus the shape is tetrahedral.

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