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Molecules
/ tetrafluoroborate ion
Structure card
Tetrafluoroborate ion ·
B
F
X
4
X
−
\ce{BF4-}
BF
X
4
X
−
−
B
−
F
F
F
F
Central B atom bonded to 4 F atoms, with no lone pairs.
F
F
B
F
F
109.5°
Ideal bond angle: 109.5°
Valence electrons
32
VSEPR class
A
X
4
\mathrm{AX_4}
A
X
4
Electron geometry
tetrahedral
Shape
tetrahedral
Bond angle
109.5°
Hybridization (B)
s
p
3
sp^{3}
s
p
3
Polarity
nonpolar
Formal charges
B −1
Periodic table