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Title: How Can BF3 exist if it has no octet filled?
Post by: user11 on October 05, 2014, 03:50:29 AM

Hi I'm learning about VSPER and LEWIS structure. I was just wondering how BF3 can exist since the central B atom only has valence electrons, and does not reach octet when making 3 single bonds with F? Is it more unstable because of that?

Title: Re: How Can BF3 exist if it has no octet filled?
Post by: Hunter2 on October 05, 2014, 07:55:39 AM

It is existing, but it like to form BF₄^- easily to fullfil the octett law.

Title: Re: How Can BF3 exist if it has no octet filled?
Post by: Babcock_Hall on October 06, 2014, 10:20:00 AM

In the terminology of Lewis acids and bases, what is BF₃?