Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
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Chapter 6 - Section 6.8 - Attractive Forces in Compounds - Additional Questions and Problems - Page 206: 6.111b

Answer

Polar

Work Step by Step

PF$_3$ has one lone pair surrounding the P atom. This makes the molecular geometry trigonal pyramidal. This geometry is a polar geometry.
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