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What molecular geometry would be expected for f2 and hf?

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The molecular geometry of both F2 and HF is linear.

There are only two atoms which are covalently bonded and thus, the bonding scheme with the atoms looks like this;

F --- F

H---F

So, both are linear.

User Sergiu Reznicencu
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