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Draw the best Lewis dot structure for BrCl4-. What is the geometry of the structure, (draw or name)?

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Answer: The lewis structure shape of BrCl4– is square planar but the molecular geometry of this molecule is octahedral. The difference between this shape and geometry arises due to the presence of lone pair-lone pair, lone pair-bond pair and bond pair-bond pair repulsion.

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