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The molecular geometry of SF_{6} is octahedral . What is the geometry SF_{4} of  including lone pairs of electrons (if any) ? 
Option: 1 Trigonal Bipyramidal 
Option: 2 Square planar
Option: 3 Tetrahedral  
Option: 4 Pyramidal

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The geometry of SF6 is given as octahedral as given below:

Further, The geometry of SF4 is given as octahedral as given below:

Thus, the geometry of SF4 including lone pair of electrons is Trigonal bipyramidal.

Therefore, Option(1) is correct.

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