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Date	May 2014	Marks available	1	Reference code	14M.1.hl.TZ2.12
Level	HL	Paper	1	Time zone	TZ2
Command term		Question number	12	Adapted from	N/A

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Which molecule is trigonal bipyramidal in shape?

A. ${\text{PC}}{{\text{l}}_{\text{3}}}$

B. ${\text{SiC}}{{\text{l}}_{\text{4}}}$

C. ${\text{PC}}{{\text{l}}_{\text{5}}}$

D. ${\text{S}}{{\text{F}}_{\text{6}}}$

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Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 14: Chemical bonding and structure » 14.1 Covalent bonding and electron domain and molecular geometries

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