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title: "Sulfur hexafluoride, \\(\\text{SF}_6\\), is a dense, colorless gas widely used as an electrical insulator in high-voltage equipment. Based on VSEPR theory, which of the following best predicts the molecular geometry and ideal bond angles around the central sulfur atom in an \\(\\text{SF}_6\\) molecule?"
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# Sulfur hexafluoride, \(\text{SF}_6\), is a dense, colorless gas widely used as an electrical insulator in high-voltage equipment. Based on VSEPR theory, which of the following best predicts the molecular geometry and ideal bond angles around the central sulfur atom in an \(\text{SF}_6\) molecule?

Sulfur hexafluoride, \(\text{SF}_6\), is a dense, colorless gas widely used as an electrical insulator in high-voltage equipment. Based on VSEPR theory, which of the following best predicts the molecular geometry and ideal bond angles around the central sulfur atom in an \(\text{SF}_6\) molecule?

- **A.** Octahedral geometry with bond angles of \(90^\circ\) and \(180^\circ\)
- **B.** Seesaw geometry with bond angles of less than \(90^\circ\) and less than \(120^\circ\)
- **C.** Trigonal bipyramidal geometry with bond angles of \(90^\circ\) and \(120^\circ\)
- **D.** Square planar geometry with bond angles of \(90^\circ\) and \(180^\circ\)

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