This is an example of a trigonal planar molecule. These molecules have four atoms in a triangular arrangement. All angles add up to 360 degrees. For example, boron trifluoride (BF3), has 3 F-B bonds, all of length 1.30 Angstroms, which form 120 degree angles. Carbonyl fluoride, or CF2O, has two F-C bonds and one O-C bond. The F-C bonds are 1.31 Angstroms, and the O-C bond is 1.17 Angstroms. These angles are 126, 126 , and 108 degrees respectively.
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