Does AsF6- obey the octet rule?

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2026-05-02 05:55

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It does not. The central arsenic atom will have 6 electron domains, which means 12 valence electrons participating in bonds with the 6 fluorine atoms. This is possible because arsenic can access the 4-d sublevel of electrons, even though it doesn't have any electrons there normally. It is therefore hypervalent.

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