ClF3 (Chlorine trifluoride):
- Chlorine trifluoride (\( ClF_3 \)) is an interhalogen compound.
- It has 5 regions of electron density (3 bonding pairs and 2 lone pairs) around the central chlorine atom.
- According to VSEPR theory, this arrangement corresponds to a trigonal bipyramidal electron geometry.
- The two lone pairs occupy the equatorial positions to minimize repulsion, resulting in a T-shaped molecular geometry.