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• Six electron groups point to the corners of an octahedron (regular polygon with six vertices)

• The six positions are equivalent; all the groups have a 90° ideal bond angle.

• Sulfur hexafluoride has six bonding groups;  its molecular shape is octahedral (AX 6).

• Five bonded atoms and one lone pair define  the square pyramidal shape (AX 5E).

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