Why is Boron Tri Fluoride Trigonal Planar?

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stumped on this question shouldn’t the central boron atom have a lone pair making it pyramidal cause don’t they need like 8 electrons to make a full ring or something? the 3 B-F bonds account for 6 of the 8 but the other 2 just don’t exist for some reason? please explain chemists.

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Boron trifluoride is special because it doesn’t form an octet configuration. I think you already know the rest.

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