What Is the Shape of a Boron Trihalide

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is the shape of a boron trihalide?

• A) trigonal planar
• B) tetrahedral
• C) linear
• D) trigonal pyramidal
• E) bent

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Definitions:

Type I Error

The error that occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected, falsely indicating a statistically significant effect.

Type I Error

The error of rejecting a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive" error.

Type II Error

Failing to detect an effect or difference that exists because the null hypothesis was incorrectly accepted.

α

Alpha (α) is a threshold value used in hypothesis testing to determine the significance level at which the null hypothesis can be rejected.