Explain, in one or two sentences, why the accepted Lewis diagram of boron trifluoride…

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Explain, in one or two sentences, why the accepted Lewis diagram of boron trifluoride (BF3) shows boron with only six electrons rather than forming a double bond with one of the fluorine atoms to complete an octet.

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