Answer
The lack of lone pairs.
Work Step by Step
We know that the molecular geometries and the electron geometries will be the same when there are no lone pairs on the central atom.
Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)
by Moore, John W.; Stanitski, Conrad L.
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285199049
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-904-7
Chapter 7 - Molecular Structures - Conceptual Exercise 7.1 - Geometries - Page 290: a
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