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Explain the shapes of `BF_3` and `BH_4^-`. Assign hybridisation of Boron in these species.

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In `BF_3` boron is planar `(sp^2) and hence it is a planar molecule. In `BF_4` boron is tetrahedrally hybridised `(sp^3)` and it is a tetrahedral ion.
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