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Given information

Given molecule is  .

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

Given molecule is  

Here, the Central molecule is Phosphorus (  ) which is surrounded by the six fluorine ( ) atom. The overall charge in the molecule is .

Valence electrons of Phosphorus =  

Valence electrons of Fluorine =  

Overall charge on ion=  

Total valence electrons=  

The structure of overlapping orbitals of the molecule  :

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