The molecule has the configuration of a trigonal bipyramid, as predicted by the VSEPR model. Two of the fluorine atoms, designated as axial, are aligned with the phosphorus atom, with P-F bond distances of 1.58 Å. The remaining three fluorine atoms, designated as equatorial, are arranged in an equilateral triangle with P-F bond distances of 1.53 Å. Even though there exist two geometrically inequivalent types of fluorine atoms, the NMR spectrum of the molecule shows but a single resonance frequency. This indicates that the axial and equatorial nuclei exchange their environments more rapidly than the time it takes to make the NMR measurement. Thus only a single resonance peak is seen. R. S. Berry [1] proposed a mechanism for atomic rearrangement, known as pseudorotation, since it simulates a rotation of the axial direction of the molecule. According to the proposed mechanism, one of the equatorial bonds serves as a pivot while the two axial bonds bend into two sides of an equilateral triangle. Simultaneously, the remaining two equatorial bonds line up to become the new axial bonds. Quantum-chemical computations predict a barrier of approximately 16 kJ/mol [2], which permits rapid tunneling between configurations at room temperature.