Additional examples of the effect of multiple bonds on molccular geometry are shown in Figure 3-15. Comparing Figures 3-14 and 3-15 indicates that multiple bonds tend to occupy the same positions as lone pairs. For example, the double bonds to oxygen in SOF4, C102F3, and Xe03F2 are all equatorial, as are the lone pairs in the matching compounds of steric number 5, SF4, BrF3, and XeF2. Also, multiple bonds, like lone pairs, tend to occupy more space than single bonds and to cause distortions that in effect squeeze the rest of the molecule together. In molecules that have both lone pairs and multiple bonds, these features may compete for space; examples are shown in Figure 3-16