The molecular geometry or shape of chloroform (CHCl3) is tetrahedral.
Chloroform, also known as trichloromethane, has a central carbon atom bonded to one hydrogen atom and three chlorine atoms. The carbon atom forms four single bonds, one with hydrogen and three with chlorine atoms. According to the VSEPR (Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion) theory, the electron pairs around the central atom arrange themselves to minimize repulsion. In the case of CHCl3, the four electron pairs (one from each bond) arrange themselves in a tetrahedral geometry around the carbon atom.
This arrangement results in bond angles of approximately 109.5 degrees between each pair of bonds, which is characteristic of a tetrahedral shape. The three chlorine atoms and the hydrogen atom are positioned at the four corners of the tetrahedron, with the carbon atom at the center.