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Q.

Among the following molecules,

a) XeO3

b) XeOF4

c) XeF6

Those having same number of lone pairs on Xe are

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a

a and b

b

b and c

c

a, b and c

d

a and c

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

a) XeO3 has xenon as the central atom and three oxygen atoms are doubly bonded to it. Its hybridization is sp3 and the structure is pyramidal. It contains 3 bond pairs and 1 lone pair.

b) XeOF4 has xenon as the central atom, one oxygen atom is doubly bonded and 4 fluorine single bonds. So, it has 5 bond pairs and 1 lone pair. Its hybridization is sp3d and the structure is square pyramidal.

c) XeF6', has 6 bond pairs and 1 lone pair. Its hybridization is sp3d3 and the structure is square distorted octahedral.

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