Q.

Among the following molecules.

(P)XeO3 (Q)XeOF4 (R)XeO2F2 (S)XeF6

Those having different molecular geometry but same number of lone pairs on Xe are :

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a

P, Q and R only

b

Q, Rand Sonly

c

P, Q and Sonly

d

P, Q, Rand S

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

In each case Xe has 1 l.p.

In XeO3, Xe has 8 electrons in its valence shell, 6 of which are used to link with 3 O atoms, while the remaining 2 electrons act as a lone pair that is not bonded to anything.

In the compound XeOF4, Xe has 8 electrons in its valence shell, 6 of which are utilised to form bonds with the atoms 1 O and 4 F, while the remaining 2 electrons form a lone pair.

In XeF6, of the 8 electrons in Xe's valence shell, 6 are utilised to form bonds with the 6 F atoms, leaving 2 electrons as a lone pair.

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