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Q.

In XeF2, XeF4, XeF6 the number of lone pairs of Xe are respectively

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a

2, 3, 1

b

1, 2, 3

c

4, 1, 2

d

3, 2, 1

answer is D.

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In XeF2, the xenon atom has two bonded fluorine atoms and three lone pairs of electrons. The electron pair geometry of  XeF2 is trigonal bipyramidal, and the molecular geometry is linear.

In  XeF4, the xenon atom has four bonded fluorine atoms and two lone pairs of electrons. The electron pair geometry of  XeF4 is octahedral, and the molecular geometry is square planar.

In  XeF6, the xenon atom has six bonded fluorine atoms and no lone pairs of electrons. The electron pair geometry of   XeF6 is octahedral, and the molecular geometry is distorted octahedral.

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