Statement 1: The geometry of XeO3F2 is trigonal bipyramidal.Statement 2: Xe shows sp3d hybridization with three oxygen atoms at equatorial position and two F atoms at axial positions.
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a
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
b
Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
c
Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct
d
Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect
answer is A.
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XeO3F2 has 5 bond pairs and 0 lone pairs. XeO3F2 has trigonal bipyramidal structure with sp3d hybridization. - Xe is central atom with 3 O-atoms in single plane and 1 fluorine atom each above & down.