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Download Solution PDFThe type of hybridization and number of lone pair(s) of electrons of Xe in XeOF4, respectively, are
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In XeOF4, Xe is sp3 d2-hybridized.
The geometry of the molecule is octahedral, but the shape of the molecule is square pyramidal. According to VSEPR theory, it has one π bond. The remaining six electron pairs form an octahedron with one position occupied by a lone pair.
Here, Xe contains one lone pair of electrons.
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