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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The geometries of \(\mathrm{XeF}_4\) and \(\mathrm{XeOF}_4\) respectively are

  1. A pyramidal and distorted octahedral
  2. B square pyramidal and square pyramidal
  3. C square planar and square pyramidal
  4. D square planar and square planar
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(C) square planar and square pyramidal

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The hybridisation of \(\mathrm{XeF}_4\) is \(s p^3 d^2\). So, the geometry is square planar. The hybridisation of \(\mathrm{XeOF}_4\) is \(s p^3 d^2\) and the geometry is square pyramidal with 5 bond pairs and 1 lone pair.