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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

The pair of xenon compounds, which have a same number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom is

  1. A XeO3,XeF6
  2. B XeF2, XeF4
  3. C XeF4, XeO3
  4. D XeF4, XeOF4
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(A) XeO3,XeF6

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1 XeO3: Xenon contains 8 electrons in its valence shell, 6 electrons are used in bonding with three oxygen atoms and 2 electrons remain unbonded, i.e., 1 lone pair of electrons. 2 XeF6: Xenon contains 8 electrons in its valence shell, 6 electrons are used in bonding…