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

The shape of \(XeF_{5}^{-}\) will be

  1. A square pyramid
  2. B trigonal bipyramidal
  3. C planar
  4. D pentagonal bipyramid
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(C) planar

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Shape of XeF \(\rightarrow\) The Xe show \(s p^{3} d^{3}\) -hybridisation in \(XeF^{-}_{5}\), Thus, its geometry is Pentagonal-bipyramidal. But, number of electron pair \(=\frac{8+5+1}{2}=7\) Number of bond pair \(=5^{2},\) number of lone pair \(=2\) A lot of electrons are…