Chemistry · Covalent Bonding: Concept of electronegativity, Fajan's rule, dipole moment, Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory and shapes of simple molecules
The geometry of is:
The geometry of \( \boldsymbol{X} \boldsymbol{e} \boldsymbol{F}_{\boldsymbol{6}} \) is:
- A. planar hexagon
- B. regular octahedron
- C. distorted octahedron
- D. square bipyramid
Step-by-step solution
XeF6 has 7 electron pairs around Xe (6 bonding pairs and 1 lone pair). According to VSEPR theory, the electron pair geometry is pentagonal bipyramidal, but the molecular geometry (ignoring lone pair) is distorted octahedral due to lone pair repulsion.