Chemistry · Covalent Bonding: Concept of electronegativity, Fajan's rule, dipole moment, Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory and shapes of simple molecules
The Xenon compound which has more number of lone pairs in its central atom is :
The Xenon compound which has more number of lone pairs in its central atom is :
- A. \( X e F_{6} \)
- B. \( X e O F_{4} \)
- C. \( X e F_{4} \)
- D. \( X e O_{3} \)
Step-by-step solution
XeF4 has 2 lone pairs on the central xenon atom, while XeF6, XeOF4, and XeO3 each have only 1 lone pair.