JEE Main 2025 Chemistry question
A molecule with the formula AX₄Y has all its elements from p-block. Element A is rarest, monoatomic, non-radioactive from its group and has the lowest ionization enthalpy value among A, X and Y. Elements X and Y have first and second highest electronegativity values respectively among all the known elements. The shape of the molecule is :
Answer: (2)
Solution
A=Xe, X=F, Y=O, forming XeOF4 which has sp³d² hybridization with square pyramidal shape.