The molecular shapes of SF_4 , CF_4 and XeF_4 are

MHT CET Chemistry question

The molecular shapes of , and are

(A)different with 1, 0 and 2 lone pairs of electrons on the central atoms, respectivelyCorrect
(B)different with 0, 1 and 2 lone pairs of electrons on the central atoms, respectively
(C)the same with 1, 1 and 1 lone pairs of electrons on the central atoms, respectively
(D)the same with 2, 0 and 1 lone pairs of electrons on the central atoms, respectively

Answer: (A)

is see-saw (1 lone pair), is tetrahedral (0) and is square planar (2), so the shapes differ

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