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NEET 2013 Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureNEET 2013

is isostructural with -

Answer: (2)

Solution

: Xe has 8 valence electrons, two used for bonding with F, leaving 3 lone pairs; the 5 electron pairs give hybridisation with the three lone pairs in the equatorial plane, so the molecule is linear (F-Xe-F). : central I (7 electrons + 1 for the negative

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