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ChemistryThe p-Block ElementsJEE Main

Some xenon compounds and their shapes are listed below. How many of the following are CORRECTLY matched? 1. Distorted octahedral 2. Tetrahedral 3. Distorted octahedral 4. Distorted octahedral

Answer: 1

Solution

(1) 's stereochemically active lone pair gives it a genuinely distorted-octahedral geometry — CORRECTLY matched. (2) (3 bond pairs + 1 lone pair, ) is actually pyramidal, not tetrahedral — INCORRECTLY matched. (3) (5 bond domains + 1 lone pair, ) has the

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