The molecular shapes of SF_4, CF_4 and XeF_4 are

JEE Main Chemistry question

The molecular shapes of , and are

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

Answer: (A)

(1 lone pair, see-saw), (0 lone pairs, tetrahedral) and (2 lone pairs, square planar)

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