JEE Main Chemistry question

is:

(A)Octahedral (commonly described as distorted octahedral due to a stereochemically active lone pair)Correct
(B)Pentagonal pyramidal
(C)Planar
(D)Tetrahedral

Answer: (A)

Solution

Xenon in has 6 bond pairs and 1 lone pair (steric number 7), giving a structure commonly described in introductory

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