JEE Advanced Chemistry question

Chemistry The p-Block Elements JEE Advanced

Match the compounds (Column-I) with their structures (Column-II).

Column-I: (A) XeF4 (B) XeF6 (C) XeO3 (D) XeO4 Column-II: (p) Distorted octahedral (q) Tetrahedral (r) Square planar (s) Pyramidal

Codes:

(A)A-r, B-p, C-s, D-qCorrect
(B)A-s, B-r, C-p, D-q
(C)A-p, B-q, C-s, D-r
(D)A-q, B-s, C-p, D-r

Answer: (A)

Solution

XeF4 (AX4E2, sp3d2) is square planar (r). XeF6 (AX6E1, sp3d3) has a lone pair that distorts the ideal octahedron, so it is best described as "distorted octahedral" (p).

See the full step-by-step solution

Create a free account to read the complete working, and practise questions like this in a timed test.

Create a free account

Question ID VK-159519