Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question 520

Question: $ XeF_6 $ is

Options:

A) Octahedral

B) Distorted octahedral

C) Planar

D) Tetrahedral

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ XeF_6 $ is distorted Octahedral. It has $ sp^{3}d^{3} $ hybridisation with lone pair of electron on Xe, so its shape is distorted.



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