NEET2009ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
The molecules having the same hybridization, shape and number of lone pairs of electrons are
Options
- ASeF ₄, XeO ₂ ~F ₂
- BSF ₄, XeF ₂
- CXeOF ₄, TeF ₄
- DSeCl ₄, XeF ₄
Correct answer
A. SeF ₄, XeO ₂ ~F ₂
Step-by-step solution
SeF ₄ and XeO ₂ ~F ₂ are both s p^3 d hybridized, trigonal bipyramidal and see-saw shaped with 1 lone pair of electrons each. SF ₄ has 1 lone pair, XeF ₂ has 3 lone pairs. XeOF ₄ is square pyramidal with 1 lone pair, TeF ₄ is seesaw shaped with 1 lone pair, SeCl ₄ has see-saw shape with 1 lone pair, XeF ₄ has planar shape with 2 lone pairs.