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The geometry of XeF ₆ is

Options

  1. Aplanar hexagon
  2. Bregular octahedron
  3. Cdistorted octahedron
  4. Dsquare bipyramid

Correct answer

C. distorted octahedron

Step-by-step solution

The geometry of XeF ₆ is distorted octahedral in which all the six positions are occupied by fluorine atoms and the lone pair of electrons of Xe atom is present at the corner of one of the triangular faces.

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