AP EAMCET202419 May 2024Evening ShiftChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
The correct increasing order of number of lone pair of electrons on the central atom of SnCl ₂, XeF ₂, CIF ₃ and SO ₃ is
Options
- ASO ₃ CIF ₃ SnCl ₂ XeF ₂
- BSO ₃ SnCl ₂ CIF ₃ XeF ₂
- CXeF ₂ SnCl ₂ CIF ₃ SO ₃
- DXeF ₂ CIF ₃ SnCl ₂ SO ₃
Correct answer
B. SO ₃ SnCl ₂ CIF ₃ XeF ₂
Step-by-step solution
array |c|c|c|c| Molecule & array c Valence electron of CMI array & array c Lone pair array & array c Bond pair array SnCl ₂ & 4 & 1 & 2 ClF ₃ & 7 & 2 & 3 SO ₃ & 6 & 0 & 3 XeF ₂ & 8 & 3 & 2 array