Which statements are NOT TRUE about XeO ₂ ~F ₂ ? A. It has a see-saw shape. B. Xe has 5 electron pairs in its valence shell in XeO ₂ ~F ₂ . C. The O - Xe - O bond angle is close to 180^ . D. The F - Xe - F bond angle is close to 180^ . E. Xe has 16 valence electrons in XeO ₂ ~F ₂ . Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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In XeO₂ F₂ : Xe has 8 valence electrons forming 4 bonding pairs (2 with O, 2 with F) and 2 lone pairs, giving a trigonal bipyramidal electron geometry with a see-saw molecular shape, making statement A TRUE. Statement B is NOT TRUE because the total electron pairs around Xe is 6 (4 bonding + 2 lone), not 5. For statement C, the O-Xe-O angle in a see-saw geometry is approximately 120°, not close to 180°, making it NOT TRUE. Statement D is TRUE as the F-Xe-F angle is approximately 180° when F atoms occupy axial posit