JEE Main2013Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)Actual
XeO ₄ molecule is tetrahedral having:
Options
- ATwo p - d bonds
- BOne p - d bonds
- CFour p - d bonds
- DThree p - d bonds
Correct answer
C. Four p - d bonds
Step-by-step solution
Xenon undergo s p^3 hybridization. In the fourth excited state xenon atom, has 8 unpaired electrons One s and three p orbital undergo s p^3 hybridization. Four s p^3 hybrid orbitals form four bonds with oxygen atoms. They are s p^3-p . Four p -d bonds are also formed with oxygen atoms by the unpaired electrons.