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JIPMER 2011
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2011
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

JIPMER 2011 · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The geometry of XeF_6 is

The geometry of XeF6\mathrm{XeF}_6 isThe 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 XeF6\mathrm{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. The geometry of XeF_6 is
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