AP EAMCET201823 Apr 2018Morning ShiftChemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)Actual
The pair of xenon compounds which have same number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom is
Options
- AXeO ₃, XeF ₆
- BXeF ₂, XeF ₄
- CXeF ₄, XeO ₃
- DXeF ₄, XeOF ₄
Correct answer
A. XeO ₃, XeF ₆
Step-by-step solution
Xe has 6 of its electrons in bonding with one lone pair, i.e. Xe will have 2 non-bonding electrons. In XeF ₆ Xe has 6 of its electrons in bonding with F. So, Xe will have 2 non-bonding electrons, i.e. 1 lone pair.