MHT CET202527 Apr 2025Evening ShiftChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
Which from following molecules is square pyramidal?
Options
- AXeF ₄
- BXeF ₆
- CXeOF ₄
- DXeO ₃
Correct answer
A. XeF ₄
Step-by-step solution
Molecular geometry determination using VSEPR theory: For XeF ₄ , xenon has four bonding pairs and two lone pairs, giving octahedral electron geometry and square planar molecular geometry. For XeF ₆ , xenon has six bonding pairs and one lone pair, resulting in pentagonal bipyramidal electron geometry and distorted octahedral molecular geometry. For XeOF ₄ , xenon has five bonding domains (four single bonds to fluorine and one double bond to oxygen) and one lone pair, yielding octahedral electron geometry and square