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Which from following molecules is square pyramidal?

Options

  1. AXeF ₄
  2. BXeF ₆
  3. CXeOF ₄
  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

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