Match the Xenon compounds in Column-1 with its structure in Column-II. Column – I Column – II (a) XeF ₄ (i) pyramidal (b) XeF ₆ (ii) square planar (c) XeOF ₄ (iii) distorted octahedral (d) XeO ₃ (iv) square pyramidal

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For XeF ₄ : Xenon has 8 valence electrons. It forms 4 single bonds with fluorine atoms and has 2 lone pairs. The hybridization is sp^3d^2 and the shape is square planar. Thus, (a) matches (ii). For XeF ₆ : Xenon forms 6 single bonds with fluorine atoms and has 1 lone pair. The hybridization is sp^3d^3 and the shape is distorted octahedral. Thus, (b) matches (iii). For XeOF ₄ : Xenon forms 4 single bonds with fluorine atoms, 1 double bond with oxygen, and has 1 lone pair. The hybridization is sp^3d^2 and the shape i