Match the Xenon compounds in Column-I with its structure in 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
- A(a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
- B(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
- C(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
- D(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
- XeF
4
: sp
3
d
2
, 2 lone pairs ⟹ Square planar (ii).
XeF
6
: sp
3
d
3
, 1 lone pair ⟹ Distorted octahedral (iii).
XeOF
4
: sp
3
d
2
, 1 lone pair ⟹ Square pyramidal (iv).
XeO
3
: sp
3
, 1 lone pair ⟹ Pyramidal (i).
4
: sp
3
d
2
, 2 lone pairs ⟹ Square planar (ii).
XeF
6
: sp
3
d
3
, 1 lone pair ⟹ Distorted octahedral (iii).
XeOF
4
: sp
3
d
2
, 1 lone pair ⟹ Square pyramidal (iv).
XeO
3
: sp
3
, 1 lone pair ⟹ Pyramidal (i).