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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

  1. A
    (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
  2. B
    (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
  3. C
    (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
  4. 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).

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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)

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