The shape of XeOF4 is

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The shape of $XeOF X_{4}$ is

AOctahedral
BTrigonal bipyramidal
CSquare pyramidal
DSquare planar

Answer: C

Xe has 8 valence electrons; four go to Xe-F bonds and two to the Xe=O bond, leaving one lone pair. That gives 4 + 1 + 1 = 6 electron domains (octahedral arrangement), and the lone pair occupies one position, so the shape is square pyramidal.

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