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The shape of $XeO X_{3}$ is

Atrigonal pyramidal
BT-shaped
Cbent
Dtrigonal planar

Answer: A

Xe forms 3 sigma bonds to O and keeps one lone pair, so 4 electron pairs give

s p^{3}

hybridisation. One lone pair and three bond pairs give a trigonal pyramidal shape.

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