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The shape of is

  1. Asee-saw
  2. Boctahedral
  3. Ctrigonal bipyramidal
  4. Dsquare pyramidal

Answer: D

Xe has 5 sigma bonds (4 Xe-F and 1 Xe-O) and one lone pair, so 6 electron pairs and hybridisation. With one position of the octahedron occupied by the lone pair, the shape is square pyramidal.
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