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JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3ph131

The shape of is

  1. Aoctahedral
  2. Bpentagonal planar
  3. Csquare pyramidal
  4. Dpentagonal pyramidal

Answer: B

Xe has 8 valence electrons plus 1 from the negative charge, 9 in all; five are shared with F, and the remaining 4 form 2 lone pairs. So there are 5 bond pairs and 2 lone pairs, 7 pairs in total (). The two lone pairs occupy the axial positions of a pentagonal bipyramid, leaving five F in one plane: pentagonal planar.
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