Q44 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2015

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2015 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Bonding · Topic: Bent Rule Walsh Diagrams · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

The structures of $\mathrm{XeF_2}$ and $\mathrm{XeO_2F_2}$ respectively are
(a)bent, tetrahedral
(b)linear, square planar
(c)linear, see-saw
(d)bent, see-saw
Answer
Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
XeF₂ (AX₂E₃) is linear; XeO₂F₂ (AX₄E) is see-saw.

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