Q2 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2013

Paper: CSIR-NET June 2013 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Bonding · Topic: Chemical Bonding – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

The number of lone-pairs are identical in the pairs
(a)$\mathrm{XeF_4}$, $\mathrm{ClF_3}$
(b)$\mathrm{XeO_4}$ , $\mathrm{ICl_4^{-}}$
(c)$\mathrm{XeO_2F_2}$ , $\mathrm{ICl_4^{-}}$
(d)$\mathrm{XeO_4}$, $\mathrm{ClF_3}$
Answer
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Explanation
The central atom carries two lone pairs in both XeF₄ (square planar) and ClF₃ (T-shaped) (a).

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