Q74 / 180 · NEET 2019 (All India) · Chemistry

Match the Xenon compounds in Column-I with its structure in Column-II and assign the correct code:
 
Column-I Column-II
a  XeF4 i    pyramidal
b  XeF6 ii   square planar
c  XeOF4 iii   distorted octahedral
d  XeO3 iv   square pyramidal

  • A
    a-i;b-ii;c-iii;d-iv
  • Correct answer
    B
    a-ii;b-iii;c-iv;d-i
  • C
    a-ii;b-iii;c-i;d-iv
  • D
    a-iii;b-iv;c-i;d-ii

Solution

a XeF4

Figure

sp3d2 hybridisation square planar.

b XeF6

Figure

sp3d3 hybridisation distorted octahedral

c

Figure

sp3d2 hybridisation square pyramidal

d

Figure

sp3 hybridisation pyramid shape.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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