Q5 / 150 · MHT CET 2025 (26 Apr Shift 2) · Chemistry
Which of the following xenon compound has chlorine pentafluoride like structure?
- A$\mathrm{XeF}_4$
- B$\mathrm{XeF}_6$
- C$\mathrm{XeO}_3$
- Correct answerD$\mathrm{XeOF}_4$
Solution
Xenon compounds share structural similarities with interhalogens when their molecular geometries match. Chlorine pentafluoride ($ClF_5$) has a square pyramidal geometry arising from an octahedral electron domain with one lone pair and five bonding pairs.
Among xenon compounds, XeF$_4$ is square planar, XeF$_6$ is distorted octahedral, and XeO$_3$ is pyramidal. XeOF$_4$ features xenon bonded to four fluorine atoms and one oxygen atom via a double bond, yielding five bonding domains and one lone pair. This $sp^3d^2$ hybridized configuration results in a square pyramidal geometry identical to $ClF_5$.
The xenon compound with structure analogous to $ClF_5$ is $\boxed{\text{D}}$.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.