The pair of xenon compounds, which have a same number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom is

The pair of xenon compounds, which have a same number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom is
  1. XeO3,XeF6
  2. XeF2, XeF4
  3. XeF4, XeO3
  4. XeF4, XeOF4

Solution

1 XeO3: Xenon contains 8 electrons in its valence shell, 6 electrons are used in bonding with three oxygen atoms and 2 electrons remain unbonded, i.e., 1 lone pair of electrons.

2 XeF6: Xenon contains 8 electrons in its valence shell, 6 electrons are used in bonding with six fluorine atoms and 2 electrons remain unbonded, i.e., 1 lone pair of electrons.

3 XeF2: Xenon contains 8 electrons in its valence shell, 2 electrons are used in bonding with two fluorine atoms and 6 electrons remain unbonded, i.e., 3 lone pairs of electrons.

4 XeF4: Xenon contains 8 electrons in its valence shell, 4 electrons are used in bonding with four fluorine atoms and 4 electrons remain unbonded, i.e., 2 lone pairs of electrons.

5 XeOF4: Xenon contains 8 electrons in its valence shell, 4 electrons are used in bonding with four fluorine atoms and 2 electrons are used in bonding with one oxygen atom and 2 electrons remain unbonded, i.e., 1 lone pair of electrons.

Hence, the pair of xenon compounds, which have a same number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom is XeO3 and XeF6.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2018 (25 Apr Shift 1)

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