Among the following molecule(i)XeO2F2(ii)XeOF4(iii)XeF6 Those having same number of lone pair on Xe are.
A
(i) and (ii) only
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B
(i) and (iii) only
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C
(ii) and (iii) only
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D
(i),(ii) and (iii)
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Solution
The correct option is D (i),(ii) and (iii) The structure of various xenon fluorides are
Central atom (Xe) in XeO2F2 contains one lone pair of electron.
Central atom (Xe) in XeOF4 contains one lone pair of electron.
Central atom (Xe) in XeF6 had distorted octahedron shape and it contains one lone pair of electron. Hence option (d) is correct.