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How many maximum number of atoms are coplanar in XeOF4?

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In XeOF4, one lone pair of electrons and five bonding domains are present. The hybridization is sp3d2. It has square pyramidal structure with the Xenon and four fluorine atoms almost coplanar, the oxygen atom occupies one axial position and the lone pair the other.
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