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In XeF2,XeF4 and XeF6(g), the number of lone pairs on Xe are respectively:

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2,3,1
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1,2,3
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4,1,2
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3,2,1
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Solution

The correct option is D 3,2,1
In XeF2,XeF4 and XeF6(g), the number of lone pairs on Xe respectively are 3,2 and 1. The number of bond pairs are 2,4 and 6 respectively. The total number of valence electrons on Xe are 8.

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