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Standard XII
Chemistry
VSEPR Theory
In XeF4 the...
Question
In
X
e
F
4
there are ______ lone pairs of electron.
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Solution
In
X
e
F
4
, out of eight valence electrons of Xe, four are involved in the formation of four Xe-F bonds.
The remaining four electrons are present as two lone pairs.
So, in
X
e
F
4
, there are two lone pairs of the electron.
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