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Standard XII
Chemistry
Introduction of VSEPR
The shape of ...
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The shape of XeO2F2 is .

A
trigonal bipyramidal
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see-saw
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square planar
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Solution

The correct option is B see-saw
The hybridisation of the central atom is sp3d.
The expected geometry is trigonal bipyramidal.
But due to the presence of lone pairs, the structure turns out to be see-saw shaped.

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