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The shape of XeO3 molecule is __

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Let us draw the Lewis structure for Xenon (VI) oxide or Xenon trioxide:


As we can see from the Lewis structure, there is one lone pair on the central atom and there are three atoms attached to the Xenon atom. Using VSEPR theory for a steric number = 3 bp + 1 lp = 4, we get a tetrahedral geometry and a pyramidal shape.


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