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The total number of lone pair present in the molecule $X e F_{4}$ is:

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10

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12

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C

14

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16

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Solution

The correct option is C 14
Structure of $X e F_{4}$ is:

Two lone pairs are present on the central atom $X e$ , while $3$ lone pairs are present on each of the $F$ atom.
So, a total of 14 lone pairs are present in the given compound.

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