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Which of the following species have undistorted octahedral structures?
1. SF6
2. PF−6
3. SiF2−6
4. XeF6
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

A
1,3 and 4
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1,2 and 3
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1,2 and 4
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2,3 and 4
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Solution

The correct option is B 1,2 and 3
XeF6 has a distorted octahedral structure due to the presence of one lone pair of electrons on the Xe atom. SF6,PF6 and SiF26 all have undistorted octahedral structures.
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