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XeF6 is

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Octahedral

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Distorted octahedral

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Planar

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Tetrahedral

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Solution

The correct option is B

Distorted octahedral


XeF6 is distorted Octahedral. It has sp3d3 hybridisation with lone pair of electron on Xe, so its shape is distorted.

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