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Xenon hexafluoride reacts with silica. How many orbitals are involved in the hybridisation of the xenon compound formed?

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2XeF6+SiO22XeOF4+SiF4

XeOF4 has sp3d2 hybridisation. Hence a total of 6 orbitals are involved in hybridisation.

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