How many lone pairs should be present on the central Xe atom?

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How many lone pairs should be present on the central Xe atom?
trigonal planar
c. What is the molecular geometry of XeO3 ?
O tetrahedral
O trigonal pyramidal
O bent (109°)
d. What hybrid orbitals does the Xe atom use?
:ö:
O sp3
O sp?
O sp d
O sp
O sp'd
Transcribed Image Text:trigonal planar c. What is the molecular geometry of XeO3 ? O tetrahedral O trigonal pyramidal O bent (109°) d. What hybrid orbitals does the Xe atom use? :ö: O sp3 O sp? O sp d O sp O sp'd
a One of only two known binary compounds of xenon and oxygen is XeO3 A Lewis structure is shown here, which may or may not be complete. How many
lone pairs should be present on the central Xe atom?
b. What is the eléctron pair geometry around the Xe?
O octahedral
O trigonal bipyramidal
O linear
O tetrahedral
O trigonal planar
c. What is the molecular geometry of XeO3 ?
Transcribed Image Text:a One of only two known binary compounds of xenon and oxygen is XeO3 A Lewis structure is shown here, which may or may not be complete. How many lone pairs should be present on the central Xe atom? b. What is the eléctron pair geometry around the Xe? O octahedral O trigonal bipyramidal O linear O tetrahedral O trigonal planar c. What is the molecular geometry of XeO3 ?
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