The element xenon (Xe) is by no means chemically inert; it forms a number of chemical compounds with electronegative elements such as fluorine and oxygen. The reaction of xenon with varying amounts of fluorine produces XeF2 and XeF4. Subsequent reaction of one or the other of these compounds with water produces (depending on conditions) XeO3, XeO4, and H4XeO6, as well as mixed compounds such as XeOF4. Predict the structures of these six xenon compounds, using the VSEPR theory.

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The element xenon (Xe) is by no means chemically inert; it forms a number of chemical compounds with electronegative elements such as fluorine and oxygen. The reaction of xenon with varying amounts of fluorine produces XeF2 and XeF4. Subsequent reaction of one or the other of these compounds with water produces (depending on conditions) XeO3, XeO4, and H4XeO6, as well as mixed compounds such as XeOF4. Predict the structures of these six xenon compounds, using the VSEPR theory. 

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