Based on VSEPR model, match the xenon compounds given in List-I with the corresponding. geometries and the number of lone pairs on xenon given in List-II and choose the correct option. List-I List-II (P) \XeF_2 (1) Trigonal bipyramidal and two lone pair of electrons (Q) \XeF_4 (2) Tetrahedral and one lone pair of electrons (R) \XeO_3 (3) Octahedral and two lone pair of electrons (S) \XeO_3\F_2 (4) Trigonal bipyramidal and no lone pair of electrons (5) Trigonal bipyramidal and three lone pair of electrons [JEE Adv 2024 P1]

Correct Answer is : P-5, Q-3, R-2, S-4

Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure

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Question : 3 of 22

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Based on VSEPR model, match the xenon compounds given in List-I with the corresponding. geometries and the number of lone pairs on xenon given in List-II and choose the correct option.

	List-I		List-II
(P)	XeF2	(1)	Trigonal bipyramidal and two lone pair of electrons
(Q)	XeF4	(2)	Tetrahedral and one lone pair of electrons
(R)	XeO3	(3)	Octahedral and two lone pair of electrons
(S)	XeO3F2	(4)	Trigonal bipyramidal and no lone pair of electrons
		(5)	Trigonal bipyramidal and three lone pair of electrons

[JEE Adv 2024 P1]

P-5, Q-2, R-3, S-1
P-5, Q-3, R-2, S-4
P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
P-4, Q-2, R-5, S-3

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