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In \(\mathrm{I}_{3}^{-}\), there are 3 lone pair of electrons on the central atom. Xe has 8 electrons in its outermost shell.In XeF \(_{2}\), two electrons are involved in the bond formation with two \(\mathrm{F}\) atoms and the remaining 6 electrons are present as 3 lone pair of electrons on the central Xe atom.