MCQ
Which of the following number of lone pair at central atom zero

$XeO _{3}, XeO _{2} F _{2}, XeO _{4}, XeO _{3} F _{2}, Ba _{2} XeF _{4}$

  • $2$
  • B
    $3$
  • C
    $4$
  • D
    zero

Answer

Correct option: A.
$2$
a
The geometries of the given compounds are shown below.

Among the above shown compounds $XeO _{4},$ and $XeO _{3} F _{2}$ do not have lone pairs of electrons.

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