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03/10/2020 11:49 am
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XeO4 molecule is tetrahedral having :
(a) Two pπ – dπ bonds
(b) One pπ – dπ bonds
(c) Four pπ – dπ bonds
(d) Three pπ – dπ bonds
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03/10/2020 11:55 am
(c) Four pπ – dπ bonds
Explanation:
Xenon undergo sp3 hybridization.
In the fourth excited state xenon atom, has 8 unpaired electrons
One s and three p orbital undergo sp3 hybridization. Four sp3 hybrid orbitals form four σ bonds with oxygen atoms. They are σsp3 – p. Four pπ – dπ bonds are also formed with oxygen atoms by the unpaired electrons.
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