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  4. CF4, SF4 and XeF4 contain the following electronic structure on their central atoms. Which one is correct option?

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Q. $CF_4, SF_4$ and $XeF_4$ contain the following electronic structure on their central atoms. Which one is correct option?

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

$CF_4 - sp^3$, tetrahedral but no unpaired electron.
$SF_4 - sp^3d$, trigonal bipyramidal with one unpaired electron.
$XeF_4 - sp^3d^2$, square planar, two lone pairs of electrons.