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Q. In which of the following molecules the central atom has two lone pairs of electrons?

J & K CETJ & K CET 2011Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

The structure of $XeF _{4}$ is square planar with two positions occupied by lone pairs. It has $sp ^{3} d ^{2}$ hybridization and two lone pairs of electrons.

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