Question

The molecular shapes of $ SF_4 $ , $ CF_4 $ and $ XeF_4 $ are

• A. different with $ 1 $ , $ 0 $ and $ 2 $ lone pairs of electrons on the central atom, respectively
• B. different with $ 0 $ , $ 1 $ and $ 2 $ lone pairs of electrons on the central atom, respectively
• C. the same with $ 1 $ , $ 1 $ and $ 1 $ lone pair of electrons on the central atoms, respectively
• D. the same with $ 2 $ , $ 0 $ and $ 1 $ lone pairs of electrons on the central atom, respectively

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Molecule	Structure	Hybridisation of central atom	Lone pair
$SF_4$		$sp^3d$	One
$CF_4$		$sp^3$	zero
$XeF_4$		$sp^3d^2$	two