Determine the hybridisation and geometry of the central atom in X e F 2 .

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Xenon has 8 valence electrons. In XeF2 , it forms two bonds with fluorine, leaving three lone pairs. The steric number =2 bonds +3 lone pairs =5 .
As per the VSEPR Theory  the electron? pair geometry due to SN = 5 will be trigonal bipyramidal. The hybridization type will be sp3d hybridisation. However, the thr

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