Practicing Success

Target Exam

NEET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

p-Block Elements

Question:

Match the Xenon compounds in Column-I with its structure in Column-II and assign the correct code:

Column-I Column-II
(a) XeF4 (i) Pyramidal
(b) XeF6 (ii) Square planar
(c) XeOF4 (iii)Distorted octahedral
(d) XeO3 (iv) Square pyramidal

 

Options:

(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

(a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)

(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)

Correct Answer:

(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)

Explanation:

(a) XeF4 ⇒ Square planar