According to vsepr theory xef2 molecule is observed to be linear shaped with a few lone pair of electrons. Let the angle between two lone pair's in xef2 molecule is 'x', calculate x/30
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Answer:The Molecular Geometry of XeF2 is linear. The Molecule Xe has 8 valance electrons, and the fluorine has 7, giving 22 valance electrons. This means that both fluorines must be bonded to the Xe molecule, giving 3 unshared pairs on the Xe molecule, and 2 bonded pairs. Though you would think this would make the molecule a trigonal bipyramid, the lone pairs are in equatorial positions (a bond perpendicular to the axis) . The bond angles are 180 degrees, meaning the structure must be linear. The structure looks a bit like this:
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