Question

☆。* Determine the hybridization of xenon in XeF4 along with its molecular geometry and bond *☆。*

11th GRADE

Answer 1

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Hybridization of XeF4 (Xenon Tetrafluoride)

Name of the Molecule - Xenon Tetrafluoride

Molecular Formula - XeF4

Hybridization Type - sp3d2

Bond Angle - 90° or 180°

Shape - Square Planar

{ɪɴ xᴇɴᴏɴ ᴛᴇᴛʀᴀꜰʟᴜᴏʀɪᴅᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ʜʏʙʀɪᴅɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪꜱ xᴇɴᴏɴ (xᴇ). ɪꜰ ᴡᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ꜱʜᴇʟʟ ᴏꜰ xᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ꜱɪx ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 5ᴘ ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 5ꜱ ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟ. ɪꜰ ᴡᴇ ᴏʙꜱᴇʀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ 5ᴛʜ ꜱʜᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅ ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰ ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɴᴏ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ xᴇꜰ4, ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ 5ᴘ ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴꜱ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀᴄᴀɴᴛ 5 ᴅ ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟꜱ. ᴀꜱ ᴀ ʀᴇꜱᴜʟᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ 4 ᴜɴᴘᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴꜱ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ 2 ɪɴ 5ᴘ ᴀɴᴅ 2 ɪɴ 5ᴅ ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟꜱ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ʀᴇꜱᴜʟᴛꜱ ɪɴ ꜱᴘ3ᴅ2 ʜʏʙʀɪᴅɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜰʟᴜᴏʀɪɴᴇ, ꜰᴏᴜʀ ꜰ ᴀᴛᴏᴍꜱ ʙᴏɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ꜰᴏᴜʀ ʜᴀʟꜰ ꜰɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟꜱ. ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ꜰʟᴜᴏʀɪɴᴇ ᴀᴛᴏᴍꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʙᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ.}

● The central atom has 6 electron pairs out of which two are lone pair electrons.

● The hybridization in Xenon is sp3 d2 because there is a migration of two electrons of p to d orbital which results in the formation of sigma bond with F.

xᴇꜰ4 ᴄᴏɴꜱɪꜱᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴡᴏ ʟᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴀɪʀ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴꜱ. ɴᴏᴡ ɪꜰ ᴡᴇ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠꜱᴇᴘʀ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴɪᴄ ʀᴇᴘᴜʟꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍɪɴɪᴍᴜᴍ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀᴄQᴜɪʀᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇ. ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴀɪʀꜱ ʟɪᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀᴘᴇɴᴅɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴏᴄᴛᴀʜᴇᴅʀᴀʟ ᴀʀʀᴀɴɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴘᴘᴏꜱɪᴛᴇ (180 ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ) ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ, xᴇꜰ4 ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ɢᴇᴏᴍᴇᴛʀʏ ɪꜱ ꜱQᴜᴀʀᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴀʀ.

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