Question

hi .. I have doubt...while drawing the structure of xef4 lone pairs should be inside the square planar or not

Answer 1

Hii friend,

As we know the structure of xef4 is a "Square planar" and it will have 2 lone pairs of electrons.

And the structure depends upon your consideration. It may be whether in

>>Lewis dot structure (or)
>>VSEPR structure.

LEWIS DOT STRUCTURE:-

For lewis dot structure , you can draw the structure with the electrons surrounding it.

VSEPR STRUCTURE:-

For VSEPR structure , the line pairs of electrons should be outside the structure. It should not be there inside it.

please refer the diagram for the structure.

Hope this helps you a little!!!!!