Question

Which of the following species given below
have shape similar to XeOF4 ?

(A) Xeo3
(B) IOF4+
(C) PCI5
(D) XeF5+​

Answer 1

Answer:

Xeo2 species have similar shape to XeOF4

Answer 2

The species given below that have shape similar to $\[XeO{{F}_{4}}\]$  is

D)$\[Xe{{F}_{5}}^{+}\]$

Explanation:

• $\[XeO{{F}_{4}}\]$ compund has xenon,oxygen and hydrogen atoms in it with Xenon being the central metal atom.
• $\[XeO{{F}_{4}}\]$ has a steric number of six in it.
• It has five sigma bonds,one pi bond and a lone pair of electrons in it.
• The shape of $\[XeO{{F}_{4}}\]$ is square pyramidal.

• The species with same shape as $\[XeO{{F}_{4}}\]$ is $\[Xe{{F}_{5}}^{+}\]$.

• The steric number of $\[Xe{{F}_{5}}^{+}\]$ is six and it has a square pyramidal structure.