Question

Which of the following Xenon
compound has the same number
of lone pairs as in I3- ?
O Xe04
XeF4
XeF2
O Xe03​

Answer 1

Answer:

xe f2

Explanation:

beacause iodine have +7 max oxidation state so

in I3- so by additional of (-) charge it means it has extra one electron so no Iodine bond 8 atom

now in I3- has sp3d hybrids state which same as

xef2 in which xenon have +8 oxidation state so two atom of f are bonded and remaing electron pair are lone pair

note i can answer this que6 with respect to central atom