Hybridisation of XEF4?

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zhirou
May 31, 2018

#Xe# is #d^2sp^3# hybridised, and #F# is #sp^3# hybridised.

Explanation:

This is the Lewis structure of #XeF_4#:

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The steric number, or the number of atoms and lone pairs, of #Xe# is #6#. This means that it has a hybridisation of #d^2sp^3#.

The steric numbers of #F# are all #4#. This means that fluorine is #sp^3# hybridised.

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