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Physical Chemistry

Please explain in detail the hybridization of XeOF4
And please explain pπ and dπ bonding also in detail

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The central atom will use its s-orbital, its p-orbitals and as many of its d-orbitals as needed to mix together to make the hybrid orbitals. So, for XeOF4, Xe will need its s orbital, all three of its p-orbitals, and 2 of its d-orbitals, and its hybridization state will be sp3d2, or d2sp3.