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Q. Predict the hybridisation on the central atom in XeO3Fe2

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12 Years agoGrade Upto college level
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11 Years ago
The hybridization of XeO3F2 is sp3d it has 5 substitutes.
Its structure is trigonal bipyramidal in which the oxygen atoms are situated on the plane and the fluorine atoms are on the top and bottom, for this regular distribution is a non-polar molecule.