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State the total number of electron pairs surrounding the central atom in `XeF_2,XeF_4` and `XeF_6`.

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Total number of electron pairs surroundig central from Xe in::
(a). `XeF_2=(8+1xx2)/(2)=5`
(b). `XeF_4=(8+1xx4)/(2)=6`
(c). `XeF_6=(8+1xx6)/(2)=7`
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