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The experimentally determined shape of `XeF_(6)` is distorted octahedral. However, according to VSEPR theory its shape is-

A

octahedral

B

pentagonal bipyramidal

C

tetragonal bipyramidal

D

trigonal bipyramidal

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B
For `XeF_(6), H = (1)/(2) [ 8+ 6] = 7 sp^(3) d^(3)` - hybridisation .
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