The hybridisation of Xe and the number of lone pairs of electrons on it in `XeF_(6)` are

Options

A. `sp^(3)d^(2),1`
B. `sp^(3)d^(3),2`
C. `sp^(3)d^(2),2`
D. `sp^(3)d^(3),1`

Answer

D

Explanation

`XeF_(6) ` has `sp^(3)d^(3)` hybridisation, octahedral structure in which six positions are occupied by fluorine atoms and one lone pair is present on the central atom i.e., Xe.