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Apply VSEPR theory to deduce the structures of `XeF_4 and XeF_6`

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`XeF_4` has square planar structure due to the presence of four bonded pairs of electrons and two lone pairs of electrons.
`XeF_6` has distorted octahedral structure due to the presence of one lone pair of electrons and six bonded pairs of electrons.
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