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In which one of the following compounds of xenon, highest number of lone pair of electrons is present in xenon ?

A

`XeF_(6)`

B

`XeF_(4)`

C

`XeOF_(4)`

D

`XeO_(3)`

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The correct Answer is:
D
Xe has eight electrons in its outermost shell. It forms one sigma `(sigma)` bond with fluorine and one double bond `(1 sigma + 1 pi)` with oxygen.
Thus, number of bond pairs and lone pairs are

Hence, (e ) has maximum number of lone pairs of electrons.
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