How many lone pairs are associated with xenon atom in ${\rm{Xe}}{{\rm{F}}_2},{\rm{\;Se}}{{\rm{F}}_4}{\rm{\;}}\,\,{\rm{and\;}}\,\,{\rm{Xe}}{{\rm{F}}_6}$ respectively?

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How many lone pairs are associated with xenon atom in

\mathrm{Xe}{\mathrm{F}_2},\mathrm{\;Se}{\mathrm{F}_4}\mathrm{\;}\,\,\mathrm{and\;}\,\,\mathrm{Xe}{\mathrm{F}_6}

respectively?

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Correct option: C

3, 2 and 1

Option C (3, 2 and 1) is correct because

XeF_2

has 3 lone pairs,

SeF_4

has 1 lone pair, and

XeF_6

has 1 lone pair.