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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: P-BLOCK ELEMENTS
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Assertion (A): The geometry of is trigonal bipyramidal.
Reason (R): shows hybridisation with three oxygen atoms at equatorial position and two atoms at axial positions.
Reason (R): shows hybridisation with three oxygen atoms at equatorial position and two atoms at axial positions.
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Correct option: A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Option A (Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)) is correct because has a trigonal bipyramidal geometry with Xe undergoing hybridization, with the O atoms in the equatorial positions and F atoms in the axial positions.
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