Number of lone pairs of electrons on ${\rm{Xe}}$ atoms in ${\rm{Xe}}{{\rm{F}}_2},{\rm{\;Xe}}{{\rm{F}}_4}{\rm{\;and\;Xe}}{{\rm{O}}_3}$ molecule are respectively

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Number of lone pairs of electrons on

\mathrm{Xe}

atoms in

\mathrm{Xe}{\mathrm{F}_2},\mathrm{\;Xe}{\mathrm{F}_4}\mathrm{\;and\;Xe}{\mathrm{O}_3}

molecule are respectively

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Correct option: A

3, 2 and 1

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

XeF_2

has 3 lone pairs,

XeF_4

has 2 lone pairs, and

XeO_3

has 1 lone pair on the Xe atom.