Question

The shapes of $SF_{4}$ and $XeF_{2}$ respectively are

• A. trigonal bipyramidal and trigonai bipyramidai
• B. see-saw and linear
• C. T-shape and linear
• D. square planar and trigonal bipyramidal

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

see-saw and linear

Answer 2

The shape of $SF_4$ is see-saw as it contains four bond pairs and one lone pair. $XeF _{2}$ has $s p^{3} d$ hybridisation and linear geometry (due to the presence of 3 lone pairs) which is represented as