The reaction of three molecules of fluorine gas with a Xe atom produces the substance xenon hexafluoride,
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Xe(g) + 3 F2(g) → XeF6(s)
(a) Draw a Lewis structure for XeF6.
(b) If you try to use the VSEPR model to predict the molecular geometry of XeF6, you run into a problem. What is it?
(c) What could you do to resolve the difficulty in part (b)?
(d) The molecule IF7 has a pentagonal bipyramidal structure (five equatorial fluorine atoms at the vertices of a regular pentagon and two axial fluorine atoms). Based on the structure of IF7, suggest a structure for XeF6.
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0321696724
12th edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
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