Use VSEPR theory to predict the electron-pair geometry and the molecular geometry of xenon tetrafluoride,XeF₄. A) The electron-pair geometry is tetrahedral,the molecular geometry is tetrahedral. B) The electron-pair geometry is octahedral,the molecular geometry is tetrahedral. C) The electron-pair geometry is tetrahedral,the molecular geometry is octahedral. D) The electron-pair geometry is octahedral,the molecular geometry is square-planar. E) The electron-pair geometry is square-planar,the molecular geometry is tetrahedral.

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Xenon tetrafluoride (XeF4) has an electron-pair geometry that is octahedral due to the presence of six regions of electron density (four bonding pairs and two lone pairs on the Xe atom). The molecular geometry, considering the positions of the atoms only, is square-planar as the lone pairs are opposite each other, leaving the four fluorine atoms in a square-planar configuration.

Use VSEPR Theory to Predict the Electron-Pair Geometry and the Molecular