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(A) The number of lone pairs on the central atom $Xe$ can be determined using the formula: $	ext{Lone pairs} = \frac{1}{2} (V - B)$,where $V$ is the

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$3, 2$ and $1$

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(A) The number of lone pairs on the central atom $Xe$ can be determined using the formula: $	ext{Lone pairs} = \frac{1}{2} (V - B)$,where $V$ is the number of valence electrons of the central atom ($8$ for $Xe$) and $B$ is the number of bonding pairs (number of $F$ atoms attached).						$	ext{Compound}$			$	ext{Lone pairs on } Xe$							$XeF_2$			$\frac{1}{2}(8-2) = 3$							$XeF_4$			$\frac{1}{2}(8-4) = 2$							$XeF_6$			$\frac{1}{2}(8-6) = 1$			Thus,the number of lone pairs are $3, 2$,and $1$ respectively.

What is the number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom in $XeF_2, XeF_4$,and $XeF_6$ molecules,respectively?

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