(B) The central atom $Xe$ has $8$ valence electrons. In $XeF_4$,$Xe$ forms $4$ bonds with $F$ atoms and has $2$ lone pairs of electrons. The total num

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(B) The central atom $Xe$ has $8$ valence electrons. In $XeF_4$,$Xe$ forms $4$ bonds with $F$ atoms and has $2$ lone pairs of electrons. The total number of electron pairs is $4 + 2 = 6$,which corresponds to $sp^3d^2$ hybridisation. According to $VSEPR$ theory,the presence of $2$ lone pairs in an octahedral geometry results in a square planar shape.

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List-$I$	List-$II$
$(1)$ ${H_3O^+}$	$(A)$ Linear
$(2)$ ${HC \equiv CH}$	$(B)$ Angular
$(3)$ ${ClO_2^-}$	$(C)$ Tetrahedral
$(4)$ ${NH_4^+}$	$(D)$ Trigonal bipyramidal
	$(E)$ Pyramidal

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