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A single strand of DNA, if uncoiled, would be ~6 feet long ā yet it fits inside a cell nucleus.
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A single strand of DNA, if uncoiled, would be ~6 feet long ā yet it fits inside a cell nucleus.
Match the Xenon compounds in Column-I with its structure in Column-II and assign the correct code:
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| (ii) Square planar | |
| (iii) Distorted octahedral | |
| (iv) Square pyramidal | |
| (i) Pyramidal |
To solve this problem, we need to match each Xenon compound with its corresponding structure. Let's analyze each compound:⢠XeFXeF has a central xenon atom surrounded by four fluorine atoms. The structure is square planarThis is because Xe has 8 valence electrons, 4 are used for bonding with F, and 2 lone pairs remain, resulting in a square planar geometry.⢠XeFXeF has a central xenon atom surrounded by six fluorine atoms. The structure is distorted octahedralXe has 8 valence electrons, 6 are used for bonding with F, and 1 lone pair remains, causing distortion in the octahedral geometry.⢠XeOFXeOF has a central xenon atom bonded to one oxygen and four fluorine atoms. The structure is square pyramidalXe has 8 valence electrons, 5 are used for bonding (4 with F and 1 with O), and 1 lone pair remains, resulting in a square pyramidal geometry.⢠XeOXeO has a central xenon atom bonded to three oxygen atoms. The structure is pyramidalXe has 8 valence electrons, 6 are used for bonding with O, and 1 lone pair remains, resulting in a pyramidal geometry.Based on this analysis, the correct matching is:Therefore, the correct option is Option 2.
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