Topic: What is the nature of the lone pair of xenon hexafluoride? (Read 9195 times)

Winga · « **on:** November 27, 2004, 10:11:57 AM »

How comes the lone pair can be like this (distorted octahedral)?

Mitch · « **Reply #1 on:** November 27, 2004, 07:22:50 PM »

The lone pair is in an s-orbital. I believe it doesn't distort from octahedral that much.

Demotivator · « **Reply #2 on:** November 27, 2004, 08:47:15 PM »

XeF6 has a non bonding lone pair that occupies a hybrid site resulting in a pentagonal bipyramid (like IF7). Thus, the six ligands should look like a distorted octahedron.

Mitch · « **Reply #3 on:** November 27, 2004, 08:49:12 PM »

I stand corrected.

Winga · « **Reply #4 on:** November 28, 2004, 03:41:20 AM »

Quote from: Demotivator on November 27, 2004, 08:47:15 PM

XeF6 has a non bonding lone pair that occupies a hybrid site resulting in a pentagonal bipyramid (like IF7). Thus, the six ligands should look like a distorted octahedron.

Which orbital does this non-bonding e- pair occupy?

Can this e- pair remove itself spontaneously?

Topic: What is the nature of the lone pair of xenon hexafluoride? (Read 9195 times)

Winga

What is the nature of the lone pair of xenon hexafluoride?

Mitch

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Demotivator

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Mitch

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Winga

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