[allekxz]

Hey I have a questions that has been bothering me for a while.

Why is XeO4 a sp3? I understand that you can count the bounds as the first bond being s then sp then sp^2 and then sp^3 = four sigma bonds.

But I really want to understand why this type of method doesn't work as they are using on this website http://www.adichemistry.com/general/chemicalbond/vbt/hybridization-illustrations.html

And all the youtube tutorials are using this technique also but somehow it doesn't work for this compounds XeO4 and XeOF2

I would really appreciate for some help as this has give me some sleepless nights.

[Hunter2]

In your link check the example of the IF₇, the same you can do for XeO₄. Xe will be 5 sp³ 5 d⁴ Oxygen 2 sp².