Xenon Tetrafluoride Structure

Xenon tetrafluoride (XeF4) has a square planar molecular structure with an sp3d2 hybridization. The central xenon atom is bonded to four fluorine atoms, which are arranged in a plane around the xenon atom. Each fluorine atom forms a single covalent bond with the xenon atom, resulting in a total of four covalent bonds. The xenon atom also has two lone pairs of electrons, which occupy two of the equatorial positions in the molecule, perpendicular to the plane formed by the fluorine atoms. The bond angles between the axial and equatorial fluorine atoms are 180 degrees, while the bond angles between the equatorial fluorine atoms and the lone pairs are 90 degrees.