The molecule XeO4 (Xenon tetroxide) is a planar molecule.

Here's why:

1. Xenon (Xe) is in the 18th group of the periodic table and has 8 electrons in its outermost shell.

2. In XeO4, Xenon is the central atom and is surrounded by 4 Oxygen atoms.

3. The hybridization of Xenon in this molecule is sp3, which means it forms 4 sigma bonds with the Oxygen atoms.

4. The shape that allows for the most even distribution of these 4 bonds is a tetrahedral shape. However, because all the atoms involved are the same (Oxygen), the molecule is symmetrical and appears planar.

5. Therefore, XeO4 is a planar molecule.

The other molecules (XeF4, XeOF4, XeO2F2) are not planar due to different hybridization states and the presence of lone pairs of electrons on the central Xen

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The molecule XeO4 (Xenon tetroxide) is a planar molecule.

Here's why:

1. Xenon (Xe) is in the 18th group of the periodic table and has 8 electrons in its outermost shell.

2. In XeO4, Xenon is the central atom and is surrounded by 4 Oxygen atoms.

3. The hybridization of Xenon in this molecule is sp3, which means it forms 4 sigma bonds with the Oxygen atoms.

4. The shape that allows for the most even distribution of these 4 bonds is a tetrahedral shape. However, because all the atoms involved are the same (Oxygen), the molecule is symmetrical and appears planar.

5. Therefore, XeO4 is a planar molecule.

The other molecules (XeF4, XeOF4, XeO2F2) are not planar due to different hybridization states and the presence of lone pairs of electrons on the central Xen

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The molecule XeO4 (Xenon tetroxide) is a planar molecule.

Here's why:

1. Xenon (Xe) is in the 18th group of the periodic table and has 8 electrons in its outermost shell.

2. In XeO4, Xenon is the central atom and is surrounded by 4 Oxygen atoms.

3. The hybridization of Xenon in this molecule is sp3, which means it forms 4 sigma bonds with the Oxygen atoms.

4. The shape that allows for the most even distribution of these 4 bonds is a tetrahedral shape. However, because all the atoms involved are the same (Oxygen), the molecule is symmetrical and appears planar.

5. Therefore, XeO4 is a planar molecule.

The other molecules (XeF4, XeOF4, XeO2F2) are not planar due to different hybridization states and the presence of lone pairs of electrons on the central Xen

Which is a planar molecule?XeO4XeF4XeOF4XeO2 F2

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