When the rare gas elements (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe and Rn) were first
Discovered, a sample of Ar was sent to Moissan, who had discovered the most active of the known elements: F2. The failure of Moissan's attempts to react argon with fluorine, coupled with repeated failures by other chemists to get the more abundant of these gases to undergo chemical reaction, eventually led to their being labeled inert gases. We now know this isn't so. Xe reacts with F2 to form a variety of compounds, including XeF4. Which of the following best describes the XeF4 molecule?
A) Trigonal bipyramidal distribution of valence electrons on the Xe with a T-shaped molecular geometry.
B) Trigonal bipyramidal distribution of valence electrons on the Xe with a trigonal planar molecular geometry.
C) Trigonal bipyramidal distribution of valence electrons on the Xe with a pyramidal molecular geometry.
D) Octahedral distribution of valence electrons on the Xe with a square planar molecular geometry.
E) Octahedral distribution of valence electrons on the Xe with a seesaw molecular geometry.
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