Without drawing the lewis structures, predict which of the species below will have an expanded octet. sf6, xef4, po4 3-

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Cooper Atkinson

26 March, 07:57

Without drawing the lewis structures, predict which of the species below will have an expanded octet. sf6, xef4, po4 3-

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Maggie Walter · Answer 1

SF6 AND XeF4 are the species that will have an expanded octet structure.

Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) has an octet geometry where one sulfur atom is surrounded by 6 fluoride atoms. Xenon Tetrafluoride (XeF4) is a square planar compound and an octahedral because of the presence of lone pairs of electrons.