XeF
5
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- Xenon pentafluoride anion
Xe has 8 valence electrons plus 1 for each Xe-F single bond and one for the charge
Total = 14 electrons, 7 pairs 5 bond pairs, 2 lone pairs
Structure based on a pentagonal bipyramid, class AX
5
E
2
the
Point group D
5h