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The correct geometry and hybridization for XeF4 are :
  1. trigonal planar, sp3d3
  2. square planar, sp3d2
  3. octahedral, sp3d2
  4. trigonal bipyramidal, sp3d

A
octahedral, sp3d2
B
trigonal bipyramidal, sp3d
C
trigonal planar, sp3d3
D
square planar, sp3d2
Solution
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XeF4 is AB4L2 in which the Xenon is bonded with four fluorine atoms with 4 sigma bonds and xenon has two lone pairs (4 sigma bonds and 2 lone pairs).

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