Match the Xenon compounds in Column - I with its structure in Column - II and assign the correct code : Column - I; Column - II (a) XeF4; (i) pyramidal (b) XeF6; (ii) square planar (c) XeOF4; (iii) distorted octahedral (d) XeO3; (iv) square pyramidal Code :

NEET UG 2019 · Chemistry · Question 79

NEET 2019 Chemistry, question 79

Question 79 of the NEET 2019 paper (code P1) is a Chemistry question from The p-Block Elements (Class 12). Its idea, Xenon Fluorides and Oxides, was asked twice, in 2019 and 2025, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 2.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q79 · Chemistry

XeF_4

Column - I	Column - II
(a) $XeF_4$	(i) pyramidal
(b) $XeF_6$	(ii) square planar
(c) $XeOF_4$	(iii) distorted octahedral
(d) $XeO_3$	(iv) square pyramidal

1 (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv) 2 (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i) Official answer 3 (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv) 4 (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

Official answer: option 2 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

Xenon Fluorides and Oxides, in other papers

NEET asked this idea twice, in 2019 and 2025. The other question below.

XeO_3

Xenon Fluorides and Oxides: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

The p-Block Elements (Class 12) in ten years of NEET

23 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 2.2 a paper. p-Block Elements (Groups 15-18) alone had 23.

Chapter analysis

Xenon Fluorides and Oxides, in other papers

The p-Block Elements (Class 12) in ten years of NEET

The p-Block Elements (Class 12): questions per paper