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To answer the questions, interpret the following Lewis structure for XeF4.
1. For the central xenon atom:
... | The number of lone pairs | = |
The number of single bonds | = | |
The number of double bonds | = |
2.The central xenon atom _________
Obeys the octet rule
Has an incomplete octet
Has an expanded octet
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