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What is the hybridization of the central atom in XeO3?
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A sp3
B sp3d
C sp3d2
D sp2
Explanation

XeO3 has three Xe=O bonds and one lone pair on Xe (3 bonding pairs + 1 lone pair = 4 electron domains), giving sp3 hybridization with trigonal pyramidal geometry.

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