In the compound XeF4, the central atom is xenon Xe . To determine the hybridization of the central atom, we need to consider the number of electron domains around it.Xenon has 8 valence electrons, and it forms 4 bonds with the 4 fluorine F atoms. This accounts for 4 electron domains. Additionally, there are 2 lone pairs of electrons on the xenon atom, which adds 2 more electron domains. In total, there are 6 electron domains around the central xenon atom.To accommodate these 6 electron domains, the hybridization of the central atom Xe in XeF4 is sp3d2.