In the molecule XeF4, the central atom is Xenon Xe . To determine the hybridization of the central atom, we need to consider the number of bonding pairs and lone pairs around the central atom.Xenon has 8 valence electrons. In XeF4, there are 4 Fluorine F atoms bonded to the central Xenon atom, which accounts for 4 bonding pairs. Additionally, there are 2 lone pairs of electrons on the Xenon atom.The total number of electron pairs around the central atom is 4 bonding pairs + 2 lone pairs = 6.To accommodate 6 electron pairs, the hybridization of the central atom Xe in XeF4 is sp3d2.