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JEE Main 2022 · ChemistryMultiple choiceMatch the listMediumConceptual

JEE Main 25 July 2022, Shift 2, Chemistry Q61

Question 61 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 1 of 30, Section A.

Match List I with List II : List I (molecule) | List II (hybridization ; shape) A. XeO3\mathrm{XeO_3} | I. sp3dsp^3d ; linear B. XeF2\mathrm{XeF_2} | II. sp3sp^3; pyramidal C. XeOF4\mathrm{XeOF_4} | III. sp3d3sp^3d^3; distorted octahedral D. XeF6\mathrm{XeF_6} | IV. sp3d2sp^3d^2; square pyramidal Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. (1)A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-IIIOfficial answer
  2. (2)A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
  3. (3)A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
  4. (4)A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III

Official answer

Option 1

NTA final key.

Chapter
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Topic
Group 17 & 18
Idea tested
Xenon Oxides/Oxyfluorides

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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.