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JEE Main 24 June 2022, Shift 1, Chemistry Q63

Question 63 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 3 of 30, Section A.

Match List - I with List - II : List - I (A) [PtCl4]2−[\mathrm{PtCl_4}]^{2-} (B) BrF5\mathrm{BrF_5} (C) PCl5\mathrm{PCl_5} (D) [Co(NH3)6]3+[\mathrm{Co(NH_3)_6}]^{3+} List - II (I) sp3dsp^3d (II) d2sp3d^2sp^3 (III) dsp2dsp^2 (IV) sp3d2sp^3d^2 Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
  1. (1)(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
  2. (2)(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)Official answer
  3. (3)(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
  4. (4)(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key (2022 Session 1).

Chapter
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Topic
VSEPR Theory
Idea tested
Steric Number Calculation

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 9× in all
  1. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q71Consider the following species: BrF5\mathrm{BrF_5}, XeF5−\mathrm{XeF_5^-}, BF4−\mathrm{BF_4^-}, ICl4−\mathrm{ICl_4^-}, XeF4\mathrm{XeF_4},…MediumNumerical value
  2. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q53Given below are two statements : Statement I : The number of compounds among SO2\mathrm{SO_2}, SO3\mathrm{SO_3}, SF4\mathrm{SF_4},…HardTwo statements
  3. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q58Match the LIST-I with LIST-I LIST-I (Molecule / ion) | LIST-II (Bond pair : lone pair (on the central atom)) A. ICl2−\mathrm{ICl_2^-} | I. 4…MediumMatch the list
  4. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q58In SO2\mathrm{SO_2}, NO2−\mathrm{NO_2^-} and N3−\mathrm{N_3^-} the hybridizations at the central atom are respectively :EasySingle correct
  5. 6 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q62Given below are two statements : Statement I : PF5\mathrm{PF_5} and BrF5\mathrm{BrF_5} both exhibit sp3dsp^3d hybridisation. Statement II :…MediumTwo statements
  6. 6 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q82Total number of species from the following with central atom utilising sp2\mathrm{sp^2} hybrid orbitals for bonding is ________.…MediumNumerical value
  7. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q62In which one of the following pairs the central atoms exhibit sp2sp^2 hybridization ?EasySingle correct
  8. 8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q82The number of species from the following carrying a single lone pair on central atom Xenon is ____________. XeF5+\mathrm{XeF_5^+},…MediumNumerical value

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 42 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.