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JEE Main 13 April 2023, Shift 1, Chemistry Q68

Question 68 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 8 of 30, Section A.

\mathrm{ClF_5}

at room temperature is a:

(1)Colourless liquid with trigonal bipyramidal geometry
(2)Colourless liquid with square pyramidal geometryOfficial answer
(3)Colourless gas with square pyramidal geometry
(4)Colourless gas with trigonal bipyramidal geometry.

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter: The p-Block Elements
Topic: Group 17 & 18
Idea tested: Interhalogen Compounds

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Asked 3× in all

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