JEE Main 2024 · ChemistryMultiple choiceTwo statementsMediumConceptual

JEE Main 6 April 2024, Shift 2, Chemistry Q62

Question 62 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 2 of 30, Section A.

Given below are two statements : Statement I :

\mathrm{PF_5}

and

\mathrm{BrF_5}

both exhibit

sp^3d

hybridisation. Statement II : Both

\mathrm{SF_6}

and

[\mathrm{Co(NH_3)_6}]^{3+}

exhibit

sp^3d^2

hybridisation. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(1)Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(2)Both Statement I and Statement II are falseOfficial answer
(3)Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(4)Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

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

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