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JEE Main 7 April 2025, Shift 1, Chemistry Q58

Question 58 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 8 of 25, Section A.

Match 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 : 2 B. H2O\mathrm{H_2O} | II. 4 : 1 C. SO2\mathrm{SO_2} | III. 2 : 3 D. XeF4\mathrm{XeF_4} | IV. 2 : 2 Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. (1)A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
  2. (2)A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
  3. (3)A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-IOfficial answer
  4. (4)A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

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

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Asked 9× in all
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  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 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q62In which one of the following pairs the central atoms exhibit sp2sp^2 hybridization ?EasySingle correct
  7. 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
  8. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q63Match 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)…MediumMatch the list

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.