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NEET UG 2017 · Chemistry · Question 53

NEET 2017 Chemistry, question 53

Question 53 of the NEET 2017 paper (code A) is a Chemistry question from Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure. Its idea, Electron Pair Geometry, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The CBSE official answer key gives option 4.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q53 · Chemistry

The species, having bond angles of 120° is :

  1. 1PH3\mathrm{PH_3}
  2. 2ClF3\mathrm{ClF_3}
  3. 3NCl3\mathrm{NCl_3}
  4. 4BCl3\mathrm{BCl_3}Official answer

Official answer: option 4 · CBSE official answer key

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