Match the interhalogen compounds of column I with the geometry in column II and assign the correct code. Column I; Column II (a) XX'; (i) T - shape (b) XX3; (ii) Pentagonal bipyramidal (c) XX5; (iii) Linear (d) XX7; (iv) Square - pyramidal ; (v) Tetrahedral Code :

NEET UG 2017 · Chemistry · Question 67

NEET 2017 Chemistry, question 67

Question 67 of the NEET 2017 paper (code A) is a Chemistry question from The p-Block Elements (Class 12). Its idea, Interhalogen Compounds, was asked twice, in 2017 and 2022, across NEET 2017–2026. The CBSE official answer key gives option 2.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q67 · Chemistry

\mathrm{XX_3}

Column I	Column II
(a) XX'	(i) T - shape
(b) $\mathrm{XX_3}$	(ii) Pentagonal bipyramidal
(c) $\mathrm{XX_5}$	(iii) Linear
(d) $\mathrm{XX_7}$	(iv) Square - pyramidal
	(v) Tetrahedral

1 (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) 2 (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii) Official answer 3 (a)-(v), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii) 4 (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

Official answer: option 2 · CBSE official answer key

Same idea

Interhalogen Compounds, in other papers

NEET asked this idea twice, in 2017 and 2022. The other question below.

2022 Q 67 Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : ICl is more\dots Assertion-reason \cdot Medium

Interhalogen Compounds: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

The p-Block Elements (Class 12) in ten years of NEET

23 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 2.2 a paper. p-Block Elements (Groups 15-18) alone had 23.

Chapter analysis

Interhalogen Compounds, in other papers

The p-Block Elements (Class 12) in ten years of NEET

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