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NEET UG 2021 · Chemistry · Question 55

NEET 2021 Chemistry, question 55

Question 55 of the NEET 2021 paper (code O1) is a Chemistry question from The s-Block Elements. Its idea, Structure of Beryllium Chloride, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 3.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q55 · Chemistry

The structures of beryllium chloride in solid state and vapour phase, are :

  1. 1Dimer and Linear, respectively
  2. 2Chain in both
  3. 3Chain and dimer, respectivelyOfficial answer
  4. 4Linear in both

Official answer: option 3 · NTA final answer key

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