NEET UG 2026 · Chemistry · Question 73

NEET 2026 Chemistry, question 73

Question 73 of the NEET 2026 paper (re-exam) is a Chemistry question from The p-Block Elements (Class 11). Its idea, Maximum Covalency of Boron, was asked twice, in 2018 and 2026, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 1.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q73 · Chemistry

The correct statement is

1 Boron has a maximum covalency of four. Official answer 2 Beryllium has three valence orbitals. 3 Magnesium has a maximum covalency of four. 4 Aluminium has five valence orbitals.

Official answer: option 1 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

Maximum Covalency of Boron, in other papers

NEET asked this idea twice, in 2018 and 2026. The other question below.

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Maximum Covalency of Boron: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

The p-Block Elements (Class 11) in ten years of NEET

13 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 7 of 10 papers, about 1.3 a paper. p-Block (Group 13-14) alone had 12.

Chapter analysis

Maximum Covalency of Boron, in other papers

The p-Block Elements (Class 11) in ten years of NEET

The p-Block Elements (Class 11): questions per paper