Match the species in List I with their geometry in List II List I; List II A. PCl5; I. Tetrahedral B. BrF5; II. Square Planar C. BF4^-; III. Trigonal bipyramidal D. [Ni(CN)4]^2-; IV. Square pyramidal Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

NEET UG 2026 · Chemistry · Question 75

NEET 2026 Chemistry, question 75

Question 75 of the NEET 2026 paper (re-exam) is a Chemistry question from Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure. Its idea, Molecular Shape Prediction, was asked 3 times, in 2021, 2024 and 2026, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 2.

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Q75 · Chemistry

\mathrm{PCl_5}

List I	List II
A. $\mathrm{PCl_5}$	I. Tetrahedral
B. $\mathrm{BrF_5}$	II. Square Planar
C. $\mathrm{BF_4^-}$	III. Trigonal bipyramidal
D. $\mathrm{[Ni(CN)_4]^{2-}}$	IV. Square pyramidal

1 A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II 2 A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II Official answer 3 A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV 4 A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

Official answer: option 2 · NTA final answer key

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