JEE Main 2022 · ChemistryMultiple choiceMatch the listEasyRecall

JEE Main 26 July 2022, Shift 1, Chemistry Q61

Question 61 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 1 of 30, Section A.

Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Compound) (A)

\mathrm{BrF_5}

(B)

[\mathrm{CrF_6}]^{3-}

(C)

\mathrm{O_3}

(D)

\mathrm{PCl_5}

List - II (Shape) (I) bent (II) square pyramidal (III) trigonal bipyramidal (IV) octahedral Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Topic: VSEPR Theory
Idea tested: Steric Number 5 Derivative Shapes

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