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JEE Main 27 June 2022, Shift 2, Chemistry Q62

Question 62 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 2 of 30, Section A.

Identify the **incorrect** statement for PCl5\mathrm{PCl_5} from the following.
  1. (1)In this molecule, orbitals of phosphorous are assumed to undergo sp3d\mathrm{sp^3d} hybridization.
  2. (2)The geometry of PCl5\mathrm{PCl_5} is trigonal bipyramidal.
  3. (3)PCl5\mathrm{PCl_5} has two axial bonds stronger than three equatorial bonds.Official answer
  4. (4)The three equatorial bonds of PCl5\mathrm{PCl_5} lie in a plane.

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Topic
VSEPR Theory
Idea tested
Trigonal Bipyramidal Positions

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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.