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JEE Main 6 April 2023, Shift 2, Chemistry Q82

Question 82 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 22 of 30, Section B.

The number of species having a square planar shape from the following is ______________.

\mathrm{XeF_4}

\mathrm{SF_4}

\mathrm{SiF_4}

\mathrm{BF_4^-}

\mathrm{BrF_4^-}

\mathrm{[Cu(NH_3)_4]^{2+}}

\mathrm{[FeCl_4]^{2-}}

\mathrm{[PtCl_4]^{2-}}

Official answer

NTA final key.

Chapter: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Topic: VSEPR Theory
Idea tested: Octahedral and Square Planar

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