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JEE Main 2 April 2025, Shift 2, Chemistry Q59

Question 59 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 9 of 25, Section A.

The nature of oxide (TeO2\mathrm{TeO_2}) and hydride (TeH2\mathrm{TeH_2}) formed by Te, respectively are :
  1. (1)Oxidising and basic
  2. (2)Oxidising and acidicOfficial answer
  3. (3)Reducing and acidic
  4. (4)Reducing and basic

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter
The p-Block Elements
Topic
Group 15 & 16
Idea tested
Group 16 Hydrides Trends

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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.