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JEE Main 2026 · ChemistryMultiple choiceTwo statementsMediumConceptual

JEE Main 5 April 2026, Shift 2, Chemistry Q59

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

Given below are two statements : Statement I : Aluminium upon reaction with NaOH forms [Al(OH)6]3−\mathrm{[Al(OH)_6]^{3-}} ion. Statement II : The geometry of ICl4−\mathrm{ICl_4^-}, ClO3−\mathrm{ClO_3^-} and IBr2−\mathrm{IBr_2^-} is square planar, pyramidal and linear respectively. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  1. (1)Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  2. (2)Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  3. (3)Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. (4)Statement I is false but Statement II is trueOfficial answer

Official answer

Option 4

NTA final key.

Chapter
The p-Block Elements
Topic
VSEPR Theory
Idea tested
Octahedral and Square Planar

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 4× in all
  1. 6 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q82The number of species having a square planar shape from the following is ______________. XeF4\mathrm{XeF_4}, SF4\mathrm{SF_4},…MediumNumerical value
  2. 11 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q82The maximum number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom from the following species is ____________ ClO3−\mathrm{ClO_3^-},…MediumNumerical value
  3. 4 Sep 2020, Shift 2 · Q30The molecule in which hybrid MOs involve only one d-orbital of the central atom is :MediumSingle correct

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.