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JEE Advanced 2019 · Paper 1, Chemistry question 13

Among BX2HX6\ce{B2H6}, BX3NX3HX6\ce{B3N3H6}, NX2O\ce{N2O}, NX2OX4\ce{N2O4}, HX2SX2OX3\ce{H2S2O3} and HX2SX2OX8\ce{H2S2O8}, the total number of molecules containing covalent bond between two atoms of the same kind is ______

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: 4

  • BX2HX6\ce{B2H6}: B-H-B bridges, no B-B bond. ✗
  • BX3NX3HX6\ce{B3N3H6}: alternating B-N ring. ✗
  • NX2O\ce{N2O} (N=N=O\ce{N=N=O}): N-N bond. ✓
  • NX2OX4\ce{N2O4} (OX2N−NOX2\ce{O2N-NO2}): N-N bond. ✓
  • HX2SX2OX3\ce{H2S2O3}: S=S (S-S) bond. ✓
  • HX2SX2OX8\ce{H2S2O8}: O-O peroxide bridge. ✓

Answer: 4