JEE Main 2022 · 29 Jul · Shift 1 · Chemistry Q68

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Number of lone pairs of electrons in the central atom of $\mathrm{SCl_2}$ , $\mathrm{O_3}$ , $\mathrm{ClF_3}$ and $\mathrm{SF_6}$ , respectively, are :

0, 1, 2 and 2

2, 1, 2 and 0

1, 2, 2 and 0

2, 1, 0 and 2

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: B

Count. $\mathrm{SCl_2}$ : 2 (sp³). $\mathrm{O_3}$ : 1 on the central O. $\mathrm{ClF_3}$ : 2 (T-shape). $\mathrm{SF_6}$ : 0.

(B)

Topics:VSEPR theory

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JEE Main 2022 · 29 Jul · Shift 1, Chemistry question 68