JEE Main 2026 Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main 2026

Two p-block elements X and Y form fluorides of the type . The fluoride compound is a Lewis acid and is a Lewis base. The hybridization of the central atoms of and respectively are

Answer: (2)

Solution

(Lewis acid, sp² hybridized, electron deficient); (Lewis base, sp³ hybridized, has lone pair).

Question ID VK-001138