JEE Main 2026 Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main 2026

Consider the following species: BrF₅, XeF₅⁻, BF₄⁻, ICl₄⁻, XeF₄, SF₄, NH₄⁺, ClF₃, XeF₂, ICl₂⁻. Number of species having sp³d hybridized central atom is .

Answer: 4

Solution

SF₄ (4 bonds+1 lone pair), ClF₃ (3 bonds+2 lone pairs), XeF₂ (2 bonds+3 lone pairs) and ICl₂⁻ (2 bonds+3 lone

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