JEE Main 2026 Jan 21 Shift 1, Chemistry Q14: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory

JEE Main2026Jan 21, Shift 1Chemistry

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The number of species among $S F_{4}, N H_{4}^{+}, [N i C l_{4}], X e F_{4}, [P tC l_{4}]^{2 -}, S e F_{4}$ and $[N i (C N)_{4}]^{2 -}$ , that have tetrahedral geometry is 3.

Statement II: In the set $[N O_{2}, B e H_{2}, B F_{3}, A l C l_{3}]$ , all the molecules have incomplete octet around central atom.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
C
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
D
Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Solution

Geometry: $S F_{4}$ (see-saw), $N H_{4}^{+}$ (tetrahedral), $[N i C l_{4}]^{2 -}$ (tetrahedral), $X e F_{4}$ (square planar), $[P tC l_{4}]^{2 -}$ (square planar), $S e F_{4}$ (see-saw), $[N i (C N)_{4}]^{2 -}$ (square planar). Tetrahedral count $= 2$ — Statement I false.

$N O_{2}$ (7e on N), $B e H_{2}$ (4e on Be), $B F_{3}$ (6e on B), $A l C l_{3}$ (6e on Al) — all incomplete octet. Statement II true.

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