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JEE Advanced 2026Paper 1
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2026
Paper
Paper 1
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

JEE Advanced 2026 · Paper 1 · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Consider the following species: SOCl_2 , XeOF_4 , ClF_3 , ClF_5 ,...

Consider the following species:
SOCl2\text{SOCl}_2, XeOF4\text{XeOF}_4, ClF3\text{ClF}_3, ClF5\text{ClF}_5, XeF5+\text{XeF}_5^+, SO32−\text{SO}_3^{2-}, XeF3+\text{XeF}_3^+, SF4\text{SF}_4
List-I contains different molecular shapes and List-II contains total number of species with the same molecular shapes from the given species. Match each entry in List-I with the appropriate entry in List-II and choose the correct option.
List-IList-II
(P) See-saw(1) one
(Q) T-Shaped(2) two
(R) Trigonal Planar(3) three
(S) Square Pyramidal(4) four
(5) zero

Options

  1. AP →\rightarrow 1; Q →\rightarrow 2; R →\rightarrow 5; S →\rightarrow 3
  2. BP →\rightarrow 5; Q →\rightarrow 4; R →\rightarrow 2; S →\rightarrow 3
  3. CP →\rightarrow 3; Q →\rightarrow 2; R →\rightarrow 1; S →\rightarrow 4
  4. DP →\rightarrow 1; Q →\rightarrow 3; R →\rightarrow 5; S →\rightarrow 4

Correct answer

A. P →\rightarrow 1; Q →\rightarrow 2; R →\rightarrow 5; S →\rightarrow 3

Step-by-step solution

Let us determine the hybridization and shape of each given species by finding the number of bond pairs (bp) and lone pairs (lp) on the central atom:

SOCl2\text{SOCl}_2: Central atom S has 6 valence electrons. It forms 3 σ\sigma bonds (one with O, two with Cl) and has 1 lone pair. Steric number = 4 (sp3sp^3). Shape is Trigonal Pyramidal.

XeOF4\text{XeOF}_4: Central atom Xe has 8 valence electrons. It forms 5 σ\sigma bonds (one with O, four with F) and has 1 lone pair. Steric number = 6 (sp3d2sp^3d^2). Shape is Square Pyramidal.

ClF3\text{ClF}_3: Central atom Cl has 7 valence electrons. It forms 3 σ\sigma bonds with F and has 2 lone pairs. Steric number = 5 (sp3dsp^3d). Shape is T-shaped.

ClF5\text{ClF}_5: Central atom Cl has 7 valence electrons. It forms 5 σ\sigma bonds with F and has 1 lone pair. Steric number = 6 (sp3d2sp^3d^2). Shape is Square Pyramidal.

XeF5+\text{XeF}_5^+: Central atom Xe has 8 valence electrons. The positive charge leaves 7 valence electrons. It forms 5 σ\sigma bonds with F and has 1 lone pair. Steric number = 6 (sp3d2sp^3d^2). Shape is Square Pyramidal.

SO32−\text{SO}_3^{2-}: Central atom S has 6 valence electrons. The −2-2 charge gives 8 valence electrons. It forms 3 σ\sigma bonds with O and has 1 lone pair. Steric number = 4 (sp3sp^3). Shape is Trigonal Pyramidal.

XeF3+\text{XeF}_3^+: Central atom Xe has 8 valence electrons. The positive charge leaves 7 valence electrons. It forms 3 σ\sigma bonds with F and has 2 lone pairs. Steric number = 5 (sp3dsp^3d). Shape is T-shaped.

SF4\text{SF}_4: Central atom S has 6 valence electrons. It forms 4 σ\sigma bonds with F and has 1 lone pair. Steric number = 5 (sp3dsp^3d). Shape is See-saw.

Counting the species for each shape:
(P) See-saw: 11 (SF4\text{SF}_4)
(Q) T-Shaped: 22 (ClF3\text{ClF}_3, XeF3+\text{XeF}_3^+)
(R) Trigonal Planar: 00 (None)
(S) Square Pyramidal: 33 (XeOF4\text{XeOF}_4, ClF5\text{ClF}_5, XeF5+\text{XeF}_5^+)

Matching with List-II:
P →\rightarrow 1
Q →\rightarrow 2
R →\rightarrow 5
S →\rightarrow 3

Answer: P →\rightarrow 1; Q →\rightarrow 2; R →\rightarrow 5; S →\rightarrow 3
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