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JEE Main 20266 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
6 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

JEE Main 2026 · 6 April · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Given below are two statements : Statement I : The number of...

Given below are two statements :
Statement I : The number of compounds among SO2_2, SO3_3, SF4_4, SF6_6 and H2_2S in which sulphur does not obey the Octet rule is 33.
Statement II : Among [H2_2O, ClF3_3, SF4_4], [NH3_3, BrF5_5, SF4_4], [BrF5_5, ClF3_3, XeF4_4] and [XeF4_4, ClF3_3, H2_2O], the number of sets in which all the molecules have one lone pair of electrons on the central atom is 11.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options

  1. ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
  2. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
  3. CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer

D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Step-by-step solution

Statement I: Number of compounds in which sulphur does not follow the octet rule (from SO2SO_2, SO3SO_3, SF4SF_4, SF6SF_6 and H2SH_2S).

SO2SO_2: The formal-charge-minimised structure O=S=OO=S=O places 1010 electrons around sulphur (expanded octet).
SO3SO_3: With three S=OS=O double bonds, sulphur has 1212 electrons around it (expanded octet).
SF4SF_4: 44 bond pairs +1+ 1 lone pair =10= 10 electrons around SS (expanded octet).
SF6SF_6: 66 bond pairs =12= 12 electrons around SS (expanded octet).
H2SH_2S: 22 bond pairs +2+ 2 lone pairs =8= 8 electrons around SS (obeys the octet rule).

Depending on whether formal-charge-minimised structures are used for SO2SO_2 and SO3SO_3, either 22 (SF4,SF6SF_4, SF_6) or 44 (SO2,SO3,SF4,SF6SO_2, SO_3, SF_4, SF_6) species violate the octet rule, but the number is never 33.
Hence, Statement I is false.

Statement II: Among the given sets, exactly one contains only molecules having one lone pair on the central atom.

Number of lone pairs on the central atom, LP=valence electrons of central atom−number of bonded monovalent atoms2\text{LP} = \dfrac{\text{valence electrons of central atom} - \text{number of bonded monovalent atoms}}{2}:

H2OH_2O: 6−22=2\dfrac{6 - 2}{2} = 2 lone pairs
ClF3ClF_3: 7−32=2\dfrac{7 - 3}{2} = 2 lone pairs
SF4SF_4: 6−42=1\dfrac{6 - 4}{2} = 1 lone pair
NH3NH_3: 5−32=1\dfrac{5 - 3}{2} = 1 lone pair
BrF5BrF_5: 7−52=1\dfrac{7 - 5}{2} = 1 lone pair
XeF4XeF_4: 8−42=2\dfrac{8 - 4}{2} = 2 lone pairs

Checking the sets:
{H2O (2), ClF3 (2), SF4 (1)}\{H_2O\ (2),\ ClF_3\ (2),\ SF_4\ (1)\}: not all have 11 lone pair.
{NH3 (1), BrF5 (1), SF4 (1)}\{NH_3\ (1),\ BrF_5\ (1),\ SF_4\ (1)\}: all have exactly 11 lone pair.
{BrF5 (1), ClF3 (2), XeF4 (2)}\{BrF_5\ (1),\ ClF_3\ (2),\ XeF_4\ (2)\}: not all have 11 lone pair.
{XeF4 (2), ClF3 (2), H2O (2)}\{XeF_4\ (2),\ ClF_3\ (2),\ H_2O\ (2)\}: not all have 11 lone pair.

Exactly one set satisfies the condition, so Statement II is true.

Hence, Statement I is false but Statement II is true, which corresponds to option (4)(4).
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