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JEE Main 202622 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
22 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

JEE Main 2026 · 22 January · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Among H_ 2 ~S, H_ 2 O, NF_ 3 , NH_ 3 and CHCl_ 3 , identify the...

Among H2 S,H2O,NF3,NH3\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{~S}, \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}, \mathrm{NF}_{3}, \mathrm{NH}_{3} and CHCl3\mathrm{CHCl}_{3}, identify the molecule (X)(\mathrm{X}) with lowest dipole moment value. The number of lone pairs of electrons present on the central atom of the molecule (X)(X) is :

Options

  1. A0
  2. B3
  3. C2
  4. D1

Correct answer

D. 1

Step-by-step solution

Comparing dipole moments:
H2SH_2S ≈ 0.97 D (bent, 2 lone pairs on S),
H2OH_2O ≈ 1.85 D (bent, 2 lone pairs on O),
NF3NF_3 ≈ 0.24 D (pyramidal, 1 lone pair on N),
NH3NH_3 ≈ 1.42 D (pyramidal, 1 lone pair on N),
CHCl3CHCl_3 ≈ 1.04 D (tetrahedral, 0 lone pairs on C).
NF3NF_3 has the lowest dipole moment because the highly polar N-F bonds are oriented in such a way that their contributions nearly cancel with the effect of the lone pair. The central atom in NF3NF_3 is N, which has 1 lone pair of electrons.
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