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JEE Main 202621 JanuaryMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
21 January
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)

JEE Main 2026 · 21 January · Morning Shift · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)

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

Given below are two statements :
Statement I : The number of pairs among [SiO2,CO2],[SnO,SnO2],\left[\mathrm{SiO}_{2}, \mathrm{CO}_{2}\right],\left[\mathrm{SnO}, \mathrm{SnO}_{2}\right],\left[\mathrm{PbO}, \mathrm{PbO}_{2}\right]and[GeO,GeO2]and \left[\mathrm{GeO}, \mathrm{GeO}_{2}\right], which contain oxides that are both amphoteric is 2.
Statement II: BF3\mathrm{BF}_{3} is an electron deficient molecule, can act as a Lewis acid, forms adduct with NH3\mathrm{NH}_{3} and has a trigonal planar geometry.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options

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

Correct answer

B. Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Step-by-step solution

Statement I: Checking amphoteric nature of oxide pairs:
[SiO2,CO2][SiO_2, CO_2]: Both acidic (non-metal oxides)
[SnO,SnO2][SnO, SnO_2]: Both amphoteric
[PbO,PbO2][PbO, PbO_2]: PbOPbO is amphoteric but PbO2PbO_2 is predominantly acidic/oxidizing
[GeO,GeO2][GeO, GeO_2]: Both amphoteric (Ge is metalloid)
2 pairs have both oxides amphoteric. Statement I is true.
Statement II: BF3BF_3 has B with 6 valence electrons (electron deficient), acts as Lewis acid, forms BF3⋅NH3BF_3 \cdot NH_3 adduct, has sp2sp^2 hybridization giving trigonal planar geometry. Statement II is true.
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