JEE Main 2025 — Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift
Question
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): For 
, all three possible structures may be drawn as follows.
Statement (II): Structure III is most stable, as the orbitals having the lone pairs are axial, where the lp – bp repulsion is minimum.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Step-by-step explanation
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is incorrect since in hybridization; lone pair cannot occupy axial position.
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