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JEE Main 2022Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Morning Shift

Question

Number of electron deficient molecules among the following

PH3, B2H6, CCl4, NH3, LiH and BCl3 is

Choose an option

Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Correct answer
C2

Step-by-step explanation

Electron deficient species have less than 8 electrons (or two electrons for ) in their valence (incomplete octet).

have incomplete octet.

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