Given below are two statements: Statement I: The number of species among SF₄, NH₄⁺, [NiCl₄]²⁻, XeF₄, [PtCl₄]²⁻, SeF₄ and [Ni(CN)₄]²⁻, that have tetrahedral geometry is 3. Statement II: In the set [NO₂, BeH₂, BF₃, AlCl₃], all the molecules have incomplete octet around central atom. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(C) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

(A) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false

(D) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: JEE Main 2026 Chemistry question

JEE Main 2026 · 21 Jan, Morning shift · Q51

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Given below are two statements : Statement I : The number of species among

\mathrm{SF_4}

\mathrm{NH_4^+}

\mathrm{[NiCl_4]^{2-}}

\mathrm{XeF_4}

\mathrm{[PtCl_4]^{2-}}

\mathrm{SeF_4}

and

\mathrm{[Ni(CN)_4]^{2-}}

, that have tetrahedral geometry is 3. Statement II : In the set

[\mathrm{NO_2}

\mathrm{BeH_2}

\mathrm{BF_3}

\mathrm{AlCl_3}]

, all the molecules have incomplete octet around central atom. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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