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ChemistryJEE Main 22 Jan 2026, Shift 1·Q18·MCQ·Easy–moderate

Chemical Bonding · Hybridisation of trifluorides

Two p-block elements X and Y form fluorides of the type EFX3\ce{EF3}. The fluoride compound XFX3\ce{XF3} is a Lewis acid and YFX3\ce{YF3} is a Lewis base. The hybridization of the central atoms of XFX3\ce{XF3} and YFX3\ce{YF3} respectively are
  1. (1)Both sp3^3
  2. (2)sp2^2 and sp3^3
  3. (3)sp3^3 and sp2^2
  4. (4)Both sp2^2
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