Statement (A): In SF₄ molecule, ‘S’ does not obey octet rule.
Statement (B): In PCl₃ molecule, ‘P’ obey octet rule.
Statement (C): In SF₆ molecule, all the atoms obey the octet rule.

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All the above statements are incorrect

A, B are correct and C is incorrect

All the above statements are correct

A, B are incorrect and C is correct

answer is C.

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