Chemical Bonding

1.

2.

Nature of the bond formed between two elements depends

on the
(a) Oxidation potential
(b) Electronegativity
(c) Ionization potential
(d) Electron affinity
Two

elements

configurations

and

Y have

following

X 1s 2 , 2s 2 2p 6 , 3s 2 3 p 6 , 4 s 2

Y 1s 2 , 2s 2 2p 6 , 3s 2 3 p 5 .

The

expected

formed by combination of X and Y is

(a) XY2
(b) X 5 Y2
(c)
3.

4.

5.

X 2 Y5

11.

NaCl

(b) MgCl 2

(c)

BaCl 2

(d) AlCl 3

12.

13.

14.

C H 2 C H CH O (d) C H 2 CH CH O

The order of dipole moments of the following molecules is

[Roorkee 2000]

(a) CHCl 3 CH 2 Cl 2 CH 3 Cl CCl 4

(c)

BaO 2 H 2 SO4 BaSO4 H 2 O2

(d) 2BaO O2 2BaO 2

9.

(b) CH 2 Cl 2 CH 3 Cl CHCl 3 CCl 4

(a) Free atoms

(b) Free molecules
(c) Free ions
(d) Free atoms and free molecules
In which of the following reactions, there is no change in the
valency
[NCERT 1974; CPMT 1971, 78]
(a) 4 KClO 3 3KClO 4 KCl

CaF 2

(a) C H 2 CH C H O (b) C H 2 CH CH O

(c) KCN
(d) KCl
The solution of sugar in water contains

(c)

(a) 3.46 D
(b) 0.00 D
(c) 1.73 D
(d) 1.00 D
Polarization of electrons in acrolein may be written as
[IIT 1988]

(b) H 2

The octet rule is not followed in

(a) F2
(b) NaF

(d) NH 4

H3O

15.

The electronegativity of C, H, O, N and S are 2.5, 2.1, 3.5,

16.

3.0 and 2.5 respectively. Which of the following bond is

most polar
[EAMCET 1986]
(a) O H
(b) S H
(c) N H
(d) C H
Which of the following bond has the most polar character

17.

(a) C O
(b) C Br
(c) C S
(d) C F
The geometry of H 2 S and its dipole moment are [IIT 1999]

[DPMT 1982; CBSE PMT 1992; CPMT 1999]

[BHU 1981]

(d) BF3

Sodium chloride is an ionic compound whereas hydrogen

chloride is a gas because
[KCET 2002]
(a) Sodium is reactive
(b) Covalent bond is weaker than ionic bond
(c) Hydrogen chloride is a gas
(d) Covalent bond is stronger than ionic bond

CH 3 Cl CH 2 Cl 2 CHCl 3 CCl 4

(d) CH 2 Cl 2 CHCl 3 CH 3 Cl CCl 4

(b) SO2 2H 2 S 2H 2 O 3S

8.

(b)

The dipole moment of chlorobenzene is 1.73 D. The dipole

moment of p -dichlorobenzene is expected to be

(c)

Which one in the following contains ionic as well as

covalent bond
[IIT 1979; CPMT 1983; DPMT 1983]

(c)

[RPMT 2002]

CO 32

[CPMT 1991]

[NCERT 1972; MP PET 2000]

7.

Co-ordinate bond is absent in

(c)

(d) XY5

(a)

(d) Cl 2

NaCl

(a) BH 4

compound
[BHU 1990]

Which one of the following molecules has a coordinate bond

(a) NH 4 Cl
(b) AlCl 3
(c)

and

Electricity do not pass through ionic compounds

(a) In solution
(b) In solid state
(c) In melted state
(d) None of these
From the following which compound on heating readily
sublimes

(a) CH 4
6.

electronic

10.

149

18.

(a) Angular and non-zero

(b) Angular and zero
(c) Linear and non-zero
(d) Linear and zero
How many and bonds are there in the molecule of
tetracyanoethylene
NC
CN
CC
NC
CN
[NCERT 1980; MP PMT 1986, 95;Orissa JEE 1997]

(a) Nine and nine

(b) Five and nine

(c) Nine and seven

(d) Five and eight

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19.

The shape of H3O ion is

20.

(a) Linear
(b) Angular
(c) Trigonal planar
(d) Triangular pyramidal
The hybridization in sulphur dioxide is[IIT 1986; DPMT 1990]
(b) sp 3

(a) sp
(c)
21.

sp

[EAMCET 1993; CPMT 2001]

(d) dsp

26.

27.
2

The number and type of bonds between two carbon atoms

in CaC 2 are
[IIT 1996]

Which of the following halogens has the highest bond

energy
[CPMT 1988]
(a) F2

(b) Cl 2

(c)

(d) I 2

Br2

What bond order does O 22 have

(a) 3

(b) 2

(c) 1
28.

In the process,

(d) 1/2
O2

O22

e the electron lost is from

(a) One sigma ( ) and one pi ( ) bonds

(a) Bonding -orbital

(b) Antibonding -orbital

(c) One sigma ( ) and one and a half pi ( ) bonds

(c)

(d) 2 p x orbital

29.

Which of the following resonating structures of N 2 O is the

most contributing

23.

[Orissa JEE 2002]

(b) One sigma ( ) and two pi ( ) bonds

(d) One sigma ( ) bond
22.

(a)

N N O

(b) N N O

(c)

N N O

(d) N N O

The hybridization of atomic orbitals of nitrogen in NO 2 ,

30.

(d) sp , sp

Hydrogen bonding is not present in

(d) Hydrogen fluoride

31.

and sp respectively

(a)

NO

(b) CO

(c)

CN

(d) O 2

The geometry of ClO 3 , according to valence shell electron

pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory will be
[KCET 1996; MP PET 1997]

(b) Pyramidal
(d) Square planar

The bonds in K 4 [Fe (CN )6 ] are

[EAMCET 1991]

(a) All ionic

(b) All covalent

The molecule having one unpaired electron is

(a) Planar triangle

(c) Tetrahedral

(d) 1

(c) Hydrogen sulphide

[IIT 1985; MP PMT 1989]

25.

(b) 3

(c) 2

(b) Water

sp 2 , sp and sp 3 respectively
3

(a) 4

(a) Glycerine

(b) sp, sp 2 and sp 3 respectively

The maximum number of hydrogen bonds formed by a

water molecule in ice is

[AIIMS 1998; MP PET/PMT 1998]

[IIT Screening 2000]

(a) sp, sp 3 and sp 2 respectively

(c)

2 p z orbital

[MP PET 1993; AFMC 2002;UPSEAT 1999, 2001, 02]

[Roorkee Qualifying 1998]

NO 3 , and NH 4 are

24.

[Pb. PMT 2001]

(c) Ionic and covalent

(d) Ionic, covalent and coordinate covalent
32.

In which of the following ionic, covalent and coordinate

bonds are present
[UPSEAT 2002]
(a) Water
(b) Ammonia
(c) Sodium cyanide
(d) Potassium bromide

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(SET -3)
1.

2.

3.

(b) If the two elements have similar electronegativities,the

bond between them will be covalent, while a large
difference in electronegativities leads to an ionic bond.
(a) From electronic configuration valencies of X and Y are
+ 2 and 1 respectively so formula of compound is
XY2 .

4.

(b) Ionic compounds cant pass electricity in solid state

because they dont have mobile ion in solid state.
(d) AlCl 3 sublimes readily on heating.

5.

(c) Structure of KCN is [K (C N )] .

6.

(b) Sugar is an organic compound which is covalently

bonded so in water it remains as free molecules.

7.

(c) In

8.

valency is not changing.

(d) BF3 does not have octet, it has only six electrons so it

9.
10.

(b) In

22.

(a) In

23.

contributed.
(b) The shape of NO 2 , NO 3 and NH 4 are linear trigonal

is electron deficient compound.

(b) NaCl is a ionic compound because it consists of more
elelctronegativity difference compare to HCl.
(a) NH 4 Cl has a coordinate bond besides covalent and

ionic bonds H N
|

H Cl

25.

(b)

26.

O
(b) Bond energy of Cl 2 is highest among all halogen

11.
12.
13.
14.

..

O Cl O
|

molecule. Bond energies of F2, Cl 2, Br2, I 2 are 37, 58,

27.

46 and 36 Kcal mol 1 respectively.

(c) O22 have bond order one
1
2
[10 8] 1 .
2
2
(b) Electron lost from antibonding orbital.
(a) In ice each water molecule forms four hydrogen bond
through which each water molecule is tetrahedrally
attached with other water molecule.
H

B.O.

28.
29.

O
|

(b) O C O has covalent bonds only.

(b) Due to symmetry dipole moment of p-dichloro benzene
is zero.
(d)
(d) CCl 4 has zero dipole moment because of symmetric

O
O

O
H

moment which is equal to 1.86D. Now CH 3 Cl has less

CH 2Cl 2 . But

CH 2Cl 2

16.
17.

(a) More the difference in electronegativity of atoms. Bond

between them will be more polar.
(d) C F bond has the most polar character due to
difference of their electronegativity.
(a) H 2 S has angular geometry and have some value of
dipole moment.
N C

18.

(a)

N
C

N
C

H
O

H
O

H
30.
31.

(c) Hydrogen bonding is present in molecules which have

F, O, or N atoms.
(d) Structure of K 4 [Fe(CN )6 ] is
4

N
C

19.

9 and 9 bonds.
(d) H 3 O has sp 3 hybridization and its shape is triangular

20.

(c)

pyramidal due to lone pair on oxygen.

SO2 molecule has sp 2 hybridisation.

O
H

C C

H
O

has

greater dipole moment than CHCl 3 .

15.

tetrahedral structure. CH 3 Cl has slightly higher dipole

electronegativity then

structure is most

(a) NO has one unpaired electron with Nitrogen.

..
: N :: O :
. ..

N N O

24.

2 6

BaO2 H 2 SO4 BaSO4 H 2O

reaction

molecule

N 2O

planar and tetrahedral respectively. Thus the

hybridization of atomic orbitals of nitrogen in these
species are sp, sp 2 and sp 3 respectively.

..

the

Ca two carbons are joined with 1 and 2 bonds.

21.

32.

***

CN

C N

4K
Fe

C N C N C N

(c) Sodium cyanide contain ionic, covalent and coordinate

bond.