CHEMICAL BONDING ASSIGNMENT 1

PART – I (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)

IONIC BOND
1. An ionic compound A+ B− is most likely to be formed when.
(A) The ionization energy of A is high and electron affinity of B is low
(B) The ionization energy of A is low and electron affinity of B is high
(C) Both, the ionization energy of A and electron affinity of B are high
(D) Both, the ionization energy of A and electron affinity of B are low
2. Which of the following is an ionic compound?
(A) SO3 (B) ICl (C) KI (D) CHCl3
3. The compound which does not contain ionic bond is
(A) NaOH (B) HCl (C) K2S (D) LiH
4. The magnitude of the lattice energy of a solid increase if
(A) the ions are large (B) the ions are small
(C) the ions are of equal size (D) charges on the ions are small
5. In which of the following species the bonds are non-directional?
(A) NCl3 (B) RbCl (C) BeCl2 (D) BCl3
6. Which of the following compound has electrovalent linkage?
(A) CH 3Cl (B) NaCl (C) CH3OH (D) CH3COOH
7. Which of the following pairs of elements forms a compound with maximum ionic character?
(A) Na and F (B) Cs and F (C) Na and C (D) Cs and I
8. Select the correct order of solubility (in water) from the following:
(A) SrSO4  CaSO4  MgSO4  BeSO4
(B) NaF  KF  RbF  CsF
(C) Ba ( OH )2  Sr ( OH )2  Ca ( OH )2  Mg ( OH )2
(D) All of these
9. Anhydrous AlCl3 is covalent. From the data given below
Lattice Energy = 5137 KJ/mol.
H Hydration for Al3+ = − 4665KJ / mol
H Hydration for Cl− = − 381 KJ / mol
Identify the correct statement
(A) It will remain covalent in aqueous solution
(B) The solution will consist of Al3+ and Cl−
(C) The solution will consist of hydrated Al3+ and Cl−
(D) None of these

FAJAN’S RULE
10. Which is the most ionic?
(A) LiF (B) Li 2O (C) Li3 N (D) All same
11. The correct order of the increasing ionic character is:
(A) BeCl2  MgCl2  CaCl2  BaCl2 (B) BeCl2  MgCl2  BaCl2  CaCl2
(C) BeCl2  BaCl2  MgCl2  CaCl2 (D) BeCl2  MgCl2  CaCl2  BaCl2
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12. Which of the following compounds of elements in group IV is expected to be most ionic?
(A) PbCl2 (B) PbCl4 (C) CCl4 (D) SiCl4
13. Which of the following is in order of increasing covalent character?
(A) CCl4  BeCl2  BCl3  LiCl (B) LiCl  CCl4  BeCl2  BCl3
(C) LiCl  BeCl2  BCl3  CCl4 (D) LiCl  BeCl2  CCl4  BCl3
14. Least melting point is shown by the compound:
(A) PbCl2 (B) SnCl4 (C) NaCl (D) AlCl3
15. SnCl4 is a covalent liquid because:
(A) Electron clouds of the Cl− ions are weakly polarized to envelop the cation
(B) Electron clouds of the Cl− ions are strongly polarized to envelop the cation
(C) Its molecules are attracted to one another by strong vanderwaal forces.
(D) Sn shows inert pair effect.
16. Which of the following combination of ion will have highest polarization?
(A) Fe2+ , Br − (B) Ni 4+ , Br − (C) Ni 2+ , Br − (D) Fe, Br −
17. The correct order of decreasing polarizability of ion is”
(A) Cl− , Br − , I − , F− (B) F− , I − , Br − , Cl− (C) I− , Br − , Cl− , F− (D) F− , Cl− , Br − , I −
18. Which of the following cannot be explained on the basis of Fajan’s Rules?
(A) Ag 2S is much less soluble than Ag 2 O
(B) Fe ( OH )3 is much less soluble than Fe ( OH )2
(C) BaCO3 is much less soluble than MgCO3
(D) Melting point of AlCl3 is much less than that of NaCl

COVALENT BOND
19. Draw lewis dot structures of all properly and find which of the following compounds does not
follow octet rule?
(A) CO2 (B) PCl3 (C) ICl (D) ClF3
−
20. In NO3 ion, the number of bond pairs and lone pairs of electrons on nitrogen atom are
(A) 2, 2 (B) 3, 1 (C) 1, 3 (D) 4, 0
21. Which of the following statements concerning a covalent bond is false?
(A) The electrons are shared between atoms
(B) The bond is non-directional
(C) The strength of the bond depends upon the extent of overlapping
(D) The bond formed may be polar or non-polar.
22. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) Sodium hydride is ionic
(B) Beryllium chloride is covalent
(C) CCl4 gives a white ppt. with AgNO3 solution
(D) Bonds in NaCl are non-directional
23. Draw lewis dot structures of all properly and find which of the following compoundscontains
ionic as well as covalent bonds is
(A) C2H4Cl2 (B) CH3l (C) KCN (D) H2O2
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24. In the electronic structure of acetic acid, there are

(A) 16 shared and 8 unshared electrons (B) 8 shared and 16 unshared electrons
(C) 12 shared and 12 unshared electrons (D) 18 shared and 6 unshared electrons
25. Draw lewis dot structures of all properly and find which of the following is an example of super
octet molecule?
(A) ClF3 (B) PCl5 (C) IF7 (D) all the three
26. Which of the following has one lone pair of electrons on the central atom?
(A) H2 (B) CH4 (C) NH +4 (D) NCl3
27. The maximum covalency for representative elements is equal to (excluding 1st and 2nd period)
(A) the number of unpaired p-electrons
(B) the number of paired d-electrons
(C) the number of unpaired s and p-electrons
(D) the actual number of s and p-electrons in the outermost shell
28. Draw lewis dot structures of all properly and find which of the following compounds contains
both electrovalent and covalent bonds?
(A) CH 4 (B) H 2O2 (C) NH 4Cl (D) None of these
29. The types of bond present in N 2O5 are
(A) onlynormal covalent (B) only ionic
(C) ionic and covalent (D) normal covalent and coordinate covalent
30. The types of bonds present in CuSO4  5H 2O are:
(A) electrovalent and covalent (B) electrovalent and coordinate
(C) covalent and coordinate (D) electrovalent, covalent and coordinate
31. Draw lewis dot structures of all properly and find which of the following compounds is an
example of super octet molecule:
(A) SF6 (B) PCl5 (C) IF7 (D) All of these
32. Draw lewis dot structures of all properly and find for which of the following compound the octet
rule is not obeyed:
(A) CO2 (B) BCl3 (C) PCl5 (D) (B) and (C) both
33. Draw lewis dot structures of all properly and find for which of the following compounds octet
rule is not applicable?
(A) BrF5 (B) SF6 (C) IF7 (D) All of these
34. Draw lewis dot structures of all properly and find which of the following speciesare hypervalent?
1. ClO−4 2. BF3 3. SO24− 4. CO32−
(A) 1, 2, 3 (B) 1, 3 (C) 3,4 (D) 1, 2
35. Draw lewis dot structures of properly and find as to why NH 3 and BF3 combine readily due to
formation of:
(A) a covalent bond (B) a hydrogen bond (C) a coordinate bond (D) an ionic bond
36. Draw lewis dot structures of all properly and find which of the following compounddoes not
contain N – N covalent bond?
(A) N 2O3 (B) N 2O22− (C) N 2O5 (D) N 2O4

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LEWIS STRUCTURE AND FORMAL CHARGE

37. Which of the following Lewis diagram is incorrect?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

38. The possible structure of monothiocarbonate ion is:

(A) (B) (C) (D)

39. Pick out among the following species isoelectronic with CO2 .
(B) ( CNO ) (C) ( NCN )
− 2−
(A) N3− (D) All of these
VALENCE BOND THEORY
40. A covalent bond may be formed by
(A) s−soverlap (B) s−poverlap (C) p−poverlap (D) all these three
41. Lateral overlap of p−orbitals leads to the formation of
(A)  −bond (B) metallic bond (C)  −bond (D) Ionic bond
42. The number of sigma (  ) and pi (  ) bonds present in a molecule of tetracyanoethylene
( CN )2 C = C ( CN )2 are
(A) 5 and 9 (B) 5 and 8 (C) 9 and 9 (D) 9 and 7 
43. If Z−axis is the molecular axis, then  −molecular orbitals are formed by the overlap of
(A) s + pz (B) px + py (C) pz + pz (D) px + px
44. Which of the following combinations is not allowed (assumed Z−axis is internuclear axis)?
(A) 2s and 2s (B) 2px and 2px (C) 2s and 2pz (D) 2px and 2py

COORDINATE BONDING
45. Which of the following is best explained by co-ordinate bond?
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(A)H2 + I2 (B) Mg + O2 (C)H+ + H2O (D) Cl + Cl
2
46. NH3 and BF3 form an adduct readily because they form
(A) An ionic bond (B) A covalent bond
(C) A coordinate bond (D) A hydrogen bond
47. The dative bond is present in
(A) NH3 (B) SO3 (C) PCl5 (D) BF3

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PART – II (SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)

IONIC BOND
1. Out of MgO and NaCl, which has higher lattice energy and why?
2. BaSO4 being an electrovalent compound and still it does not pass into solution state in water.
3. Arrange the following in the decreasing order of their solubility in water.
(A) BaCO3 , MgCO3 , CaCO3 ,SrCO3 , BaCO3
(B) LiClO4 , NaClO4 , KClO4 , RbClO4 , CsClO4
(C) Be ( OH )2 , Mg ( OH )2 , Ca ( OH )2 ,Sr ( OH )2 , Ba ( OH )2
(D) Na 2SO4 , K 2SO4 , Rb 2SO4 , Cs 2SO4
FAJAN’S RULE
1. Arrange the following in the increasing order of their covalent character
(a) NaF, Na3N and Na2O (b) NaCl, MgCl2 , AlCl3, SiCl4 and PCl5
2. SnCl4 has melting point – 15°C where as SnCl2 has melting point 535°C. Why?
3. SnCl2 is white but SnI2 is red. Why?
4. Arrange the following in the increasing order of their solubility in water:
(a) AgCl, AgBr, AgI, AgF (b) BaF2 , BeCl2 , BeBr2 , BeI2
(c) PbF2 , PbCl2 , PbBr2 , PbI 2 (d) Na 2SO 4 , MgSO 4 , Al 2 (SO 4 )3
(e) LiCl, BeCl2 , BCl3
COVALENT BOND
1. With the help of Lewis dot structure find the number of total covalent bonds formed in the following
species.
2. Inorganic benzene is more reactive than organic benzene. Why?

LEWIS STRUCTURE AND FORMAL CHARGE

1. Draw the Lewis structures of the following molecules and ions.
PH3 , H 2S, BeF2 ,SiCl4 , HCOOH , N 2O4 , H 2SO4 , H 2S2O7 , O 22− , F2O, CH 3COCl, CrO5 , C34−
2. Indicate what is wrong with each of the following Lewis structures? Replace each with a more
acceptable structure.
−
(a) : S − C = N : (b)
(c) (d)

3. Assign formal charges to the following species. If there are no formal charges present for certain of
these species, so indicate.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(e) (f)
ANSWERKEY

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PART - I

1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (B)

8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (A) 11. (A) 12. (A) 13. (C) 14. (B)

15. (B) 16. (B) 17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (D) 20. (D) 21. (B)

22. (C) 23. (C) 24. (A) 25. (D) 26. (D) 27. (D) 28. (C)

29. (D) 30. (D) 31. (D) 32. (D) 33. (D) 34. (B) 35. (C)

36. (C) 37. (C) 38. (D) 39. (D) 40. (D) 41. (A) 42. (C)

43. (D) 44. (D) 45. (C) 46. (B) 47. (B)
ANSWERS

Section (A):
1. The lattice energy of MgO is higher than NaCl on account of higher charge density of Mg and O
( as L.E.  Z+ Z− )
2. Bigger SO24− ions covers Ba2+ ions, therefore, Ba2+ ion attracts less number of water molecules and
thus have low hydration energy. The compound is soluble when hydration energy > lattice energy.
As BaSO4 has lower hydration energy than lattice energy, it is insoluble in water.
3. The solubility of the alkali metal salts except fluorides, carbonates and hydroxides (which increases)
decreases down the group from Li to Cs. This is because of the fact that down the group with
increasing size of cation the lattice energy as well as hydration energy also decrease but the change
in hydration energy is more as compare to that of lattice energy.
The solubility of the alkaline earth metal salts except hydroxides (which increases) and fluorides
decreases down the group from Be to Ba. This is because of the fact that down the group with
increasing size of cation the lattice energy as well as hydration energy also decreases but the change
in hydration energy is more as compare to that of lattice energy. Except BeF2 all other fluorides are
water insoluble. Solubility of beryllium fluoride in water is due to higher solvation energy on
account of higher polarising power of Be2+.
(a) BeCO3> MgCO3> CaCO3> SrCO3> BaCO3
(b) LiClO4> NaClO4> KCIO4> RbClO4> CsClO4
(c) Ba(OH)2>Sr(OH)2>Ca(OH)2> Mg(OH)2> Be(OH)2
(d) Na2SO4> K2SO4> Rb2SO4> Cs2SO4
Section (B)
1. According to Fajan's rule as size of anion increases and charge on anion increases polarisability of
anions increases and thus covalent character increases. Hence they follow the following order.
(a) NaF< Na2O < Na3N (b) NaCI< MgCl2< AlC13< SiCl4< PCI5

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2. According to Fajan's rule, as charge on cation increases its polarising power increases resulting in to
the greater polarisation of anion. Thus covalent character increases and melting point decreases.
3. Bigger anion has higher polarisability; more polarisation greater is the intensity of colour (valence
shell electrons are loosely bound with the nucleus).
4. (a) AgI<AgBr<AgCI<AgF - size of anion increases, polarisation increases, covalent character
increases and so solubility in water decreases.
(b) Belt < BeBr2< BeCl2< BeF2- size of anion increases, polarisation increases, covalent
character increases and so solubility in water decreases.
(c) Pb12< PbBr2< PbCl2< PbF2- size of anion increases, polarisation increases, covalent character
increases and so solubility in water decreases.
(d) Al2(SO4)3< MgSO4< Na2SO4- charge on cation increases, polarisation increases, covalent
character increases and so solubility in water decreases.
(e) BCI3< BeCl2<LiCI- charge on cation increases, polarisation increases, covalent character
increases and so solubility in water decreases.
Section (C) :
1. (i) CO32− (ii) CCI4 (iii) NF3(iv) HNO3.
2. Inorganic benzene (N3B3H6) contains polar covalent B - N bonds while benzene (C6H6) contains
non-polar covalent C—C bonds.

Section (D) :

1.

2. (a) (b) Covalent compound

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(c) (d)

3. (a) All have zero except single bonded oxygen have –1 charge.
(b) Also zero.
(c) All ‘F’ have zero but ‘B’ have –1 charge
(d) Central atom has +1 charge and others have 1‫ צ‬charge
(e) Central atom has + 1 and one have –2 and other have zero
(f) Oxygen has zero and nitrogen has +1 charge