Chemical Bonding

1. Which of the following contains both covalent and ionic bond?

(A) NH4Cl (B) H2O

(C) CCl4 (D) CaCl2
2. Which of the following is not a correct statement?

(A) Ionic compounds are electrically neutral.

(B) Boiling point of an ionic compound is more than a covalent compound.
(C) Melting point of a covalent compound is more than an ionic compound.
(D) Ionic compounds are soluble in polar solvent.
3. Main axis of a diatomic molecule is Z. AO’s px and py overlap to form
which of the following orbitals?

(A) -MO (B) s-MO

(C) d-MO (D) No bond will form
4. The group having triangular planar structures is:

(A) BF3, NF3, CO32– (B) CO32–, NO3–, SO3

(C) NH3, SO3, CO32– (D) NCl3, BCl3, SO3
5. The correct order of hybridization of the central atom in the following
species NH3, [PtCl4]2–, PCl5 and BCl3 is

(A) dsp2, dsp3, sp2 and sp3 (B) sp3, dsp2, sp3d, sp2
(C) dsp2, sp2, sp3, dsp3 (D) dsp2, sp3, sp2, dsp3
6. The compound MX4 is tetrahedral. The number of LXMX formed in the
compound are

(A) three (B) four

(C) five (D) six
7. In piperidine , the hybrid state assumed by N is
N
H
(A) sp (B) sp2
(C) sp3 (D) dsp2
8. Which of these statements is not true?

(A) NO+ is not isoelectronic with O2

(B) B is always covalent in its compounds
(C) In aqueous solution, the TI+ ion is much more stable than TI (III)
(D) LiAlH4 is a versatile reducing agent in organic synthesis.
9. Amongst LiCl, RbCl, BeCl2 and MgCl2 the compounds with the greatest
and the least ionic character, respectively are:

(A) LiCl and RbCl (B) RbCl and BeCl2

(C) MgCl2 and BeCl2 (D) RbCl and MgCl2
10. Which compound exhibits maximum dipole moment among the
following?

NO2 NO2
(A) (B)
NH2

(C) NO2 (D) NO2

NH2
NH2
11. In PO43–, the formal charge on each oxygen atom the P – O bond order
respectively are

(A) – 0.75, 0.6 (B) –0.75, 1.0

(C) – 0.75, 1.25 (D) –3, 1.25
12. Which of the following does not apply to metallic bond?

(A) Overlapping valence orbitals

(B) Mobile valency electrons
(C) Delocalized
(D) Highly directed bonds.
13. Which one of the following formulae does not correctly represent the
bonding capacity of two atoms involved?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
14. Molecular AB has a bond length of 1.61 Å and a dipole moment of 0.38
D. The fractional charge on each atom (absolute magnitude) is:
(e0 = 4.802 × 10–10 esu)

(A) 0.5 (B) 0.05

(C) 0 (D) 1.0
15. Arrange the following ions in the order of decreasing X-O bond length,
where X is the central atom

(A) ClO4–, SO42–, PO43–, SiO4– (B) SiO44–, PO43–, SO42–, ClO0–
(C) SiO44–, PO43–, ClO4–, SO42– (D) SiO44, SO42, PO43, ClO4
16. In a regular octahedral molecule, MX6 the number of X – X bonds at
180° is

(A) three (B) two

(C) six (D) four
17. Among the following, the species having the smallest bond is

(A) NO– (B) NO+

(C) O2 (D) NO
18. Which of the following statements is correct in the context of the allene
molecule, C3H4?

(A) The central carbon is sp hybridzed

(B) The terminal carbon atoms are sp2 hybridized
(C) The planes containing the CH2 groups are mutually perpendicular to
permit the formations two separate -bonds
(D) All are correct
19. Which of the following pairs have identical bond order?

(A) N2, O22+ (B) N2, O2–

(C) N2–, O2 (D) O2+, N2
20. Which of the following molecular has two nodal planes?

(A) s2s (B) 2py

(C) *2py (D) s*2px
21. Although CN– ion and N2 molecule are isoelectronic, yet N2 molecule is
chemically inert because of

(A) presence of more number of electrons in bonding orbitals

(B) lone bond energy
(C) absence of bond polarity
(D) uneven electron distribution
22. The number and type of bonds in ion in CaC2 are:

(A) One s bond and one -bond

(B) One s bond and two  -bond
(C) Two s bond and two  -bond
(D) Two s bond and one  -bond
23. Which one of the following molecules is polar ?

(A) XeF4 (B) IF5

(C) SbF5 (D) CF4
24. Bond distance in HF is 9.17 × 10–11 m. Dipole moment of HF is 6.104 ×
10–30 Cm. The percentage ionic character in HF will be: (electron harge
= 1.60 × 10–19C)

(A) 61.0% (B) 38.0%

(C) 35.5% (D) 41.5%
25. Among the following compounds the on that is polar and has the central
atom with sp2 hybridisation is

(A) H2CO3 (B) SiF4

(C) BF3 (D) HClO2
26. Which of the correct increasing order of lone pair of electrons on the
central atom?

(A) IF7 < IF5 < CIF3 < XeF2

(B) IF7 < XeF2 < CIF2 < IF5
(C) IF7 < IF5 < CIF3 < XeF2
(D) IF7 < IF5 < CIF3 < XeF2
27. Among the following ions the p-d overlap could be present in

(A) NO2– (B) NO3–

(C) PO43– (D) CO32–
28. In the reaction 2PCl5 PCl4+ + PCl6–, the change in hybridization is
from

(A) sp3d to sp3and sp3 d2 (B) sp3d to sp2 and sp3

(C) sp3d to sp3d2and sp3d3 (D) sp3d2to sp3and sp3d
29. The molecular BF3 and NF3 are both covalent compounds, but BF3 is
non polar whereas NF3 is polar. The reason for this is

(A) atomic size of boron is larger than nitrogen

(B) Boron is metal while nitrogen is gas
(C) B – F bonds are non-polar while N – F bonds are polar
(D) BF3 is planar but NF3 is pyramidal
30. Among the following chloro-compound having the lowest dipole
moment is

H
(A) CH3Cl (B) Cl
C C
H3C Cl

Cl Cl
(C) CH2Cl2 (D) C C
H3C H
31. In an octahedral structure, the pair of d orbitals involved in d2sp3
hybridization is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
32. N2 and O2 are converted into monocations, N2+ and O2+ respectively.
Which of the following statements is wrong?

(A) In N2+, N – N bond weakens

(B) In O2+, the O – O bond order increases
(C) In O2+, paramagnetism decreases
(D) N2+ becomes diamagnetic
33. The correct order of bond dissociation energy among N2, O2, O2– is
shown in which of the following arrangements?

(A) N2 > O2– > O2 (B) O2– > O2 > N2

(C) N2 > O2 > O2– (D) O2 > O2– > N2
34. Which of the following statement is correct?

(A) FeCl2 is more covalent than FeCl3.

(B) FeCl3 is more covalent than FeCl2.
(C) Both FeCl2 and FeCl3 are equally covalent
(D) FeCl2 and FeCl3 do not have any covalent character.
35. The maximum number of 90° angles between bond pair-bond pair of
electrons is observed in

(A) dsp2 hybridization (B) sp3 d hybridization

(C) dsp3 hybridization (D) sp3 d2 hybridization
36. Which of the following represents the given mode of hybridization sp2 –
sp2 – sp – sp from left to right?

(A) H2C = CH – C  N (B) HC = C – C = CH

(C) H2C = C = C = CH2 (D)

37. The true statements from the following are
1. PH5 and BiCl5 do not exist
2. p – d bond is present in SO2
3. Electrons travel with the speed of light
4. SeF4 and CH4 have same shape
5. I3+ has bent geometry

(A) 1, 3 (B) 1, 2, 5
(C) 1, 3, 5 (D) 1, 2, 4
38. In BrF3 molecule, the lone pairs occupy equatorial positions to
minimize
(A) lone pair – bond pair repulsion only
(B) bond pair – bond pair repulsion only
(C) lone pair – lone pair repulsion and lone pair – bond pair repulsion
(D) lone pair – lone pair repulsion only
39. KF combines with HF to form KHF2. The compound contains the species

(A) K+, F– and H+ (B) K+, F– and HF

(C) K+ and [HF2]– (D) [KHF]+ and F2
40. The group of molecules having identical shape is:

(A) PCl5, IF5, XeO2F2

(B) BF3, PCl3, XeO3
(C) SF4, XeF4, CCl4
(D) CIF3, XeOF2, XeF3
+
41. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(A) NH3 is more basic than PH3.

(B) NH3 has a higher boiling point than that of HF.
(C) N2 is less reactive than P4.
(D) The dipole moment of NH3 is less than that of SO2.
42. SF2, SF4 and SF6 have the hybridization at sulphur atom respectively as:

(A) sp2, sp3, sp2d2 (B) sp3, sp3, sp3d2

(C) sp3, sp3d, sp3d2 (D) sp3, spd2, d2sp3
43. In which of the following sets, all the given species are isostructural ?

(A) CO2, NO2, ClO2, SiO2 (B) PCl3, AlCl3, BCl3, SbCl3
(C) BF3, NF3, PF3, AlF3 (D) BF4–, CCl4, NH4+, PCl4+
44. The shape of IF6– is:

(A) Trigonally distorted octahedron

(B) Phyramidal
(C) Octahedral
(D) Square antiprism
45. The formation of molecular complex BF3– NH3 results in a change in
hybridization of boron

(A) from sp2 to dsp2

(B) from sp2 to sp3
(C) from sp3 to sp2
(D) from sp3 to sp3 d
46. Sulphur reacts with chlorine in 1 : 2 ratio and forms X. Hydrolysis of X
gives a sulphur compound Y. What is the hybridization state of central
atom in the compound.

(A) sp3 (B) sp2

(C) sp (D) dsp2
47. Which of the following substances has the least ionic character?

(A) FeCl2 (B) ZnCl2

(C) CdCl2 (D) MgCl2
48. Bond order normally gives idea of stability of a molecular species. All
the molecules viz. H2, Li2 and B2 have the same bond order yet they are
not equally stable. Their stability order is

(A) H2 > Li2 > B2

(B) Li2 > H2 > B2
(C) Li2 > B2 > H2
(D) B2 > H2 > Li2
49. The internuclear distances in O – O bonds for O2+, O2, O2– and O22–
respectively are:

(A) 1.30 Å, 1.49 Å, 1.12 Å, 1.21 Å

(B) 1.49 Å, 1.21 Å, 1.12 Å, 1.30 Å
(C) 1.21 Å, 1.12 Å, 1.49 Å, 1.30 Å
(D) 1.12 Å, 1.21 Å, 1.30 Å, 1.49 Å
50. Which one of the following molecules is paramagnetic?

(A) N2 (B) NO
(C) CO (D) O3
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