Hybridisation practice questions by RK Sir

Chemical Bonding 111

(c) A double bond is stronger than a single bond [MP PMT 1984; IIT 1982, 88; EAMCET 1993;
(d) A double bond is shorter than a single bond CBSE PMT 1992; MP PET 1995; RPMT 1997]
14. Strongest bond formed, when atomic orbitals (a) NO 2 (b) ClO2
(a) Maximum overlap (b) Minimum overlap (c) CO 2 (d) H 2 S
(c) Overlapping not done (d) None of them
5. Which of the following molecules has trigonal
15. The p  p orbital overlapping is present in the planer geometry [CBSE PMT 2005]
following molecule [MP PET 1994] (a) IF3 (b) PCl 3
(a) Hydrogen (b) Hydrogen bromide
(c) NH 3 (d) BF3
(c) Hydrogen chloride (d) Chlorine
3
16. In N 2 molecule, the atoms are bonded by 6. A sp hybridized orbital contains
[MP PET 1996; UPSEAT 2001] [DPMT 1984; BHU 1985; CPMT 1976]

(a) One , Two  (b) One , One  (a)

1
s  character (b)
1
s  character
(c) Two , One  (d) Three  bonds 4 2
17. In which of following there exists a p   d  (c)
2
s  character (d)
3
s  character
bonding 3 4
[AFMC 2001] 7. Structure of ammonia is
(a) Diamond (b) Graphite [MP PMT 1987, 89, 91; CPMT 1975, 82;

(c) Dimethyl amine (d) Trisilylamine RPMT 1999; JIPMER 2002]

18. Number of bonds in SO 2 [DCE 2001] (a) Trigonal (b) Tetrahedral

(c) Pyramidal (d) Trigonal pyramidal
(a) Two  and two 
(b) Two  and one  8. The bond angle in ethylene is [CPMT 1987]
o o
(c) Two , two  and one lone pair (a) 180 (b) 120
o
(d) None of these (c) 109 (d) 90 o
19. Which of the following has p   d  bonding[CBSE 2002]
9. Compound formed by sp 3 d hybridization will have
(a) NO 3 (b) CO 32 structure
[BHU 1982; RPMT 1999]
(c) BO 33 (d) SO 32
(a) Planar (b) Pyramidal
20. Number of sigma bonds in P4 O10 is [AIEEE 2002]
(c) Angular (d) Trigonal bipyramidal
(a) 6 (b) 7 10. Which of the following formula does not correctly
(c) 17 (d) 16 represent the bonding capacity of the atom
involved
Hybridisation [CBSE PMT 1990]

1. Which molecule is not linear [CPMT 1994]  H 

 |  F F
(a) BeF2 (b) BeH 2 (a)  H  P  H  (b)
 |  O
(c) CO 2 (d) H 2O  H 
2. The bond angle in water molecule is nearly or O O
Directed bonds in water forms an angle of (c) O  N (d) H  C  C
[NCERT 1980; EAMCET 1981; MNR 1983, 85; OH OH
AIIMS 1982; CPMT 1989; MP PET 1994, 96;
11. Which of the following statement is not correct
MP PET/PMT 1998]
[AIIMS 1983]
(a) 120 o (b) 180 o
(a) Hybridization is the mixing of atomic orbitals
(c) 109 o 28 ' (d) 104 o 30' prior to their combining into molecular
3. The central atom in a molecule is in sp 2 hybrid orbitals
state. The shape of molecule will be [MP PMT 1987; (b) sp 2 hybrid orbitals are formed from two
CBSE PMT 1989]
p atomic orbitals and one s atomic orbital
(a) Pyramidal (b) Tetrahedral
(c) d 2 sp 3 hybrid orbitals are directed towards the
(c) Octahedral (d) Trigonal planar
4. Which molecule is linear corners of a regular octahedron
 112 Chemical Bonding
(d) dsp 3 hybrid orbitals are all at 90 o to one (a) sp (b)
another (c) sp 3
(d) sp 2 d
12. The mode of hybridisation of carbon in CO 2 is[CPMT 1991]
23. Shape of methane molecule is [MNR 1983]
(a) sp (b) (a) Tetrahedral (b) Pyramidal
(c) sp 3 (d) None of these (c) Octahedral (d) Square planer
24. Which one amongst the following possesses an sp
13. In which of the following the central atom does
3 hybridized carbon in its structure [CBSE PMT 1989]
not use sp hybrid orbitals in its bonding[MNR 1992]
(a) CH 2  C.Cl  CH  CH 2
(a) BeF 3  (b) OH 3
(b) C.Cl 2  C.Cl 2

(c) NH 2 (d) NF3 (c) CH 2  C  CH 2
14. XeF 2 involves hybridisation [DPMT 1990] (d) CH 2  CH  CH  CH 2
3 3
(a) sp (b) sp d 25. Which of the following is the correct electronic
3 2 formula of chlorine molecule [CPMT 1971]
(c) sp d (d) None of these
.. .. .. ..
15. Which of the following hybridisation results in (a) : Cl : Cl : (b) : Cl  : : Cl  :
.. .. .. ..
non-planar orbitals [CBSE PMT 1991]
.. .. .. ..
(a) sp 3 (b) dsp 2 (c) : Cl : Cl : (d) : Cl : : Cl :

(c) (d) sp
26. In XeF 4 hybridization is
16. Octahedral molecular shape exists in ..........
hybridisation (a) sp 3 d 2 (b) sp 3
[DPMT 1990] (c) sp 3 d (d) sp 2 d
3 3 2
(a) sp d (b) sp d 27. In HCHO , ' C' has hybridization [AIIMS 1987]

(c) sp 3 d 3 (d) None of these (a) sp (b)

17. The electronic structure of molecule OF2 is a
(c) sp 3 (d) All the above
hybrid of
28. Which has the shortest C  C bond length
(a) sp (b)
[NCERT 1982; CPMT 1989]
(c) sp 3 (d) sd 3 (a) C 2 H 5 OH (b) C 2 H 6
18. Percentage of s-character in sp 3 hybrid orbital is (c) C 2 H 2 (d) C 2 H 4
(a) 25 (b) 50 29. The hybridization of Ag in the linear complex
(c) 66 (d) 75 Ag NH 3 2  is [CPMT 1985; BHU
19. Shape of XeF 4 molecule is 1981]
[BHU 1987; AFMC 1992; CET Pune 1998; (a) dsp 2 (b) sp
Roorkee Qualifying 1998; DCE 2002]
(c) (d) sp 3
(a) Linear (b) Pyramidal
(c) Tetrahedral (d) Square planar 30. Experiment shows that H 2 O has a dipole moment

20. For which of the following hybridisation the bond while CO 2 has not. Point out the structures which
angle is maximum [CBSE PMT 1991] best illustrate these facts [DPMT 1984; NCERT 1983; CPMT 1984]

(a) (b) sp O
(a) (b) O  C  O ; H  O  H
3 O  C  O; H H
(c) sp (d) dsp 2
(c) C (d) O H
21. The C  H bond distance is the longest in[MNR 1990] ;H–H– || |

(a) C 2 H 2 (b) C 2 H 4 O O O C O ; O  H

(c) C 2 H 4 Br2 (d) C 6 H 6 31. Which species do not have sp 3 hybridization

[DPMT 1985]
22. The nature of hybridization in CH 2 Cl  CH 2 Cl for
(a) Ammonia (b) Methane
carbon is
 Chemical Bonding 113
(c) Water (d) Carbon dioxide H
32. As compared to pure atomic orbitals, hybrid (a) O O
orbitals have H
(a) Low energy (b) Same energy (b) H  O  O  H (straight line)
(c) High energy (d) None of these H'
33. The compound 1, 2-butadiene has (c) OO
[IIT 1983; MP PMT 1996]
H
(a) Only sp hybridized carbon atoms
Where H  O  O  O  O  H '  101 .5 o and all the
(b) Only hybridized carbon atoms four atoms are in the same plane
(c) Both sp and hybridized carbon atoms H'
(d) sp, sp 2 3
and sp hybridized carbon atoms (d) OO
H
34. The number of unpaired electrons in O 2 molecule
is Where H  O  O  O  O  H '  97 o and the
[MNR 1983; Kerala PET 2002] angle between H  O  O plane and O  O  H '
(a) 0 (b) 1 plane is 101 o
(c) 2 (d) 3 42. Number of shared electrons in between carbon-
35. In the following molecule, the two carbon atoms carbon atoms in ethylene molecule is [MAD

marked by asterisk (*) possess the following type (a) 2 (b) 4

of hybridized orbitals H 3 C  C *  C *  CH 3 [NCERT 1984] (c) 6 (d) 3
43. The structural formula of a compound is
(a) sp 3 orbital (b) orbital
CH 3  CH  C  CH 2 . The type of hybridization at
(c) sp orbital (d) orbital
the four carbons from left to right are [CBSE PMT 19
36. The bond angle in carbon tetrachloride is 2 2 3 2 3 2
(a) sp , sp, sp , sp (b) sp , sp , sp , sp
approximately
3 2 2
[MNR 1981; MP PMT 1987] (c) sp , sp , sp, sp (d) sp 3 , sp 2 , sp 2 , sp 2
(a) 90 o (b) 109 o 44. Acetate ion contains [AMU 1983]
(c) 120 o (d) 180 o (a) One C, O single bond and one C, O double
37. When two pairs of electrons are shared, bond is bond
[MNR 1979] (b) Two C, O single bonds
(a) Single covalent bond (b) Double covalent bond (c) Two C, O double bonds
(c) Dative bond (d) Triple bond
(d) None of the above
38. The nature of hybridization in the NH 3 molecule
45. The two carbon atoms in acetylene are
is
[AMU 1984; MADT Bihar 1982]
[EAMCET 1982]
3
(a) sp hybridized (b) hybridized
(a) sp (b)
(c) sp hybridized (d) Unhybridized
(c) sp 3 (d) sp 3 d
46. Among the following compounds which is planar
39. Which one of the following compounds has bond in shape
angle as nearly 90 o [MP PMT 1985] [AMU 1992]
(a) NH 3 (b) H 2 S (a) Methane (b) Acetylene
(c) H 2 O (d) CH 4 (c) Benzene (d) Isobutene
40. In ethene, the bond angle(s) is/are 47. In methane the bond angle is [AMU 1983]
o
[CPMT 1976; AMU 1984; MP PMT 1985] (a) 180 (b) 90 o
(a) 109 o 28 ' (b) 120 o (c) 120 o (d) 109 o
(c) 180 o (d) Different 48. The angle between orbitals in ethylene is
41. Structure formula of H 2 O 2 is [CPMT 1993] [BHU 1987, 95; AMU 1985]
o
(a) 90 (b) 120 o
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(c) 180 o (d) 109 . 5 o (c) Two centre bond (d) None of the above
49. The species in which the central atom uses 59. In the compound CH 3 OCl , which type of orbitals
hybrid orbitals in its bonding is [IIT 1988] have been used by the circled carbon in bond
formation
(a) PH 3 (b) NH 3
[MP PET 1994]
(c) H 3 C  (d) SbH 3 (a) sp 3 (b)
50. Carbon atoms in diamond are bonded to each (c) sp (d) p
other in a configuration [CPMT 1981]
60. The correct order of the O  O bond length in
(a) Tetrahedral (b) Planar O 2 , H 2 O 2 and O 3 is [CBSE PMT 1995]
(c) Linear (d) Octahedral
(a) O2  O3  H 2 O2 (b) O3  H 2 O2  O2
51. Which of the following molecules can central
(c) H O  O3  O2 (d) O2  H 2 O2  O3
atom said to adopt hybridization [CBSE PMT 1989; MP PET 1994]2 2
61. The structure of PF5 molecule is
(a) BeF 2 (b) BCl 3
[AFMC 1995; JIPMER 2001]
(c) C 2 H 2 (d) NH 3
(a) Tetrahedral (b) Trigonal bipyramidal
52. In Cu NH 3 4  SO 4 , ; Cu has following hybridization (c) Square planar (d) Pentagonal
[AIIMS 1988; UPSEAT 2001] bipyramidal
(a) dsp 2 (b) sp 3 62. Which of the following hybridisation has
3 2 maximum s-characters [MP PET 1995]
(c) (d) sp d
(a) sp 3 (b)
53. The hybridization of carbon atoms in C  C single
bond of HC  C  CH  CH 2 is (c) sp[IIT 1991; MP PET 1995]
(d) None of these
63. The PCl 5 molecule is a result of the hybridisation
(a) sp 3  sp 3 (b) sp 2  sp 3
of
(c) sp  sp 2 (d) sp 3  sp
[MP PET 1995; DCE 2000; MP PMT 2002]
54. The compound in which C * uses sp 3 hybrids for (a) sp 2 d 2 (b) sp 3 d
bond formation is [IIT 1989]
(c) spd 3 (d) sp 2 d 3
 
(a) HCOOH (b) ( NH 2 )2 CO 64. Hybridisation involves [MP PMT 1996]
  (a) Addition of an electron pair
(c) (NH 3 )3 COH HgCl2 (d) CH 3 CHO
(b) Mixing up of atomic orbitals
55. In diborane, the H  B  H bond angle is 120 o . The (c) Removal of an electron pair
hybridization of boron is likely to be (d) Separation of orbitals
[BHU 1981; CBSE PMT 1999]
65. The geometry of sulphur trioxide molecule is
(a) sp (b) (a) Tetrahedral (b) Trigonal planar
3
(c) sp (d) dsp 2 (c) Pyramidal (d) Square planar
56. The number of shared pairs of electrons in 66. The shapes of BCl 3 , PCl 3 and ICl 3 molecules are all
propane is (a) Triangular (b) Pyramidal
[BHU 1981] (c) T  shaped (d) All above are
(a) 2 (b) 4 incorrect
(c) 6 (d) 10 67. In benzene molecule all C  C bond lengths are
57. s-character in sp hybridised orbitals are equal because
(a) All carbon atoms are equivalent
1 1
(a) (b)
3 2 (b) All carbon atoms are hybridised
1 2 (c) All C  C bonds in benzene, have same order
(c) (d)
4 3 (d) All C  C bonds are single covalent bond
58. The two types of bonds present in B 2 H 6 are 68. Which one is false in the following statements
covalent and [MP PET 1997]
[IIT 1994] (a) Each carbon in ethylene is in
(a) Three centre bond (b) Hydrogen bond hybridisation
 Chemical Bonding 115
(b) Each carbon in acetylene is in sp 3 79. Which one of the following statements is true for
hybridisation ammonium ion [EAMCET 199
(a) All bonds are ionic
(c) Each carbon in benzene is in
hybridisation (b) All bonds are coordinate covalent
(c) H atoms are situated at the corners of a
(d) Each carbon in ethane is in sp 3 hybridisation
square
69. Out of the following hybrid orbitals, the one
(d) H atoms are situated at the corners of a
which forms the bond at angle 120 o , is [MP PMT 1997]
tetrahedron
(a) (b) sp 3 80. The bond angle in hybridisation is [RPMT 1997]
(c) (d) sp
(a) 180 o (b) 120 o
70. As the p  character increases, the bond angle in
(c) 90 o (d) 109 o 2'
hybrid orbitals formed by and atomic orbitals[MP PMT 1997]
81. The correct order towards bond angle is[RPMT 1997]
(a) Decreases (b) Increases
(a) sp  sp 2  sp 3
(c) Doubles (d) Remains unchanged
71. sp 3 hybridization leads to which shape of the (b) sp 2  sp  sp 3
molecule (c) sp 3  sp 2  sp
[MP PET/PMT 1998]
(d) Bond angle does not depend on hybridisation
(a) Tetrahedron (b) Octahedron
82. The geometry and the type of hybrid orbital
(c) Linear (d) Plane triangle present about the central atom in BF3 is[IIT 1998; BHU 2001]
72. Which of the following will be octahedral[MP PET 1999]
(a) Linear, sp (b) Trigonal planar,
(a) SF 6 (b) BF4 
(c) Tetrahedral, sp 3 (d) Pyramidal, sp 3
(c) PCl 5 (d) BO 33 
83. In graphite, electrons are [CBSE PMT 1997]
73. The hybrid orbitals used by central atoms in
(a) Localised on every third C atom
BeCl 2 , BCl 3 and CCl 4 molecules are respectively[MP PMT 1999]
(b) Present in antibonding orbital
(a) sp 2 , sp 3 and sp (b) sp , sp 2 and sp 3 (c) Localised on each C atom
(c) sp 3 , sp and sp 2 (d) sp 2 , sp and sp 3 (d) Spread out between the structure
74. The structure of H 2 O 2 is[CBSE PMT 1999; AFMC 2003] 84. The ammonium ion is [CET Pune 1998]
(a) Tetrahedral (b) Trigonal pyramidal
(a) Planar (b) Non-planar
(c) Spherical (d) Linear (c) Square planar (d) Square pyramidal

75. Which of the following is isoelectronic as well as 85. In sp hybridisation, shape is [Bihar MEE 1997]
has same structure as that of N 2 O [CPMT 1999] (a) Angular (b) Tetrahedral
(a) N 3 H (b) H 2 O (c) Bipyramidal (d) Linear

(c) NO 2 (d) CO 2 (e) None of these

86. When the hybridisation state of carbon atom
76. CCl 4 has the hybridisation [DPMT 1996]
changes from sp 3 to to sp, the angle between
3 2
(a) sp d (b) dsp the hybridised orbitals
(c) sp (d) sp 3 [AIIMS 1998]

77. Compound having planar symmetry is [DPMT 1996] (a) Decreases gradually (b) Increases gradually
(a) H 2 SO 4 (b) H 2 O (c) Decreases considerably (d) All of these
(c) HNO 3 (d) CCl 4 87. The structure and hybridisation of Si(CH 3 )4 is

78. Which of the following compounds is not linear [CBSE PMT 1996]
[CPMT 1996] (a) Bent, sp (b) Trigonal,
(a) SnCl 2 (b) HCl
(c) Octahedral, sp 3 d (d) Tetrahedral, sp 3
(c) CO 2 (d) HgCl 2
88. The type of hybridisation of boron in diborane is
 116 Chemical Bonding
[BHU 1999] (a) 1.15, 1.22 and 1.10 Å (b) 1.22, 1.15 and 1.10 Å
2
(a) sp - hybridisation (b) sp - hybridisation (c) 1.10, 1.15 and 1.22 Å (d) 1.15, 1.10 and 1.22 Å
3 3 2 99. Shape of BF3 molecule is [CPMT 2000; Pb. CET
(c) sp - hybridisation (d) sp d - hybridisation
89. Which compound does not possess linear 2002]
geometry (a) Linear (b) Planar
[RPET 1999] (c) Tetrahedral (d) Square pyramidal
(a) CH 2  CH 2 (b) HC  CH
100. In the complex [SbF 5 ] 2  , sp 3 d hybridization is
(c) BeCl 2 (d) CO 2 present. Geometry of the complex is[Pb. PMT 2000]
90. Which of the following molecule does not show (a) Square (b) Square pyramidal
tetrahedral shape [RPET 1999] (c) Square bipyramidal (d) Tetrahedral
(a) CCl 4 (b) SiCl 4 101. The bond angle is minimum in
[Pb. PMT 2001; MP PET 2003; UPSEAT 2004]
(c) SF 4 (d) CF4
(a) H 2 Te (b) H 2 Se
91. Pyramidal shape would be of [RPET 1999]
(c) H 2 O (d) H 2 S
(a) NO 3 (b) H 2 O
102. The correct order of hybridization of the central
(c) H 3 O  (d) NH 4 atom in the following species NH 3 [PtCl 4 ]2  , PCl5
92. What is the correct mode of hybridization of the and BCl 3 is
central atom in the following compounds : [IIT Screening 2001; BHU 2005]
NO 2 , SF 4 , PF6  (a) dsp 2 , dsp 3 , sp 2 and sp 3 (b) sp 3 , dsp 2 , dsp 3 , sp 2
[AMU 1999] (c) dsp 2 , sp 2 , sp 3 , dsp 3 (d) dsp 2 , sp 3 , sp 2 , dsp 3
2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2
(a) sp , sp , d sp (b) sp , sp d , sp d 103. Which of the following pairs has same structure[BHU 2001]
3
(c) sp, sp d , sp d 3 2
(d) sp, sp , sp 2 3 (a) PH 3 and BCl 3 (b) and NH 3

93. The hybridization in PF3 is [DCE 2000] (c) PCl5 and SF6 (d) NH 4 and SO 42 

(a) sp 3 (b) sp 2 104. The smallest bond angle is found in [AIIMS 2001]
(a) IF7 (b) CH 4
(c) dsp 3 (d) d 2 sp 3
(c) BeF 2 (d) BF3
94. Which of the following molecule is linear[MP PMT 2000]
105. Which of the following is not linear [DCE 2001]
(a) (b) NO 2
(a) CO 2 (b) ClO 2
(c) NO 2 (d) SCl 2 (c) I 3 (d) None of these
3 2
95. The geometry of the molecule with sp d
106. Which of the following is not tetrahedral[MP PMT 2001]
hybridised central atom is [NCERT 1981; AFMC 1982; RPMT 2000]
(a) SCl 4 (b) SO 42 
(a) Square planar (b) Trigonal bipyramidal
(c) Ni(CO)4 (d) NiCl 42 
(c) Octahedral (d) Square pyramidal
107. As the s-character of hybridisation orbital
96. The bond angle in PH 3 is [RPMT 2000]
increases, the bond angle [BHU 2002; RPMT 2002]
(a) Much less than NH 3 (a) Increases (b) Decreases
(b) Equal to that of NH 3 (c) Becomes zero (d) Does not change
108. The shape of IF7 molecule is
(c) Much greater than NH 3
[AFMC 2002; MHCET 2003]
(d) Slightly greater than NH 3 (a) Octahedral (b) Pentagonal
97. Which of the following has tetrahedral structure bipyramidal
[CPMT 2000] (c) Trigonal bipyramidal (d) Tetrahedral

(a) CO 3 (b) NH  109. A completely filled d orbital (d 10 ) [UPSEAT 2002]

4
(a) Spherically symmetrical
(c) K 4 [Fe(CN )6 ] (d) None of these
(b) Has octahedral symmetry
98. The single, double and triple bond lengths of (c) Has tetrahedral symmetry
carbon in carbon dioxide are respectively[AIIMS 2000] (d) Depends on the atom
 Chemical Bonding 117
110. Which has sp 3 hybridization of central atom (a) H – H bond in H 2 (b) C – C bond in CH 4
[UPSEAT 2002] (c) N  N bond in N 2 (d) O  O bond in O 2
(a) PCl 3 (b) SO 3
(e) C – C bond in ethane
(c) BF3 (d) NO 3 120. The percentage s-character of the hybrid orbitals
111. In which of the following species is the in methane, ethene and ethyne are respectively[KCET 2003]
interatomic bond angle is 109 o 2 8  [AIEEE 2002] (a) 25, 33, 50 (b) 25, 50, 75
(a) NH 3 , (BF4 ) 1 
(b) ( NH 4 ) , BF3 (c) 50, 75, 100 (d) 10, 20, 40
121. Arrange the hydra-acids of halogens in increasing
(c) NH 3 , BF4 (d) ( NH 2 )1 , BF3
order of acidity [Orissa JEE 2003]
112. A square planar complex is formed by (a) HF  HCl  HBr  HI (b) HI  HBr  HCl  HF
hybridisation of which atomic orbitals[AIEEE 2002]
(c) HF  HBr  HI  HCl (d) HF  HI  HBr  HCl
(a) s, p x , p y , d yz (b) s, p x , p y , d x 2 y 2
122. Which one has sp  hybridisation
2
[MP PMT 2004]
(c) s, p x , p y , d z 2 (d) s, p y , p z , d xy
(a) CO 2 (b) N 2O
113. In benzene, all the six C – C bonds have the same (c) SO 2 (d) CO
length because of [MP PET 2002]
123. Among the following compounds the one that is
(a) Tautomerism (b) sp 2 hybridisation polar and has central atom with
(c) Isomerism (d) Inductive effect sp 2  hybridization is
114. The bond energies of H  H and Cl – Cl are 430 kJ [MP PMT 2004; IIT 1997]
mol 1 and 242 kJ mol 1 respectively, H t for HCl (a) H 2 CO 3 (b) BF3
is 91 kJ mol-1. The bond energy of HCl will be [MP PET 2003] (c) SiF (d) HClO 2
4
(a) 427 kJ (b) 766 kJ
124. The molecule which is pyramid shape is
(c) 285 kJ (d) 245 kJ [MP PMT 2004; EAMCET 1985; IIT 1989]
115. Which of the following has dsp 2 hybridization (a) PCl3 (b) CO 32 
[MP PET 2003]
(c) SO 3 (d) NO 3
(a) NiCl 42  (b) SCl 4
125. Which of the following has a linear structure[MP PMT 2004]

(c) NH 4 (d) PtCl 42  (a) CCl 4 (b) C2 H 2
116. Which one of the following is a planar molecule (c) SO 2 (d) C2 H 4
[EAMCET 2003] 126. In a regular octahedral molecule, MX 6 , the
(a) NH 3 (b) H 3 O  number X  M  X bonds at 180° is[CBSE PMT 2004]
(c) BCl 3 (d) PCl 3 (a) Six (b) Four
117. Which one of the following is a correct set with (c) Three (d) Two
127. sp 3 d 2 hybrid orbitals are
respect to molecule, hybridisation and shape[EAMCET 2003] [MP PET 2004]

(a) BeCl 2 , sp 2 , linear (a) Linear bipyramidal (b) Pentagonal

(c) Trigonal bipyramidal (d) Octahedral
(b) BeCl 2 , sp 2 , triangular planar
128. In an octahedral structure, the pair of d orbitals
(c) BCl 3 , sp 2 , triangular planar involved in d 2 sp 3 hybridization is [CBS
3
(d) BCl 3 , sp , tetrahedral (a) d x 2 , d xz (b) d xy , d yz

118. Which of the following compounds doesn’t have (c) d x 2  y 2 , d z 2 (d) d xz , d x 2  y 2

linear structure [RPET 1997, 2003]
129. The correct order of bond angles (smallest first)
(a) CO 2 (b) in H 2 S , NH 3 , BF3 and SiH 4 is [AIEEE 2004]
(c) BeCl 2 (d) C 2 H 2 (a) H 2 S  NH 3  SiH 4  BF3
119. Which of the following bonds require the largest (b) NH 3  H 2 S  SiH 4  BF3
amount of bond energy to dissociate the atom (c) H 2 S  SiH 4  NH 3  BF3
concerned
(d) H 2 S  NH 3  BF3  SiH 4
[UPSEAT 2003]
 118 Chemical Bonding
130. Which one of the following has the regular (a) sp 3 d (b) sp 3
tetrahedral structure [AIEEE 2004]
(c) sp 3 d 2 (d) sp 2
(a) BF4 (b) SF4
139. Which of the following molecules has pyramidal
(c) XeF 4 (d) Ni(CN )4 2  shape
(Atomic no. : B  5, S  16 , Ni  28 , Xe  54 ) [DCE 2004; J&K CET 2005]

131. The states of hybridazation of boron and oxygen (a) PCl3 (b) SO 3
atoms in boric acid (H 3 BO 3 ) are respectively [AIEEE 2004] (c) CO 32  (d) NO 3
(a) sp 3 and sp 2 (b) sp 2 and sp 3 140. The hybrdization of IF7 is [Pb. CET 2001]
2 2 3 3
(c) sp and sp (d) sp and sp (a) sp 3 d 3 (b) sp 2 d
132. The hybridisation in BF3 molecule is [Pb. PMT 2004]
(c) d 2 sp 3 (d) sp 3
(a) sp (b) sp 2
141. In which compound, the hydrogen bonding is the
(c) sp 3 (d) sp 3 d strongest in its liquid phase [Pb. CET 2001]

133. Among the compounds, BF3 , NCl 3 , H 2 S , SF4 and (a) HF (b) HI
BeCl 2 , identify the ones in which the central atom (c) CH 4 (d) PH 3
has the same type of hybridisation 142. Geometry
[Kerala of
PMT ammonia
2004] molecule and the
(a) BF3 and NCl 3 (b) H 2 S and BeCl 2 hybridization of nitrogen involved in it are[MH CET 2004]
(a) sp 3 -hybridization and tetrahedral geometry
(c) BF3 , NCl 3 and H 2 S (d) SF4 and BeCl 2
(b) sp 3 -hybridization and distorted tetrahedral
(e) NCl 3 and H 2 S
geometry
134. The molecule of CO 2 has 180° bond angle. It can (c) sp 2 -hybridization and triangular geometry
be explanid on the basis of [AFMC 2004]of these
(d) None
3 2 143. Be in BeCl 2 undergoes [MH CET 2004]
(a) sp hybridisation (b) sp hybridisation
(a) Diagonal hybridization
(c) sp hybridisation (d) d 2 sp 3 hybridisation
(b) Trigonal hybridization
135. sp 3 hybridisation is found in (c) Tetrahedral hybridization
[Pb. CET 2003; Orissa JEE 2005] (d) No hybridization
(a) CO 32  (b) BF3 144. Which of the following is non-linear molecule[DCE 2003]
(a) CO 3 (b) CO 2
(c) NO 3 (d)
(c) CS 2 (d) BeCl 2
136. Which set hydridisation is correct for the
145. The trigonal bipyramidal geometry results from
following compounds [Pb. CET 2003]
the hybridisation [UPSEAT 2004]
NO 2 , SF4 PF6 (a) dsp 3 or sp 3 d (b) dsp 2 or sp 2 d

(a) sp , sp 2 , sp 3 (c) d 2 sp 3 or sp 3 d 2 (d) d 3 sp 2 or d 2 sp 3

(b) sp , sp 3 d , sp 3 d 2 146. The valency of carbon is four. On what principle it

can be explained in a better way
(c) sp 2 , sp 3 , d 2 sp 3 (a) Resonance (b) Hybridization
(d) sp 3 , sp 3 d 2 , sp 3 d 2 (c) Electron transfer (d) None of the above
147. Hybridization is due to the overlapping of
137. The state of hybridisation of B in BCl 3 is
[MADT Bihar 1983]
[Pb. CET 2000; BHU 2004] (a) Orbitals of different energy levels
(a) sp (b) sp 2 (b) Orbitals of different energy content
(c) Orbitals of same energy content
(c) sp 3 (d) sp 2 d 2
(d) None of the above
138. The hybrid state of sulphur in SO 3 molecule is[DCE 2004]
148. If a molecule MX 3 has zero dipole moment, the
sigma bonding orbital used by M are
 Chemical Bonding 119
[IIT 1981; MP PMT 1994; Kerala PMT 2004] 7. The enolic form of acetone contains
(a) sp 3 d  hybrid (b) sp  hybrid [IIT 1990; Bihar MEE 1997]

(c) sp 3 d 2  hybrid (d) sp 2  hybrid (a) 9 sigma bonds, 1 pi bond and 2 lone pairs
149. The linear structure is assumed by [IIT 1991] (b) 8 sigma bonds, 2 pi bonds and 2 lone pairs
 (c) 10 sigma bonds, 1 pi bond and 1 lone pair
(a) SnCl 2 (b) NCO

(c) CS 2 (d) NO 2 (d) 9 sigma bonds, 2 pi bonds and 1 lone pair

8. Point out incorrect statement about resonance
150. Hybridisation of central atom in NF3 is [Orissa JEE 2005]
[MP PET 1997]
(a) (b) sp
(a) Resonance structures should have equal
(c) (d) dsp 2 energy
151. The pair having similar geometry is [J&K CET 2005] (b) In resonance structures, the constituent atoms
(a) PCl 3 , NH 3 (b) BeCl 2 , H2O should be in the same position
(c) CH 4 , CCl 4 (d) IF5 , PF5 (c) In resonance structures, there should not be
the same number of electron pairs
152. The d-orbital involved in hybridisation is
[J&K CET 2005] (d) Resonance structures should differ only in the
(a) d x 2 y 2 (b) d xy location of electrons around the constituent
atoms
(c) d z 2 (d) d zx
9. The number of possible resonance structures for
`

Resonance CO 32  is
[MP PMT 2000]
1. Which one in the following is not the resonance (a) 2 (b) 3
structure of (c) 6 (d) 9
(a) O  C  O (b) 
O C  O  10. Resonance hybrid of nitrate ion is [RPET 2000]
1/ 2
(c) 
O  C O 
(d) O  C  O (a) O ........N ........O 1/ 2 (b) 2 / 3
O ........N ........O 2 / 3
 
2. Which of the following molecule contains one pair  
of non-bonding electrons O 1/ 2 O 2 / 3
(a) CH 4 (b) NH 3 1/ 3

(c) O ........N ........O 1/3 (d) 2 / 3
O...... N ......
O 2 / 3
 
(c) H 2 O (d) HF
 
3. Resonance is due to[NCERT 1981; Kurukshetra CEE 1998] O 1/3 O 2 / 3
(a) Delocalization of sigma electrons 11. CO 32  anion has which of the following
(b) Delocalization of pi electrons characteristics
(c) Migration of H atoms [Roorkee 1999]
(d) Migration of protons (a) Bonds of unequal length
4. Resonating structures have different [AMU 1983] (b) sp 2 hybridization of C atom
(a) Atomic arrangements (b)Electronic arrangements (c) Resonance stabilization
(c) Functional groups (d) Alkyl groups (d) Same bond angles

5. In the cyanide ion, the formal negative charge is VSEPR Theory

on
[AMU 1984] 1. The structure of Cu H 2 O 4  ion is
(a) C [NCERT 1983; MP PMT 1983]
(b) N (a) Square planar (b) Tetrahedral
(c) Both C and N (c) Distorted rectangle (d) Octahedral
(d) Resonate between C and N 2. The bond angle in PH 3 would be expected to be

6. Which does not show resonance [CPMT 1990] close to

(a) Benzene (b) Aniline (a) 90 o (b) 105 o

(c) Ethyl amine (d) Toluene (c) 109 o (d) 120 o