INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

MICRO-XI

CHEMICAL BONDING
(BASIC)

CONTENTS
EXERCISE-I................................................ 2 - 12

EXERCISE-II ............................................ 13 - 18

EXERCISE-III........................................... 19 - 20

EXERCISE-IV ........................................... 21 - 32

EXERCISE-V ............................................. 33 - 35

ANSWER KEY ........................................... 36 - 37

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EXERCISE-I
Causes of chemical combination :
1. When two atoms combine to form a molecules:
(1) Energy is released (2) Energy is absorbed
(3) Energy is neither released nor absorbed (4) Energy may either released or aborbed

2. The combination of atoms occur because they want :

(1) To decrease number of electrons in the outermost shell
(2) To decrease energy of combining atoms
(3) To increase number of electrons in the outermost shell
(4) To attain 18 electrons in the outermost shell

3. Which condition favours the bond formation:

(1) Maximum attraction and maximum potential energy
(2) Minimum attraction and minimum potential energy
(3) Maximum attraction and minimum potential energy
(4) None of the above

Ionic bond :
4. An electrovalent bond / ionic bond is formed between:
(1) Two electronegative non-metal atoms
(2) Two electropositive metal atoms
(3) Electropositive metal and electronegative non metal atoms
(4) None of these

5. Most favourable conditions for electrovalent bonding are:

(1) Low ionisation potential of one atom and high electron affinity of the other atom
(2) High electron affinity and high ionisation potential of both the atoms
(3) Low electron affinity and low ionisation potential of both the atoms
(4) High ionisation potential of one atom and low electrons affinity of the other atom

6. The electronegativity of Cesium is 0.7 and fluorine is 4.0. The bond formed between the two is:
(1) Covalent (2) Electrovalent (3) Coordinate (4) Metallic

7. Electrovalent bond / ionic bond is formed by:

(1) Sharing of electons (2) Donaton of electrons
(3) Transfer of electrons (4) None of these

8. Element X is strongly electropositive and Y is strongly electronegative. Both are univalent.

The compound formed would be:
(1) X+ Y– (2) X — Y (3) X– Y+ (4) X  Y

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9. As compared to covalent compounds, ionic compounds generally possess:
(1) High m.p. and high b.p. (2) Low m.p. and low b.p.
(3) Low m.p. and high b.p. (4) high m.p. and low b.p.

10. In which of the following solvents, KI has highest solubility? (The dielectric constant () of each liquid
is given in parentheses):
(1) C6H6 ( = 0) (2) (CH3)2CO (= 2) (3) CH3OH (= 32) (4) CCl4 (= 0)

11. Solid NaCl is a bad conductor of electricity because:

(1) In solid NaCl there are no ions (2) Solid NaCl is covalent compound
(3) In solid NaCl there is no mobility of ions (4) In solid NaCl there are no electrons

12. Ionic compounds do not show isomerism. The reason is :

(1) Presence of ions (2) Strong electrostatic force of attraction
(3) Brittleness (4) Non-directional nature of ionic bond

13. Molten sodium chloride conducts electricity due to the presence of :

(1) Free electrons (2) Free molecules
(3) Free sodium and chloride atoms (4) Free sodium and chloride ions

14. Conditions for ionic bond formation is/are:

(1) Large cation, small anion (2) Low IE of atom forming cation
(3) High electron affinity of atom forming anion (4) High lattice energy
Correct answer is:
(1) 1, 4 (2) 2 and 3 (3) 2, 3 and 4 (4) 1, 2

Covalent Bond :
15. Which of the following statement is not true about covalent compounds:
(1) They may exhibit isomerism (2) They have low melting and boiling points
(3) They show ionic reactions (4) They show molecular reactions

16. In a triple bond, there is sharing of how many electrons between each of bonded atom.
(1) 3 electrons (2) 2 electrons (3) 1 electrons (4) More than 3 electrons

17. Which of the following bonds will have directional character:

(1) Ionic bond (2) Coordinate bond
(3) Covalent bond (4) Both covalent & coordinate bonds

18. The type of bond formed between two electronegative non metal atoms would be:
(1) Covalent (2) Ionic (3) Metallic (4) None

19. Elements have electronegativities 1.5 and 3.0, bond formed between them would be:
(1) Ionic bond (2) Non-polar covalent bond
(3) Metallic bond (4) None

20. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a covalent compound:

(1) It has low melting point and boiling point
(2) It is formed between two atoms having not very small electronegativity difference
(3) They have no definite geometry
(4) They are generally insoluble in water

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Coordinate Bond :
21. NH 3 and BF3 combine readily because of the formation of :
(1) a covalent bond (2) a hydrogen bond (3) a coordinate bond (4) an ionic bond
22. Which of the following molecules does not have coordinate bonds?
(1) H3O+ (2) NO3– (3) O3 (4) CO2

23. H3BO3 is
(1) monobasic weak Lewis acid (2) monobasic weak Bronsted acid
(3) monobasic strong Lewis acid (4) tribasic and weak Bronsted acid

24. In Co-ordinate bond, the acceptor atoms must essentially contain in its valency shell an orbital:
(1) With paired electron (2) With single electron
(3) With no electron (4) With three electron

25. Molecule following complete octet rule is :

(1) BCl3 (2) PCl3 (3) ICl3 (4) AlCl3
26. According to lewis dot structure the number of bond pairs around central atom is greater than four for which
of the following anion
(1) CO32– (2) NO3– (3) BH4– (4) None

27. The bonds present in O3 are :

(1) Only ionic (2) Covalent & coordinate
(3) Only covalent (4) Covalent & ionic

28. In which compound coordinate bond is present:

(1) NH3 (2) NH4OH (3) H2O (4) HCl

29. Which of the following molecules does not have coordinate bonds?

(1) H3O+ (2) NO3– (3) O3 (4) CO 32

30. Which of the following Lewis diagrams is(are) incorrect ?


Cl  H 
 |  H H
  | |
 2-
(1) Na  O  C l  (2) Cl C Cl (3)  H  N  H  [ S] (4) H  N  N  H
   |   
Cl  H 
2

Valence Bond Theory (VBT) :

31. A sigma bond is formed by the overlapping of :
(1) s-s orbital alone (2) s and p orbitals alone
(3) s-s, s-p or p-p orbitals along internuclear axis (4) p-p orbital along the sides

32. Which overlapping is involved in HCl molecule:

(1) s-s overlap (2) p-p overlap (3) s-d overlap (4) s-p overlap

33. which of the following configuration shows second excitation state of Iodine:

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

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34. Which of the following compound is formed in the second excitation state of sulphur atom:
(1) SF4 (2) SF6 (3) SF2 (4) None

35. The strength of bonds by 2s – 2s, 2p – 2p and 2p – 2s overlapping has the order:
(1) s – s > p – p > s – p (2) s – s > p – s > p – p
(3) p – p > s – p > s – s (4) p – p > s – s > p – s

36. The triple bond in ethyne is made up of:

(1) Three sigma bonds (2) Three - bonds
(3) One sigma and two bonds (4) Two sigma and one bond

37. In which of the excitation state of chlorine ClF3 is formed:

(1) In ground state (2) In third excitation state
(3) In first excitation state (4) In second excitation state

38. Variable covalency is exhibited by:

(1) P and S (2) N and O (3) N and P (4) F and Cl

39. Which is not characteristic of -bond :

(1) -bond is formed when a sigma bond already formed
(2) -bond are formed from hybrid orbitals
(3) - bond may be formed by the overlapping of p-orbitals
(4) - bond results from lateral overlap of atomic orbital

40. bond is formed :

(1) By overlapping of hybridised orbital (2) Ovelapping of co-axial p–p orbitals
(3) Head on overlapping of s – s orbitals (4) By p – p lateral overlapping

41. Number of and bonds present in

CH3 — CH  CH — C  CH are:
(1) 10, 3 (2) 102 (3) 9, 2 (4) 8, 3

42. Which of the following fluorides does not exists?

(1) NF5 (2) PF5 (3) AsF5 (4) SbF5

43. p-p overlapping will be observed in the molecules of -

(1) H2 (2) HBr (3) HCl (4) Cl2

44. Nitrogen does not form NF5 because:

(1) Nitrogen is member of V group (2) It contains no empty d-orbital
(3) The bond energy of N  N is very high (4) Inert pair effect exists in the molecule
45. The correct order of bond length is
(1) C – C  C  C  C  C (2) C  C  C  C  C – C

(3) C  C  C  C  C – C (4) C  C  C – C  C  C

46. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

(1) Double bonds is shorter than a single bond
(2) – bond is weaker than bond
(3) Double bond is stronger than a single bond
(4) Covalent bond is stronger than a hydrogen bond

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47. Fluorine molecule is formed by:

(1) the axial p–p orbital overlap (2) the sideways p–p orbital overlap
(3) the s–s orbital overlap (4) the s–p orbital overlap

48. Consider the following statements:

I. A sigma () bond is formed when two s–orbitals overlap
II. A pi() bond is formed when two p-orbitals overlap axially
III. A - bond is weaker than -bond
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(1) I and II (2) II and III (3) I alone (4) II alone

49. Number and type of bonds between two carbon atoms in CaC2 are :
(1) one sigma () and one pi () bond (2) one  and two  bonds

(3) one  and one and a half  bond (4) one  bond

50. How many - and - bonds are there in salicylic acid (2-hydroxy benzoic acid)?

(1) 10, 4 (2) 16, 4 (3) 18, 2 (4) 16, 2

51. Strongest bond is formed by the head on overlapping of :

(1) 2s- and 2p- orbitals (2) 2p- and 2p- orbitals
(3) 2s- and 2s- orbitals (4) All

52. The ratio of  and  bonds in benzene is :

(1) 2 (2) 6 (3) 4 (4) 8

53. Number of -bonds and -bonds in the following structrue is

H H
H H

H H
H H

(1) 6, 19 (2) 4, 20 (3) 5, 19 (4) 5, 20

Hybridisation :
54. In the protonation of H2O, change occurs in :
(1) Hybridisation state of oxygen (2) Shape of molecule
(3) Hybridisation and shape both (4) None

55. The d-orbitals involved in sp3d hybridisation is :

(1) dx 2  y 2 (2) d z 2 (3) d xy (4) d xz

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56. A sp3 hybrid orbital contains:

3 1 3 1
(1) s–character (2) p–character (3) p–character (4) s – character
4 4 4 2

57. In the compound

1 2 3 4 5 6
C H 2  C H — C H 2 — C H 2 — C  C H , the C2 — C3 bond formed by the overlapping of :

(1) sp – sp2 (2) sp3 – sp3 (3) sp – sp3 (4) sp2 – sp3

58. Which of the set of species have same hybridisation state but different shapes:

(1) NO 2 , NO 2 , NO 2 (2) CIO4, SF4 , XeF4 (3) NH 4 , H3 O  , OF2 (4) SO42, PO43 , ClO4

59. Which of the following elements can not exhibit sp3d hybridisation state:
(1) C (2) P (3) Cl (4) B
Correct answer is:
(1) 1, 3 (2) 1, 4 (3) 2, 3 (4) 2, 4

60. In the protonation of NH3 molecule, following statement is true:

(1) A covalent bond is formed (2) Hydrogen bond is formed
(3) Hybridisation state of N is changed (4) Shape of NH3 molecule is changed

61. The shape of sulphate ion is:

(1) Hexagonal (2) Square planar (3) Trigonal bipyramidal (4) Tetrahedral

62. In which following set of compound/ion has linear geometry:

(1) CH 4 , NH 4 , BH 4 (2) CO32 , NO3 , BF3 (3) NO 2 , CO 2 , N3 (4) BeCl 2 , BCl 3 , CH 4

63. Which of the molecule is trigonal bipyramidal :

(1) BF3 (2) CH4 (3) PCl5 (4) SF6

64. The type of hybrid orbitals used by chlorine atom in CIO , CIO2 , CIO3 and CIO 4 is/are:

(1) sp, sp2, sp3 and sp3d (2) sp and sp3

(3) Only sp3 (4) Only sp

65. Which of the following having a square planner structure is:

(1) NH 4 (2) BF4 (3) XeF4 (4) CCl4

66. The shape of I 3 is :

(1) Tetrahedral (2) Linear (3) T-shape (4) Trigonal

67. Among the following compounds the one that is polar and has the central atom with sp3 hybridisation
is:
(1) H2CO3 (2) SiF4 (3) BF3 (4) HClO2

68. Which of the following will be octahedral:

(1) SF6 (2) BF4– (3) PCl5 (4) XeF6

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69. The shape of methyl cation (CH 3  ) is likely to be:

(1) linear (2) pyramidal (3) planar (4) spherical

70. The structure of XeF2 involves hybridization of the type :

(1) sp3 (2) sp3d3 (3) sp3d (4) sp3d2

71. In the XeF4 molecule, the Xe atom is in the

(1) sp2-hybridized state (2) sp3-hybridised state
(3) sp3d-hybridized state (4) sp3d2-hybridized state

72. How many - and - bonds are there in salicyclic acid (2-hydroxy benzoic acid)?

(1) 10, 4 (2) 16, 4 (3) 18, 2 (4) 16, 2

73. Which of the following pairs is (are) isostructural?

(1) SF4 and SiF4 (2) SF6 and SiF62  (3) SiF62  and SeF62  (4) XeO64  and TeF62 

74. The structure of XeF6 is :

(1) pentagonal bipyramidal (2) trigonal bipyramidal
(3) capped octahedral (4) square bipyramidal

75. Isostructural species are those which have the same shape and hybridisation. Among the given species
identify the isostructural pairs.
(1) [NF3 and BF3] (2) [BF4– and NH4+] (3) [BCl3 and BrCl3] (4) [NH3 and NO3–]

76. The types of hybrid orbitals of nitrogen in NO2+, NO3– and NH4+ respectively are expected to be
(1) sp, sp3 and sp2 (2) sp, sp2 and sp3 (3) sp2, sp and sp3 (4) sp2, sp3 and sp

77. Which of the following angle corresponds to sp2 hybridisation?

(1) 90º (2) 120º (3) 180º (4) 109º

78. Which of the following species has tetrahedral geometry?

(1) BH4– (2) NH2– (3) CO32– (4) H3O+

79. Carbon atoms in C2(CN)4 are :

(1) sp-hybridized (2) sp2 -hybridized
(3) sp- and sp2 hybridized (4) sp, sp2 and sp3 - hybridized
80. The shapes of IF5 and IF7 are respectively :
(1) square pyramidal and pentagonal bipyramidal
(2) octahedral and pyramidal
(3) trigonal bipyramidal and square antiprismatic
(4) distorted square planar and distorted octahedral

81. CO2 has the same geometry as :

(I) HgCl2 (II) NO2– (III) SnCl4 (IV) C2H2
(1) I and III (2) II and IV (3) I and IV (4) III and IV

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82. Which of the following has a geometry different from the other three species (having the same geometry)?
(1) BF4– (2) SO42– (3) XeF4 (4) PH4+

Dipole Moment :
83. BeF2 has zero dipole moment whereas H2O has dipole moment because:
(1) Water is linear
(2) H2O is bent
(3) F is more electronegative than O
(4) Hydrogen bonding is present in H2O

84. Which of the following molecule have zero dipole moment:

(1) BF3 (2) CH2Cl2 (3) NF3 (4) SO2

85. The dipole moment of NH3 is:

(1) Less than dipole moment of NCl3 (2) Higher than dipole moment of NCl3
(3) Equal to the dipole moment of NCl3 (4) None of these

86. Which of the following species are polar:

(1) C6H6 (2) XeF2 (3) SO2 (4) SF4 (5) SF6
Correct answer is:
(1) (2) & (4) (2) (1), (2) & (5) (3) (1) & (5) (4) (3) & (4)

87. Which set of molecules is polar:

(1) XeF4, IF7, SO3 (2) PCl5, C6H6, SF6
(3) SnCl2, SO2, NO2 (4) CO2, CS2, C2H6

88. Dipole moment is shown by:

(1) 1, 4 - dichlorobenzene (2) Cis 1, 2 - dichloro ethene
(3) Trans -1, 2 - dichloro ethene (4) benzene

89. The correct oreder of dipole moment is:

(1) CH4 < NF3 < NH3 < H2O (2) NF3 < CH4 < NH3 < H2O
(3) NH3 < NF3 < CH4 < H2O (4) H2O < NH3 < NF3 < CH4

90. Which contains both polar and non-polar bonds?

(1) NH4Cl (2) HCN (3) H2O2 (4) CH4
Molecular Orbital Theory (MOT) :

91. The number of antibonding electron pairs in O22 molecular ion on the basis of molecular orbital theory
is (at no. O = 8):
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5

92. Which of the following option w.r.t. increasing bond order is correct?

(1) NO  C2  O2  He2 (2) C2  NO  He2  O2

(3) He2  O2  NO  C2 (4) He2  O2  C2  NO

93. The bond-orders of the given species are such that -
(1) O2– > O2+ > O22– > O2 (2) O2+ > O2 > O2– > O22–
(3) O2+ > O22– > O2– > O2 (4) O22– > O2 > O2+ > O2–

94. The ion that is isoelectronic with CO and having same bond order is:
(1) CN  (2) O2 (3) O2 (4) N 2

95. Which of the following is paramagnetic:


(1) O2 (2) CN (3) CO (4) NO+
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96. In the following which of the two are paramagnetic:

(1) N2 (2) CO (3) B2 (4) NO2
Correct answer is:
(1) (1) & (3) (2) (2) & (3) (3) (3) & (4) (4) (2) & (4)

97. Increasing order of bond length in NO, NO+ and NO– is:
(1) NO > NO– > NO+ (2) NO+ < NO < NO–
+
(3) NO < NO < NO – (4) NO < NO+ = NO–

98. The paramagnetic property of oxygen is well explained by:

(1) Molecular orbital theory (2) Resonance theory
(3) Valence bond theory (4) VSEPR theory

99. Which of the following has fractional bond order?

(1) O 22 (2) O22 (3) F22 (4) H 2

100. Higher is the bond order, greater is:

(1) Bond dissociation energy (2) Covalent character
(3) Bond length (4) Paramagnetism

101. The bond order of CO molecule on the basis of molecular orbital theory is:
(1) Zero (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 1

1
102. Which of the follwing group of molecules have 2 bond order:
2
2 2  
(1) N 2 , O 2, CO (2) N 2 , O 2, NO (3) C 22 , BN, O 2 (4) CN  , NO  , O 22

103. Which of the following species will have the minimum bond energy:

(1) N 2 (2) N 2 (3) N 2 (4) N 2 2

104. Which of the following ion has not bond order of 2.5 ?

(1) O2 (2) O2 (3) N 2 (4) N 2

105. N2 and O2 are converted into monoanions, N 2 and O2 respectively. Which of the following statements
s
is wrong?
(1) In N 2 , N-N bond weakens (2) In O 2 , O-O bond order increases

(3) In O 2 , O-O bond order decreases (4) N 2 becomes paramegnetic

106. Which of the following has maximum bond stength -

(1) O2 (2) O2+ (3) O2– (4) O22–
Hydrogen bonding :
107. H2O boils at higher temperature than H2S, because it is capable of forming:
(1) Ionic bonds (2) Covalent bonds
(3) Hydrogen bonds (4) Metallic bonds

108. Intramolecular H-bond:

(1) Decreases Volatility (2) Increases melting point
(3) Increases viscosity (4) Increases vapour pressure

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109. Weakest hydrogen bond is:
(1) O – H ......N (2) S – H .....S (3) F – H ......F (4) N – H .....N

110. Which of the following has strongest intra molecular hydrogen bonding:

OH
OH OCH3 OCH3
COOH COOH

(1) (2) (3) (4)

COOH
COOH

111. The high boiling point of water is due to the presence of:
(1) Dative bond (2) Covalant bond
(3) Hydrogen bond (4)Vander waals bond

112. Maximum no. of hydrogen bonds formed by a water molecule in ice is:
(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 1

113. KF combines with HF to form KHF2. The compound contains the species:
(1) K+, F– and H+ (2) K+, F– and HF
(3) K+ and [HF2]– (4) [KHF]+ and F2
114. The boiling point of a compound is raised by:
(1) intermolecular hydrogen bonding (2) high volatility
(3) intramolecular hydrogen bonding (4) non-polarity

115. The boiling point of p-nitrophenol is higher than that of o-nitrophenol because:
(1) NO2 group at p-position behaves in a different way from that at o-position
(2) intramolecular hydrogen bonding exists in p-nitrophenol
(3) there is intermolecular hydrogen bonding in p-nitrophenol
(4) p-nitrophenol has a higher molecular weight than o-nitrophenol

116. Which of the following compounds show intramolecular hydrogen bonding:

(1) o-nitrophenol (2) p-nitrophenol (3) phenol (4)salicylaldehyde
(1) 1 & 2 (2) 1 & 3 (3) 1 & 4 (4) 2 & 3

Integer types questions :

117. What is covalency of chlorine atom in second excited state ?

118. Sum of  and  bonds in NH4 cation is ......

119. The molecule MLx is planar with 6 electron pairs around M in the valence shell . The value of x is :

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120. Consider the following species NO3 ,SO 42 ,ClO3 , SO3, PO34 , XeO3 , CO 32  , SO32
Then calcualte value of |x – y|, where
x : Total number of species which have bond order 1.5 or greater than 1.5
y : Total number of species which have bond order less than 1.5

121. In IF6 and TeF5 , sum of axial d-orbitals which are used in hybridisation in both species.

122. Among the following total no. of planar species is :

(i) SF4 (ii) BrF3 (iii) XeF2 (iv) IF5 (v) SbF4 (vi) SF5

(vii) SeF3 (viii) CH3 (ix) PCl4

123. Calculate the value of X–Y, for XeOF4. (X= Number of  bond pair and Y = Number of lone pair on central
atom)

124. Find out number of transformation among following which involves the change of hybridisation of underlined
atom.
(a) H2 O + H+ 
 H3 O + (b) NH3 + BF3 
 NH3. BF3

(c) Xe F6 
 XeF5+ + F– (d) 2PCl5 
 PCl4+ + PCl6–

 CH3– + CH3+
(e) CH3 — CH3 

125. Consider the following six changes

 NO+
(i) NO   O22 
(ii) O2   O2
(iii) O2  (iv) NO+ 
 NO–

(v) NO+ 
 NO2+ (vi) CO 
 CO+
Then calculate value of “ c3 – b2 – a ”, where a, b and c are total number of transformations in which
magnetic property will be changed,bond order increases and bond order decreases respectively.

126. Total number of angle in SeCl4 which are less than 90°.

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EXERCISE-II
1. The compound formed by which of the following pair of ions will have lowest melting point :
2
(1) Na+ and Cl– (2) Mg and Cl– (3) Al3 and Cl– (4) Sn4+ and Cl–

2. In the electronic structure of acetic acid the number of electrons present are:
(1) 16 shared and 8 unshared (2) 8 shared and 16 unshared
(3) 12 shared and 12 unshared (4) 18 shared and 6 unshared

3. Amongst NH3, BeCl2, CO2 and H2O, the non-linear molecules are :
(1) BeCl2 and H2O (2) BeCl2 and CO2
(3) NH3 and H2O (4) NH3 and CO2

4. Which is not correct:

(1) Bond angle H–S–H < H–OH (2) Bond angle F–O–F < Cl–O–Cl
(3) Bond angle H–P–H < H–N–H (4) Bond angle Cl–Sn–Cl > Cl–Hg–Cl

5. Which of the following match is not correct:

(1) ICI 2 — Linear ion (2) ICI 4 — Square planar ion

(3) XeF2 — Linear molecule (4) SO24 — Trigonal planar ion

6. The number of unpaired electrons in paramagnetic tetrachloromagnate (II) anion is:

(1) 5 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 6

7. The value of bond order in NO+ according to MOT is:

(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 1 (4) 0

8. Which one of the following is most polar:

(1) CI–Cl (2) N–F (3) C–F (4) O–F

9. Which of the following halogens has the highest bond energy:

(1) F2 (2) Cl2 (3) Br2 (4) I2

10. In the series, ethane, ethylene & acetylene, the carbon-hydrogen bond length is:
(1) Equal in all the three (2) Largest in ethane
(3) Smallest in ethylene (4) Largest in acetylene

11. Which of the following are isoelectronic and isostuctural:

NO 3 , CO 32  , ClO 3– , SO 3

(1) NO3, CO32– (2) SO 3 , NO 3 (3) ClO3 , CO32 (4) CO32 , ClO3

12. The types of bonds present in CuSO4·5H2O are

(1) electrovalent and covalent (2) electrovalent and coordinate covalent
(3) covalent and coordinate covalent (4) electrovalent, covalent and coordinate covalent

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13. The order of increasing lattice energy of the following salt is.
(1) NaCl < CaO < NaBr < BaO (2) NaBr < NaCl < BaO < CaO
(3) NaCl < NaBr < BaO < CaO (4) NaBr < NaCl < CaO < BaO

14. Two elements A & B have following electronic configuration.

A = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 B = 1s22s22p63s23p3
If expected compound formed by A & B is AxBy then sum of x & y is
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5

15. Which among the following factors is the most important in making fluorine the strongest oxidising agent ?
(1) Electron affinity (2) Ionisation enthalpy
(3) Hydration enthalpy (4) Bond dissociation energy

16. INCORRECT order for mentioned property is :

(1) Arrhenius acidic character : HI > HBr > HCl > HF
(2) Thermal stability : PbH4 > SnH4 > SiH4
(3) Reducing character : SbH3 > AsH3 > PH3
(4) Lewis basic character : OEt2 > H2O

17. Which of the following is most stable ?

(1) Sn2+ (2) Ge2+ (3) Si2+ (4) Pb2+

18. The shapes of PCl 4 , PCl 4 and AsCl5 are respectively :

(1) square planar, tetrahedral and see-saw

(2) tetrahedral, see-saw and trigonal bipyramidal
(3) tetrahedral, square planar and pentagonal bipyramidal
(4) trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and square pyramidal

19. An electrovalent compound does not exhibit space isomerism because of

(1) Presence of oppositively charged ions (2) High melting points
(3) Non-directional nature of the bond (4) Crystalline nature

20. RbO2 is
(1) Peroxide and paramagnetic (2) Peroxide and diamagnetic
(3) Superoxide and paramagnetic (4) Superoxide and diamagnetic

21. Bond energy of which of the following interaction is less than 8 kJ/mole.
(1) Cu2+(aq) and NH3 (2) Xe and H2O (3) Na+ and [BF4]– (4) C2H5OH and HF

22. Correct order of decreasing thermal stability is

(1) NH3 > PH3 > AsH3 > SbH3 (2) PH3 > NH3 > AsH3 > SbH3
(3) AsH3 > PH3 > NH3 > SbH3 (4) SbH3 > AsH3 > PH3 > NH3

23. Bond energy of a bond formed by weak dipole-dipole interaction is found to be

(1) Greater than 8 kJ/mole (2) Lying between 8 – 42 kJ/mole
(3) Less than 8 kJ/mole (4) Greater than 42 kJ/mole

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24. (C—Cl) bond in CH2=CH–Cl (vinyl chloride) is stabilised in the same way as in:
(1) benzyl chloride (2) ethyl chloride (3) chlorobenzene (4) allyl chloride

25. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer:
List I (species) List II (O–N–O angle)
A. NO2+ 1. 180°
B. NO2 2. 134°
C. NO2– 3. 120°
D. NO3– 4. 115°
5. 109°
A B C D A B C D
(1) 5 4 3 2 (2) 5 2 4 3
(3) 1 2 4 3 (4) 1 4 3 2

26. Which of the following fluorides of Xenon is impossible

(1) XeF6 (2) XeF4 (3) XeF3– (4) XeF2

27. The stability of +1 oxidation state increases in the sequence

(1) Al < Ga < ln < Tl (2) Tl < In < Ga < Al
(3) In > Tl < Ga < Al (4) Ga < In < Al < Tl

28. Hybridization of carbon atoms in C3 O 2 and C12O9 are respectively :

(1) sp, sp2 (2) sp2, sp3 (3) sp3, sp (4) sp, sp

29. The correct order of acidic strength is

(1) HF < HCl < HBr < HI (2) HCl < HBr < HF < HI
(3) HBr > HCl < HI < HF (4) HI < HBr < HCl < HF

30. Select the CORRECT order of stability of following cations

(1) Pb4+ > Sn4+ (2) Bi5+ > Sb5+ (3) In3+ > Tl3+ (4) Sn2+ > Sn4+

31. Which of the following is Lewis acid-Lewis base interaction

(i) B(CH3)3 and N(CH3)3 form addition compound
(ii) H3BO3 and C2H5OH form addition compound
(iii) Ammonium ion is formed by protonation of ammonia molecule
(iv) BF3 and NH3 form addition compound
(1) Only (ii), (iii) are correct (2) Only (iv) is correct
(3) (ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct (4) All are correct

32. Which element out of He, Ar, Kr, and Xe forms least numbers of compounds
(1) He (2) Ar (3) Kr (4) Xe

33. Which of the hydrogen halides forms salts like KHX2 (where X is a halogen atom)
(1) HF (2) HCl (3) HI (4) HBr

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34. Isostructural pair will be
(1) I3– and I3+ (2) CO32– and XeO3 (3) ICl4– and XeF4 (4) PO43– and SeF4

35. Which is the most volatile compound

(1) HF (2) HCl (3) HBr (4) HI

36. The tendency of BF3, BCl3 and BBr3 to behave as Lewis acid decreases in the sequence
(1) BF3 > BCl3 > BBr3 (2) BCl3 > BF3 > BBr3
(3) BBr3 > BCl3 > BF3 (4) BBr3 > BF3 > BCl3

37. Be(OH)2 is insoluble in water while Ba(OH)2 is highly soluble due to

(1) Bond order (2) Lattice energy difference
(3) Common ion effect (4) All

Cl Cl
Cl
38. The dipole moment of is 1.5 D. The dipole moment of is :
Cl Cl

(1) 0 D (2) 1.5 D (3) 2.86 D (4) 2.25 D

39. The straight chain polymer is formed by

(1) Hydrolysis of (CH3)3 SiCl followed by condensation polymerisation.
(2) Hydrolysis of (CH3) SiCl3 followed by condensation polymerisation.
(3) Hydrolysis of (CH3)2 SiCl2 followed by addition polymerisation.
(4) Hydrolysis of (CH3)2 SiCl2 followed by condensation polymerisation.

40. The pairs of bases in DNA are held together by :

(1) Hydrogen bonds (2) Ionic bonds (3) Phosphate groups (4) Deoxyribose groups

41. Which of the following pair has same bond order but different magnetic behaviour
(1) H2+ and H2– (2) N22+ and N22– (3) O2+ and O2– (4) C2+ and C2–

42. Increasing order of bond length in NO, NO+ and NO– are

(1) NO > NO– > NO+ (2) NO+ < NO < NO–

(3) NO < NO+ < NO– (4) NO < NO+ = NO–

43. Bond order of Be 2 is :

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 0

44. Peroxide bond is present in

(1) MgO (2) CaO (3) Li2O (4) BaO2

45. Select pair of molecules with paramagnetic and diamagnetic nature respectively.
(1) B2, C2 (2) C2, N2 (3) N2, O2 (4) O2, B2

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46. Correct order of melting point is :
(1) Diamond > Graphite > C60 (2) Graphite > Diamond > C60
(3) C60 > Graphite > Diamond (4) Diamond > C60 > Graphite

47. Increasing order of stability of the +2 oxidation state of ions?

(1) Ca2+ < Ba2+ < Sr2+ (2) Pb2+ < Ge2+ < Sn2+
(3) Ge2+ < Sn2+ < Pb2+ (4) Cu2+ < Au2+ < Ag2+

48. For H2O 2 , H2S, H2O and HF , the correct order of decreasing extent of hydrogen bonding is :

(1) H2O  HF  H2O 2  H2S (2) H2O  HF  H2S  H2O 2

(3) HF  H2O  H2O 2  H2S (4) H2O 2  H2O  HF  H2S

49. Which of the following ion has a planar structure

(1) SiO44– (2) PO43– (3) CO32– (4) SO42–

50. Which of the following statement is incorrect ?

(1) s-orbital never forms a -bond.

CH2 – OH
CH2 – OH
(2) < CH – OH : Order of viscosity
CH2 – OH
CH2 – OH

(3) A water molecule always form 2 hydrogen bonds.

–
(4) in K+[HF2] ; ionic, covalent and hydrogen bonds are present.

51. The INCORRECT order of boiling point is

(1) H2S < H2Se < H2Te < H2O (2) H2S < NH3 < HF < H2O
(3) PH3 < ASH3 < SbH3 < NH3 (4) HCl < HBr < HI < HF

52. Which of the following has the highest dipole moment

(1) NH3 (2) PH3 (3) SbH3 (4) AsH3

53. CORRECT order of bond length is :

(1) O2 > O2+ (2) N2 > N2+ (3) C2 > C2+ (4) H2 > H2+

54. In silicate mineral : Mg5Ca2(Si4O11)x(OH)y, the values of x and y are respectively :

(1) x = 2 , y = 2 (2) x = 3, y = 1 (3) x = 1 , y = 1 (4) x = 2, y = 1

55. If molecule ABx Ey is planar as well as polar, then value of x and y are respectively
(where A = Central atom, B = surrounding atom, E = lone pair)
(1) 4, 2 (2) 3, 2 (3) 5, 2 (4) 3, 1
56. Which of the following halides is least stable and has doubtful existence
(1) CI4 (2) FeI2 (3) SnI4 (4) PbI4

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57. In which of the following arrangement, the order is not according to the property indicated against it
(1) F2 > Cl2 > Br2 > I2 Oxidising agent
(2) NH3 > PH3 > AsH3 > SbH3 Basic property
(3) F > Cl > Br > I Electron gain enthalpy
(4) C > Si > Ge > Sn Ability to form p-p bond

58. The order of strength of hydrogen bonds is:

(1) ClH...Cl  NH...N  OH...O  FH...F (2) ClH...Cl  NH...N  OH...O  FH...F

(3) ClH...Cl  NH...N  OH...O  FH...F (4) ClH...Cl  NH...N  OH...O  FH...F

59. Select correct match

(1) Beryl Be3Al2Si6O18, cyclic silicate (2) Zeolite NaAlO2SiO2 , alumino silicate
(3) (CH3)12Si6O6 , cyclic silicone (4) All are correct

60. Which one of the following oxides is expected exhibit paramagnetic behaviour
(1) CO2 (2) SO2 (3) ClO2 (4) SiO2

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EXERCISE-III
1. Which of the following exhibits highest solubility in water
(1) NH3 (2) PH3 (3) AsH3 (4) SbH3

2. Which of the following is not known

(1) NCl5 (2) NI3 (3) SbCl3 (4) NCl3

3. Which of the following elements does not form stable diatomic molecules
(1) Iodine (2) Phosphorus (3) Nitrogen (4) Oxygen

4. The critical temperature of water is higher than that of O2 because the H2O molecule has :
(1) fewer electrons than O2 (2) two covalents bonds
(3) V - shape (4) strong dipole moment

5. The element which forms oxides in all oxidation states +1 to +5 is

(1) N (2) P (3) As (4) Sb

6. The correct order of increasing s-character (in percentage) in the hybrid orbitals is:
(I) sp2 (II) sp3 (III) sp
(1) II < I < III (2) II < III < I (3) III < I < II (4) I < II < III

7. Which of the following exhibit/s H-bonding?

(1) CH4 (2) H2Se (3) N2H4 (4) H2S

8. Intramolecular hydrogen bonding is found in :

(1) Salicylaldehyde (2) Water (3) Acetaldehyde (4) Phenol

9. The pairs of bases in DNA are held together by :

(1) Hydrogen bonds (2) Ionic bonds (3) Phosphate groups (4) Deoxyribose groups

10. PCl5 exists but NCl5 does not because :

(1) Nitrogen has no vacant d-orbitals (2) NCl5 is unstable

(3) Nitrogen atom is much smaller than phosphorus atom (4) Nitrogen is highly inert

11. The solubility of the following alkali metal chlorides in water follows the order
(1) LiCl > CsCl > NaCl > KCl (2) KCl > CsCl > RbCl > LiCl
(3) RbCl > KCl > LiCl >CsCl (4) None of these

12. Peroxide bond is present in

(1) MgO (2) CaO (3) Li2O (4) BaO2

13. The dissolution of ionic compounds involves :

(1) Evolution of heat (2) Weakening of attractive forces of ions
(3) Dissociation into ions(solvated) (4) All of these

14. Which has the smallest bond angle (X — S — X) in the given molecules ?
(1) OSBr2 (2) OSCl2 (3) OSF2 (4) OSMe2

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15. Water insoluble salt is
(1) KCl (2) NaCl (3) NH4Cl (4) BaSO4

16. In which of the following molecules S atom does not assume sp3 hybridisation:

(1) SO24 (2) SF4 (3) SF2 (4) S8

17. The geometrical arrangement and shape of I3¯ are respectively

(1) Trigonal bipyramidal geometry, linear shape
(2) Hexagonal geometry, T-shape
(3) Triangular planar goemetry, triangular shape
(4) Tetrahedral geometry, pyramidal shape

18. The hybridization of phosphorous in POCl3 is the same as in:

(1) P in PCl3 (2) S in SF4 (3) Cl in CIF3 (4) B in BCl3

19. Choose the molecules in which hybridisation occurs in the ground state:
(1) BCl3 (2) NH3 (3) PCl3 (4) BeF2
The correct answer is:
(1) 1, 2, 4 (2) 1, 2, 3 (3) 2, 3 (4) 3, 4

20. The corect sequence of increasing covalent character is represented by:

(1) BeCl2 < NaCl < LiCl (2) NaCl < LiCl < BeCl2
(3) BeCl2 < LiCl < NaCl (4) LiCl < NaCl < BeCl2

21. A : Tetracyanomethane, B: Carbondioxide, C : Benzne, D : 1, 3 butadiene ratio of and bonds is in order:

(1) A = B < C < D (2) A = B < D < C (3) A = B = C = D (4) C < D < A < B

22. The order of increasing bond angle in the molecules BeCl2, BCl3, CCl4 and SF6 is:
(1) SF6 < CCl4 < BCl3 < BeCl2 (2) BeCl2 < BCl3 < CCl4 < SF6
(3) SF6 < CCl4 < BeCl2 < BCl3 (4) BCl3 < BeCl2 < SF6 < CCl4

23. The species which do not support octet rule are:

(1) H2O (2) Cl2O (3) NO (4) PCl5
Correct answer is
(1) (1) (2) & (3) (2) (3) & (4) (3) (2), (3) & (4) (4) (2), (4) & (1)

24. The correct order of dipole moment is:

(1) CH4 < NF3 < NH3 < H2O (2) NF3 < CH4 < NH3 < H2O
(3) NH3 < NF3 < CH4 < H2O (4) H2O < NH3 < NF3 < CH4

25. Carbon atoms in the compound (CN)4C2 are:

(1) sp hybridized (2) sp2 hybridized
(3) sp and sp2 hybridized (4) sp, sp2 and sp3 hybridized

26. The lattice energies of KF, KCl, KBr and KI follow the order:
(1) KF > KCl > KBr > KI (2) KI > KBr > KCl > KF
(3) KF > KCl > KI > KBr (4) KI > KBr > KF > KCl

27. In which of the following substances will hydrogen bond be strongest?

(1) HCl (2) H2O (3) HI (4) H2S

28. Which of the following order of energies of molecular orbitals of N2 is correct?

(1) (2py) < (2pz) < (2px) = (2py) (2) (2py) > (2pz) > (2px) = (2py)
(3) (2py) < (2pz) > (2px) = (2py) (4) (2py) > (2pz) < (2px) = (2py)

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EXERCISE-IV
(Question asked in previous AIEEE/JEE-MAIN)
1. The decreasing values of bond angles from NH3 (106º) to SbH3(91º) down group-15 of the periodic table is
due to [AIEEE 2006]
(1) Increasing bp-bp repulsion (2) Increasing p-orbital character in sp3

(3) Decreasing lp-bp repulsion (4) Decreasing electronegativity

2. In which of the following ionisation processes, the bond order has increased and magnetic behaviour has
changed ? [AIEEE-2007]
(1) C2  C2 + (2) NO  NO + (3) O2  O2+ (4) N2  N2+

3. Which one of the following constitutes a group of the isoelectronic species ? [AIEEE-2008]
(1) C22– , O2– , CO,NO (2) CN– ,N2 , O22– , C22– (3) N2, O2– ,NO , CO (4) NO+, C22 – , CN–, N2

4. In which of the following arrangements, the sequence is not strictly according to the property written against
it ? [AIEEE 2009]
(1) CO2 < SiO2 < SnO2 < PbO2 : increasing oxidising power
(2) HF < HCl < HBr < HI : increasing acid strength
(3) NH3 > PH3 < AsH3 < SbH3 : increasing basic strength
(4) B < C < O < N : increasing first ionisation enthalpy

5. The bond dissociation energy of B — F in BF3 is 646 kJ mol–1 whereas that of C — F bond dissociation
energy in CF4 as compared to that of B — F bond in BF3 is less due to [AIEEE - 2009]
(1) Smaller size of B-atom as compared to that of C-atom
(2) Stronger  bond between B and F in BF3 as compared to that between C and F is CF4
(3) Significant p - p interaction between B and F in BF3 whereas there is no possibility of such interaction
between C and F in CF4
(4) Lower degree of p - p interaction between B and F in BF3 than that between C and F in CF4.
6. The hybridisation of orbitals of N atom in NO3–, NO2+ and NH4+ are respectively [AIEEE 2011]
(1) sp, sp2, sp3 (2) sp2 , sp, sp3 (3) sp, sp3 ,sp2 (4) sp2, sp3, sp
7. The molecule having smallest bond angle is [AIEEE 2011]
(1) NCl3 (2) AsCl3 (3) SbCl3 (4) PCl3

8. Which of the following statements is wrong ? [AIEEE 2011]

(1) The stability of hydrides increases from NH3 to BiH3 in group 15 of the periodic table.
(2) Nitrogen can’t form d-p bond
(3) Single N — N bond is weaker than the single P — P bond.
(4) N2O4 has two resonance structures.
9. Boron cannot form which one of the following anions ? [AIEEE 2011]
(1) BF63– (2) BH4– (3) B(OH)4– (4) BO2–

10. Among the following the maximum covalent character is shown by the compound [AIEEE 2011]
(1) FeCl2 (2) SnCl2 (3) AlCl3 (4) MgCl2
11. Ortho-nitrophenol is less soluble in water than p-and m-nitrophenols because [AIEEE-2012]
(1) o-nitrophenol is more steam volatile than those of m-and p-isomers.
(2) o-nitrophenol shows intramolecular H-bonding
(3) o-nitrophenol shows intermolecular H-bonding
(4) melting point of o-nitrophenol is lower than those of m-and p-isomers.

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12. In which of the following pairs the two species are not isostructural ? [AIEEE-2012]
(1) CO23 – and NO3– (2) PCl4 and SiCl4 (3) PF5 and BrF5 (4) AlF63 – and SF6

13. Among the following, the species having the smallest bond is : [JEE Main Online 2012]
(1) NO– (2) NO+ (3) O2 (4) NO

14. Among the following which is the best description of water in the solid phase? [JEE Main Online 2012]
(1) Covalent solid (2) Molecular solid (3) Ionic solid (4) Network solid

15. The formation of molecular complex BF3–NH3 results in a change in hybridization of boron
[JEE Main Online 2012]
(1) from sp2 to dsp2 (2) from sp2 to sp3 (3) from sp3 to sp2 (4) from sp3 to sp3d

16. Although CN¯ ion and N2 molecule are isoelectronic, yet N2 molecule is chemically inert because of
(1) presence of more number of electrons in bonding orbitals [JEE Main Online 2012]
(2) lone bond energy
(3) absence of bond polarity
(4) uneven electron distribution

17. Given : [JEE Main Online 2012]

(i) HCN(aq) + H2O() H3O+ (aq) + CN¯ (aq) Ka = 6.2 × 10–10
(ii) CN¯(aq) + H2O() HCN(aq) + OH¯(aq) Kb = 1.6 × 10–5
These equilibria show the following order of the relative base strength
(1) OH¯ > H2O > CN¯ (2) OH¯ > CN¯ > H2O (3) H2O > CN¯ > OH¯ (4) CN¯ > H2O > OH¯

18. Among the following chloro-compound having the lowest dipole moment is : [JEE Main Online 2012]

Cl H Cl Cl
(1) CH3Cl (2) CC (3) CH2Cl2 (4) CC
H3C Cl H3C H

19. Among the following, the molecule with the lowest dipole moment is : [JEE Main Online 2012]
(1) CHCl3 (2) CH3Cl (3) CH2Cl2 (4) CCl4

20. Which of the following has the square planar structure ? [JEE Main Online 2012]
(1) XeF4 (2) NH4+ (3) BF4– (4) CCl4

21. The compound of xenon with zero dipole moment is : [JEE Main Online 2012]
(1) XeO3 (2) XeF4 (3) XeOF4 (4) XeO2

22. Among the following species which two have trigonal pyramidal shape ? [JEE Main Online 2012]
(i) NI3 (ii) I3 (iii) SO32  (iv) NO3
(1) (i) and (iii) (2) (iii) and (iv) (3) (i) and (iv) (4) (ii) and (iii)

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23. Dipole moment is shown by : [JEE Main Online 2012]
(1) 1,2-dichlorobenzene (2) trans 2,3-dichloro-2-butene
(3) 1,4-chlorobenzene (4) trans-1,2-dinitroethene

24. The number of S — S bonds in SO3, S 2 O 32  , S 2 O 62 and S 2 O 82 respectively are :[JEE Main Online 2012]
(1) 1,0,0,1 (2) 1,0,1,0 (3) 0,1,1,0 (4) 0,1,0,1

25. Which one of the following molecules is expected to exhibit diamagnetic behaviour ? [IIT-JEE Mains-2013]
(1) S2 (2) C2 (3) N2 (4) O2
26. Which of the following exists as covalent crystals in the solid state ? [IIT-JEE Mains-2013]
(1) Phosphorus (2) Iodine (3) Silicon (4) Sulphur
27. Which of the following is the wrong statement? [IIT-JEE Mains-2013]
(1) Ozone is diamagnetic gas (2) ONCl and ONO– are not isoelectronic
(3) O3 molecule is bent (4) Ozone is violet-black in solid state
28. In which of the following pairs of molecules/ions, both the species are not likely to exist?
[IIT-JEE Mains-2013]

(1) H2– ,He22 (2) H2 ,He22– (3) H2– ,He 22– (4) H22 ,He 2

29. Stability of the species Li2, Li–2 and Li+2 increases in the order of [IIT-JEE Mains-2013]
(1) Li–2 < Li2 < Li+2 (2) Li2 < Li+2 < Li–2 (3) Li–2 < Li+2 < Li2 (4) Li2 < Li–2 < Li+2

30. Which one of the following molecules is polar? [JEE Main Online 2013]
(1) CF4 (2) XeF4 (3) SbF5 (4) IF5

31. Trigonal bipyramidal geometry is shown by [JEE Main Online 2013]

(1) XeOF2 (2) XeO3F2 (3) FXeOSO2F (4) [XeF8]2–

32. In which of the following ionization processes the bond energy has increased and also the magnetic behaviour
has changed from paramagnetic to diamagnetic? [JEE Main Online 2013]
(1) O2  O2+ (2) N2  N2+ (3) C2  C2+ (4) NO  NO+

33. 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 : [JEE Main Online 2013]
(1) B2 > H2 > Li2 (2) Li2 > H2 > B2 (3) Li2 > B2 > H2 (4) H2 > B2 > Li2

34. Oxidation state of sulphur in anions SO32– , S2O42– and S2O62– increases in the orders
[JEE Main Online 2013]
(1) S2O42– < S2O62– < SO32– (2) SO32– < S2O42– < S2O62–
(3) S2O62– < S2O42– < SO32– (4) S2O42– < SO32– < S2O62–

35. XeO4 molecule is tetrahedral having [JEE Main Online 2013]

(1) Four p-d bonds (2) Two p-d bonds (3) One p-d bond (4) Three p-d bonds

36. Which has trigonal bipyramidal shape? [JEE Main Online 2013]
(1) XeOF4 (2) XeO3 (3) XeOF2 (4) XeO3F2

37. The shape of IF6– is : [JEE Main Online 2013]

(1) Octahedral (2) Pyramidal
(3) Trigonally distorted octahedron (4) Square antiprism

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38. In which of the following sets, all the given species are isostructural? [JEE Main Online 2013]
(1) CO2, NO2, ClO2, SiO2 (2) PCl3, AlCl3, BCl3, SbCl3
– +
(3) BF4 , CCl4, NH4 , PCl4 + (4) BF3, NF3, PF3, AlF3

39. The internuclear distances in O–O bonds for O2+, O2, O2– and O22– respectively are :
[JEE Main Online 2013]
(1) 1.49 Å, 1.21 Å, 1.12 Å, 1.30 Å (2) 1.30 Å, 1.49 Å, 1.12 Å, 1.21 Å
(3) 1.12 Å, 1.21 Å, 1.30 Å, 1.49 Å (4) 1.21 Å, 1.12 Å, 1.49 Å, 1.30 Å

40. For which of the following molecule significant  0? [IIT-JEE Mains-2014]

Cl CN OH SH

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

Cl CN OH SH

(1) (a) and (b) (2) Only (c) (3) (c) and (d) (4) Only (a)

41. The correct statement for the molecule, CsI3, is [IIT-JEE Mains-2014]
(1) It contains Cs+ and I3– ions (2) it contains Cs3+andI– ions
(3) It contains Cs+, I– and lattice I2 molecule (4) it is a covalent molecule

42. Which of the following has unpaired electron(s) ? [JEE Main Online 2014]

(1) N2 (2) O2– (3) N22 (4) O 22 –

43. The number and type of bonds in C 22 – ion in CaC2 are : [JEE Main Online 2014]
(1) One  bond and one -bond (2) One  bond and two -bonds
(3) Two  bonds and two -bonds (4) Two  bonds and one -bond

44. The correct order of bond dissociation energy among N2, O2, O2– is shown in which of the following
arrangements ? [JEE Main Online 2014]

(1) N2 > O2– > O2 (2) O2– > O2 > N2 (3) N2 > O2 > O2– (4) O2 > O2– > N2

45. Shapes of certain interhalogen compounds are stated below. Which one of them is not correctly stated ?
[JEE Main Online 2014]
(1) IF7 : pentagonal bipyramid (2) BrF5 : trigonal bipyramid
(3) BrF3 : planar T-shaped (4) ICl3 : planar dimeric

46. Which one of the following does not have a pyramidal shape ? [JEE Main Online 2014]
(1) (CH3)3N (2) (SiH3)3N (3) P(CH3)3 (4) P(SiH3)3

47. The conjugate base of hydrazoic acid is : [JEE Main Online 2014]

(1) N–3 (2) N3– (3) N2– (4) HN3–

48. Which one of the following molecules is paramagnetic ? [JEE Main Online 2014]
(1) N2 (2) NO (3) CO (4) O3

49. Which of these statements is not true ? [JEE Main Online 2014]
(1) NO+ is not isoelectronic with O2.
(2) B is always covalent in its compounds.
(3) In aqueous solution, the Ti+ ion is much more stable than Tl(III).
(4) LiAlH4 is a versatile reducing agent in organic synthesis.
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50. Which among the following is the most reactive? [IIT-JEE Main-2015]
(1) ICl (2) Cl2 (3) Br2 (4) I2

51. Which one of the following alkaline earth metal sulphates has its hydration enthalpy greater than its lattice
enthalpy? [IIT-JEE Main-2015]
(1) SrSO4 (2) CaSO4 (3) BeSO4 (4) BaSO4
52. The intermolecular interaction that is dependent on the inverse cube of distance between the molecules is
[IIT-JEE Main-2015]
(1) Hydrogen bond (2) ion-ion interaction (3) ion-dipole interaction (4) London force
53. Which one has the highest boiling point? [IIT-JEE Main-2015]
(1) Xe (2) He (3) Ne (4) Kr

54. The geometry of XeOF4 by VSEPR theory is [JEE Main Online 2015]
(1) Trigonal bipyramidal (2) Square pyramidal (3) Octahedral (4) Pentagonal planar

55. The species in which the N atom is in a state of sp hybridization is : [IIT-JEE Main-2016]

(1) NO2 (2) NO2– (3) NO3– (4) NO2

56. Which one of the following statements about water is FALSE ? [IIT-JEE Main-2016]
(1) Water is oxidized to oxygen during photosynthesis.
(2) Water can act both as an acid and as a base.
(3) There is extensive intramolecular hydrogen bonding in the condensed phase.
(4) Ice formed by heavy water sinks in normal water.

57. The group of molecules having identical shape is : [JEE Main Online 2016]
(1) PCl5, IF5, XeO2F2 (2) BF3, PCl3, XeO3 (3) SF4, XeF4, CCl4 (4) ClF3, XeOF2, XeF3+

58. Which of the following species is not paramagnetic? [IIT-JEE Main-2017]

(1) B2 (2) NO (3) CO (4) O2

59. Which of the following is paramagentic ? [JEE Main Online 2017]

(1) CO (2) B2 (3) NO+ (4) O2–

2

60. sp3d2 hybridization is not displayed by : [JEE Main Online 2017]

(1) BrF5 (2) SF6 (3) [CrF6]3– (4) PF5

61. The group having triangular planar structures is : [JEE Main Online 2017]
(1) BF3 , NF3 , CO32– (2) CO32– , NO3– , SO3
(3) NH3 , SO3 , CO32– (4) NCl3 , BCl3 , SO3

62. Which of the following are Lewis acids ? [IIT-JEE Main-2018]

(1) BCl3 and AlCl3 (2) PH3 and BCl3 (3) AlCl3 and SiCl4 (4) PH3 and SiCl4
63. According to molecular orbital theory, which of the following will not be a viable molecule ?
[IIT-JEE Main-2018]
(1) H22– (2) He22+ (3) He2+ (4) H2–
64. Which of the following compunds contain(s) no covalent bond(s) ? [IIT-JEE Main-2018]
KCl, PH3, O2, B2H6, H2SO4
(1) KCl, B2H6 (2) KCl, B2H6, PH3 (3) KCl, H2SO4 (4) KCl

65. Total number of line pair of electrons in 3– ion is [IIT-JEE Main-2018]
(1) 12 (2) 3 (3) 6 (4) 9

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66. Which of the following is a Lewis acid ? [JEE Main-Online_2018]
(1) PH3 (2) B(CH3)3 (3) NaH (4) NF3
67. In graphite and diamond, the percentage of p-characters of the hybrid orbitals in hybridisation are
respectively : [JEE Main-Online_2018]
(1) 33 and 25 (2) 33 and 75 (3) 50 and 75 (4) 67 and 75
68. Identify the pair in which the geometry of the species is T-shape and square-pyramidal, respectively :
[JEE Main-Online_2018]
(1) CIF3 and IO4 – –
(2) ICl2 and ICl5 (3) XeOF2 and XeOF4 (4) IO3– and IO2F2–
69. (I) (II) [JEE Main-Online_2018]
H—N- - - - - N - - - - - N
In hydrogen azide (above) the bond orders of bonds (I) and (II) are :
(I) (II)
(1) <2 >2
(2) >2 <2
(3) >2 >2
(4) <2 <2
70. The decreasing order of bond angles in BF3, NH3, PF3 and I3– is : [JEE Main-Online_2018]
(1) I3– > NH3 > PF3 > BF3 (2) I3– > BF3 > NH3 > PF3
¯
(3) BF3 > I3 > PF3 > NH3 (4) BF3 > NH3 > PF3 > I3–
71. Which of the following best describes the diagram below of a molecular orbital ? [JEE Main-Online_2018]

+ –

– +

(1) A non-bonding orbital (2) An antibonding  orbital

(3) A bonding orbital (4) An antibonding orbital
72. In KO2, the nature of oxygen species and the oxidation state of oxygen atom are, respectively :
[JEE Main-Online_2018]
(1) Oxide and –2 (2)Superoxide and –1/2 (3) Peroxide and –1/2 (4) Superoxide and –1

73. The number of 2-centre-2-electron and 3-centre-2-electron bonds in B2H6, respectively, are
[JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) 4 and 2 (2) 2 and 2 (3) 2 and 4 (4) 2 and 1
74. The type of hybridisation and number of lone pair(s) of electrons of Xe in XeOF4, respectively, are :
[JEE-Main-Online 2019]
3 3 2 3 2
(1) sp d and 2 (2) sp d and 2 (3) sp d and 1 (4) sp3d and 1
75. The hydride that is NOT electron deficient is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) SiH4 (2) AlH3 (3) GaH3 (4) B2H6
76. NaH is an example of : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) electron-rich hydride (2) metallic hydride (3) molecular hydride (4) saline hydride
77. The chloride that CANNOT get hydrolysed is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) SiCl4 (2) PbCl4 (3) SnCl4 (4) CCl4
78. The element that shows greater ability to form p-p multiple bonds, is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) C (2) Si (3) Ge (4) Sn

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79. The element that does NOT show catenation is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) Sn (2) Si (3) Pb (4) Ge
80. In which of the following processes, the bond order has increased and paramagnetic character has changed
to diamagnetic ? [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
+ + 2–
(1) N2  N2 (2) O2  O2 (3) O2  O2 (4) NO  NO+

81. According to molecular orbital theory, which of the following is true with respect to Li2+ and Li2–?
[JEE-Main-Online 2019]
+ –
(1) Li2 is stable and Li2 is unstable + –
(2) Li2 is unstable and Li2 is stable
(3) Both are unstable (4) Both are stable

82. Two pi and half sigma bonds are present in : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
+ +
(1) O2 (2) N2 (3) O 2
(4) N 2

83. Diborane (B2H6) reacts independently with O2 and H2O to produce, respectively [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) B2O3 and [BH4]– (2) HBO2 and H3BO3
(3) H3BO3 and B2O3 (4) B2O3 and H3BO3

84. The covalent alkaline earth metal halide (X = Cl, Br, I) is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) CaX2 (2) BeX2 (3) SrX2 (4) MgX2
85. Among the following molecules/ions, C22– , N22–, O22–, O2 which one is diamagnetic and has the shortest
bond length ? [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) O22– (2) C22– (3) O2 (4) N22–

86. The ion that has sp3d2 hybridization for the central atom, is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) [IF6]¯ (2) [ICl2]¯ (3) [BrF2]¯ (4) [ICl4]¯
87. The correct statement about ICl5 and ICl4¯ is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) ICl5 is square pyramidal and ICl4¯ is tetrahedral.
(2) both are isostructural.
(3) ICl5 is square pyramidal and ICl4¯ is square planar.
(4) ICl5 is trigonal bipyramidal and ICl4¯ is tetrahedral.
88. The number of water molecule(s) not coordinated to copper ion directly in CuSO4.5H2O, is :
[JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 3
89. C60, an allotrope of carbon contains : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) 12 hexagons and 20 pentagons (2) 18 hexagons and 14 pentagons
(3) 16 hexagons and 16 pentagons (4) 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons

90. Among the following, the molecule expected to be stablized by anion formation is :
C2, O2, NO, F2 [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) F2 (2) NO (3) C2 (4) O2
91. The amorphous form of silica is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) quartz (2) tridymite (3) cristobalite (4) kieselguhr
92. The structures of beryllium chloride in the solid state and vapour, phase, respectively,are :
(1) chain and chain (2) chain and dimeric [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(3) dimeric and chain (4) dimeric and dimeric

93. During the change of O2 to O2 , the incoming electron goes to the orbital : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) 2px (2) *2px (3) *2pz (4) *2py
94. The correct order of catenation is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) Ge > Sn > Si > C (2) C > Si > Ge  Sn (3) C > Sn > Si  Ge (4) Si > Sn > C > Ge

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95. The oxoacid of sulphur that does not contain bond between sulphur atoms is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) H2S4O6 (2) H2S2O3 (3) H2S2O4 (4) H2S2O7

96. Among the following species, the diamagnetic molecule is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) NO (2) O2 (3) CO (4) B2

97. HF has highest boiling point among hydrogen halides, because it has : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) stongest van der Waals’ interactions (2) lowest ionic character
(3) lowest dissociation enthalpy (4) strongest hydrogen bonding

98. The number of pentagons in C60 and trigons (triangles) in white phosphorus, respectively, are :
[JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) 20 and 3 (2) 12 and 3 (3) 12 and 4 (4) 20 and 4

99. The correct statement among the following is [JEE-Main-Online 2019]

(1) (SiH3)3N is planar and less basic than (CH3)3N
(2) (SiH3)3N is planar and more basic than (CH3)3N
(3) (SiH3)3N is pyramidal and more basic than (CH3)3N
(4) (SiH3)3N is pyramidal and less basic than (CH3)3N

100. The correct sequence of thermal stability of the following carbonates is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]
(1) MgCO3 < SrCO3 < CaCO3 < BaCO3 (2) BaCO3 < CaCO3 < SrCO3 < MgCO3
(3) BaCO3 < SrCO3 < CaCO3 < MgCO3 (4) MgCO3 < CaCO3 < SrCO3 < BaCO3

101. The basic structural unit of feldspar, zeolites, mica, and asbestos is : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]

(1) (SiO3)2– (2) —Si–O—

)n (R=Me) (3) (SiO4)4– (4) SiO2
R

102. The C—C bond length is maximum in : [JEE-Main-Online 2019]

(1) diamond (2) C70 (3) C60 (4) graphite

103. The reaction of H3N3B3Cl3(A) with LiBH4 in tetra hydrofuran gives inorganic benzene (B). Further, the reaction
of (A) with (C) leads to H3N3B3(Me)3. Compounds (B) and (C) respectively, are [JEE-Main-Online 2020]
(1) Diborane and MeMgBr (2) Boron nitride and MeBr
(3) Borazine and MeBr (4) Borozine and MeMgBr

104 The number of sp2 hybrid orbitals in a molecule of benzene is [JEE-Main-Online 2020]
(1) 6 (2) 24 (3) 18 (4) 12

105. If the magnetic moment of a dioxygen species is 1.73 B.M, it may be : [JEE-Main-Online 2020]

(1) O2, O2– or O2 (2) O2 or O2– (3) O2 or O2 (4) O2– or O2

106. Arrange the following bonds according to their average bond energies in descending order :
C — Cl, C — Br, C — F,C — I [JEE-Main-Online 2020]
(1) C — F > C — Cl > C — Br >C — I (2) C — I > C — Br > C — Cl > C — F
(3) C — Br > C — l > C — Cl > C — F (4) C — Cl > C — Br > C — l > C— F
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107. The predominant intermolecular forces present in ethyl acetate, a liquid, are : [JEE-Main-Online 2020]
(1) London dispersion and dipole-dipole.
(2) London dispersion, dipole-dipole and hydrogen bonding.
(3) Dipole-dipole and hydrogen bonding.
(4) Hydrogen bonding and London dispersion.

108. The relative strength of interionic/intermolecular forces in decreasing order is : [JEE-Main-Online 2020]
(1) dipole-dipole > ion-dipole > ion-ion (2) ion-dipole > ion-ion > dipole-dipole
(3) ion-dipole > dipole-dipole > ion-ion (4) ion-ion > ion-dipole > dipole-dipole

109. The dipole moments of CCl4, CHCl3 and CH4 are in the order : [JEE-Main-Online 2020]
(1) CHCl3 < CH4 = CCl4 (2) CH4 = CCl4 < CHCl3
(3) CCl4 < CH4 < CHCl3 (4) CH4 < CCl4 < CHCl3

110. The bond order and the magnetic characteristies of CN– are : [JEE-Main-Online 2020]

1 1
(1) 2 , paramagnetic (2) 2 , diamagnetic
2 2
(3) 3, paramagnetic (4) 3, diamagnetic

111. The shape/structure of [XeF5]¯ and XeO3F2,respectively, are : [JEE-Main-Online 2020]

(1) pentagonal planar and trigonal bipyramidal (2) octahedral and square pyramidal
(3) trigonal bipyramidal and pentagonal planar (4) trigonal bipyramidal and trigonal bipyramidal

112. Among the sulphates of alkaline earth metals, the solubilities of BeSO4 and MgSO4 in water, respectively,
are : [JEE-Main-Online 2020]
(1) poor and poor (2) High and poor (3) High and high (4) Poor and high

113. The compound that has the largest H–M–H bond angle (M = N, O, S, C), is :
[JEE-Main-Online 2020]
(1) H2O (2) NH3 (3) H2S (4) CH4

114. Match the type of interaction in column A with the distance dependence of their interaction energy in
column B : [JEE-Main-Online 2020]
A B

1
(I) ion-ion (a)
r

1
(II) dipole-dipole (b)
r2

1
(III) London dispersion (c)
r3

1
(d)
r6
(1) (I)-(b); (II)-(d); (III)-(c) (2) (I)-(a); (II)-(b); (III)-(d)
(3) (I)-(a); (II)-(b); (III)-(c) (4) (I)-(a); (II)-(c); (III)-(d)

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115. The molecular geometry of SF6 is octahedral. What is the geometry of SF4 (including lone pair(s) of
electrons, if any) ? [JEE-Main-Online 2020]
(1) Tetrahedral (2) Trigonal bipyramidal
(3) Pyramidal (4) Square planar

116. In a molecule of pyrophosphoric acid, the number of P–OH, P = O and P–O–P bonds/moiety(ies) respectively
are : [JEE-Main-Online 2020]
(1) 2, 4 and 1 (2) 3, 3 and 3 (3) 4, 2 and 0 (4) 4, 2 and 1

117. Of the species, NO, NO+, NO2+ and NO¯, the one with minimum bond strength is :
[JEE-Main-Online 2020]
(1) NO+ (2) NO (3) NO2+ (4) NO¯

118. The structure of PCl5 in the solid state is : [JEE-Main-Online 2020]

(1) Tetrahedral [PCl4]+ and octahedral [PCl6 ]– (2) Square planar [PCl4 ]+ and octahedral [PCl6]–
(3) Square pyramidal (4) Trigonal bipyramidal

119. The reaction in which the hybridisation of the underlined atom is affected is : [JEE-Main-Online 2020]
Disproportionation 420K
(1) H3PO2   (2) H2SO4  NaCl 


H
(3) NH3  
 (4) XeF4  SbF5 

120. The oxidation states of transition metal atoms in K2Cr2O7, KMnO4 and K2FeO4, respectively, are x, y and
z. The sum of x, y and z is. [JEE-Main-Online 2020]

121. The number of Cl = O bonds in perchloric acid is [JEE-Main-Online 2020]

122. Which among the following species has unequal bond lengths? [JEE-Main-Online 2021]
(1) SF4 (2) BF4– (3) SiF4 (4) XeF4

123. The correct order of bond dissociation enthalpy of halogens is [JEE-Main-Online 2021]
(1) I2 > Br2 > Cl2 > F2 (2) F2 > Cl2 > Br2 > I2 (3) Cl2 > Br2 > F2 > I2 (4) Cl2 > F2 > Br2 > I2

124. According to molecular orbital theory, the species among the following that does not exist is
[JEE-Main-Online 2021]
(1) O22– (2) He2– (3) He2+ (4) Be2

125. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : Dipole-dipole interactions are the only non-covalent interactions, resulting in hydrogen bond
formation.
Reason R : Fluorine is the most electronegative element and hydrogen bonds in HF are symmmetrical.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
[JEE-Main-Online 2021]
(1) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(2) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(3) A is false but R is true
(4) A is true but R is false

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126. Given below are two statements : [JEE-Main-Online 2021]
Statement-I : o-Nitrophenol is steam volatile due to intramolecular hydrogen bonding.
Statement-II : o-Nitrophenol has high melting due to hydrogen bonding.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(1) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
(2) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(3) Both Statement I and Statement II is true
(4) Both Statement I and Statement II is false

127. The correct shape and I – I – I bond angles respectively in I3– ion are [JEE-Main-Online 2021]
(1) Distorted trigonal planar ; 135º and 90º (2) T-shaped ; 180º and 90º
(3) Linear ; 180º (4) Trigonal planar ; 120º

128. Match List-I with List-II. [JEE-Main-Online 2021]

List-I List-II
(Molecule) (Bond order)
(a) Ne2 (i) 1
(b) N2 (ii) 2
(c) F2 (iii) 0
(d) O2 (iv) 3
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) (a)  (i), (b)  (ii), (c)  (iii), (d)  (iv)
(2) (a)  (ii), (b)  (i), (c)  (iv), (d)  (iii)
(3) (a)  (iv), (b)  (iii), (c)  (ii), (d)  (i)
(4) (a)  (iii), (b)  (iv), (c)  (i), (d)  (ii)

1 2 3 4
129. In C H2  C  C H – C H3 molecule, the hybridization of carbon 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively are :

[JEE-Main-Online 2021]
(1) sp2, sp3, sp2, sp3 (2) sp3, sp, sp3, sp3 (3) sp2, sp, sp2, sp3 (4) sp2, sp2, sp2, sp3

130. Which of the following are isostructural pairs? [JEE-Main-Online 2021]

(a) SO42– and CrO42– (b) SiCl4 and TiCl4 (c) NH3 and NO3 (d) BCl3 and BrCl3
(1) c and d only (2) a and b only (3) a and c only (4) b and c only

131. Out of the following, which type of interaction is responsible for the stabilisation of -helix structure of
proteins? [JEE-Main-Online 2021]
(1) vander Waals forces (2) Hydrogen bonding
(3) Ionic bonding (4) Covalent bonding

132. Amongst the following, the linear species is : [JEE-Main-Online 2021]

(1) NO2 (2) Cl2O (3) O3 (4) N3–

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133. Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as
Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The H–O–H bond angle in water molecule is 104.5°
Reason (R) : The lone pair-lone pair repulsion of electrons is higher than the bond pair-bond pair repulsion.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
[JEE-Main-Online 2021]
(1) A is false but R is true
(2) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(3) A is true but R is false
(4) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

134. Fex2 and Fey3 are known when x and y are : [JEE-Main-Online 2021]
(1) x = F, Cl, Br , I and y = F, Cl, Br (2) x = F, Cl, Br and y = F, Cl, Br, I
(3) x = Cl, Br, I and y = F, Cl, Br, I (4) x = F, Cl, Br, I and y = F, Cl, Br, I

135. A central atom in a molecule has two lone pairs of electrons and forms three single bonds. The shape of this
molecule is : [JEE-Main-Online 2021]
(1) see- saw (2) Planar triangular (3) T-shaped (4) trigonal pyramidal

136. Which of the following compound CANNOT act as a Lewis base ? [JEE-Main-Online 2021]
(1) NF3 (2) PCl5 (3) SF4 (4) ClF3

137. The oxidation states of nitrogen in NO, NO2, and NO3– , N2O are in the order of:
[JEE-Main-Online 2021]
–
(1) NO > NO2 > NO > N2O
3
(2) NO2 > NO3 > NO > N2O
(3) N2O > NO2 > NO > NO3 (4) NO > NO2 > N2O > NO3

138. A hard substance melts at high temperature and is an insulator in both solid and in molten state. This solid
is most likely to be a/an : [JEE-Main-Online 2021]
(1) Ionic solid (2) Molecular solid (3) Metallic solid (4) Covalent solid

139. The number of species below that have two lone pairs of electrons in their central atom is . (Round off to the
Nearest Integer). [JEE-Main-Online 2021]
SF4 , BF4¯, ClF3, AsF3, PCl3, BrF5, XeF4, SF6

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EXERCISE-V
(QUESTION ASKED IN PREVIOUS IIT-JEE)
1. Specify hybridization of N and B atoms in a 1 : 1 complex of BF3 and NH3 [JEE 2002]
(1) N : tetrahedral, sp3 ; B : tetrahedral, sp3
(2) N : pyramidal, sp3; B : pyramidal, sp3
(3) N : pyramidal, sp3 ; B : planar, sp2
(4) N : pyramidal, sp3; B : tetrahedral, sp3

2. The nodal plane in the -bond of ethene is located in [JEE 2002]

(1) the molecular plane
(2) a plane parallel to the molecular plane
(3) a plane perpendicular to the molecular plane which bisects, the carbon-carbon  bond at right angle.
(4) a plane perpendicular to the molecular plane which contains, the carbon-carbon bond.

3. Identify the least stable ion amongst the followng : [JEE 2002]
(1) Li– (2) Be– (3) B– (4) C–

4. Which of the following molecular species has unpaired electron(s)? [JEE 2002]

(1) N2 (2) F2 (3) O 2 (4) O 22

5. Which of the following are isoelectronic and isostructural ? NO3 , CO 32 , ClO3 , SO 3 [JEE 2003]

(1) NO 3 , CO 32 (2) SO3, NO3 (3) ClO3 , CO 32 (4) CO32 , SO 3

6. According to molecular orbital theory which of the following statement about the magnetic character and
bond order is correct regarding O2+ [JEE 2004]
(1) Paramagnetic and Bond order < O2 (2) Paramagnetic and Bond order > O2
(3) Diamagnetic and Bond order < O2 (4) Diamagnetic and Bond order > O2

7. Which species has the maximum number of lone pair of electrons on the central atom? [JEE 2005]
(1) ClO3– (2) XeF4 (3) SF4 (4) I3–

8. The percentage of p-character in the orbitals forming P–P bonds in P4 is [JEE 2007]
(1) 25 (2) 33 (3) 50 (4) 75

9. Among the following, the paramagnetic compound is [JEE 2007]

(1) Na2O2 (2) O3 (3) N2O (4) KO2

10. The species having bond order different from that in CO is [JEE 2007]
(1) NO– (2) NO+ (3) CN– (4) N2

11. The structure of XeO3 is [JEE 2007]

(1) linear (2) planar (3) pyramidal (4) T-shaped

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12. Statement-1 : p-Hydroxybenzoic acid has a lower boiling point than o-hydroxybenzoic acid.
Statement-2 : o-Hydroxybenzoic acid has intramolecular hydrogen bonding. [JEE 2007]
(1) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(2) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(3) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.
(4) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.

13. Assuming that Hund’s rule is violated, the bond order and magnetic nature of the diatomic molecule B2 is
(1) 1 and diamagnetic (2) 0 and diamagnetic
(3) 1 and paramagnetic (4) 0 and paramagnetic [JEE 2010]

14. The species having pyramidal shape is [JEE 2010]

(1) SO3 (2) BrF3 (3) SiO32– (4) OSF2

15. In allene (C3H4), the type(s) of hybridisation of the carbon atoms is (are) : [JEE 2012]
(1) sp and sp3 (2) sp and sp2 (3) only sp2 (4) sp2 and sp3

16. The shape of XeO2F2 molecule is [JEE 2012]

(1) trigonal bipyramidal (2) square planar (3) tetrahedral (4) see-saw

17. Isomers of hexane, based on their branching, can be divided into three distinct classes as shown in the
figure.

I. and II. and III.

The correct order of their boiling point is [JEE Advanced 2014]

(1) I > II > III (2) III > II > I (3) II > III > I (4) III > I > II

18. Assuming 2s-2p mixing is NOT operative, the paramagnetic species among the following is
(1) Be2 (2) B2 (3) C2 (4) N2 [JEE Advanced 2014]

19. Math the orbital overlap figures shown in List-I with the description given in List-II and select the correct
answer using the code given below the lists. [JEE Advanced 2014]
List - I List - II

(P) 1. p - d antibonding

(Q) 2. d - d bonding

(R) 3. p - d  bonding

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(S) 4. d - d antibonding

Codes :
P Q R S P Q R S
(1) 2 1 3 4 (2) 4 3 1 2
(3) 2 3 1 4 (4) 4 1 3 2

20. The increasing order of atomic radii of the following Group 13 elements is [JEE Advanced 2016]
(1) Al < Ga < In < Tl (2) Ga < Al < In < Tl
(3) Al < In < Ga < Tl (4) Al < Ga < Tl < In

21. The order of the oxidation state of the phosphorus atom in H3PO2, H3PO4, H3PO3 and H4P2O6 is :
[JEE Advanced 2017]
(1) H3PO4 > H4P2O6 > H3PO3 > H3PO2 (2) H3PO3 > H3PO2 > H3PO4 > H4P2O6
(3) H3PO2 > H3PO3 > H4P2O6 > H3PO4 (4) H3PO4 > H3PO2 > H3PO3 > H4P2O6

22. Among B2H6, B3N3H6, N2O, N2O4, H2S2O3 and H2S2O8, the total number of molecules containing covalent
bond between two atoms of the same kind is _______ [JEE Advanced 2019]

23. Consider the following compounds in the liquid form : [JEE Advanced 2020]
O2, HF, H2O, NH3, H2O2, CCl4, CHCl3, C6H6, C6H5Cl.
When a charged comb is brought near their flowing stream, how many of them show deflection as per the
following figure ?

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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE–I
1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 3 5. 1 6. 2 7. 3
8. 1 9. 1 10. 3 11. 3 12. 4 13. 4 14. 3
15. 3 16. 1 17. 4 18. 1 19. 1 20. 3 21. 1
22. 4 23. 1 24. 3 25. 2 26. 4 27. 2 28. 2
29. 4 30. 1 31. 3 32. 4 33. 3 34. 2 35. 3
36. 3 37. 3 38. 1 39. 2 40. 4 41. 1 42. 1
43. 4 44. 2 45. 2 46. 2 47. 1 48. 3 49. 2
50. 2 51. 2 52. 3 53. 3 54. 2 55. 2 56. 3
57. 4 58. 3 59. 2 60. 4 61. 4 62. 3 63. 3
64. 3 65. 3 66. 2 67. 4 68. 1 69. 3 70. 3
71. 4 72. 2 73. 2 74. 3 75. 2 76. 2 77. 2
78. 1 79. 3 80. 1 81. 3 82. 3 83. 2 84. 1
85. 2 86. 4 87. 3 88. 2 89. 1 90. 3 91. 3
92. 4 93. 2 94. 1 95. 1 96. 3 97. 2 98. 1
99. 4 100. 1 101. 3 102. 2 103. 4 104. 1 105. 2
106. 2 107. 3 108. 4 109. 2 110. 1 111. 3 112. 1
113. 3 114. 1 115. 3 116. 3 117. 5 118. 4 119. 4
120. 0 121. 4 122. 3 123. 4 124. 3 125. 13 126. 4

EXERCISE–II
1. 4 2. 1 3. 3 4. 4 5. 4 6. 1 7. 1
8. 3 9. 2 10. 2 11. 1 12. 4 13. 2 14. 4
15. 3 16. 2 17. 4 18. 2 19. 3 20. 3 21. 2
22. 1 23. 3 24. 3 25. 3 26. 3 27. 1 28. 1
29. 1 30. 3 31. 4 32. 1 33. 1 34. 3 35. 2
36. 3 37. 2 38. 2 39. 4 40. 1 41. 2 42. 2
43. 4 44. 4 45. 1 46. 1 47. 3 48. 4 49. 3
50. 3 51. 3 52. 1 53. 1 54. 1 55. 2 56. 4
57. 3 58. 2 59. 4 60. 3

EXERCISE–III
1. 1 2. 1 3. 2 4. 4 5. 1 6. 1 7. 3
8. 1 9. 1 10. 1 11. 1 12. 4 13. 4 14. 3
15. 4 16. 2 17. 1 18. 1 19. 3 20. 2 21. 1
22. 1 23. 2 24. 1 25. 3 26. 1 27. 2 28. 1

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EXERCISE–IV
1. 4 2. 2 3. 4 4. 3 5. 3 6. 2 7. 3
8. 1, 4 9. 1 10. 3 11. 2 12. 3 13. 2 14. 2
15. 2 16. 3 17. 2 18. 3 19. 4 20. 1 21. 2
22. 1 23. 1 24. 3 25. 2, 3 26. 3 27. Bonus 28. 4
29. 3 30. 4 31. 2 32. 4 33. 4 34. 4 35. 1
36. 4 37. 3 38. 3 39. 3 40. 3 41. 1 42. 2
43. 2 44. 3 45. 2 46. 2 47. 2 48. 2 49. 1
50. 1 51. 3 52. 1 53. 1 54. 2 55. 1 56. 3
57. 4 58. 3 59. 2 60. 4 61. 2 62. 1 or 3 63. 1
64. 4 65. 4 66. 2 67. 4 68. 3 69. 1 70. 2
71. 4 72. 2 73. 1 74. 3 75. 1 76. 4 77. 4
78. 1 79. 3 80. 4 81. 4 82. 4 83. 4 84. 2
85. 2 86. 4 87. 3 88. 1 89. 4 90. 3 91. 4
92. 2 93. 4 94. 2 95. 4 96. 3 97. 4 98. 3
99. 1 100. 4 101. 3 102. 1 103. 4 104. 3 105. 4
106. 1 107. 1 108. 4 109. 2 110. 4 111. 1 112. 3
113. 4 114. 4 115. 2 116. 4 117. 4 118. 1 119. 4
120. 19.00 121. 3.00 122. 1 123. 3 124. 4 125. 3 126. 2
127. 3 128. 4 129. 3 130. 2 131. 2 132. 4 133. 4
134. 1 135. 3 136. 2 137. 1 138. 4 139. 02.00

EXERCISE–V
1. 1 2. 1 3. 2 4. 3 5. 1 6. 2 7. 4
8. 4 9. 4 10. 1 11. 3 12. 4 13. 1 14. 4
15. 2 16. 4 17. 2 18. 3 19. 3 20. 2 21. 1
22. 4 23. 6

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