MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

1. C-O bond length is minimum in

(a) CO2

(b) CO32-

(c) HCOO–

(d) CO

2. Molecules are held together in a crystal by

(a) hydrogen bond

(b) electrostatic attraction

(c) Van der Waal’s attraction

(d) dipole-dipole attraction

3. Sp3d2 hybridization is present in [Co(NH3)63+], find its geometry

(a) octahedral geometry

(b) square planar geometry

(c) tetragonal geometry

(d) tetrahedral geometry

4. Find the molecule with the maximum dipole moment

(a) CH4

(b) NH3

(c) CO2

(d) NF3
5. MX6 is a molecule with octahedral geometry. How many X – M – X bonds are at
180°?

(a) four

(b) two

(c) three

(d) six

6. Find the pair with sp2 hybridisation of the central molecule

(a) NH3 and NO2–

(b) BF3 and NH2–

(c) BF3 and NO2–

(d) NH2– and H2O

7. The formal charge and P-O bond order in PO43- respectively are

(a) 0.6, -0.75

(b) -0.75, 1.25

(c) 1.0, -0.75

(d) 1.25, -3

8. Which of the molecules does not have a permanent dipole moment?

(a) SO3

(b) SO2

(c) H2S

(d) CS2

9. pℼ – dℼ bonding is present in which molecule

(a) SO32-

(b) CO32-

(c) NO3–

(d) BO33-
10. Which one has a pyramidal shape?

(a) SO3

(b) PCl3

(c) CO32-

(d) NO3–

11. Isostructural species are those which have the same shape and hybridisation.
Among the given species identify the isostructural pairs.
(i) [NF3 and BF3]
(ii) [BF4– and NH4+]
(iii) [BCl3 and BrCl3]
(iv) [NH3 and NO3–]
12. Polarity in a molecule and hence the dipole moment depends primarily on
electronegativity of the constituent atoms and shape of a molecule. Which of the
following has the highest dipole moment?
(i) CO2
(ii) HI
(iii) H2O
(iv) SO2
13. The types of hybrid orbitals of nitrogen in NO2+, NO3– and NH4+ respectively are
expected to be
(i) sp, sp3 and sp2
(ii) sp, sp2 and sp3
(iii) sp2, sp and sp3
(iv) sp2, sp3 and sp
14. Hydrogen bonds are formed in many compounds e.g., H2O, HF, NH3. The
boiling point of such compounds depends to a large extent on the strength of
hydrogen bond and the number of hydrogen bonds. The correct decreasing order
of the boiling points of above compounds is :
(i) HF > H2O > NH3
(ii) H2O > HF > NH3
(iii) NH3 > HF > H2O
(iv) NH3 > H2O > HF
15. In NO3– ion, the number of bond pairs and lone pairs of electrons on nitrogen
atom are
(i) 2, 2
(ii) 3, 1
(iii) 1, 3
(iv) 4, 0
16. Which of the following species has tetrahedral geometry?
(i) BH4–
(ii) NH2–
(iii) CO32–
(iv) H3O+
17. Which of the following have identical bond order?
(i) CN–
(ii) NO+
(iii) O2–
(iv) O22-

18. Which of the following attain the linear structure:

(i) BeCl2
(ii) NCO+
(iii) NO2
(iv) CS2
19. CO is isoelectronic with
(i) NO+
(ii) N2
(iii) SnCl2
(iv) NO2–
20. Which of the following species have the same shape?
(i) CO2
(ii) CCl4
(iii) O3
(iv) NO2–
21. Which of the following statements are correct about CO32–?
(i) The hybridisation of central atom is sp3.
(ii) Its resonance structure has one C–O single bond and two C=O double bonds.
(iii) The average formal charge on each oxygen atom is 0.67 units.
(iv) All C–O bond lengths are equal.
22. Dimagnetic species are those which contain no unpaired electrons. Which
among the following are dimagnetic?
(i) N2
(ii) N22–
(iii) O2
(iv) O22–
23. Species having same bond order are:
(i) N2
(ii) N2–
(iii) F2+
(iv) O2–
24. Which of the following statements are not correct?
(i) NaCl being an ionic compound is a good conductor of electricity in the solid state.
(ii) In canonical structures there is a difference in the arrangement of atoms.
(iii) Hybrid orbitals form stronger bonds than pure orbitals.
(iv) VSEPR Theory can explain the square planar geometry of XeF4.