VIBRANT ACADEMY INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

IRP Home Test-1

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Questions Based on Chemical Bonding
Single Choice Questions :
1. Oxy acid that can reduce aqueous solution of AuCl3 into metallic gold.
(A) H3PO2 (B) H3BO3 (C) HCl (D) H3PO4

2. The cyclotrimetaphosphoric acid contains :

(A) Nine -bonds (B) Twelve -bonds
(C) Fifteen -bonds (D) Eighteen -bonds

3. In which of the following molecular species bond order between central atom and oxygen is maximum.
(A) ClO4– (B) S2O62– (C) XeO3 (D) XeO64–

4. Among Al2O3, SiO2, P2O3 and SO2 the correct order of acidic strength is :
(A) Al2O3 < SiO2 < SO2 < P2O3 (B) SiO2 < SO2 < Al2O3 < P2O3
(C) SO2 < P2O3 < SiO2 < Al2O3 (D) Al2O3 < SiO2 < P2O3 < SO2

5. Common product obtained on heating SnCO3, Pb(CH3COO)3, Na2C2O4 is

(A) Metal oxide (B) O2 (C) CO2 (D) CO

6. Product obtained on heating of FeCl3.6H2O is :

(A) FeCl3 (B) FeO (C) Fe2O3 (D) Fe3O4

7. Which of the following silicate is called pyroxene

(A) Ortho silicate (B) Pyrosilicate (C) Sheet silicate (D) Single chain silicate

8. Select correct order of Arhinius basic nature of hydrides :

(A) NH3 > H2O > PH3 > H2S (B) NH3 > PH3 > H2O > H2S
(C) PH3 > NH3 > H2S > H2O (D) PH3 > H2S > NH3 > H2O

One or more than one correct :

9. CO2 gas is liberates, when molten fusion mixture is allowed to react with :
(A) B2O3 (B) BaO (C) Cr2O3 (D) SiO2

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10. For given reaction : NaNO3  Pb   ' X'  'Y'
( white) ( yellow in hot )

Select correct statement(s) :

(A) Compound ‘Y’ reacts with PbS in absence of air, on heating.
(B) ‘X’ is water soluble compound
(C) ‘X’ disproportionates on heating in absence of air.
(D) ‘X’ is used in making azo dyes

11. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect ?

(A) Oxygen-oxygen bond in O3 is weaker than oxygen-oxygen bond in H2O2.
(B) As SF4 exists, OF4 should also exist because oxygen is in the same family
(C) The bond in NO+ is stronger than the bond in NO
(D) The strength of H-bonding in H2O2 is stronger than in H2O while reverse is true for the extent of hydrogen
bonding.
12. Which of the following characteristics is/are same between CO and N2 ?
(A) Bond order (B) Magnetic behaviour (C) "s-p" mixing (D) Bond length

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13. Select correct statement(s) regarding BF2NH2 molecule :
(A) FBF bond angle < 120º (B) HNH bond angle > 109º28
(C) Exhibitsintermolecular H-bond (D) Hybridization of N-atom is sp3

14. Back bonding is present in which of the following molecule(s).

(A) P4O10 (B) P2F4 (C) Si3O96– (D) P4O6

15. Correct order for following structure is

F
x1 y 1 F x2F y 2 F
S 1 Se 2
F F
F F
(A) x1 < x2 (B) y1 < y2 (C) x2 > x1 > y2 (D) 1 > 2

16. Select Correct pair(s)

Electron geometry Possible molecular shape from
respective electron geometry
(A) Tetrahedron - Bent
(B) Trigonal bipyramidal - Triangular planar
(C) Octahedron - Square pyramidal
(D) Pentagonal bipyramidal - Pentagonal planar

17. Select correct statement(s) for ice.

(A) In ice H2O molecules are crystallized in hexagonal form at atmospheric pressure
(B) The voids present in ice can hold CH4 molecules
(C) Ice exhibits thermal and electrical insulator properties
(D) Lower density of ice than liquid H2O, helps the preservation of aquatic life

Match the column :

18. Column I Column II
(Molecular species) (Structural Characteristies)
–
(A) IO2F2 (P) d is used in hybridization
z2

(B) SF4 (Q) Including central atom maximum three atoms can lie in a plane
(C) IO2F2+ (R) Non-axial d-orbital(s) is/are used in bond formation.
(D) XeF5+ (S) More than 50% p-character is present in a bond pair
(T) Molecular species is non-planar and polar

Subjective :
19. Find out total number of molecular species in which at least two nonaxial d-orbitals are used in bond
formation.
PO43–, lO3– , XeO64– , XeO3F2, XeOF4 , IO2F2– , SeOF4 , S3O62– , S2O32–

20. For given reaction :

Ca2  (aq)  Na (aq) 
 Na6P6 O18  ' X'
(Pr esent in hard water ) Calgon ( Water so luble product )

Find out co-ordination number of Ca2+ in the product ‘X’.

21. Solid orthoboric acid contains two types of rings due to intermolecular H-bonding, suppose : one is ‘x’
membered ring and other is ‘y’ membered ring, then find the value of expression |x – y|.

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IRP Home Test-2
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Questions Based on Chemical Bonding
Single Choice Questions :
1. The decreasing order : Xe > Kr > Ar > Ne > He, is correct for
(1) boiling point (2) solubility in water (3) polarisability (4) Ease of liquification
(A) only 1 (B) 1, 2, 3, 4 (C) 1, 2, 4 (D) 2, 4

2. Select correct order of boiling point

(A) H2O > D2O (B) H2 > T2 > D2 (C) H2O2 > H2O (D) (CH3)2O > H2O

3. Select pair of molecules with paramagnetic and diamagnetic nature respectively.

(A) B2, C2 (B) C2, N2 (C) N2, O2 (D) O2, B2

4. Sodium bicarbonate is less soluble in water than potassiumbicarbonate, it is due to

(A) low molecular weight of NaHCO3 as compared to KHCO3
(B) Due to hydrogen bonding, sodium bicarbonate contains a dimeric anionic structure while in potassium
bicarbonate, anions form an infinite chain
(C) Due to hydrogen bonding, potassium bicarbonate contains a dimeric anionic structure while in sodium
bicarbonate, anions form an infinite chain.
(D) KHCO3 is thermally less stable than NaHCO3

5. Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding species (I) O2 (II) O2[BF4] (III) KO2
(A) (III) > (I) > (II) : 'O – O' bond length.
(B) (II) > (I) > (III) : 'O – O' bond order.
(C) (I) > (III) > (II) : 'O – O' bond dissociation energy.
(D) (I) > (II) = (III) : Number of unpaired electron(s) present in antibonding MO.

6. When B2H6 reacts with NH3 in 1 : 2, at room temperature then product is :

(A) 2BH3 . NH3 (B) [BH2.2NH3][BH4] (C) B3N3H6 (D) (BN)x

7. In [B4O5(OH)4]2–, the number of boron atoms which does/donot participate in back bonding.
(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

8. The correct order of bond strength is

(A) N2  N22  N2 (B) O2  O22  O2 (C) N2  C2  O2 (D) NO > NO+

One or more than one correct :

9. Which of the following physical properties of H2O and D2O is/are related to their bond energies :
(A) Enthalpy of formation : H2O < D2O
(B) Ionization constant : H2O > D2O
(C) Boiling point : H2O < D2O
(D) Dielectric constant : H2O < D2O

10. Select correct process in which HOMO (Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital) of product is different from that
of reactant and bond length is increased :
(A) O22+  O2– (B) N2  N2– (C) B2  B22– (D) C2  C2+

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11. CORRECT statement for B3N3H6 is
(A) dB N in (BN)x > dB N in B3N3H6
(B) dB–N in B3N3H6 > dC–C in C6H6
(C) Nodal plane of unsymmetrical 2p–2p bond in B3N3H6 is lying in molecular plane
(D) Half filled p-orbital of nitrogen sideways overlaps with p-orbital of boron

12. In which of the following species terminal bonds are stronger than the bond present between central atoms.
(A) N2O4 (B) Si2H6 (C) S2F10 (D) B2F4

13. Which of the following compound(s) liberate oxygen on their thermal decomposition
(A) Ag2C2O4 (B) CuCl2.2H2O (C) KMnO4 (D) K2CrO4

14. Aqueous solution of NH3 gas is basic because.

(A) NH3 undergoes self dissociation in water
(B) NH3 acts as electrolyte in water
(C) NH4+ ion forms stronger hydrogen bond with water than NH3 molecule does with water
(D) NH3 molecules reduce concentration of H+ ions that are furnished from H2O.

15. Which oxide(s) react with molten Na2CO3

(A) MnO2 (B) Fe2O3 (C) Cr2O3 (D) Cu2O

16. Which of the following properties has/have different values for H2 and D2
(A) Internuclear distance (B) Bond dissociation energy
(C) Boiling point (D) Enthalpy of fusion

Match the column :

17. Column-I Column-II
(A) CO, CN–, NO+, O22+ (P) All are paramagnetic
(B) N2+, O2+, O2–, NO (Q) All are diamagnetic
(C) NO–, N22+, C2, B22– (R) All have intermixing of s and p-orbitals
(D) CN, C2+, B2+, N2– (S) All have same bond order
(T) All have fractional bond order

Subjective :
18. Find out sum of Lewis basicity of both boron atoms in the molecular species B2O4(OH)42–

19. For the following molecules :

PCl5, BrF3 , ICl2–, XeF5–, NO3–, XeO2F2, PCl4+ , CH3+

ab
Calculate the value of
c

a = Number of species having sp3 d-hybridisation

b = Number of species which are planar
c = Number of species which are non-planar

20. Find the number of compounds, which have lower boiling point than NH3 :
HF , CO2 , SbH3 , H2O2 , F2 , PH3 , CH4 , H3PO4 , CH3OH

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IRP Home Test-3
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Questions Based on Chemical Bonding
Single Choice Questions :
1. The solubility of LiF in water is less than that of KF because
(A) Li+ ions are not so heavily hydrated as K+ ions (B) LiF is mainly covalent
(C) LiF has larger lattice energy than KF (D) LiF has larger enthalpy of solution than KF

2. Which one of the following molecule will have all equal X – F bond length (where X = central atom)
(A) SOCl2F2 (B) SeF4 (C) PBr2F3 (D) IF7

3. Choose the correct statement regarding SeOCl2 molecule :

(A) It does not contain plane of symmetry

(B) ' Cl – Ŝe – Cl' bond angle is greater than ' Cl – Ŝe – O' bond angle
(C) Lone pair has greater than 33.3% s-character
(D) Central atom used one d-orbital in bonding

4. In which of the following species, d-orbitals having xz and yz two nodal planes involved in hybridization of
central atom :
(A) IO2F2– (B) ClF4– (C) IF7 (D) None of these

5. In which species, X – O bond order is 1.5 and contains p – dbond(s)

(A) IO2F2– (B) HCOO– (C) SO32– (D) XeO2F2

6. Which of following species has polar and non-polar bonds but molecule as a whole is non-polar ?
(A) S2O32– (B) (SCN)2 (C) Be2Cl4 (D) Si2H6

7. In which of the following transformations, the bond order has increased and the magnetic behaviour has
changed ?
(A) C2+  C2 (B) NO+  NO (C) O2  O2+ (D) N2  N2+

8. Which of the following species absorb maximum energy in its HOMO-LUMO electronic transition ?
(A) O2 (B) N2– (C) C2 (D) N2

One or more than one correct :

9. Which the following reaction(s) is/are involved in the Solvay process for manufacture of sodium carbonate?
(A) NH3(g) + H2O + CO2(g)  NH4HCO3 (B) NH4Cl + Ca(OH)2  CaCl2 + NH3(g)
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(C) 2NaHCO3  Na2CO3  H2O  CO2 (g) (D) NaCl + NH4HCO3  NaHCO3 + NH4Cl

warm
10. Correct statement for reaction : NH3(liq) + Na  P + Q, is/are
(A) Hydrolysis of ‘P’ produces NH3 gas.
(B) Gas ‘Q’ reacts with heated alkali metals.
(C) Anionic part of ‘P’ is weaker base than NH3.
(D) Gas Q is also produced, when Li metal is heated with NH3 gas.

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11. BeCl2 + LiAlH4  X + LiCl + AlCl3
Select correct characteristics for compound ‘X’.
(A) It exists in polymeric form in solid state.
(B) It is electron deficient compound.
(C) It begins to evolve hydrogen when heated.
(D) Its dimeric form has two type of bonds.

12. H2O2 can act as reductant with

(A) Alkaline KMnO4 (B) Ag2O (C) HOCl (D) O3

13. Which of the following statement is/are true for H2

(A) It is lighter than air and soluble in water
(B) H–H bond dissociation enthalpy is the highest for a single bond between two atoms of any element
(C) It is used in fuel cells
(D) It can reduce heavy metal oxides into their respective metals

14. Consider following sequence of reactions and select correct statement(s) given below.

H1 + –
NaCl(s) Na (g) + Cl (g)

H2O H2 H2O H3

H4
+ –
Na (aq) + Cl (aq)

(A) The magnitude of enthalpy of solution is equal to H4.

(B) Increase in entropy supports dissolution of NaCl in water.
(C) High dielectric constant of water does not affect the magnitude of H2 and H3.
(D) Co-ordination number of sodium ion in Na+(aq) is equal to six.

15. Molecular species having same number of oxylinkages

(A) S3O9 (B) Si3O96– (C) H5P3O10 (D) Si4O1310–

16. Select correct statement(s) for TI3

(A) All hybrid orbitals forming bond pairs are not equivalent
(B) All hybrid orbitals are not equivalent
(C) Ionic interactions are present in TI3
(D) It is isostructural with BiI3

17. Incorrect order(s) of basic character :

(A) PbO > Ag2O (B) ZnO > HgO (C) Fe2O3 > Cr2O3 (D) Ag2O > Cu2O

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Match the column :
18. Column-I Column-II
(A) NH2BF2 (P) Six-atoms are in same plane
(B) Be2Cl4 (Q) Polar ( 0)
(C) CH2SF4 (R) Non-planar
(D) IF7 (S) All 'CA – X' (X = halogen) bond lengths
are idential
(T) All surrounding atoms contain non-bonding
electron pair (lone pair)

19. Match the ionization processes listed in column-I with the changes observed as listed in column-II. For this,
use the codes given below :
Column-I Column-II
(K) N2  N2+ (P) bond order increases and magnetic porperty is changed.
(L) O2+  O22+ (Q) Bond order decreases and magnetic property is not changed.
(M) B2  B2+ (R) Bond order increases and magnetic property is not changed.
(N) NO–  NO (S) Bond order decreases and magnetic property is changed.
K L M N K L M N
(A) S R P Q (B) S P Q R
(C) R Q S P (D) P S Q R

Subjective :
20. 4HClO4 + P4O10  2Cl2O7 + (HPO3)4
Find out the value of expression |x – y| for above reaction
where, x = Maximum number of equal Cl – O bonds in Cl2O7.
y = Difference of oxy linkages (P – O – P) between P4O10 and (HPO3)4.

Pyrolysis excess
21. 3H4SiO4 
–2H2 O acidic compound 
of NaOH ‘P’

Find out the value of expression |x – y| for product ‘P.

where, x = Total number of monovalent oxygen atom(s).
y = No. of Tetrahedron(s) which have shared two oxygen atoms

22. Find the value of expression |x – y| for XeF5+ ion

Where; x = Total number of bond angle(s) that is/are less than 90°
y = Maximum number of bonds that are of equal length.

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IRP Home Test-4
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Questions Based on Chemical Bonding
Single Choice Questions :
1. The incorrect statement regarding O(SiH3)2 and OCl2 molecule is /are :
(A) The strength of back bonding is more in O(SiH3)2 molecule than OCl2 molecule

(B) Si – Ô – Si bond angle in O(SiH3)2 is greater than Cl – Ô – Cl bond angle in OCl2

(C) The nature of back bond in both molecules is 2p – 3d
(D) Hybridisation of central O-atom in both molecules is same

2. Among following molecule N – Si bond length is shortest

(A) N(SiH3)3 (B) NH(SiH3)2
(C) NH2(SiH3) (D) All have equal N – Si bond length

3. Incorrect order for molecular species.

(A) I – O bond length : IO2F2– > IOF3 (B) Bond length : XeF2 > XeF4
(C) Bond length : XeO3 > IO3– (D) Bond length : XeO64– > XeO3

4. In which of the following molecular species, all bond lengths are not identical
–
(A) XeO64– (B) ClF6+ (C) I2Cl6 (D) XeF5

5. A hydride of nitrogen which is most acidic is

(A) NH3 (B) N2H4 (C) N2H2 (D) HN3

6. Which of the following organo silicon chloride can produce cross linked 3D silicone polymer
(A) R3SiCl (B) R4Si (C) RSiCl3 (D) R2SiCl2

One or more than one correct :

7. Molecular species having linear structure :
(A) C3O2 (B) NCO– (C) (SCN)2 (D) S2–4

8. Which of the following order(s) is/are correct regarding bond length?

(A) NO > NO+ (B) CO+ > CO (C) O2 > N2 (D) B2 > F2

9. In which of the following combination of reactants H2O2 acts as oxidizing agent

(A) HOCl + H2O2 (B) Br2 + H2O2 + OH–(aq)
(C) Fe2+(aq) + H2O2 (D) Mn2+(aq) + H2O2 + NH4OH

10. Correct order(s) for following structures is/are

O x1 x2 O

N N  x3 N
O O  O

(A) x2 > x1 (B)  >  (C) >  (D) x2 > x3

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11. Select correct order of given properties
(A) Na2HPO4 > Na2HPO3 > CH3COONa > CH3COOH :Force of attraction.
  
(B) F –  H – F  R – O –  H – F  R – NH –  H – F :Bond Energy of Hydrogen Bond.

CH2–OH
| CH2–OH
(C) CH–OH > | > CH3–OH : Boiling point
| CH2–OH
CH2–OH

(D) H3PO4 > H2SO4 > H2O2 > H2O : viscosity

12. Select the correct statement about the compound NO[BF4] and O2[BF4]
(A) Both have opposite magnetic behaviour
(B) Both have 5 bonds and atleast one -bond
(C) B – F bond length in both compounds is longer than in BF2OH
(D) nitrogen – oxygen bond length is longer than in O–O bond length in O2

13. Correct order(s) about bond angle is/are :

(A) ClO4– > ClO3– > PH3 > H2Te (B) C2H2 > C2H4 > CH4 > NH3
(C) OF2 > H2O > NH3 > SF6 (D) ClO2 > H2O > H2S > SF6

14. Correct order of decreasing boiling points is :

(A) HF > HI > HBr > HCl (B) H2O > H2Te > H2Se > H2S
(C) Br2 > Cl2 > F2 (D) CH4 > GeH4 > SiH4

15. Incorrect order of bond angle is :

(A) OCl2 > SF2 > AsH3 > H2Se (B) NH3 > PF3 > PH3 > H2S
(C) XeO3 > ClO4– > SO42– > CF4 (D) N(SiH3)3 > O(SiH3)2 > OMe2

16. Select correct statement(s) :

(A) Thermodynamic stability of graphite > diamond, but reverse order is true for their kinetic stability
(B) Melting point of NaCl > LiCl, but reverse order is true for their thermal stability
(C) Ionisation energy of N2 > O2, but reverse order of ionisation energyis true for their corresponding atoms
(D) Lewis acidic strength of BeI2 > BeF2, but reverse order is true for their melting point

17. Which of the following species is/are having 'N – N' bond order = 2 ?
(A) N3– (B) N2F2 (C) N2O4 (D) N2O

Match the column :

18. Column – I Column – II
(Decreasing order) (Property)
(A) NH3 > PH3 > AsH3 > SbH3 (P) Lewis base character
(B) H2O > H2S > H2Se > H2Te (Q) Lewis Acid character
(C) BeF2 > BeCl2 > BeBr2 > BeI2 (R) Thermal stability
(D) BI3 > BBr3 > BCl3 > BF3 (S) Boiling point

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Subjective :
19. How many oxygen atom(s) is/are involved in back bonding in H5B3O82– molecular ion?

20. If Hund rule violats, then find the total number of species among following which will be diamagnetic :
B2, O2, N2–, C2, NO, OF, N22–, BN

21. There are some species given below :

(i) O2+ (ii) CO (iii) B2 (iv) O2– (v) NO+
(vi) He2+ (vii) C22+ (viii) CN– (ix) N2–
Total number of species which have their fractional bond order.

22. Total number of molecules which can form H - bond among themselves.
SiH3OH , HCN, B(OMe)3 , BF2OH , N2H4 , HCHO , O(SiH3)2, NH2OH , H4SiO4.

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