AVNISH CHEMISTRY CLASSES

Topic: Revision DPP – Chemical Bonding

(Previous Year Questions of JEE Mains and Pre Medical)

1. Which has greater lattice energy? a 0 b 1 c d

a KBr b LiF c MgO d Same
13. Correct order of bond order is
2. Hybridisation of Xe in XeO2F2 is a b
3 3 3 2 2
a sp b sp d c sp d d sp c d

3. The correct order for bond length is 14. Which of the following has permanent dipole moment?
a b a BCl3 b CH4 c XeF4 d XeF6
c d
15. Which of the following is correctly matched regarding
4. Which has zero dipole moment? the hybridization of the central atom?
3 3 2
a CFCl3 b SiF4 c ClF d PCl3 a SO3 :: sp b :: sp d
3 3
c ClF3 :: sp d d SF4 :: sp
5. The species which does not show paramagnetism is
a b c d 16. The correct increasing order of bond angles in the
following species is
6. Which of the following is correct? a BCl3 < NH3 < PCl3 b NH3 < CH4 < BCl3
+
a is more stable than b is more stable than c NH4 < BCl3 < BeCl2 d Both b and c
o
c is more stable than d O2 is more stable than 17. The maximum number of 90 angles between bond
pair- bond pair of electrons is observed in
3 3
a sp hybridisation b sp d hybridisation
2 3 2
7. Which one of the following combination is not allowed c dsp hybridisation d sp d hybridisation
in LCAO method for the formation of a molecular
orbital? (Consider Z-axis as the molecular axis). 18. Both BF3 and NF3 are covalent compounds. BF3 is a non
a s + pz b px + px c pz + pz d s + px polar compound but NF3 is polar. The reason for it is
a) Boron is a solid but nitrogen is gas
8. Which of the following statement is correct? b) Atomic size of boron is smaller than nitrogen
a Bond order of CO is b CO is paramagnetic c) Nitrogen is more electronegative than boron
greater than d) BF3 is trigonal planar but NF3 is pyramidal
c is diamagnetic d Bond order of is
greater than CO 19. Which of the following match is incorrect regarding
Lewis structures of the following species?
9. Which of the following statement is correct? Column I Column II
a) Ortho nitrophenol is less volatile than para nitrophenol a PCl5 5 bond pairs and 0 lone pairs on
b) Ortho nitrophenol has more boiling point than para central atom
nitrophenol b H2S 2 bond pairs and 2 lone pairs on
c) Para nitrophenol has more boiling point than ortho central atom
nitrophenol c ClF3 3 bond pairs and 1 lone pairs on
d) Ortho and para nitrophenol has same volatility central atom
d SO3 6 bond pairs and no lone pairs on
10. Lattice energy of an ionic compound depends on central atom
a Packing of ions b Size of the ion
c Charge on the ion d All of these 20. The number of bonding electrons in and
antibonding electron pairs in respectively are
11. Select the following that has correct order of greater a 9, 8 b 9, 4 c 4, 4 d 4, 8
extent of overlapping of pure orbitals.
a 2s-2s > 2s-2p > 2p-2p b 2p-2p > 2s-2p > 2s-2s 21. Intermolecular attractive forces vary in the order
c 2s-2s > 2p-2p > 2s-2p d All have same extent of a Water < alcohol < ether b Water > alcohol > ether
overlapping since all c Alcohol > water < ether d Ether > water > alcohol
have same orbit
22. Which of the following single bond is of highest bond
12. Formal charge of oxygen atom in is enthalpy value?
a H–H b C–C c O–O d Cl – Cl
32. The pair that contains two P–H bonds in each of the
23. Which of the following is the correct option is correct oxoacids is
for dipole moment? a H3PO2 and H4P2O5 b H4P2O5 and H4P2O6
a CH3Cl > CH2Cl2 > CHCl3 b NH3 > NF3 c H3PO3 and H3PO2 d H4P2O5 and H3PO3
c d Both a and b
33. According to molecular orbital theory, which of the
following is true with respect to and ?
a Both are unstable b is unstable and
is stable
c is stable and is d Both are stable
24.The incorrect statement regarding resonance is/are unstable
a) Resonance occurs in planar system
b) Resonance involves the delocalization of π electrons 34. In which of the following processes, the bond order has
c) All the resonating structures of a molecule have same increased and paramagnetic character has changed to
energy diamagnetic?
d) All the resonating structures of benzene have same a N2 N2
+
b NO NO
+
energy content c O2 O2
2–
d O2 O2
+

25. Select the correct statement. 35. The correct sequence of thermal stability of the
a) In C2 molecule, two π bonds are present following carbonates is
b) For conversion of electron is removed from a BaCO3 < CaCO3 < SrCO3 < b MgCO3 < CaCO3 < SrCO3
antibonding molecular orbital MgCO3 < BaCO3
2
c) N(SiH3)3 has trigonal planar shape and N-atom is sp c BaCO3 < SrCO3 < CaCO3 < d MgCO3 < SrCO3 < CaCO3
hybridised MgCO3 < BaCO3
d) All are correct
36. The correct statement among the following is
26. Which of the following relations is incorrect a) (SiH3)3N is pyramidal and more basic than (CH3)3N
corresponding to the property given in bracket? b) (SiH3)3N is planar and more basic than (CH3)3N
a) H2S < H2O (boiling point) c) (SiH3)3N is pyramidal and less basic than (CH3)3N
b) H2O < H2SO4 (viscosity) d) (SiH3)3N is planar and less basic than (CH3)3N
c) CH3OH < CS2 (solubility in water)
d) H2O < CH3OH (volatility) 37. The covalent alkaline earth metal halide (X = Cl, Br, I) is
a CaX2 b SrX2 c BeX2 d MgX2
27. Correct option with respect to parameters inside
bracket is 2- 2-
38. Among the following molecules / ions: C2 , N2 , O2 ,
2-
a) HF > H2O (Boiling point) O2 which one is diamagnetic and has the shortest bond
CH2OH
CH2OH length?
> CHOH 2- 2- 2-
CH2OH a C2 b N2 c O2 d O2
b) CH2OH (Viscosity)
OH OH
39. Among the following, the molecule expected to be
NO2
>
stabilized by anion formation is : C2, O2, NO, F2
a NO b C2 c F2 d O2
NO2
c) (Boiling point)
OH OH 40. The number of water molecule(s) not coordinated to
NO2 copper ion directly in CuSO4.5H2O, is
>
a 4 b 3 c 1 d 2
NO2
d) (Volatility) 41. The structures of beryllium chloride in the solid state
and vapour phase respectively are
28. P – O bond order in is a chain and dimeric b chain and chain
a 1.25 b 1.5 c 1 d 2 c dimeric and dimeric d dimeric and chain

29. During change of O2 to ion, the electron goes to 42. The correct statements among I to III are
which one of the following orbitals? I) Valence bond theory cannot explain the color exhibited
a orbital b orbital by transition metal complexes
c orbital d orbital II) Valence bond theory can predict quantitatively the
magnetic properties of transition metal complexes
30. The element that does not show catenation is III) Valence bond theory cannot distinguish ligands as weak
a Sn b Ge c Si d Pb and strong field ones
a I, II b I, II, III c I, III d II, III
31. The chloride that CANNOT get hydrolysed is
a SiCl4 b SnCl4 c PbCl4 d CCl4
43. NaCl(aq) gives a white precipitate with AgNO3 solution
but CCl4 or CHCl3 does not because
a) NaCl is a covalent compound and forms AgCl as white
precipitate
b) NaCl is an ionic compound and forms AgCl as white
precipitate
c) CCl4 and CHCl3 are ionic compound
d) None of these
44. The lattice energy of NaCl is 788 KJ/mol. This means
that 788 KJ of energy is required
a) To separate one mole of solid NaCl into one mole of
Na(g) and one mole of Cl(g) to infinite distance
b) To separate one mole of solid NaCl into one mole of
(g) and one mole of (g) to infinite distance
c) To convert one mole of solid NaCl into one mole of
gaseous NaCl
d) To convert one mole of gaseous NaCl into one mole of
solid NaCl
45. The dipole moment of LiH is cm and the
interatomic distance between Li and H in this molecule
is 1.596 Å. The percentage ionic character in LiH is
a 75.0 b 76.8 c 79.8 d 100
46. Which is the correct order of bond lengths P, Q and R
in .
a P>Q>R b R>Q>P c Q>P>R d Q>R>P
47. The relationship between the dissociation energy of N 2
and is
a) Dissociation energy of N2 = dissociation energy of
b) Dissociation energy of N2 can be either lower or higher
than the dissociation energy of
c) Dissociation energy of N2 > dissociation energy of
d) Dissociation energy of > dissociation energy of N2
48. AsF5 molecule is trigonal bipyramidal. The orbitals of As
atom involved in hybridisation are
a b
c d
49. o-hydroxybenzaldehyde is a liquid at room
temperature, while p-hydroxybenzaldehyde is a high
melting solid because of
a H-bonding b Ionization energy
c Electron gain enthalpy d Lattice energy
Directions for Assertion and Reason Questions:
a – If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the
correct explanation of assertion
b – If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not
the correct explanation of assertion
c – If assertion is true but reason is false
d – If both assertion and reason is false
50. Assertion: In the formation of a molecule, only the
outer shell electrons take part in chemical combination
and they are known as valence electrons
Reason: Atoms achieve the stable octet when they are
linked by chemical bonds
51. Assertion: In the formation of water molecule, both
hydrogen and oxygen atoms attain octet of electrons
Reason: Oxygen atom forms two ionic or electrovalent
bonds with two hydrogen atoms
52. Assertion: In Lewis structures of NF3 and ,
nitrogen and carbon occupy the central position
whereas fluorine and oxygen occupy the terminal
positions
Reason: In Lewis representation, the least
electronegative atom occupies the central position in
the molecule/ion
53. Assertion: PF5, SF6 and H2SO4 are the examples of
expanded octet molecules
Reason: Octet rule is not applicable to the second
period elements of the periodic table
54. Assertion: Octet rule is based upon the chemical
inertness of noble gases
Reason: Octet rule can explain the shape and relative
stability of the molecule
55. Assertion: Sodium chloride is a stable ionic solid
Reason: NaCl has high lattice energy
56. Assertion: F2 and have bond order 1 while N2, CO
and have bond order 3
Reason: Higher the bond order, higher is the stability of
the molecule
57. Assertion: The dipole moment in case of BeF2 is zero
Reason: The two equal bond dipoles point in opposite
directions and cancel the effect of each other
58. Assertion: Dipole moment of NH3 is greater than NF3
Reason: Nitrogen is more electronegative than fluorine
3
59. Assertion: In NH3, N is sp hybridized but bond angle is
o
107
Reason: Shape of NH3 molecule is trigonal bipyramidal
60. Assertion: Ionic bonds are directional in nature
whereas covalent bonds are non-directional
Reason: According to orbital overlap concept, the
formation of a covalent bond between two atoms
results by pairing of electrons present in the valence
shell having same spins
61. Assertion: O2 molecule is diamagnetic while C2
molecule is paramagnetic in nature
Reason: Bond order of O2 molecule is 1.5 and that of C2
molecule is 2.5
62. Assertion: Boiling point of p-nitrophenol is greater than
that of o-nitrophenol
Reason: There is intramolecular hydrogen bonding in p-
nitrophenol and intermolecular hydrogen bonding in o-
nitrophenol
 ANSWER KEY

1 C 14 D 27 D 40 C 53 C
2 B 15 C 28 A 41 A 54 C
3 A 16 D 29 A 42 C 55 A
4 B 17 D 30 D 43 B 56 B
5 D 18 D 31 D 44 B 57 A
6 C 19 C 32 A 45 B 58 C
7 D 20 A 33 D 46 A 59 B
8 D 21 B 34 B 47 C 60 D
9 C 22 A 35 B 48 C 61 D
10 D 23 D 36 D 49 A 62 C
11 B 24 C 37 C 50 B
12 C 25 D 38 A 51 D
13 B 26 C 39 B 52 A