CHEMISTRY: CHEMICAL BONDING

1. When two atoms combine to form a molecule:

a) energy is released b) energy is absorbed
c) Energy is neither released nor absorbed d) energy may either be released or absorbed
2. Electronici theory of valency was presented by
a) Pauling b) werner c) Kossel and Lewis d) Heitler and London
3. Most favourable conditions for electrovalent boding are
a. low ionisation potential of one atom and high electron affinity of the other atom
b. high electron affinity and high ionisation potential of both the atoms
c. low electron affinity and low ionisation potential of both the atoms
d. high ionisation potential of one atom and low electron affinity of the other atom
4. In a triple bond there is sharing of
a) 3 electrons b) 4 electrons c) Several electrons d) 6 electrons
5. The electronic structure of the four elements A, B , C, D are
A) 1s2, B) 1s2,2s22p2 C) 1s2, 2s2 2p5 D) 1s2,2s22p6
The tendency to form electrovalent bond is largest in
a) A b) B c) C d) D
6. Which one of the following has pyramidal structure ?
a)NH3 b) SiF4 c) H2O d) BF3
7. Which of the following molecules are formed by p-p overlapping ?
a) CI2 b) HCI c) H2O d) NH3
8. 104.5° is the bond angle present in
a) H2O b) BF3 c) NH3 d) BeCI2

9. In which of the following molecules the bond angle is maximum ?

a) CH4 b) H2O c) NH3 d) CO2
10. CO2 is isostructural with
a) SO2 b) HgCI2 c) C2H2 d) SnCI2
11. The Compound with the highest boiling point is
a) CH3OH b) CH3Br c) CH3CI d) CH4
12. The number of π - bonds present in benzene ring are
a) 2 pi b) 3 pi c) 12 pi d) 5 Pi
13. The hybridization of S in SO2 is
a) sp b) sp2 c) sp3 d)dsp2
14. The ion that is isoelectronic with CO is
+¿¿ −¿ ¿ +¿¿
a) CN- b) O 2 c) O 2 d) N 2
15. The types of bonds present is NH4CI are
a) electrovalent, covalent and coordinate b) only ionic
c) only covalent d) covalent and coordinate
16. If a molecule MX3 has zero dipole moment, the sigma bonding orbitals used by M are
a) pure p b) sp-hybrids c) sp2-hybrids d) sp3-hybrids
17. The molecule that has linear structure is
a) CO2 b) NO2 c) SO2 d) SiO2
18. Coordinate linking is formed
a) by transfer of one electron from one atom to another
b) by the loss of one electron each from both the atoms
c) by sharing of one electron from each atom
d) when contribution of one electron pair is made by one atom and both the atoms share equally
19. The high boiling point of water is due to
a) its high specific heat b) hydrogen bonding between the molecules
c) Weak dissociation of water molecules d) its high dielectric constant
20. Acetylene molecule contains H−C ≡C−H
a) 5 sigma bonds b) 4 sigma and 1 π−¿ bond c) 3 sigma and 2 π−¿ bonds d) 2 sigma and 3 π−¿ bonds
21. The number of σ – and π−¿ bonds in 1- buten -3-yne are [ CH 2=CH −C ≡ CH ]
a) 5 sigma and 5 pi b) 7 sigma and 3 pi c) 8 sigma and 2 pi d) 6 sigma and 4 pi
22. Which molecule has zero dipole moment ?
a) CH2CI2 b) BF3 c) NF3 d) CIO2
23. Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing dipole moment . Toluene (I), m-dichlorobenzene (II) 0-
dichlorobenzne (III), p—dichlorobenzene (IV)
a) I < IV < II < III b) IV < I < II < III c) IV < I < III < II d) IV < II < I < III
24. The bond that exists between NH3 and BF3 is called
a) electrovalent b) covalent c) coordinate d) hydrogen
25. The maximum possible number of hydrogen bods in which a water molecule can participate is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
26. Amongst LiCI, BeCI2, MgCI2 and RbCI the compounds with greatest and least ionic character, respectively, are
a) LiCI and RbCI b) RbCI and BeCI2 c) RbCI and MgCI2 d) MgCI2 and BeCI2
27. Pick out the isoelectronic structures from the following ?
+¿¿ −¿ ¿
i) C H 3 ii) N3O+ iii) NH3 iv) C H 3
a) (i) and (ii) b) (i) and (iv) c) (i) and (iii) d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
28. Which one of the following molecules is trigonal bipyramidal ?
a) BF3 b) CH4 c) PCI 5 d) SF6
29. The geometry of the molecule with 25 % s-character in hybrid orbital is
a) plane triangular b) linear c) tetrahedral d) octahedral
30. Which of the following molecules/ion does not contain unpaired electrons ?
a) O 2−¿¿
+¿¿
2 b) B2 c) N 2 d) O 2
31. According to molecular orbital theory which of the following statement about the magnetic character and bond
+¿¿
order is correct regarding O 2 ?
a) Paramagnetic and bond order < O2 b) Paramagnetic and bond order > O2
c) Diamagnetic and bond order < O2 d) Diamagnetic and bond order > O2
32. Which one of the following pairs of species have the same bond order ?
b) CN – and NO c) CN – and CN
+ ¿¿ −¿¿ + ¿¿ +¿¿ −¿ ¿ −¿ ¿
a) NO and CN d) O 2 and N
33. According to MO theory which of the lists ranks the nitrogen species in terms of increasing bond order
−¿< N 2 ¿ 2−¿ ¿ 2−¿< N 2 ¿ 2−¿¿

a) N 2−¿<N
2
2 ¿
b) N 2 < N 2−¿<N
2
2 ¿
c) N −¿<
2
N 2 ¿
d) N −¿<
2
N <N2 2 ¿

34. Assertion (A) : FeCI3 is more covalent that FeCI2.

Reason (R) : Greater the charge on the cation, greater is the covalent character of the compound for
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true but (R) is not true (4) (A) is not true but (R) is not true
35. Assertion (A) : Ortho –Nitrophenol is more volatile than p-nitrophenol
Reason (R) : Ortho- Nitrophenol has intermolecular hydrogenbond where as p- nitrophenol has
Interamolecular Hydrogen bond.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true but (R) is not true (4) (A) is not true but (R) is not true
36. Assertion (A) : N2 and NO+ both are diamagnetic species.
Reason (R) : No+ isoelectronic to N2
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true but (R) is not true (4) (A) is not true but (R) is not true
37. Match of the following
List-I List -II
A ) SF6 I) Trigonal bipyramidal
B) CH4 II) Linear
C) PCI5 III) Tetrahedral
D) BeCl2 IV) Triangular
V) Octahedral
The correct match is
A B C D A B C D
1) V III II IV 2) III V I II
3) IV V III II 4) V III I II
38. Match of the following
List-I List -II
A ) C2 I) Bond Order zero
B) He2 II) Bond Order 2.5
+¿¿ 1 1
C) O 2
¿ ¿
III) π 2 p x =π 2 p y
D) O2 IV) Diamagnetic
The correct match is
A B C D A B C D
1) IV I III II 2) IV I II III
3) II III I IV 4) II I IV III
39. Covalent compounds generally have
a) Low melting points and are soluble in polar solvents
b) Low melting points and are insoluble in polar solvents
c) High melting points and are soluble in polar solvents
d) High melting points and are insoluble in polar solvents
40. Which of the following statements concerning covalent bond is false?
a) The electrons are shared between atoms
b) The bond is non-directional
c) The strength of the bond depends upon the extent of overlapping
d) The bond formed may be polar or non-polar.
41. A molecule with zero dipole moment among the following is
a) CHCI3 b) CH3CI c) CH2CI 2 d) CCI4
42. The compound which contains both ionic and covalent bonds is
a) CH4 b) CS2 c) KCN d) KCL
43. In BCl3, the hybridisation state of Boron is
a) sp b) sp2 c) sp3 d) sp3d
44. The bond angles in molecules H2O, NH3, CH4 and CO2 are in the order
a) H2O > NH3 > CH4 > CO2 b) H2O < NH3 < CH4 < CO2
c) H2O < NH3 < CO2 < CH4 d) H2O > NH3 > CO2 > CH4
45. There is a highly volatile solid almost insoluble in water. The type of bonds present in may be
a) Covalent b) Ionic c) Van der Waals d) Metallic