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Class 11th NEET

Chemical Bonding
Kossel Lewis Approach to Chemical Bonding

1. The sulphur compound in which the sulphur atom 9. Which of the following structure is the most
has octet configuration in its valence shell, among preferred and hence of lowest energy for SO3?
the following is
(1) sulphur trioxide
(2) sulphur hexafluoride (1) (2)
(3) sulphur dichloride
(4) sulphur dioxide

2. The electronegativity of element helps in

predicting
(1) strength of the element (3) (4)
(2) polarity of the molecule
(3) size of the molecule
(4) valency of the element
10. Which of the following is the correct electron dot
3. In the following electron-dot structure, calculate the structure of N2O molecule?
formal charge on each nitrogen atom from left to
(1) :N= N=O (2) : N − N = O:
right.
+
−
N=N=N (3) : N = N = O: (4) : N  N− O :
(1) –1, –1, +1 (2) –1, +1, –1
(3) +1, –1, –1 (4) +1, –1, +1 11. Which of the following is correct for the process
of formation of a chemical bond?
4. In which one of the following compounds does the (1) Electron-electron repulsion becomes more
central atom obey the octet rule? than the nucleus-electron attraction.
(1) XeF4 (2) XeOF2 (2) Energy of the system does not change
(3) SCl2 (4) AlCl3 (3) Energy increases
(4) Energy decreases
5. Which among the following is an electron
deficient compound? 12. An odd electron molecule among the following is
(1) CO (2) SO2
(1) NH3 (2) PH3
(3) CO2 (4) NO
(3) BH3 (4) AsH3
13. Consider the formal charges on N and B in H3N –
6. Which of the following is electron-deficient? BF3 and indicate which of the following is true?
(1) (BH3)2 (2) PH3 (1) N is +ve and B is –ve
(3) (CH3)2 (4) (SiH3)2 (2) N is –ve and B is +ve
(3) Both N and B carry similar +ve or –ve
charges.
7. The octet rule is observed in
(4) Charge discrimination is difficult to make.
(1) PCl5 (2) CO2
(3) BCl3 (4) SF6 14. N2O is isoelectronic with CO2 and N 3− , which is
the structure of N2O?
8. An element has 8 electrons in the valence shell.
Which of the following correct? (1) (2) N–O–N
(1) It will lose electron.
(2) It will gain an electron. (3) (4) NN→O
(3) It neither gains nor loses electrons.
(4) It will make bond with itself.
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15. Which one is electron deficient compound? 24. The electronegativity of an element is low. The
(1) NH3 (2) ICI bond formed between two identical atoms of the
(3) BCl3 (4) PCl3 above element is most likely to be
(1) covalent
16. How many  and  bonds in SO 24− ion? (2) metallic
(3) ionic
(1) 4, 2 (2) 3, 2
(4) co-ordinate covalent.
(3) 4, 3 (4) 3, 3
25. The bonds present in [Cu(NH3)4]SO4 are
17. In dichromate ion
(1) ionic (2) covalent
(1) 4 Cr – O bonds are equal
(3) co-ordinate (4) all of these
(2) 6 Cr – O bonds are equal
(3) All Cr – O bonds are equal
26. Among the following, the compound that contains
(4) All Cr – O bonds are unequal
ionic, covalent and coordinate linkage is
(1) NH4Cl (2) NaCl
18. Among the following molecules
(3) CaO (4) NH3
(i) XeO3
(ii) XeOF4
27. In O3 molecule, the formal charge on the central
(iii) XeF6
O-atom is
Pair of molecules having same number of lone
(1) 0 (2) –1
pairs on Xe are
(3) –2 (4) +1
(1) (i) and (ii) only (2) (i) and (iii) only
(3) (ii) and (iii) only (4) (i), (ii) and (iii)
28. Same as 22
19. Which of the following is the weakest acid?
29. Same as 23
(1) HCl (2) HI
(3) HF (4) HBr
30. Same as 24
20. The isoelectronic pair is
31. Molecule having maximum number of covalent
(1) Cl2O, ICl −2 (2) ICl −2 , ClO2 bonds is
(3) IF2+ , I3− (4) ClO −2 , ClF2+ (1) NH4OH (2) NH4Cl
(3) CO(NH2)2 (4) CH3OH
21. The attractive force which holds various
32. In an ionic compound A+X–, the degree of
constituents together in different chemical species
covalent bonding is greater when
is called
(1) A+ and X– ions are small
(1) valence bond (2) chemical bond
(3) atomic bond (4) electrovalent bond (2) A+ is small and X– is large
(3) A+ and X– ions are approximately of the
22. Which one of the following contains ionic, same size
covalent and co-ordinate bonds? (4) X– is small and A+ is large
(1) NaOH (2) NaCl
(3) NaCN (4) NaNC 33. The number of -bonds in the structure given
below are (NC)2C = C(CN)2
23. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a (1) 9 (2) 7
(3) 5 (4) 2
covalent compound?
(1) Low melting point 34. The electronegativities of two elements are 0.7
(2) No definite geometry and 3.0. The bond formed between them would be
(3) Insoluble in polar solvent (1) Ionic
(4) Small difference in electronegativity (2) Covalent
between the combining atoms (3) Co-ordinate covalent
(4) Metallic
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35. Which of the following chloride has considerable (1) ClO2 (2) Cl2O6
covalent character? (3) Cl2O7 (4) Cl2O
(1) LiCl (2) NaCl
(3) KCl (4) CsCl 45. Which of the following contains Co-ordinate and
covalent bonds:
36. Weakest bond is (1) N2H5+ (2) H3O+
(1) ionic bond (2) covalent bond (3) HCl (4) H2O
(3) coordinate bond (4) hydrogen bond Correct answer is:
(1) (1) and (4) (2) (1) and (2)
37. N= N = N (3) (3) and (4) (4) Only (1)
(I) (II) (III)
Calculate the formal charge of each I, II and III 46. Which of the following cations posses neither
nitrogen atom respectively noble gas nor pseudo noble gas configurations?
(1) +1, –1, 0 (2) –1, –1, +1 (i) Bi3+ (ii) Pb2+
(3) –1, +1, –1 (4) 0, –1, –1
(iii) Sn2+ (iv) Tl+
(1) (ii), (iii) (2) (i), (iv)
38. Which condition favours the bond formation?
(3) (i), (ii), (iii) (4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(1) Maximum attraction and maximum
potential energy
47. Same as 38
(2) Minimum attraction and minimum potential
energy
48. Same as 42
(3) Minimum potential energy and maximum
attraction
49. Same as 43
(4) None of these
50. Which of the following molecules has no dative
39. A simple example of a coordinate covalent bond is
bond?
exhibited by
(1) CO (2) CO32–
(1) C2H2 (2) HCl
(3) SO42– (4) All of these
(3) NH3 (4) None of these
51. In which of the following molecule, central atom
has more than 8 electrons in outermost orbit?
40. The pair of compounds which can form a co-
(1) SO3 (2) SO2
ordinate bond is:
(3) P2O5 (4) All of these
(1) (C2H5)3 B and (CH3)3N
(2) HCl and HBr
52. Molecule which follows octet rule
(3) BF3 and NH3
(1) ClO2 (2) NO
(4) (1) and (3) both
(3) NO2 (4) N2O3
41. Same as 38
53. The number of lone pair present in N-atom in NH4+
42. Which one of the following elements will never ion is:
obey octet rule: (1) Zero (2) 1
(1) Na (2) F (3) 2 (4) 3
(3) S (4) H
54. The formal charge on carbon atom in carbonate ion
is:
43. Which is not an exception to octet rule? (1) +1 (2) –1
(1) BF3 (2) SiCl4 (3) +4 (4) Zero
(3) BeI2 (4) ClO2
55. Which of the following molecule has triple bond?
(1) O2 (2) N2
44. An oxide of chlorine which is an odd electron
(3) P4 (4) S8
molecule is:
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56. Maximum number of bonds in 65. Pick out the isoelectronic structures from the
(1) CO2 (2) H2O following;
(3) H2S I. CH 3+ II. H3O+
(4) All have same number of bonds because all are
Il. NH3 IV. CH 3−
triatomic molecule
(1) I and II (2) I and IV
(3) I and III (4) II, III and IV
57. Same as 27
66. Which of the following molecules does not have
coordinate bonds?
58. Expanded octet is present in
(1) PH4+ (2) NO2
(1) SF6 (2) PCl5
(3) O3 (4) CO2−
3
(3) IF7 (4) All of these
67. Same as 38
59. Electron deficient species among the following is:
(1) PH3 (2) (CH3)2
68. Same as 43
(3) BH3 (4) NH3
69. In which of the following molecule, central atom
60. In PO34− ion the formal charge on the oxygen atom has less than 8 electrons in outermost orbit ?
of P-O bond is: (1) SnCl4 (2) BF3
(1) + 1 (2) – 1 (3) PCl5 (4) All of these
(3) – 0.75 (4) + 0.75
70. Molecule which follows octet rule
61. The lone pairs of electrons can be defined as- (1) ClO2 (2) NO
(1) Electron pairs that participate in bonding. (3) NO2 (4) CCl4
(2) Electron pairs that do not participate in 71. The number of lone pair present in N-atom in NF3
bonding are called lone pairs. molecule is:
(3) Electron pairs that are present in inner most (1) Zero (2) 1
shell. (3) 2 (4) 3
(4) Electron pairs that are present in valence shell
of ions. 72. The average formal charge on oxygen atom in
carbonate ion is :
62. The correct Lewis structure of acetic acid is-
(1) – 4/3 (2) – 2/3
H O H O
(3) – 1/3 (4) – 2/4
(1) H = C – C – O – H (2) H = C – C = O – H
H H
H 73. Which of the following molecules has triple bond?
H O (1) O2 (2) N2
(3) H – C – C = O (4) None of the above (3) Cl2 (4) None of these
H

74. Formal charge present on carbon atom in CO :

63. The formal charges on the three O-atoms in O3
(1) +1 (2) –1
molecule are
(3) –2 (4) zero
(1) 0, 0, 0 (2) 0, 0, – l
(3) 0, 0, + 1 (4) 0, +1, – 1
75. Same as 57

64. The ion that is isoelectronic with CO is

76. Expanded octet is present in
(1) CN– (2) O +2 (1) SF6 (2) PCl5
(3) O −2 (4) N +2 (3) IF7 (4) All of theses
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Ionic or Equivalent Bonds

77. The electronic configuration of four elements L, 83. The lattice energies of KF, KCl, KBr and KI
P, Q and R, are given in brackets follow the order:
L (1s2, 2s2 2p4), Q(1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s2 3p5) (1) KF > KCl > KBr > KI
P (1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s1), R(1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s2) (2) KI > KBr > KCl > KF
The formula of ionic compounds that can be (3) KF > KCl > KI > KBr
formed between these elements are (4) KI > KBr > KF > KCl
(1) L2P, RL, PQ and R2Q
(2) LP, RL, PQ and RQ 84. Highly ionic compound is formed by the
(3) P2L, RL, PQ and RQ2 combination of elements belonging to
(1) I A group and VII A group
(4) LP, R2L, P2Q and RQ
(2) II A group and VI A group
(3) III A group and V A group
78. Formula of a metallic oxide is MO. The formula
(4) ‘O’ group and VII A group
of its phosphate will be
(1) M2(PO4)2 (2) M(PO4)
85. An electrovalent compound is made up of
(3) M2PO4 (4) M3(PO4)2
(1) Electrically charged particles
(2) Neutral molecules
79. An ionic bond A+B– is most likely to be formed (3) Neutral atoms
when: (4) Electrically charged atom or group of
(1) the ionization energy of A is high and the atoms
electron gain enthalpy of B is low
(2) the ionization energy of A is low and the 86. Potassium forms a highly ionic compound when
electron gain enthalpy of B is high it combines with
(3) the ionization energy of A and the (1) Chlorine (2) Fluorine
electron gain enthalpy of B both are high (3) Bromine (4) Iodine
(4) the ionization energy of A and the
electron gain enthalpy of B both are low 87. CaO and NaCl have the same crystal structure
and approximately the same ionic radii. If U is
80. In the given bonds which one is most ionic the lattice energy of NaCl, the approximate
(1) Cs – Cl (2) Al – Cl lattice energy of CaO is
(3) C – Cl (4) H – Cl (1) U/2 (2) U
(3) 2U (4) 4U
81. Which of the compound is least soluble in 88. Which of the following is the correct order of
water: dipole moment?
(1) AgF (2) AgCl (1) NH3 < BF3 < NF3 < H2O
(3) AgBr (4) Agl (2) BF3 < NF3 < NH3 < H2O
(3) BF3 < NH3 < NF3 < H2O
82. Polarization is the distortion of the shape of an (4) H2O < NF3 < NH3 < BF3
anion by an adjacently placed cation. Which of 89. For BCl3, AlCl3 and GaCl3 the increasing order
the following statements is correct? of ionic character is
(1) Maximum polarization is brought about (1) BCl3 < AlCl3 < GaCl3
by a cation of high charge (2) GaCl3 < AlCl3 < BCl3
(2) Minimum polarization is brought about (3) BCl3 < GaCl3 < AlCl3
by a cation of low radius (4) AlCl3 < BCl3 < GaCl3
(3) A large cation is likely to bring about a
large degree of polarization 90. Which of the following has the highest ionic
(4) A small anion is likely to undergo a large character?
degree of polarization (1) H – Cl (2) Cs – Cl
(3) Cl – Cl (4) H – H
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91. The correct statement for the molecule, CsI3, is 97. In the given compounds least Lattice energy is
(1) it contains Cs+, I– and lattice I2 molecule present in
(2) it is a covalent molecule (1) AgF (2) AgBr
(3) it contains Cs+ and I3− ions (3) AgCl (4) NaCl

(4) it contains Cs3+ and I– ions 98. LiF is insoluble in water due to
(1) Low hydration energy
92. The lattice energy of NaCl is 788 kJ mol–1. This (2) High hydration energy
means that 788 kJ of energy is required (3) Low Lattice energy
(1) To separate one mole of solid NaCl into (4) High Lattice energy
one mole of Na(g) and one mole of Cl(g) to
infinite distance 99. Which of the following alkali metal carbonate
(2) To separate one mole of solid NaCl into decompose on heating?
+ −
one mole of Na (g) and one mole of Cl(g) (1) Li2CO3 (2) Na2CO3
to infinite distance (3) K2CO3 (4) Rb2CO3
(3) To convert one mole of solid NaCl into
one mole of gaseous NaCl 100. Select the correct order for the given property.
(4) To convert one mole of gaseous NaCl into (I) Thermal stability:
one mole of solid NaCl BaSO4 > SrSO4 > CaSO4 > MgSO4
(II) Basic Nature: ZnO > BeO > MgO > CaO
93. Favourable conditions for the formation of (III) Solubility in water:
electrovalent bond is that the cation and anion LiOH > NaOH > KOH > RbOH
must, have respectively: (IV) Melting Point: NaCl > KCl > RbCl > LiCl
(1) High ionisation potential and low electron
affinity (1) I, IV (2) I, II and IV
(2) Low ionisation potential and high electron (3) II and III (4) All are correct
affinity
(3) High ionisation potential and high 101. Among CaH2, BeH2, BaH2, the order of ionic
electron affinity
character is
(4) Low ionization potential and low electron
affinity (1) BeH2 < CaH2 < BaH2
(2) CaH2 < BeH2 < BaH2
94. Which metal has a greater tendency to form (3) BeH2 < BaH2 < CaH2
metal oxide?
(4) BaH2 < BeH2 < CaH2
(1) Al (2) Ca
(3) Cr (4) Fe
102. Group 2 elements from compounds in +2
95. The charge/size ratio of a cation determines its oxidation state though total energy required to
polarizing power. Which one of the following produce M2+ ions of these elements is quite
sequences represents the increasing order of the high. This is because
polarizing power of the cationic species, K+, (1) these elements predominantly form ionic
Ca2+, Mg2+, Be2+? compounds
(1) Ca2+ < Mg2+ < Be+2 < K+ (2) lattice enthalpy of bivalent compounds of
group 2 elements more than compensates
(2) Mg2+ < Be2+ < K+ < Ca2+
the energy requirement for the formation
(3) Be2+ < K+ < Ca2+ < Mg2+
of +2 ions
(4) K+ < Ca2+ < Mg2+ < Be2+
(3) their hydration energy is quite high
(4) none of these
96. Which of the following has the highest Lattice
energy? 103. The correct order of solubility of the following
(1) MgO (2) NaCl compound in water is
(3) CaO (4) KCl (1) Ba (OH)2 < Mg (OH)2
(2) BaCO3 > CaCO3
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(3) Ca (OH)2 = Mg (OH)2 (1) N2 < SO2 < CIF3 < K2O < LiF
(4) CaSO4 < MgSO4 (2) N2 > SO2 > CIF3 > K2O < LiF
(3) N2 > SO2 > CIF3 > K2O > LiF
104. Which of the following arrangements is correct (4) LiF > K2O < CIF3 > SO2 > N2
in respect of solubility in water?
(1) CaSO4 > BaSO4 > BeSO4 > MgSO4 > 112. Which of the following compounds has the
SrSO4 lowest melting point?
(2) BeSO4 > MgSO4 > CaSO4 > SrSO4 > (1) CaCl2 (2) CaBr2
BaSO4 (3) CaI2 (4) CaF2
(3) BaSO4 > SrSO4 > CaSO4 > MgSO4 >
113. Which of the following carbonates is the most
BeSO4
stable?
(4) BeSO4 > CaSO4 > MgSO4 > SrSO4 >
(1) MgCO3 (2) CaCO3
BaSO4
(3) SrCO3 (4) BaCO3
105. Which of the following has highest hydration
114. The highest lattice energy corresponds to
energy?
(1) MgO (2) CaO
(1) MgCl2 (2) CaCl2
(3) SrO (4) BaO
(3) BaCl2 (4) SrCl2
115. The solubilities of Na2SO4, BeSO4, MgSO4 and
106. The halide of which alkaline earth metal is
BaSO4 will follow the order
covalent and soluble in organic solvents?
(1) BeSO4 > MgSO4 > Na2SO4 > BaSO4
(1) Be (2) Mg
(3) Ca (4) Sr (2) BeSO4 > Na2SO4 > MgSO4 > BaSO4
(3) MgSO4 > BeSO4 > Na2SO4 > BaSO4
107. Property of the alkaline earth metals that (4) Na2SO4 > BeSO4 > MgSO4 > BaSO4
increases with their atomic number is
(1) solubility of their hydroxides in water 116. The electro-valency of the element is equal to
(2) solubility of their sulphates in water the:
(3) ionisation energy (1) Number of electrons lost
(4) electronegativity (2) Number of electrons gained
(3) Number of electrons transferred
108. The correct order of solubility of the sulphates (4) Number of electrons lost or gained by the
of alkaline earth metals in water Be > Mg > Ca atom of the element during the formation
> Sr > Ba. This is due to of ions of ionic compound
(1) decreasing lattice energy
(2) high heat of solvation for smaller ions like 117. Ionic bond formation involves:
Be2+ (1) Elimination of protons
(3) increases in melting points (2) Sharing of electrons
(4) increasing molecular weight (3) Overlapping of orbitals
(4) Formation of octets
109. The species that is not hydrolysed in water is
(1) P4O10 (2) BaO2 118. The hydration energy of Mg+2 is greater than the
(3) Mg3N2 (4) CaC2 hydration energy of:
(1) Al+3 (2) Mg+3
110. The decomposition temperature is the lowest for (3) Na+ (4) Be+2
(1) BeCO3 (2) MgCO3
(3) SrCO3 (4) BaCO3 119. Among the following which compounds will
show the highest lattice energy?
111. The right order of increase in the ionic character (1) KF (2) NaF
of the molecules, LiF, K2O, N2, SO2, CIF3 is - (3) CsF (4) RbF
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120. The lattice energy of the lithium is in the

following order: 128. Two elements X and Y combine to form a
(1) LiF > LiCl > LiBr > LiI compound XY. Under what conditions the bond
(2) LiCl > LiF > LiBr > LiI formed between them will be ionic?
(3) LiBr > LiCl > LiF > LiI (1) If the difference in electronegativities of
(4) LiI > LiBr > LiCl > LiF X and Y is 1.7.
(2) If the difference in electronegativities of
121. Which combination will give the strongest ionic X and Y is more than 1.7.
bond? (3) If the difference in electronegativities of
(1) K+ and Cl– (2) K+ and O2– X and Y is less than 1.7.
(3) Ca2+ and Cl– (4) Ca2+ and O2– (4) If both X and Y are highly electronegative.

122. Bond formation is 129. Sodium chloride has a crystalline structure made
(1) Always exothermic up of Na+ and Cl– ions. Why does NaCl not
(2) Always endothermic conduct electricity in solid state?
(3) Neither exothermic nor endothermic (1) Solids do not conduct electricity.
(4) Sometimes exothermic and sometimes (2) The ions of NaCl become mobile only in
endothermic molten state and are not free to move in
123. Element X is strongly electropositive and solid state.
element Y is strongly electronegative. Both are (3) The crystalline structure does not have
univalent. The compound formed would be ions.
(1) X+ Y– (2) X– Y+ (4) When a bond is formed between ions they
(3) X– Y (4) X → Y lose their charges.

124. The lattice energy of KF, KCl, KBr and KI 130. Which of the following elements forms
follow the order: predominantly covalent compounds as
(1) KF > KCl > KBr > KI compared to other elements which form ionic
(2) KI > KBr > KCl > KF compounds?
(3) KF > KCl > KI > KBr (1) Be (2) Mg
(4) KI > KBr > KF > KCl (3) Ca (4) Sr

125. In which of the following species the bonds are 131. Among the following the maximum covalent
non- directional? character is shown by the compound
(1) NCl3 (2) RbCl (1) FeCl2 (2) SnCl2
(3) BeCl2 (4) BCl3 (3) AlCl3 (4) MgCl2

126. Which of the following statements is/are correct

132. Amongst LiCl, RbCl, BeCl2 and MgCl2 the
regarding ionic compounds?
(1) They are good conductors of electricity at compounds with the greatest and the least ionic
room temperature character, respectively are:
(2) They are generally soluble in polar solvents (1) LiCl and RbCl
(3) They consist of ions (2) MgCl2 and BeCl2
(4) They generally have high melting and (3) RbCl and BeCl2
boiling points (4) RbCl and MgCl2
127. The ionic bonds X+Y– are formed when:
(i) Electron affinity of Y is high 133. The melting point of RbBr is 682∘ C while that
(ii) Ionization energy of X is low of NaF is 988∘ C. The principal reason for this
(iii) Lattice energy of XY is high fact is:
(iv) Lattice energy of XY is low (1) The molar mass of NaF is smaller than
Choose the correct code: that of RbBr
(1) I & II (2) I & III (2) The bond in RbBr has more covalent
(3) I, II & III (4) All character than the bond in NaF
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(3) The difference in electronegativity between 142. The compound which contains both ionic and
Rb and Br is smaller than the difference covalent bonds is:
between Na and F. (1) NaCl (2) HCl
(4) The internuclear distance, rc + ra is (3) NH4Cl (4) KCl
greater for RbBr than for NaF
143. Least ionic bond is:
134. Which of the following substances has the (1) P – Cl (2) S – Cl
highest melting point? (3) I – Cl (4) Cl – Cl
(1) NaCl (2) KCl
(3) MgO (4) BaO
144. Electrovalent compounds do not show
135. The stability of ionic crystal principally depends stereoisomerism. The reason is:
on: (1) Presence of ions
(1) High electron affinity of anion forming (2) Strong electrostatic force of attraction
species (3) Brittleness
(2) The lattice energy of crystal (4) Non - directional nature of ionic bond
(3) Low I.E. of cation forming species
(4) Low heat of sublimation of cation 145. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
forming solid ionic compound
(1) Brittle nature
136. Solid NaCl is a bad conductor of electricity (2) Solubility in polar solvent
because (3) Directional bond
(1) In solid state, there are no ions (4) Conduction of electricity in fused state
(2) In solid NaCl, ions cannot move freely
(3) In solid NaCl, there are no electrons 146. In the case of alkali metals, the covalent
(4) None of the above character decreases in the order:
(1) MI > MBr > MCl > MF
137. Which of the following substance will have (2) MCl > MI > MBr > MF
highest b.p.? (3) MF > MCl > MBr > MI
(1) He (2) CsF (4) MF > MCl > MI > MBr
(3) NH3 (4) CHCl3
147. On heating which of the following releases CO2
138. As compared to covalent compounds most easily :
electrovalent compounds generally possess (1) MgCO3 (2) CaCO3
(1) High m.p. and high b.p. (3) K2CO3 (4) Na2CO3
(2) Low m.p. and low b.p.
(3) Low m.p. and high b.p. 148. Which of the following salts on heating gives a
(4) High m.p. and low b.p. mixture of two gases?
(1) Ba(NO3)2 (2) NaNO3
139. Same as 120 (3) KNO3 (4) RbNO3

140. Which of the following compound has highest 149. Alkaline earth metal nitrates on heating
Lattice energy? decompose to give:
(1) AlF3 (2) Na2S (1) M(NO2) and O2 Only
(3) Al2O3 (4) CaF2 (2) MO, N2 and O2
(3) MO, NO2 and O2
141. The correct expected order of decreasing lattice (4) MO and NO2 only
energy is :
(1) CaO > MgBr2 > CsI 150. The correct increasing covalent character
(2) MgBr2 > CaO > CsI is –
(3) CsI > MgBr2 > CaO (1) NaCl < LiCl < BeCl2
(4) CsI > CaO > MgBr2 (2) BeCl2 < NaCl < LiCl
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(3) BeCl2 < LiCl < NaCl 153. Some of the Group 2 metal halides are covalent
(4) LiCl < BaCl < BeCl2 and soluble in organic solvents. Among the
following metal halides, the one which is
151. LiCl is soluble in organic solvent while NaCl is soluble in ethanol is
not because: (1) BeCl2 (2) BaCl2
(1) Lattice energy of NaCl is less than that of (3) CaCl2 (4) SrCl2
LiCl
(2) Ionisation potential of Li is more than that 154. Which does not exist in solid state
of Na (1) NaHCO3 (2) NaHSO3
(3) Li+ has more hydration energy than Na+ ion (3) LiHCO3 (4) CaCO3
(4) LiCl is more covalent compound than that
NaCl 155. Which of the following carbonates given
below is unstable in air and is kept in CO2
152. According to Fajan’s rules necessary condition
atmosphere to avoid decomposition.
to form covalent bond is:
(1) Small cation and large anion
(1) BeCO3 (2) MgCO3
(2) Small cation and small anion (3) CaCO3 (4) BaCO3
(3) Large cation and large anion
(4) Large cation and small anion
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Bond Parameters

156. The correct order of C – O bond length among 162. In BF3, the B–F bond length is 1.30Å, when BF3
CO, CO32− , CO2 is is allowed to be treated with Me3N, it forms an
(1) CO < CO2 < CO32− adduct, Me3N → BF3, the bond length of B–F in
the adduct is
(2) CO2 < CO32− < CO
(1) Greater than 1.30 Å
(3) CO < CO32− < CO2 (2) Smaller than 1.30 Å
(4) CO32− < CO2 < CO (3) Equal to 1.30 Å
(4) None of these
157. The increasing order of O – N – O bond angle in 163. In SOCl2, the Cl – S – Cl and Cl – S – O bond
the species NO2, NO +2 and NO −2 is angles are
(1) 130° and 115° (2) 106° and 96°
(1) NO + −
2  NO 2  NO 2
(3) 107° and 108° (4) 96° and 106°
(2) NO 2  NO − +
2  NO 2

(3) NO + −
2  NO 2  NO 2 164. The correct order of increasing bond length of
(4) NO −
2  NO 2  NO 2+ C – H, C – O, C – C and C = C is
(1) C – H < C = C < C – O < C – C
158. Which one of the following has the shortest bond (2) C – C < C = C < C – O < C – H
length? (3) C – O < C – H < C – C < C = C
(1) C – H (2) C – N (4) C – H < C – O < C – C < C = C
(3) C – O (4) C – C
165. The covalent bond length is the shortest in which
159. Which of the following is correct regarding bond one of the following bonds?
angles? (1) C – O (2) C – C
(i) SO2 < H2O (ii) H2S < SO2 (3) C  N (4) O – H
(iii) SO2 < H2S (iv) SbH3 < NO +2
166. The order of increasing adjacent bond angle in the
(1) (ii) and (iv) (2) (i), (ii) and (iv)
molecules BeCl2, BCl3, CCl4 and SF6 is:
(3) (i) and (iii) (4) None of these
(1) SF6 < CCl4 < BCl3 < BeCl2
160. Consider the molecules CH4, NH3 and H2O. (2) BeCl2 < BCl3 < CCl4 < SF6
Which of the given statement is false? (3) SF6 < CCl4 < BeCl2 < BCl3
(1) The H–O–H bond angle in H2O is smaller (4) BCl3 < BeCl2 < SF6 < CCl4
than the H–N–H bond angle in NH3.
(2) The H–C–H bond angle in CH4 is larger than 167. The order of the increasing bond length in F2, N2,
the H–N–H bond angle in NH3. Cl2 and O2 is:
(3) The H–C–H bond angle in CH4, the H–N–H (1) N2 < O2 < Cl2 < F2
bond angle in NH3, and the H–O–H bond (2) N2 < O2 < F2 < Cl2
(3) O2 < N2 < Cl2 < F2
angle in H2O are all greater than 90°.
(4) N2 < Cl2 < O2 < F2
(4) The H–O–H bond angle in H2O is larger than
the H–C–H bond angle in CH4. 168. XeF6 is:
(1) Octahedral
161. The incorrect statement among the following is (2) Distorted octahedral
(1) The formal charge on the central oxygen (3) Planar
atom of ozone is +1 (4) Tetrahedral
(2) Nitrogen dioxide is an odd electron molecule.
(3) Carbon monoxide and nitrogen are 169. Which has maximum bond angle X-C-X
(1) CHF3
isoelectronic.
(4) The van der Waals radius represents the (2) CHCl3
overall size of the atom which excludes its (3) CHBr3
valence shell in a non-bonded situation. (4) All have the same bond angle
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170. Which of the following is correct order of bond 179. The F–F bond is weak because:
lengths? (1) The repulsion between the nonbonding pairs
(1) BF4−  BF3 (2) NO + −
2  NO 2 of electrons of two fluorine atoms is large
(3) CCl4  CF4 (4) +
CH3  CH 4 (2) The ionization energy of the fluorine atom
is very low
171. The bond length of the S–O bond is maximum in (3) The length of the F–F bond much larger
which of the following compound?
than the bond lengths in other halogen
SOBr2, SOCl2, SOF2
molecules
(1) SOCl2 (2) SOBr2
(4) The F–F bond distance is small and hence
(3) SOF2 (4) All have same length
the internuclear repulsion between the two
172. Correct order of bond angle in CH2F2: atoms is very low
(1) H Ĉ H > H Ĉ F > F Ĉ F
(2) F Ĉ F > H Ĉ F > H Ĉ H 180. Which of the following statements regarding
(3) H Ĉ H > F Ĉ F > H Ĉ F covalent bond is not true?
(4) H Ĉ F > F Ĉ F > H Ĉ H (1) The electrons are shared between atoms
(2) The bond is non-directional
173. The correct sequence of decrease in the bond (3) The strength of the bond depends upon the
angles of the following hydrides is: extent of overlapping
(1) NH3 > PH3 > AsH3 > SbH3 (4) The bond formed may or may not be polar
(2) NH3 > AsH3 > PH3 > SbH3
(3) SbH3 > AsH3 > PH3 > NH3
181. In which following compound, central atom has
(4) PH3 > NH3 > AsH3 > SbH3
four bond pair and one lone pair:
174. The correct order in which the O – O bond length (1) NH+4 (2) ICl−4
increases in the following: (3) SF4 (4) XeF4
(1) O2 < O3 < H2O2 (2) H2O2 < O3 < O2
(3) O3 < O2 < H2O2 (4) O2 < H2O2 < O3 182. In allene structure three carbon atoms are joined
by:
175. The correct order of bond angles (smallest first) (1) Three sigma bonds and three pi bonds
in, H2S, NH3, BF3 and SiH4 is: (2) Two sigma bonds and one pi bond
(1) H2S < NH3 < SiH4 < BF3 (3) Two sigma bonds and two pi bonds
(2) NH3 < H2S < SiH4 < BF3 (4) Three pi bonds only
(3) H2S < SiH4 < NH3 < BF3
(4) H2S < NH3 < BF3 < SiH4 183. Among LiCl, BeCl2, BCl3 and CCl4, the covalent
bond character follows the order:
176. Which of the following molecules has the highest (1) LiCl < BeCl2 > BCl3 > CCl4
value of carbon-carbon bond energy? (2) LiCl > BeCl2 < BCl3 < CCl4
(1) C2H4 (2) C3H8 (3) LiCl < BeCl2 < BCl3 < CCl4
(3) C2H2 (4) C2H6 (4) LiCl > BeCl2 > BCl3 > CCl4

177. Which of the following has the shortest bond 184. Molecule AB has a bond length of 1.617 Å and a
length? dipole moment of 0.38 D. The fractional charge on
(1) Br2 (2) F2 each atom (absolute magnitude) is
(3) Cl2 (4) I2 (e0 = 4.802 × 10–10 esu)
(1) 0 (2) 0.05
178. The correct order of bond length is: (3) 0.5 (4) 1.0
(1) C ⎯ C  C = C  C  C
185. In which of the following species the interatomic
(2) C  C  C = C  C ⎯ C
bond angle is 109°28’?
(3) C = C  C  C  C ⎯ C
(1) NH4+, (BF4)–1 (2) (NH4)+, BF3
(4) C = C  C ⎯ C  C  C
(3) NH3, BF3 (4) (NH2)–1, BF3
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186. Specify the coordination geometry around and 191. The dipole moment of HCl is 1.03 D. If
hybridisation of N and B atoms in a 1:1 complex H–Cl bond distance is 1.26 Å, what is the
of BF3 and NH3 percentage character in the H–Cl bond
(1) N : tetrahedral, sp3; B: tetrahedral, sp3 (1) 60% (2) 39%
(2) N: pyramidal, sp3; B : pyramidal, sp3 (3) 29% (4) 17%
(3) N : pyramidal, sp3, B : planar, sp2
192. Which of the following cannot be completely
(4) N : pyramidal, sp3; B : tetrahedral, sp3
hydrolysed in cold water at room temperature?
(1) BCl3 (2) PCl3
187. The bond dissociation energy of B–F in BF3 is
(3) BBr3 (4) CCl4
646 kJ mol–1 whereas that of C–F in CF4 is
193. The correct order of bond angles (smallest first) in
515 kJ mol–1. The correct reason for higher B–F
H2S, NH3, BF3 and SiH4 is
bond dissociation energy as compound to that of
(1) H2S < SiH4 < NH3 < BF3
C–F is
(2) NH3 < H2S < SiH4 < BF3
(1) Smaller size of B-atom as compared to that of
(3) H2S < NH3 < SiH4 < BF3
C-atom
(3) H2S < NH3 < BF3 < SiH4
(2) Stronger -bond between B and F in BF3 as
compared to that between C and F in CF4
194. The molecule having smallest bond angle is
(3) Stronger p-p interaction between B and F
(1) NCl3 (2) AsCl3
in BF3 whereas there is no possibility of such
(3) SbCl3 (4) PCl3
interaction between C and F in CF4
(4) Lower degree of p-p interaction between B
195. The decreasing order of bond angles in BF3, NH3,
and F in BF3 that between C and F in CF4
PF3 and I3− is:
(1) I3−  NH 3  PF3  BF3
188. Which one of the following conversions involve
change in both hybridisation and shape? (2) I3−  BF3  NH3  PF3

(1) CH4 → C2H6 (2) NH3 → NH4+ (3) BF3  I3−  PF3  NH3
(3) BF3 → BF4– (4) H2O → H3O+ (4) BF3  NH3  PF3  I3−

189. Bond-length of HCl is; 196. Correct order of bond angle is :

1.275 Å ( e = 4.8 × 10–10 esu). If µ = 1.02 D then (1) BeCl2 > SO2
HCl is (2) BeCl2 < SO2
(1) 100% ionic (2) 83% covalent
(3) BeCl2 = SO2
(3) 50% covalent (4) 40% ionic
(4) Can’t predicted

190. Calculate the % ionic character in LiF from

197. The d-orbitals involved in sp3d hybridization is:-
following data:
(1) dx2 – y2 (2) dz2
µLiF = 6.32 D
(3) dxy (4) dxz
dLiF = 0.156 nm
(1) 84.32% (2) 20.34%
198. Which of the following has minimum bond angle
(3) 15.68% (4) 100%
(1) CH4 (2) NH3
(3) BF3 (4) H2O

Resonance Structures, Dipole Moment

199. Among the following, the molecule that will 200. Which one of the following molecules has the
have the highest dipole moment is least dipole moment?
(1) H2 (2) HI (1) H2O (2) BeF2
(3) HBr (4) HF (3) NH3 (4) NF3
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201. Which compound exhibits maximum dipole 205. Consider (i) CO2, (ii) CCl4, (iii) C6Cl6 and (iv)
moment among the following? CO and tell which of the following statement is
correct?
(1) (i), (ii) and (iii) only have zero dipole
(1) (2) moment
(2) (i), (ii) and (iv) only have zero dipole
moment.
(3) Only (iv) has zero dipole moment.
(4) All have zero dipole moment.

(3) (4) 206. Which of the following molecules does not have
net dipole moment?
(1) CH3 – Br (2) CH2Cl2
(3) HCOOH (4)
202. For which of the following molecules significant
0
207. Identify the molecule that has zero dipole
moment.
(A) (B) (1) CH3Cl (2) CHCl3
(3) CH2Cl2 (4) CCl4

208. A neutral molecule XF3 has a zero dipole

moment. The element X is most likely
(1) Chlorine (2) Boron
(C) (D)
(3) Nitrogen (4) Carbon

(1) (C) and (D) (2) Only (A)

(3) (A) and (B) (4) Only (C) 209. Dipole moment of is 1.5D. The dipole

203. Among the following molecules, which has the

zero dipole moment?
(1) BF3 (2) H2O moment of is
(3) NF3 (4) CIO2

204. The compound that will have a permanent (1) 1.5 D (2) 2.25 D
(3) 1D (4) 3D
dipole moment among the following is
210. Among the following the molecule possessing
highest dipole moment is
(1) CO2 (2) BF3
(3) SO2 (4) trans-2-butene

211. Which has maximum dipole moments?

(1) H2O (2) HF
(3) NH3 (4) H2S
(1) I (2) II
(3) III (4) IV 212. Which one in the following is not the resonance
structure of CO2?
(1) O = C = O (2) –O – C  O+
(3) +O  C – O– (4) O  C = O
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213. N2O has a linear, unsymmetrical structure that

may be thought of as a hybrid of two resonance
forms. If a resonance form must have a (2)
satisfactory Lewis structure, which two of the
four structure shown below are the two
resonance form of N2O?
(1) (2)
(3)
..
(3) : N − N  O : (4)

214. The correct stability order of the following (4) All has same dipole moment.
resonance structure is
+ – + – 219. Which of the following contains polar and
(I) H2C = N = N (II) H2 C – N = N
nonpolar bonds?
– + – +
(III) H2 C – N  N (IV) H2 C – N = N (1) H2O2 (2) CH4
(1) (I) > (II) > (IV) > (III) (3) HCN (4) NH4Cl
(2) (I) > (III) > (II) > (IV)
(3) (II) > (I) > (III) > (IV) 220. Carbon tetrachloride has no net dipole moment
(4) (III) > (I) > (IV) > (II) because of:
(1) Similar electron affinity of C and Cl
215. The correct stability order for the following (2) its regular tetrahedral geometry
species is (3) its planar geometry
(4) similar sizes of C and Cl atoms

221. Which of the following molecules is nonpolar?

(1) (II) > (IV) > (I) > (III) (i) PbCl4 (ii) BF3
(2) (I) > (II) > (III) > (IV) (iii) SnCl2 (iv) CS2
(3) (II) > (I) > (IV) > (III) (1) (i), (ii), (iii)
(4) (I) > (III) > (II) > (IV) (2) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(3) (i), (ii), (iv)
216. Which bond angle  would result in the (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
maximum dipole moment for the triatomic
molecule YXY? 222. Which of the following has the highest dipole
(1)  = 90° (2)  = 120° moment?
(3)  = 150° (4)  = 180° (1) o-Dichlorobenzene
(2) m-Dichlorobenzene
217. The correct order of dipole moment is: (3) p-Dichlorobenzene
(1) CH4 < NF3 < NH3 < H2O (4) All have equal values
(2) NF3 < CH4 < NH3 < H2O 223. Both CO2 and H2O contain polar covalent bonds
(3) NH3 < NF3 < CH4 < H2O but CO2 is nonpolar while H2O is polar because:
(4) H2O < NH3 < NF3 < CH4 (1) H atom is smaller than C atom
(2) CO2 is a linear molecule while H2O is an
218. Which of the following has more dipole angular molecule
moment: (3) O—H bond is more polar than C—H
bond
(1) (4) CO2 contains multiple bonds while H2O
has only single bonds

224. Which of the following ions has resonating

structures?
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(1) SO24− (2) PO34− 232. Which of the following is in order of increasing
(3) SO32− (4) All of these covalent character?
(1) CCl4 < BeCl2 < BCl3 < LiCl
225. How many resonating structures can be drawn (2) LiCl < CCl4 < BeCl2 < BCl3
for NO2? (3) LiCl < BeCl2 < BCl3 < CCl4
(1) Six (2) Four (4) LiCl < BeCl2 < CCl4 < BCl3
(3) Five (4) Two
233. Least melting point is shown by the compound:
226. Which of the following is true for nitrate anion: (1) PbCl2 (2) SnCl4
(1) Formal charge on N is zero (3) NaCl (4) AlCl3
4
(2) Bond order of NO bond is
3 234. Which is most ionic according to Fajan's rule?
−1 (1) AlF3 (2) Al2O3
(3) Average formal charge on oxygen is
3
(3) AlN (4) Al4C3
(4) There are 2-bonds in the ion

235. Which compound among the following has least

227. One of the resonating structure of SO−42 is:
ionic character?
(1) AlCl3 (2) AlI3
(3) MgI2 (4) CsI

236. In which of the following compound the cation

Which set of formal charge on oxygen and bond has pseudo inert gas configuration?
order is correct: (1) NaCl (2) AlCl3
(1) 0.5 and 1.5 (2) 1.5 and 3 (3) CuCl (4) CaCl2
(3) 2 and 3 (4) 1.5 and 1.5

228. Resonance is not shown by: 237. Of the following molecules, the one, which has
permanent dipole moment, is
(1) C6H6 (2) CO2
2−
(1) SiF4 (2) BF3
(3) CO3 (4) SiO2
(3) PF3 (4) PF5

229. According to Fajan's rule covalent character is

238. Which of the following has the least dipole
favoured by
moment?
(1) Large cation and small anion
(1) NF3 (2) SO3
(2) Small cation and large anion
(3) Large cation and large anion (3) XeO3 (4) NH3
(4) Small cation and small anion
239. Among the following compounds the one that is
230. Which one of the following combination of ion polar and has central atom with sp3
will have highest polarisation? hybridisation is
(1) Pb2+, Br– (2) Pb4+, Br– (1) H2CO3 (2) SiF4
(3) Fe2+, Br– (4) Fe3+, Br– (3) BF3 (4) HClO2

231. Correct order of covalent character of alkaline 240. The dipole moment of the given molecules are
earth metal chloride in such that
(1) BeCl2 < MgCl2 < CaCl2 < SrCl2 (1) BF3 > NF3 > NH3
(2) BeCl2 < CaCl2 < SrCl2 < MgCl2 (2) NF3 > BF3 > NH3
(3) BeCl2 > MgCl2 > CaCl2 > SrCl2 (3) NH3 > NF3 > BF3
(4) SrCl2 > BeCl2 > CaCl2 > MgCl2 (4) NH3 > BF3 > NF3
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251. If a molecule MX3 has zero dipole moment, the

241. Same as 217 sigma bonding orbitals used by M (atomic
number < 21) are
242. Same as 220 (1) Pure p (2) sp hybrid
2
(3) sp hybrid (4) sp3 hybrid
243. The molecules which has zero dipole moment is
(1) ClO2 (2) PCl3 252. BF3 and NF3 both are covalent compounds but
(3) XeF4 (4) CHCl3 NF3 is polar whereas BF3 is non-polar. This is
because:
244. Identify the correct statement (1) Nitrogen atom is smaller than boron atom
(1) All canonical structure are real structures (2) N–F bond is more polar than B–F bond
(2) Resonance hybrid structure is most (3) NF3 is pyramidal whereas BF3 is trignol
energetic structure planar
(3) Resonance hybrid structure represents real (4) BF3 is electron deficient whereas NF3 is not
structure of molecule
(4) All canonical structure have equal stability 253. Dipole moment of NF3 is smaller than:
(1) NH3 (2) CO2
245. The fraction of charge present in any oxygen
(3) BF3 (4) CCl4
(
atom in carbonate ion CO32− is )
(1) –1 (2) –2 254. Which of the following molecules will have
1 2 polar bonds but zero dipole moment?
(3) − (4) − (1) O2 (2) CHCl3
3 3
(3) CF4 (4) none of these
246. Same as 202
255. Which of the following compound is planar and
247. Which has maximum dipole moment? non-polar?
(1) XeO4 (2) SF4
(3) XeF4 (4) CF4
(1) (2)
256. The correct order of increasing C – O bond
strength of CO, CO2–
3 , CO2 is:
−
(1) CO3 < CO2 < CO
2

(2) CO2 < CO32− < CO

(3) CO < CO32− < CO2
(3) (4)
(4) CO < CO2 < CO32−

248. The dipole moment of o, p and m- 257. Resonance structures can be written for
dichlorobenzene will be in the order: (1) O3 (2) NH3
(1) o > p > m (2) p > o > m (3) CH4 (4) H2O
(3) m > o > p (4) o > m > p
258. What is not true about resonance?
249. Repeat of 191 (1) The resonating structures are hypothetical
(2) The unpaired electrons in various
250. In which of the following species the bonds are resonating structures are same
non-directional? (3) Hybrid structure is most energetic
(1) NCl3 (2) RbCl (4) Hybrid structure is least energetic
(3) BeCl2 (4) BCl3
259. The correct order of Cl – O bond order is:
(1) ClO3−  ClO4−  ClO2−  ClO−
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(2) ClO −  ClO 4

−
 ClO3−  ClO 2− (1) CH3Cl, CH3Br, CH3F
(3) ClO −  ClO 2
−
 ClO3−  ClO 4− (2) CH3Cl, CH3F, CH3Br
(4) ClO − − −
4  ClO3  ClO 2  ClO
− (3) CH3Br, CH3Cl, CH3F
260. How many resonance forms can be written for (4) CH3Br, CH3F, CH3Cl
the nitrate ion (NO–3 )
(1) 1 (2) 2 264. PCl5 is non polar because:-
(3) 3 (4) 4 (1) P–Cl bond is non-polar
(2) Its dipole moment is zero
261. The correct order of 'S-O' bond length is: (3) P–Cl bond is polar
(1) SO32−  SO 42−  SO3  SO 2 (4) P & Cl have equal electronegativity
(2) SO32−  SO 4
2−
 SO 2  SO3
− 2−
265. Which of the following molecule is polar
(3) 4  SO3  SO 2  SO3
SO 2
(1) CO2 (2) CH4
(4) − 2−
4  SO3  SO3  SO 2
SO 2
(3) CCl4 (4) NH3

262. Which of the following is not true about H2 O 266. Which of the following molecule have zero
molecule? dipole moment:-
(1) The molecule has  = 0 (1) BF3 (2) XeF2
(2) The molecule can act as a base (3) SO3 (4) All of these
(3) Shows abnormally high boiling point in
comparison to the hydrides of other 267. The dipole moment of NH3 is :
elements of oxygen group
(1) Less than dipole moment of NF3
(4) The molecule has a bent shape
(2) Higher than dipole moment of NF3
(3) Equal to the dipole moment of NF3
263. Which of the following are arranged in the
decreasing order of dipole moment. Character? (4) None of these

The Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory

268. Which of the following molecules has more than 272. The pair of compounds having identical shapes for
one lone pair? their molecules is
(1) SO2 (2) XeF2 (1) CH4, SF4 (2) BeCl2, CIF3
(3) SiF4 (4) CH4 (3) XeF2, ZnCl2 (4) SO2, CO2

269. Same as 299 273. Which of the following is not tetrahedral?

(1) CCl4 (2) SiF4
270. Which of the following sets of molecules contains –
(3) ClO4 (4) SF6
the same number of lone pairs of electrons in the
central atom? 274. Number of b.p. and l.p. on N atom in NO3− is
(1) SO2, CIF3, BrF3 (2) SF4, NH3, O3 (1) 3 b.p. + 1 l.p. (2) 4 b.p. + 0 l.p.
(3) CIF3, XeF2, H2O (4) H2O, SF4, NH3 (3) 2 b.p. + 2 l.p. (4) 1 b.p. + 1 l.p.

271. The number of lone pairs of electrons on the 275. SF4 can be classified as
central atoms of H2O, SnCl2, PCl3 and XeF2 (1) AB4 type (2) AB4E type
respectively, are (3) AB4E2 type (4) None of these.
(1) 2, 1, 1, 3 (2) 2, 2, 1, 3
(3) 3, 1, 1, 2 (4) 2, 1, 2, 3
276. Among the following molecules : SO2, SF4, CIF3,
BrF5 and XeF4 which of the following shapes does
not describe any of the molecules mentioned?
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(1) Bent 284. In which of the following pairs the two species are
(2) Trigonal bipyramidal not isostructural?
(3) See-saw (1) PCl+4 and SiCl4 (2) PF5 and BrF5
(4) T-shape (3) AlF63− and SF6 (4) CO32− and NO3−

277. Incorrect matching amongst the following is

285. The species having pyramidal shape is
(I) Linear - H2O, SO2
(1) SO3 (2) BrF3
(II) V-shaped - :CH2, SnCl2 2−
(3) SiO3 (4) OSF2
(III) See saw - SF4, TeCl4
(IV) T-shaped - ICI3, CIF3
286. The shape of XeOF2 on the basis of VSEPR
(1) Only (I)
theory is
(2) Both (I) and (II)
(1) See saw (2) V-shaped
(3) Only (III)
(3) trigonal planar (4) T-shaped.
(4) Both (III) and (IV)

278. The group having triangular planar structures is 287. Out of N2O, SO2, I3+ , I3− , H2O, NO−2 and N3− , the
(1) NCl3, BCl3, SO3 linear species are
(2) CO32− , NO3− , SO3 (1) NO−2 , I3+ , H2O (2) N2O, I3+ , N3−
(3) NH3, SO3, CO32− (3) N2O, I3− , N3− (4) N3− , I3+ ,SO2.

(4) BF3, NF3, CO32−

288. Which of the following configuration shows
second excitation state of Iodine:
279. Which of the following structures of a molecule is
(1)
expected to have three bond pairs and one lone
pair of electrons? (2)
(1) Trigonal Planar (2) Tetrahedral
(3) Octahedral (4) Pyramidal (3)

280. The central atoms of which one of the following (4)

molecules, has 3 bond pairs and 2 lone pairs of
electrons in its valence shell?
289. The number of coordinate bonds presents in SO3
(1) Boron trifluoride
molecule are:
(2) Phosphorous trichoride
(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) Chlorine trifluoride
(3) 3 (4) 4
(4) Xenon trioxide

290. CO2 is isostructural with

281. Which of the following has a regular geometry?
(1) CH4 (2) PCl3 (1) SO2 (2) NO2
(3) XeF6 (4) SF4 (3) C2H2 (4) SnCl2

282. Molecular formulae and shapes of some molecules 291. The molecule that has linear structure is:
are given below. Choose the incorrect match. (1) CO2 (2) NO2
Formula Shape (3) SO3 (4) SiO2
(1) NH3 – Trigonal pyramidal
(2) SF4 – Tetrahedral 292. The geometry of electron pairs around S in SF6 is
(3) CIF3 – T-shaped (1) Octahedral
(2) Trigonal bipyramidal
(4) PCl5 – Trigonal bipyramidal
(3) Square pyramidal
(4) Pentagonal planar
283. Repeat same as Q.272
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293. The BCl3 is a planar molecule whereas NCl3 is (3) lone pair – lone pair < lone pair – bond pair
pyramidal because < bond pair – bond pair
(1) Nitrogen atom is smaller than boron atom (4) lone pair – lone pair = lone pair – bond pair
< bond pair – bond pair
(2) BCl3 has no lone pair but NCl3 has a lone
pair of electrons at central atom 300. Number of 90° angles and 180° angle present in
(3) B – Cl bond is more polar than N – Cl bond SF6 molecule respectively are
(4) N – Cl bond is more covalent than B – Cl (1) 4, 4 (2) 8, 3
bond (3) 12, 3 (4) 12, 4

301. Identify the correct statement regarding bond

294. Which is the true statement about (SiH3)3N?
angle H—C—H bond in the following reaction
(1) It is trigonal planar
CH 4 ⎯⎯ → CH3Θ + H +
(2) It is trigonal pyramidal
(3) It is stronger lewis base than that of (1) Increases
(2) Decreases
(CH3)3N
(3) Remains same
(4) It has a total of 9 sigma bonds (4) can’t be predicted

295. Which of the following species has a linear shape? 302. If in PCl5, one chlorine present is replaced by
(1) O3 (2) NO−2 fluorine atom then identify correct statement
(1) F-atom occupy axial position
(3) SO2 (4) NO+2 (2) F-atom occupy equitorial position
(3) F-atom can occupy any of position
(4) Shape of molecule changes of replacement
296. Which of the following pair are isostructural? of Cl by F atom
(1) XeF2 .IF2− (2) PCl5, ICl5
303. The compound MX4 is tetrahedral. The number of
(3) NH3, BF3 (4) CO32− ,SO24− XMX angles in the compound is:
(1) Three (2) Four
(3) Five (4) Six
297. In which of the following molecules number of
lone pairs and bond pairs on central atom are not 304. The number of lone pairs on Xe in XeF2, XeF4,
equal? and XeF6 respectively, are
(1) H2O (2) I3+ (1) 3, 2, 1 (2) 2,4,6
(3) 1, 2, 3 (4) 6,4,2
(3) I3– (4) SCl2
305. Which of the following molecules one sigma()
298. Match the following Column I and II. and two pi() bonds?
Column-I Column-II (1) C2H2Cl2 (2) HCN
(a) BeCl2 (i) Tetrahedral (3) N2F2 (4) C2H4
(b) NH2− (ii) Trigonal
pyramidal 306. In XeO3F2, the number of bond pair(s), -bond(s)
(c) SiF4 (iii) Square planar and lone pair(s) on Xe atom respectively are:
(d) NH4+ (iv) Linear (1) 5, 2, 0 (2) 4, 2, 2
(e) H3O+ (v) Bent (V-shape) (3) 8, 3, 0 (4) 4, 4, 0

(1) a-(ii), b-(iii), c-(i), d-(i), e(v) 307. Which of the following compounds have the same
(2) a-(iv), b-(v), c-(i), d-(i), e(ii) no. of lone pairs with their central atom?
(3) a-(iv), b-(iii), c-(v), d-(i), e(ii) (I) XeF5− (II) BrF3
(4) a-(ii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(iii), e(iii)
(Ill) XeF2 (IV) H3S+
(1) IV and V (2) I and III
299. The correct order of repulsion between electron
(3) I and II (4) I and IV
pairs
(1) lone pair – lone pair = lone pair – bond pair
308. Species that shows deviation from octet rule is:
> bond pair – bond pair
(2) lone pair – lone pair > lone pair – bond pair (1) CO32− (2) H2SO3
> bond pair – bond pair (3) PCl3 (4) O3
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NO3− ,CO32− ,ClO3− ,SO3

309. The molecule exhibiting maximum number of
non-bonding electron pairs (l.p.) around the (1) NO3− ,CO32− (2) SO3 , CO32−
central atom is:
(1) XeOF4 (2) XeO2F2 (3) ClO3− , CO32− (4) CO32– , ClO3−
(3) XeF5− (4) XeO3
319. C2H2 is isostructural with:
310. Number of S – S bond is H2SnO6: (1) H2O2 (2) NO2
(1) n (2) (n – 1) (3) SnCl2 (4) CO2
(3) (n – 2) (4) (n + 1)
320. In which of the following pairs the two species are
311. How many S – S bonds, S – O – S bonds, σ-
bonds, π-bonds are present in trimer of sulphur not isostructural?
trioxide? (1) CO32−and NO3− (2) PCl+4 and SiCl4
(1) 0, 3, 16, 2 (2) 0, 3, 12, 6
(3) 0, 6, 12, 16 (4) 0, 4, 12, 6 (3) PF5 and BrF5 (4) AlF6−3 and SF6
312. Number of identical Cr – O bonds in dichromate
2− 321. Which species has the same shape as NH3?
ion Cr2 O 7 is:
(1) 4 (2) 6 (1) SO32− (2) CO32−
NO3−
(3) 7 (4) 8
(3) (4) SO3
313. In the electronic structure of H2SO4, the total 322. Among the following species, identify the
number of unshared electrons are: isostructural pairs.
(1) 20 (2) 16
(3) 12 (4) 8 NF3 , NO3− , BF3 , H3O+ , NH3
(1) [NF3, NO–3 ] and [BF3, H3O+]
314. Which of the following xenon compound has the (2) [NF3, NO–3 ] and [NO–3 , BF3]
−
same number of lone pairs as in I3 ? (3) [NF3, H3O+) and [NO–3 , BF3]
(1) XeO4 (2) XeF4 (4) [NF3, H3O+] and [NH3, BF3]
(3) XeF2 (4) XeO3
323. Which of the following pairs of species have
315. Correct statement regarding molecules SF4, CF4 identical shapes?
and XeF4 are: (1) NO−2 and NO2 (2) PCl5 and BrF5
(1) 2, 0 and 1 lone pairs on central atom
respectively (3) XeF4 and SiCl4 (4) TeCl4 and XeO4
(2) 1, 0 and 1 lone pairs on central atom
respectively 324. BeCl2 is not isostructural with:
ICl−2
(3) 0, 0 and 2 lone pairs on central atom
respectively (1) (2) C2H2
(4) 1, 0 and 2 lone pairs on central atom (3) XeF2 (4) GeCl2
respectively
325. Which of the following pairs are isostructural?
316. The pair of species with similar shape is :
(1) PCl3, NH3 (2) CF4, SF4 (1) SO 24− and BF4− (2) NH3 and NH +4
(3) PbCl2, CO2 (4) PF5, IF5 (3) CO32− and CO2 (4) CH4 and BF3

317. Which of the following pairs of species have

326. Which one of the following has the regular
identical shapes?
tetrahedral structure?
(1) NO+2 and NO−2 (2) PCl5, and BrF5 (Atomic number: B = 5. S=16, Ni = 28, Xe = 54)
− (1) XeF4 (2) SF4
(3) XeF4 and ICl4 (4) TeCl4 and XeO4
2−
BF4−  Ni ( CN ) 
318. Which of the following are isoelectronic and
(3) (4)  4
Isostructural?
327. A : tetracyanomethane
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B : carbondioxide 334. Molecular shapes of SF4, CF4 and XeF4 are:

C : benzene (1) The same, with 2, 0 and 1 lone pairs of
D : 1, 3-butadiene electrons respectively.
Ratio of σ and π bonds is in order: (2) The same, with 0, 1 and 2 lone pairs of
(1) A = B < C < D (2) A = B < D < C electrons respectively.
(3) A = B = C = D (4) C < D < A < B (3) Different, with 0, 1 and 2 lone pairs of
electrons respectively.
328. In which following set of compound/ion has linear (4) Different, with 1, 0 and 2 lone pairs of
shape
electrons respectively.
(1) CH4, SO2,
(2) CO2, SO2
335. Which of the following two are isostructural?
(3) BeCl2, XeF2
(4) BeCl2, BCl3 (1) XeF2, IF2− (2) NH3, SF2
−
(3) XeF4, ICl4 (4) Both (1) & (3)
329. Which of the following species have coordinate
bond : 336. Which molecule is T-shaped?
(1) NH4+ (2) NH3.BF3 (1) BeF2 (2) BCl3
(3) BF4– (4) All of these
(3) NH3 (4) ClF3
330. Shape of a molecule having 4 bond pairs and two
337. Select the correct matching :
lone pairs of electrons, will be:
(1) Square planar (2) Tetrahedral List I List II
(3) Linear (4) Octahedral (P) XeF4 (1) Pyramidal
(Q) XeF6 (2) T-shape
331. The shape of IF7 will be: (R) XeO3 (3) Distorted octahedral
(1) Square planar (S) XeOF2 (4) Square planar
(2) Tetrahedral
(3) Linear P Q R S
(4) Pentagonal bipyramidal (1) 4 3 1 2
(2) 1 2 3 4
332. Which of the following has pyramidal shape ? (3) 2 1 3 4
(1) BF3 (2) NF3 (4) 4 1 3 2
(3) BCl3 (4) SO3
338. Correct for PCl5 is :
333. Which of the following has a square planar (1) Two types of bond angles are present
structure? (2) Covalency of P is five
(1) NH4+ (2) BF4- (3) Axial P-Cl length > equatorial P-Cl length
(4) All of these
(3) XeF4 (4) SCl4

Valence Bond Theory (VBT)

339. Which of the following represents the zero

overlap?
(3)
(1)

(2) (4)

340. Select the molecule which has only one -bond.

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(1) CH  CH (3) N2 (4) CO2

(2) CH2 = CH – CHO
(3) CH3 – CH = CH2 348. Strongest bond is
(4) CH3 – CH = CH – COOH (1) C – C
(2) C = C
341. Allyl cyanide molecule contains (3) C  C
(1) 9 sigma bonds, 4 pi bonds and no lone (4) All are equally strong 
pair
(2) 9 sigma bonds, 3 pi bonds and one lone 349. Number of  and  bonds present in
pair CH3 – CH = CH – C  CH are:
(3) 8 sigma bonds, 5 pi bonds and one lone (1) 10, 3 (2) 10, 2
pair (3) 9, 2 (4) 8, 3
(4) 8 sigma bonds, 3 pi bonds and two lone
pair 350. Which of the following hybridizations involves
dxy orbitals?
342. An element form diatomic molecule with a
(1) sp3d (2) sp3d2
triple bond. The configuration of the element
(3) dsp2 (4) sp3d3
may be
351. The ratio of  and  bonds in benzene is:
(1) 1s22s22p5 (2) 1s22s22p6
(1) 2 (2) 6
(3) 1s22s22p3 (4) 1s22s22p4
(3) 4 (4) 8

343. Which of the following statement is false?

352. A hybrid orbital formed from s and p-orbital can
(1) H2 molecule has one sigma bond.
contribute.
(2) HCl molecule has one sigma bond.
(1) -bond only
(3) Water molecule has two sigma bonds and
(2) -bond only
two lone pairs.
(3) Either  or -bond
(4) Acetylene molecule has three pi bonds
(4) Cannot be predicted
and three sigma bonds.

353. Indicate the wrong statement according to

344. The AsF5 molecule is trigonal bipyramidal. The
valence bond theory:
hybrid orbitals used by the As atoms for
(1) A sigma bond is stronger then -bond
bonding are
(2) p-orbitals always have only sidewise
(1) d x − y , d z , s, px , p y
2 2 2
overlapping
(2) d xy , s, px , p y , pz (3) s-orbitals never form -bonds
(4) There can be only one sigma bond
(3) d x 2 − y 2 , s, px , p y
between two atoms
(4) s, px , p y , pz , d z 2
354. In pent-3-en-1-yne the terminal carbon-atoms
have following hybridization:
345. The ratio of number of  and -bond in 1-
(1) sp & sp2 (2) sp2 & sp3
butene-3-yne is
6 (3) sp2 & sp (4) sp & sp3
(1) (2) 4
4
7 355. During the complete combustion of methane
(3) (4) 1 CH4, what change in hybridization does the
3
carbon atoms undergo?
346. Same as 342 (1) sp3 to sp (2) sp3 to sp2
(3) sp2 to sp (4) sp2 to sp3
347. The molecule not having -bond is
(1) Cl2 (2) O2 356. sp3d hybridization is considered to be a
combination of two hybridization. They are
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(1) p3 + sd (2) sp2 + pd 364. Which of the following is not correct?

(3) spd + p2 (4) None of these (1) A sigma bond is weaker than pi bond
(2) A sigma bond is stronger than pi bond
357. The strength of bonds by 2s-2s, 2p-2p, 2s-2p, (3) A double bond is stronger than a single
1s-1s overlap has the order: bond
(1) 1s – 1s > 2p – 2p > 2s – 2p > 2s – 2s (4) A double bond between two atoms is
(2) 2p – 2p > 2s – 2p > 2s – 2s > 1s – 1s shorter than a single bond between the
(3) 2s – 2s > 1s – 1s > 2s – 2p > 2p – 2p same atoms.
(4) 2s – 2p > 2s – 2s > 2p – 2p > 1s – 1s
365. The C–H bond in propane is
358. How many sigma and pi bonds are present in (1) sp −s (2) 
sp2 −s
tetra cyano ethylene?
(1) Nine  and  nine (3)  p −s (4) 
sp3 −s
(2) Five  and  nine
(3) Nine  and  seven 366. Hybrid orbitals having maximum p-character is
(4) Eight  and  eight (1) sp3d (2) sp3
359. The strongest P–O bond is found in the
(3) sp (4) sp3d2
molecule
(1) F3PO (2) Cl3PO 367. On hybridisation of one ‘s’ and one ‘p’ orbital
(3) Br3PO (4) (CH3)3PO we get
(1) Two mutually perpendicular orbitals
360. Which orbital is used by oxygen atom to form a (2) Two orbitals at 180°
sigma bond with other oxygen atom in O2 (3) Four orbitals directed tetrahedrally
molecule? (4) Three orbitals in a plane
(1) Pure p-orbital
(2) sp2 – hybrid orbital 368. Same as 362
(3) sp3 – hybrid orbital
(4) sp – hybrid orbital 369. s – p overlapping is present in
(1) Br2 (2) H2
361. The orbital overlapping is maximum in (3) O2 (4) HF
(1) Cl2 (2) HI
(3) HCl (4) HBr 370. Valence bond theory of Pauling and Slater
accounts for the following characteristics of
362. Linear combination of two hybridized orbitals covalent bond
belonging to two atoms and each having one (1) Directional (2) Ionic
electrons leads to a (3) Strength (4) Hybrid
(1) Sigma bond
(2) Double bond 371. Shape of molecule is decided by
(3) Co-ordinate covalent bond (1) Sigma bonds
(4) pi bond (2) pi bonds
(3) Both sigma and pi bonds
363. pi bond is formed by the overlapping of (4) Neither sigma nor pi bonds
(1) p – p orbital along their axis
(2) s – p orbitals along the axis of p – orbital 372. Which type of overlapping results the formation
(3) p – p orbitals perpendicular to their axis of a  bond
(4) s – s orbitals (1) Axial overlapping of s – s orbitals
(2) Lateral overlapping of p – p orbitals
(3) Axial overlapping of p – p orbitals
(4) Axial overlapping of s – p orbitals
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373. A sigma bond is formed by the overlap of (3) Covalent bond

atomic orbitals of atoms A and B. If the bond is (4) Both covalent and metallic
formed along the x-axis, which of the following
overlaps is acceptable 381. Same as 349
(1) s orbital of A and pz orbital of B
(2) px orbital of A and py orbital of B 382. The correct statement for the reaction:
(3) pz orbital of A and px orbital of B NH3 + H+ ⎯⎯
→ NH+4

(4) px orbital of A and s orbital of B (1) Hybridisation state is changed

(2) Bond angle increases
374. The strength of bond by 2s – 2s, 2p – 2p and (3) NH3 act as a Lewis acid
2p – 2s overlapping has the order: (4) Regular geometry is changed
(1) 2s – 2s > 2p – 2p > 2s – 2p
(2) 2s – 2s > 2p – 2s > 2p – 2p 383. The ratio of σ-bond and π-bond in tetracyano
(3) 2p – 2p > 2s – 2p > 2s – 2s ethylene is:
(4) 2p – 2p > 2s – 2s > 2p – 2s (1) 2:1 (2) 1:1
(3) 1:2 (4) None of these
375. Which is not characteristic of -bond.
(1) -bond is formed when a sigma bond 384. Assuming the bond direction to the z -axis,
already formed which of the overlapping of atomic orbitals of
(2) -bond are formed from hybrid orbitals two atom (A) and (B) will result in bonding?
(I) s-orbital of A and px -orbital of B
(3) -bond may be formed by the overlapping
of p-orbitals (II) s-orbital of A and pz orbital of B
(III) py -orbital of A and pz orbital of B
(4) -bonds results from lateral overlapping
of atomic orbital (IV) s-orbital of both (A) and (B)
(1) I and IV (2) I and II
376. The d-orbitals involved in sp3d hybridization in (3) III and IV (4) II and IV
trigonal bipyramidal geometry:
385. Which of the following orbital cannot form π as
(1) d 2 2 (2) d 2
x −y z well as δ-Bond?
(3) d xy (4) d xz (1) dxy (2) d2
z
(3) d (4) d yz
377. In an octahedral structure, the pair of d orbitals x 2 − y2

involved in sp3d2 hybridization is:

386. In a compound
(1) d xy ,d yz (2) d 2 ,d
x2 −y z2

(3) d xz ,d (4) d , d xz
x 2 − y2 z2

the number of sigma and pi bonds respectively

378. Same as 334 are:
(1) 19, 11 (2) 19, 5
379. The strongest covalent bond is formed by the (3) 13, 11 (4) 7, 3
overlap of: (If considering for same shell) 387. Which of the following does not contain any co-
(1) s and p orbitals ordinate bond?
(2) s and s orbitals
(1) H 3O + (2) BF4−
(3) p and d orbitals
(4) p and p collateral orbitals (3) HF2− (4) NH +4

380. Which of the following bonds will have 388. Which of the following overlapping will give 
directional character: bond (Internuclear axis is z)
(1) px + px (2) pz + pz
(1) Ionic bond
(2) Metallic bond (3) px + py (4) s + px
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392. A sigma bond is formed by the overlapping of:-

389. Which of the following molecules is having (1) s–s orbital only
2p𝜋-3p𝜋 bond as well as 2p𝜋-3d𝜋 bond? (2) s and p orbitals only
(1) SO3 (2) NO3– (3) s–s, s–p or p–p orbitals along internuclear
(3) SO42– (4) PO43– axis
(4) p–p orbital along the sides
390. Correct order of extent of overlapping is :
(1) 1s – 1s < 2s – 2s < 2s – 2p
(2) 2p – 2p (axial) < 2p – 2p (collateral)
(3) 1s – 1s > 2p –2p (axial) > 2s – 2p > 2s – 2s
(4) 1s –1s > 2s – 2p > 2s – 2s > 2p – 2p (axial)

391. Same as 197

Hybridization

393. Select the correct statement regarding shapes of (3) BF3, ICl3 (4) BrF4− , XeF4
PCl5, BrF5 and IF7. 399. Which of the following pairs have different
(1) All are square pyramidal hybridization and same shape?
(2) All are trigonal bipyramidal (i) −
NO3 and CO32− (ii) SO2 and NH −2
(3) One of the given compounds is square
(iii) XeF2 and CO2 (iv) H2O and NH3
pyramidal
(1) (i) and (iv) (2) (ii) and (iv)
(4) One of the given compounds is tetrahedral
(3) (ii) and (iii) (4) None of these
394. Which of the following statements about CO32−
ion is correct? 400. Which of the following have same hybridisation
(1) The C–O bond order is 1.5. but are not isostructural?
(2) The average formal charge on each (1) ClF3, I3− (2) BrF3 and NH3
oxygen atom is –0.67. (3) CH4 and NH +
4
(4) XeO3 and NH3
(3) It has two C–O single bonds and one C=O
double bond.
(4) The hybridization of central atom is sp3. 401. In TeCl4, the central atom, tellurium, involves
the hybridisation.
395. Which of the following is incorrect about (1) sp3 (2) sp3d
cyanogen gas?
(3) sp3d2 (4) dsp2
(1) It has bent structure.
(2) It is pseudo halogen.
(3) Its behavior is similar to halides. 402. Which of the following pairs of compounds is
(4) Both carbons are sp hybridized. isostructural?
(1) TeI2, XeF2 (2) IBr2− , XeF2
396. What is the percentage of s-subshell in H2O
molecule? (3) IF3, XeF2 (4) None of these
(1) 33.33% (2) 50%
(3) 25% (4) 75% 403. In which of the following pairs, both the species
are not isostructural?
397. Which of the following has maximum % of s- (1) Diamond, Silicon carbide
character?
(2) NH3, PH3
(1) N2H2 (2) N2H4
(3) XeF4, XeO4
(3) NH3 (4) NH2–
(4) SiCl4, PCl +4
398. Which pair of molecule does not have identical
structure?
(1) − (2) O3, SO2
I3 , BeF2
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404. Which of the following does not have sp3 414. The hybridization state of the central atom in
hybridisation? AlI3 is:
(1) CH4 (2) XeF4 (1) dsp2 (2) sp3
(3) H2O (4) NH3 (3) sp2 (4) sp
405. Shape of SF4 is
(1) tetrahedral (2) square planar 415. In C3O2, the hybridization state of C is:
(3) trigonal pyramid (4) see-saw (1) sp2 (2) sp
3
(3) sp (4) dsp2
406. Which of the following does not have
tetrahedral geometry? 416. A sp3 hybrid orbital contains:
(1) BF4− (2) XeF4 3 1
(1) s-character (2) p-character
(3) CH4 (4) NH +
4 4 4
3 1
(3) p-character (4) s-character
407. Which of the following molecules is not linear? 4 2
(1) BeH2 (2) Hg2Cl2
(3) BF3 (4) C2H2 417. In the formation of ethylene molecule, the
carbon atom makes use of
408. In which of the following pairs both the species (1) sp3 hybridisation
have sp3 hybridisation? (2) sp2 hybridiation
(1) SiF4, BeH2 (2) NF3, H2O (3) sp hybridisation
(3) NF3, BF3 (4) H2S, BF3 (4) dsp2 hybridisation

409. The percentage s-character of the hybrid orbitals 418. Incorrect statement is:
in methane, ethene and ethyne are respectively. (1) Hybridisation is intermixing of orbitals of
(1) 25, 33, 50 (2) 25, 50, 75 nearly equal energies
(3) 50, 75, 100 (4) 10, 20, 40 (2) Hybrid orbitals are identical in all respect
(3) Hybrid orbitals can form  and  bond
410. The hybridisation of carbon atoms in C–C single (4) Shape of molecule depends upon type of
bond of HCC–CH=CH2 is hybridisation only
(1) sp3 – sp2 (2) sp2 – sp3
(3) sp – sp2 (4) sp3 – sp3 419. Atomic orbitals involved in hybridisation of SF6
molecule
411. d2sp3 hybridisation of the atomic orbitals gives (1) 3s, 3px, 3py, 3pz, 3d z , 3d x − y
2 2 2

(1) Square planar structure

(2) Triangular structure (2) 3s, 3px, 3py, 3pz, 3d z2
(3) Tetrahedral structure (3) 4s, 4px, 4py, 4pz, 3d x , 3dxy
2
− y2
(4) Octahedral structure
(4) 3s, 3px, 3py, 3pxy, 3dyz, 3dxz
412. Hybridisation and structure of XeF2 is
420. The hybridisation of S in SO2 is:
(1) sp3d2, square planar
(1) sp (2) sp2
(2) sp3, tetrahedral
(3) sp3 (4) dsp2
(3) sp3d, trigonal bipyramidal
(4) sp3d2, hexagonal
421. Same as 367
413. The hybridization state of the central atom in
422. The species in which the central atom uses sp2
HgCl2 is:
hybrid orbitals in its bonding is
(1) sp (2) sp2
(1) PH3 (2) AsH3
(3) sp3 (4) dsp2
(3) NH3 (4) CH3+
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423. In the hydrocarbon 432. A molecule in which sp2-hybrid orbitals are

CH3 − CH = CH− CH2 − C  CH used by the central atom in forming covalent
6 5 4 3 2 1
bond is :
The state of hyrbidization of carbons 1, 3 and 5
(1) H2 (2) SO2
are in the following sequence
(3) PCl5 (4) N2
(1) sp3, sp2, sp (2) sp2, sp, sp3
(3) sp, sp3, sp2 (4) sp, sp2, sp3
433. The correct hybridization state of Sulphur atom
in SF2, SF4 and SF6 molecules is respectively :
424. The correct order regarding the electronegativity
of hybrid orbitals of carbon is (1) sp3d, sp3, sp3d2
(1) sp < sp2 < sp3 (2) sp > sp2 < sp3 (2) sp3, sp3d, sp3d2
(3) sp > sp2 > sp3 (4) sp < sp2 > sp3 (3) sp3d2, sp3, sp3d
(4) sp3d2, sp3d, sp3
425. Carbon atoms in C2(CN)4 are
(1) sp hybridised 434. The hybridization of P in phosphate ion (PO43–)
(2) sp2 hybridised is the same as in :
(3) sp and sp2 hybridised (1) I in ICl4− (2) S in SO3
(4) sp, sp2 and sp3 hybridised (3) N in NO3− (4) S inSO32−

435. When the hybridization state of carbon atom

426. Species in which central atom is sp2 hybridised
changes from sp3 to sp2 and finally to sp, the
(1) (CH3)3N (2) (SiH3)3N
angle between the hybridized orbitals:
(3) (SiO2)n (4) :NH3
(1) Decreases gradually
(2) Decreases considerably
427. Two hybrid orbitals have a bond angle of 120∘ . (3) Is not affected
The percentage of s -character in the hybrid (4) Increases progressively
orbital is nearly:
(1) 25% (2) 33%
436. sp2-hybridization is shown by :
(3) 50% (4) 66%
(1) BeCl2 (2) BF3
(3) NH3 (4) XeF2
428. The state of hybridisation of central atom in
dimer of BH3 and BeH2 is:
437. In which of the following molecules/ions are all
(1) sp2 ,sp2 (2) sp3 ,sp2 the bonds not equal?
(1) BF4− (2) SF4
(3) sp3 ,sp3 (4) sp2 ,sp3
(3) SiF4 (4) XeF4

429. In NO2 molecule N atom undergoes in:

438. What type of orbital hybridization is considered
(1) sp3 hybridization
on P in PCl5?
(2) sp2 hybridization
(3) sp hybridization (1) sp3d (2) dsp3
(4) sp2 d hybridization (3) sp3d2 (4) d2sp3

430. A sp3-hybrid orbital contains : 439. The hybridization of atomic orbitals of nitrogen
(1) 1/4 s-character (2) 1/2 s-character in NO2+, NO3− and NH4+
(3) 2/3 s-character (4) 3/4 s-character (1) sp, sp3 and sp2 respectively
(2) sp, sp2 and sp3 respectively
431. Decreasing order of size of various hybrid (3) sp2, sp and sp3 respectively
orbitals is : (4) sp2, sp3 and sp respectively
(1) sp > sp2 > sp3 (2) sp3 > sp2 > sp
(3) sp2 > sp > sp3 (4) sp > sp3 > sp2
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440. In solid state PCl5 exits as 441. How many d orbitals are used by central atom of
(1) PCl4– & PCl6+ ICl2+ during hybridization
(2) PCl4+ & PCl6– (1) 2 (2) 3
(3) PCl3– & PCl5+ (3) 1 (4) 0
(4) PCl6+ & PCl4+

Molecular Orbital Theory

442. Consider the following species: CN+, CN–, NO (2) O 22− , O 2 , O 2+ , O 2−

and CN. Which one of these will have the (3) O− + 2−
2 , O2 , O2 , O2
highest bond order? (4) O 22− , O − +
2 , O2 , O2
(1) NO (2) CN–
(3) CN+ (4) CN 449. Main axis of diatomic molecule is z. The orbital
pz and py overlap to form
443. Which of the following pairs does not have
(1) -molecular orbital
same bond order?
(2) -molecular orbital
(1) N2 and CN– (2) O+ and NO
2
(3) -molecular orbital
(3) F2− and O2
2
− (4) B2
2
− and CN+ (4) no bond is formed

444. Which of the following is diamagnetic? 450. The correct order of O – O bond length in O2,
(i) C2 (ii) F2 H2O2 and O3 is
(iii) O2 (iv) N2 (1) O2 > O3 > H2O2 (2) H2O2 > O3 > O2
(1) (i) and (iii) only (3) O3 > O2 > H2O2 (4) O3 > H2O2 > O2
(2) (i), (ii) and (iv) only
(3) (ii) and (iv) only 451. In He2, the electrons in bonding and anti-
(4) All of these bonding orbitals are
(1) 2, 2 (2) 4, 2
445. Which one of the following pairs of species (3) 4, 0 (4) 2, 4
have the same bond order?
(1) O2, NO+ (2) CN–, CO 452. Using MOT, compare O+ and O− species
2 2
(3) N2, O − 2
(4) CO, NO and choose the incorrect option.
(1) O−2
is less stable.
446. Which of the following is not correct with (2) Both O+
2
and O−
2
are paramagnetic.
respect to bond length of the species?
(3) O+ have higher bond order than O− .
C 2  C 22 − B+
2 2
(1) (2) 2  B2
(4) O+ is diamagnetic while O− is
Li + − 2 2
(3) 2  Li 2
(4) O2  O2
paramagnetic.
447. Four diatomic species are listed below in
453. Which one of the following is paramagnetic?
different sequences. Which of these represented
(1) NO (2) NO+
the correct order of their increasing bond order?
(3) NO– (4) N2
(1) C22−  He +
2  NO  O 2
−

(2) He + − 2−
2  O 2  NO  C 2
454. Para-magnetism is exhibited due to which one of
(3) O− 2− +
2  NO  C 2  He 2 the following reason?
(4) − − +
NO  C2
2  O 2  He 2 (1) Presence of unpaired electrons
(2) Presence of completely filled electronic
448. The increasing order of bond orders of subshell
O2, O + , O− and O 22− is (3) By non-transition element
2 2
(4) By elements with noble gas configuration
(1) O+ − 2−
2 , O2 , O2 , O2
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455. Diamagnetic molecule is 464. In which of the following set, the value of bond
(1) N 22− (2) N−
2 order will be 2.5:
(3) N2 (4) N+
2
(1) O+2 , NO, NO+2, CN
(2) CN, NO+2, CN−, F2
456. Which one of the following species is (3) O+2 , NO+2, O+22 , CN–
paramagnetic? (4) O−22 , O−2 , O+2 , O2
–
(1) O−2
(2) CN
(3) CO (4) NO+ 465. The diamagnetic molecule is:
(1) Super oxide ion
457. The pair of species that has the same bond order (2) Oxygen molecule
in the following is (3) Carbon molecule
(1) CO, NO+ (2) NO–, CN– (4) Unipositive ion of nitrogen molecule
(3) O2, N2 (4) O2, B2
466. On the basis of molecular orbital theory which
458. In which of the following ionization processes
molecules does not exist:
the bond energy increases and the magnetic
(1) H2 (2) He2
behaviour changes from paramagnetic to
(3) HeH (4) Li2
diamagnetic.
(1) O2 → O+2
(2) C 2 → C 2+
467. Maximum bond energy will be shown by the
+
(3) NO → NO (4) N 2 → N 2+
species:
(1) O+2 (2) O2
459. The number of antibonding electrons present in (3) O−2 (4) O−22
O−2
molecular ion is
(1) 8 (2) 6 468. The number of unpaired electrons in O2
(3) 5 (4) 4 molecule is
(1) 0 (2) 1
460. The ground state electronic configuration of CO (3) 2 (4) 3
molecule is
(1) 12 22 14 32 469. Which of the following is diamagnetic?
(2) 12 22 32 12 22 (1) O2+ (2) O2
–
(3) 12 22 12 32 22 (3) O2 (4) O22–
(4) 12 14 22 32
470. The pair of species with the same bond order is
461. During change of O2 to O−
2
ion, the electron (1) NO, CO (2) N2, O2
adds on which of the following orbitals? (3) O22–, B2 (4) O2+, NO+
(1) * orbital (2)  orbital
(3) * orbital (4)  orbital 471. Bond order of 1.5 is shown by
(1) O22– (2) O2
462. Which of the following is the correct order of (3) O2 +
(4) O2–
stability?
(1) H2 > H+2 > He2 > He+2 472. Same as 461
(2) H2 > He+2 > H+2 > He2
(3) H2 > H+2 > He+2 > He2 473. N2 and O2 are converted into monoanions N2–
(4) H2 > He2 > He+2 > He+2 and O2– respectively, which of the following
statements is wrong?
463. Bond order in C+2 is: (1) In O2–, bond length increases
(1)
1
(2)
2 (2) N2– becomes diamagnetic
2 3 (3) In N2–, the N-N bond weakens
3
(3) (4) 1 (4) In O2–, the O-O bond order decreases
2
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474. Which one of the following species does not 482. In which of the following set, the values of bond
exist under normal conditions? orders will be 2.5?
(1) Li2 (2) Be2+ (1) O2+, NO, NO2+, CN
(3) Be2 (4) B2 (2) CN, NO2+, CN–, F2
(3) O2+, NO2+, O22+, CN–
475. The molecular orbitals shown below can be (4) O22–, O2–, O2+, O2
described respectively as:
483. Among the following species, which has the
minimum bond length?
(1) B2 (2) C2
(3) F2 (4) O2–

484. Number of antibonding electrons in N2 is:

(1) 4 (2) 10
(1) , * (2) , * (3) 12 (4) 14
(3) *,  (4) *, *
485. Pick out the incorrect statement
476. Which one of the following has the strongest (1) N2 has greater dissociation energy than N2+
O – O bonds? (2) O2 has lower dissociation energy than O2+
(1) O2+ (2) O2 (3) Bond length in N2+ is less than N2
(3) O2 –
(4) O22– (4) Bond length in NO+ is less than in NO

477. Which species does not exhibit para-magnetism? 486. Which of the following pairs have identical
(1) N2+ (2) O2– values of bond order?
(3) CO (4) NO (1) N2+ and O2+ (2) F2 and Ne2
(3) O2 and B2 (4) C2 and N2
478. When two atomic orbitals combine they form
(1) Two molecular orbital 487. A simplified application of MO theory to the
(2) One molecular orbital hypothetical ‘molecule’ OF would give its bond
(3) Three molecular orbital order as
(4) Four molecular orbital (1) 2 (2) 1.5
(3) 1.0 (4) 0.5
479. During the formation of a molecular orbital from 488. Which of the following species is paramagnetic?
atomic orbitals of the same atom, probability of (1) NO– (2) O22–
electron density is –
(3) CN (4) CO
(1) Non-zero in the nodal plane
(2) Maximum in the nodal plane 489. The following molecules / species have been
(3) Zero in the nodal plane arranged in the order of their increasing bond
(4) Zero on the surface of the lobe orders Identify the correct order.
(I) O2 (II) O2–
480. Which of the following has fractional bond (III) O22– (IV) O2+
order?
(1) H2+ (2) He2+ (1) III < II < I < IV
(3) C2 (4) He2 (2) IV < III < II < I
(3) III < II < IV < I
481. Which of the following has fractional bond (4) II < III < I < IV
order?
(1) B2 (2) O22– 490. Which of the following statement(s) is true
(3) F2 (4) H2– (1) Higher the bond order lesser the bond
length
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(2) Higher the bond order greater the bond +

(2) O 2 is paramagnetic and bond order less
length
(3) Higher the bond order lesser the bond than O2
+
energy (3) O 2 is diamagnetic and bond order is less
(4) Higher the bond order lesser the number of than O2
bonds +
(4) O 2 is diamagnetic and bond order is more
491. Which of the following leads to bonding? than O2

(1) 497. Which of the following facts given is not

correct?
(I) Bond length order: H2– = H2+ > H2
1
(2) (II) O+ –
2 , NO, N2 have same bond order of 2 2
(III) Bond order can assume any value including
zero upto four

(3) (IV) NO–3 and BO3–3 have same bond order for
X – O bond (where X is central atom)

(1) I, II & III (2) I & IV

(4) (3) II & IV (4) I & II

498. Bond order of O2, O+ – 2–

2 , O2 and O2 is in order:
492. Which of the following is paramagnetic? (1) O–2 < O2– +
2 < O2 < O2
(1) O2–
2 (2) NO (2) O2– – +
2 < O2 < O2 < O2
(3) CO (4) CN–
(3) O+ –
2 < O2 < O2 < O2
2–

(4) O2 < O2 < O2 < O2–

+ –
2
493. The ground state electronic configuration of
valence shell electrons in nitrogen molecule (N2)
499. Which among the following pairs contain both
is written (2s)2 (*2s)2 (2p)4 (2p)2. Hence,
paramagnetic species
the bond order in nitrogen molecule is:
2− −
(1) 0 (2) 1 (1) O2 and N2 (2) O −2 and N2
(3) 2 (4) 3 −
(3) O2 and N2 (4) O2 and N2

494. Which one of the following is not paramagnetic?

500. Same as 490
(1) NO (2) I+2
(3) CO (4) O2 501. Which of the following pairs of molecule can
exist?
495. When N2 is formed from N2+ bond-order ..........
(1) He2 and Be2 (2) O22− and Na2
and when O2 is formed from O+ 2 bond-order
2− 2−
..........: (3) O2 and H 2 (4) Be2 and Mg2
(1) Increases
(2) Decreases
(3) Increases, decreases 502. Which of the following combination of orbitals
(4) Decreases, increases is correct?
(1)
496. According to MO theory,
+ (2)
(1) O 2 is paramagnetic and bond order greater
than O2 (3)
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508. Decreasing order of stability of O2, O2–, O2+ and

(4)
O22– is:
(1) O2 > O2+ > O22– > O2–
(2) O2– > O22– > O2+ > O2
503. Which of the following statements is not correct (3) O2+ > O2 > O2– > O22–
regarding bonding molecular orbitals? (4) O22– > O2– > O22– > O2+
(1) Bonding molecular orbitals possess less
energy than the atomic orbitals from which 509. Stability of the species Li2, Li2– and Li2+
they are formed increases in the order is:
(2) Bonding molecular orbitals have low (1) Li2– < Li2 < Li2+
electron density between the two nuclei (2) Li2 < Li2+ < Li2–
(3) Electron in bonding molecular orbitals
(3) Li2– < Li2+ < Li2
contributes to the attraction between atoms
(4) Li2 < Li2– < Li2+
(4) They are formed when the lobes of the
combining atomic orbitals have the same
sign 510. Which contain at least one e– in 2p bonding
MO:
504. In which of the following transformations, the (1) O2 (2) B2
bond order has increased and the magnetic (3) C2 (4) Li2
behaviour has changed?
+ 511. According to MO theory which of the following
(1) C2 → C2
lists ranks the nitrogen species in terms of
+
(2) NO → NO increasing bond order?
+ (1) N2– < N22– < N2 (2) N2– < N2 < N22–
(3) O2 → O2
(3) N22– < N2– < N2 (4) N2 < N22– < N2–
+
(4) N 2 → N 2
512. Which of the following has fractional bond
order?
505. Which of the following order of energies of
(1) O22+ (2) O22–
molecular orbitals of N2 is correct?
(3) F22– (4) H2–
(1) (2py) < (2pz) < (*2px)  (*2py)
(2) (2py) > (2pz) > (*2px)  (*2py)
513. The number of unpaired electrons in a
(3) (2py) < (2pz) > (*2px)  (*2py)
paramagnetic diatomic molecule of an element
(4) (2py) > (2pz) < (*2px)  (*2py) with atomic number 16 is:
(1) 1 (2) 2
506. Which of the following molecular orbitals has (3) 3 (4) 4
maximum number of nodal planes?
(1) *1s (2) *2pz 514. Which of the following ion is diamagnetic –
(3) 2px (4) *2py (1) O2–1 (2) O2–2
(3) O2 (4) O2+1
507. Which of the following pair is expected to have
the same bond order? 515. When two atomic orbitals combines, it forms:-
(1) O2, N2 (2) O2+, N2– (1) One molecular orbital
(3) O2–, N2+ (4) O2–, N2– (2) Two molecular orbital
(3) Two bonding molecular orbitals
(4) Two anti-bonding molecular orbitals
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Hydrogen Bonding

516. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding is present in

(i) o-nitrophenol (ii) ROH 525. The H bond is solid HF can be best represented as:
(iii) HF (iv) H2O (1) H – F….H – F….H –F
(1) (i) only (2)
(2) (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
(3) (iii) and (iv) only
(4) All of these (3)

517. H2O is polar, whereas BeF2 is not because

(1) Electronegativity of F is greater than that of (4)
O
(2) H2O involves H-bonding, whereas BeF2 is a
discrete molecule
526. Contrary to other hydrogen halides, hydrogen
(3) H2O is angular and BeF2 is linear fluoride is a liquid because
(4) H2O is linear and BeF2 is angular (1) Size of F atom is small
518. Which of the following forces is the strongest? (2) HF is a weak acid
(1) Hydrogen bonding (3) HF molecule are hydrogen bonded
(2) Dipole-dipole forces (4) Fluorine is highly reactive
(3) Vander waal's forces
(4) Co-ordinate bonding 527. The hydrogen bond is strongest in:
(1) O – H --- S (2) S – H --- O
519. Intramolecular hydrogen bonding is formed in (3) F – H --- F (4) O – H --- O
(1) H2O (2) salicylaldehyde
(3) NH3 (4) benzophenone 528. Which of the following has strongest
intramolecular hydrogen bonding.
520. The strongest bond is
(1) ionic (2) covalent
(3) hydrogen bond (4) metallic (1) (2)

521. Intramolecular hydrogen bond exists in

(1) ortho nitrophenol
(2) ethyl alcohol
(3) water (3) (4)
(4) diethyl ether

522. Among water molecules, the type of bond present

between H and O is
(1) hydrogen bond (2) electrovalent bond 529. The boiling point of p-nitrophenol is higher than
(3) coordinate bond (4) covalent bond that of o-nitrophenol because:
(1) NO2 group at p-position behave in a
523. The hydrogen bond is shortest in different way from that at o-position
(1) S – H --- S (2) N – H --- O (2) intramolecular hydrogen bonding exists in
(3) S – H ---O (4) F – H --- F p-nitrophenol
(3) there is intermolecular hydrogen bonding in
524. Strongest hydrogen bond is shown by p-nitrophenol
(1) Water (4) p-nitrophenol has a higher molecular weight
(2) Ammonia than o-nitrophenol
(3) Hydrogen fluoride
(4) Hydrogen sulphide
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530. KF combines with HF to form KHF2. The 540. In solid argon the atoms are held together:
compound contains the species: (1) by ionic bonds
(1) K+, F– and H+ (2) K+, F– and HF (2) by hydrogen bonds
+ –
(3) K and [HF2] (4) [KHF]+ and F2 (3) by vander-waals forces
(4) by hydrophobic bonds
531. Of the following hydrides which has the lowest
boiling point 541. Pure phosphoric acid is very viscous because
(1) NH3 (2) PH3 (1) It is a strong acid
(3) SbH3 (4) AsH3
(2) It is tribasic acid
532. Water has high heat of vaporisation due to (3) It is hygroscopic
(1) Covalent bonding (2) H-bonding (4) It has PO43– groups which are bonded by
(3) Ionic bonding (4) None of the above many hydrogen bonds

533. Strongest hydrogen bond is present in 542. Which of the following is least volatile?
(1) CH3OH (2) CHCl3 (1) HF (2) HCl
(3) (CH3)2CHOH (4) (CH3)3COH (3) HBr (4) HI
543. Which one of the following does not have
534. Which of the following is miscible with water? intermolecular H-bonding?
(1) CS2 (2) C2H5OH (1) H2O (2) o-nitro phenol
(3) CCl4 (4) CHCl3 (3) HF (4) CH3COOH

535. The coupling between base units of DNA is 544. Which of the following exhibits H-bonding?
through (1) CH4 (2) H2Se
(1) Hydrogen bonding (3) N2H4 (4) H2S
(2) Electrostatic bonding
(3) Covalent bonding 545. H–bonding is not present in
(4) Vander Wall’s forces (1) NH3 (2) H2O
(3) H2S (4) HF
536. The vapour pressure of o-nitrophenol at any given
temperature is predicted to be: 546. Hydrogen bonding would not affect the boiling
(1) higher than that of p-nitrophenol point of
(2) lower than that of p-nitrophenol (1) HI (2) NH3
(3) same as that of p-nitrophenol (3) CH3OH (4) H2O
(4) higher or lower depending upon the size of
the vessel 547. Which of the following compound has maximum
number of H-bonds per mole?
537. Maximum number of H–bonding is shown by:
(1) HF (2) PH3
(1) H2O (2) H2Se
(3) H2O (4) OF2
(3) H2S (4) HF 548. Water (H2O) is liquid while hydrogen sulphide
538. In which molecule the Vander Waals force
(H2S) is a gas because
(dispersion force) is likely to be the most
important in determining the m.pt. and b.pt.: (1) Water has higher molecular weight
(1) Br2 (2) CO (2) Hydrogen sulphide is week acid
(3) Water molecule associate through hydrogen
(3) H2S (4) HCl
bonding
(4) Sulphur has high electronegativity than
539. Covalent-molecules are usually held in a crystal
oxygen
structure by:
(1) Dipole-dipole attraction
549. Which of the following compounds would have
(2) Electrostatic attraction
significant intermolecular hydrogen bonding?
(3) Hydrogen bond
(4) Van-der waal’s attraction HF, CH3OH, N2O4, CH4
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(1) HF, N2O4 (3) H … O > H … N > H … F

(2) HF, CH4, CH3OH (2) H … F > H … N > H … O
(3) HF, CH3OH
(4) CH3OH, CH4 557. o-nitrophenol can be easily steam distilled
whereas p-nitrophenol cannot be. This is because
550. Which of the following has the highest boiling of:
point? (1) strong intermolecular hydrogen bonding in o-
nitrophenol
(1) H2 (2) Ne
(2) strong intramolecular hydrogen bonding in o-
(3) Xe (4) CH4
nitrophenol
(3) strong intramolecular hydrogen bonding in p-
551. At ordinary temperature and pressure, among
nitrophenol
halogens chlorine is a gas, bromine is a Liquid and
(4) dipole moment of 𝑝-nitrophenol is larger than
iodine is a solid. This is because
that of o-nitrophenol
(1) The specific heat is in the order Cl2 > Br2 > I2
(2) Intermolecular forces among molecule of
558. What is not true about ice?
chlorine are the weakest and those in iodine
(1) It has open cage like structure
the strongest
(2) It has less density than water
(3) The order of density is I2 > Br2 > Cl2 (3) Each O atom is surrounded by 4 H atoms
(4) The order of stability is I2 > Br2 > Cl2 (4) Each O atom has four H-bonds around it

552. Which of the following bonds/forces is weakest? 559. Which one of the following molecules will form a
(1) Covalent bond (2) Ionic bond linear polymeric structure due to hydrogen
(3) Metallic bond (4) London force bonding?
(1) NH3 (2) H2O
553. In which molecule is the London dispersion force
(3) HCl (4) HF
likely to be most important in determining boiling
point?
560. The boiling point of alcohol is higher than ether
(1) ICl (2) Br2 due to
(3) H2S (4) CO (1) Hydrogen bonding
(2) Large size of alcohol
554. Which of the following is false? (3) Presence of −OH group
(1) Van der Waals forces are responsible for the (4) High molecular weight
formation of molecular crystals
(2) Branching lowers the boiling points of 561. The boiling points at atmospheric pressure of
isomeric organic compounds due to reduction HF, H2 S , NH3 can be arranged in the following
in the van der Waals force of attraction order:
(3) In graphite, van der Waals forces act between (1) HF > NH3 > H2 S
the carbon layers (2) HF > H2 S > NH3
(4) Boiling point of NH3 is greater than SbH3 (3) HF < H2 S < NH3
(4) HF < NH3 < H2 S
555. In ice, the length of H-bonds:
(1) Is less than that of covalent bonds 562. Which statement is correct?
(2) Is greater than that of covalent bonds (1) m. p. of H2 O, NH3 , HF are maximum in their
(3) Is same as that of covalent bonds respective group due to intermolecular
(4) Can be less, greater or same as that of H-bonding
covalent bonds (2) b.p. of CH4 out of CH4 , SiH4 , GeH4 and SnH4 is
least due to weak intermolecular force of
556. The correct order of the strength of H-bonds is: attraction
(1) H....F > H … O > H … N (3) formic acid forms dimer by H-bonding
(2) H … N > H … O > H … F (4) all are correct
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572. Ion induced dipole interaction is present between

563. Which among the following attraction is (1) Li+ and H2O (2) H2O and H2O
strongest? +
(3) Na and Br2 (4) Br2 and H2O
(1) He….He (2) Na+…HCl
(3) H2O…Cl2 (4) Cl–Cl…..Cl–Cl 573. The correct order of increasing C − O bond
strength of CO, CO32− , CO2 is :
564. Same as 553
(1) CO32−  CO2  CO
565. Which substance has the strongest London (2) CO2  CO32−  CO
dispersion forces? (3) CO  CO32−  CO2
(1) SiH4 (2) CH4
(4) CO  CO2  CO32−
(3) SnH4 (4) GeH4
574. Resonance structures can be written for :
566. Which is the weakest among the following type of
(1) O3
bonds?
(2) NH3
(1) Debye force (2) Metallic bond
(3) CH4
(3) Dipole-dipole bond (4) Hydrogen bond
(4) H2O

567. Hydrogen bonding is formed in compounds

575. The correct order of Cl − O bond order is :
containing hydrogen
(1) ClO3−  ClO4−  ClO2−  ClO−
(1) Highly electro-negative atoms
(2) Highly electro-positive atoms (2) ClO−  ClO−4  ClO3−  ClO2−
(3) Metal atoms with d-orbitals occupied (3) ClO−  ClO−2  ClO3−  ClO4−
(4) Metalloids
(4) ClO−4  ClO3−  ClO2−  ClO−
568. Maximum no. of hydrogen bonds formed by an
H2O molecule in ice is 576. Which molecule does not exist?
(1) OF2 (2) OF4
(1) 4 (2) 3
(3) SF2 (4) SF4
(3) 2 (4) 1

577. Which of the following does not contain any

569. The boiling point of p-nitrophenol is higher than
coordinate bond ?
that of o-nitrophenol because:
(1) NH4Cl (2) Na+ [BF4]–
(1) NO2 group at p-position behaves in a
different way from that at o-position (3) H3O+ (4) CO32−
(2) Intramolecular hydrogen bonding exists in p-
nitrophenol 578. Which of the following molecules does not have
(3) There is intermolecular hydrogen bonding in co-ordinate bonds?
p-nitrophenol (1) PH+4 (2) NO2
(4) p-nitrophenol has a higher molecular weight (3) O3 (4) CO32−
than o-nitrophenol
579. Which one is electron deficient compound?
570. Density of ice is
(1) NH3 (2) ICl
(1) less than water (2) more than water
(3) BCl3 (4) PCl3
(3) Equal to water (4) can not predicted
580. Which pair of elements can form multiple bond
571. In which of the following molecules
with itself and with oxygen ?
H-bonding is absent
(1) F, N (2) N, Cl
(1) H2O (2) HF
(3) N, P (4) N, C
(3) C2H5OH (4) CH3OCH3
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581. Which of the following is an example of super

octet molecule ?
(1) ClF3 (2) PCl5
(3) IF7 (4) All

582. Which of the following molecule is theoretically

not possible ?
(1) SF4 (2) OF2
(3) OF4 (4) O2F2

583. The compound that has the highest ionic character

associated with the X − Cl bond is :
(1) PCl5 (2) BCl3
(3) CCl4 (4) SiCl4

584. The bond having the highest bond energy is :

(1) C = C (2) C = S
(3) C = O (4) P = N

585. Which of the following species is neither

hypervalent nor hypovalent?
(1) ClO−4 (2) BF3
(3) SO24− (4) CO32−

586. In which of the following species central atom is

NOT surrounded by 8 valence electrons?
(1) BF4− (2) NCl3
+
(3) PCl 4 (4) SF4

587. Which atom can have more than eight valence

electrons when it is forming covalent bonds ?
(1) H (2) N
(3) F (4) Cl