CHEM ACADEMY

EXERCISE - I
(Single Correct Type)
Hybridization
1. A sigma bond may be formed by the overlap of 2 atomic orbitals of atoms A and B. If the bond is
formed along the x-axis, which of the following overlaps is acceptable ?
(a) s orbital of A and p z orbital of B (b) px orbital of A and p y orbital of B
(c) p z orbital of A and p x orbital of B
(d) p x orbital of A and s orbital of B
2. Which of the following statements is/are true?
(a) Covalent bonds are directional (b) Ionic bonds are directional
(c) A polar bond is formed between two atoms which have the same electronegativity value.
(d) The presence of polar bonds in a polyatomic molecule suggests that it has zero dipole moment
3. Which of the following species are hypervalent?
1. ClO4–, 2. BF3, 3. SO42– , 4. CO32–
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 3 (c) 3, 4 (d) 1, 2
4. The types of bond present in N2O5 are

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(a) only covalent
(c) ionic and covalent
(b) only ionic
(d) covalent & coordinate
5. Which of the following molecules does not have coordinate bonds?

(a) CH3–NC (b) CO (c) O3 (d) CO 32

6. The strength of bonds by s  s, p  p, s  p overlap is in the order in which shell :
(a) s  s  s  p  p  p (b) s  s  p  p  s  p
(c) s  p  s  s  p  p (d) p  p  s  s  s  p
7. Which of the following has a geometry different from the other three species?
(a) BF4 (b) SO42 (c) XeF4 (d) PH 4
8. Number and type of bonds between two carbon atoms in CaC 2 are :
(a) one sigma () and one pi () bond (b) one  and two  bonds
(c) one  and one and a half  bond (d) one  bond
9. If C  C bond in C 2 H 6 undergoes heterolytic fission, the hybridisation of two resulting carbon
atoms is/are
(a) sp 2 both (b) sp 3 both (c) sp 2 , sp 3 (d) sp, sp 2
10. In the context of carbon, which of the following is arranged in the correct order of electronegativity:
(a) sp  sp 2  sp 3 (b) sp 3  sp 2  sp (c) sp 2  sp  sp 3 (d) sp 3  sp  sp 2

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11. Carbon atoms in C 2 (CN ) 4 are :

(a) sp-hybridized (b) sp 2 -hybridized

(c) sp- and sp 2 hybridized (d) sp, sp 2 and sp 3 - hybridized

12. There is change in the type of hybridisation when:
(a) NH 3 combines with H  (b) AlH 3 combines with H 
(c) NH 3 forms NH 2 (d) SiF4 forms Si(OH)4
13. The bond angle in PH 3 is :
(a) Much lesser than NH 3 (b) Equal to that in NH 3
(c) Much greater than in NH 3 (d) Slightly more than in NH 3
14. Which one of the following compounds has bond angle as nearly 90º ?
(a) NH 3 (b) H 2 S (c) H 2 O (d) CH4
15. The compound which contains ionic as well as covalent bonds is
(a) C2H4Cl2 (b) CH3I (c) KCN (d) H2O2
16. Among the following, the correct statement is :

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(a) Between NH3 and PH3, NH3 is a better electron donor because the
occupies spherical ‘s’ orbital and is less directional
(b) Between NH3 and PH3, PH3 is a better electron donor because the
lone pair of electrons

lone pair of electrons

occupies sp3 orbital and is more directional
(c) Between NH3 and PH3, NH3 is a better electron donor because the lone pair of electrons
occupies sp3 orbital and is more directional
(d) Between NH3 and PH3, PH3 is a better electron donor because the lone pair of electrons
occupies spherical ‘s’ orbital and is less directional
17. In which of the following C–H bond has the highest ‘s’ character ?
(a) acetylene (b) ethylene (c) methane (d) CH radical
18. The correct order of dC  H in the following option is
(a) CHF3 = CH2F2 = CH3F (b) CHF3  CH 2 F2  CH 3 F

(c) CH 2 F2  CH 3 F  CHF3 (d) CH 3 F  CH 2 F2  CHF3

19. The strongest P  O bond is found in the molecule.
(a) F3 PO (b) Cl3 PO (c) Br3 PO (d) (CH3)3PO
VSEPR/NBEPR
20. CO2 has the same geometry as :

(I) HgCl 2 (II) NO2 (III) SnCl 4 (IV) C 2 H 2

(a) I and III (b) II and IV (c) I and IV (d) III and IV
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21. Which of the following pairs is isostructural?
(a) SF4 and SiF4 (b) SF6 and SiF62 (c) SiF62 and SeF62 (d) XeO64 and TeF62
22. The correct order of increasing X  O  X bond angle is ( X  H , F or Cl ) :
(a) H 2O  Cl 2O  F2 O (b) Cl 2O  H 2O  F2 O
(c) F2 O  Cl2 O  H 2 O (d) F2 O  H 2O  Cl2O

23. H  B  H bond angle in BH 4 is :
(a) 180º (b) 120º (c) 109º (d) 90º
24. The correct order of the bond angles is
(a) NH3 > H2O > PH3 > H2S (b) NH3 > PH3 > H2O > H2S
(c) NH3 > H2S > PH3 > H2O (d) PH3 > H2S > NH3 > H2O
25. Which of the following species has linear shape?
(a) O3 (b) NO2 (c) SO2 (d) NO2
26. The molecular shapes of SF4, CF4 and XeF4 are
(a) different with 1, 0 and 2 lone pairs on central atom
(b) different with 0, 1, 2 lone pairs on central atom.

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(c) same with 1, 1, 1 lone pairs on central atom.
(d) same with 2, 0, 1 lone pairs on central atom.
27. The shape of BrF4  ion is
(a) Regular tetrahedron (b) Square planar
(c) Trigonal pyramidal (d) See-saw OR irregular tetrahedron
28. Specify the co-ordination geometry around and hybridization of N and B atoms in 1 : 1 complex
of BF3 and NH3.
(a) N : tetrahedral, sp3; B : tetrahedral, sp3
(b) N : pyramidal, sp3; B : pyramidal, sp3
(c) N : pyramidal, sp3 ; B : planar, sp2
(d) N : pyramidal, sp3 ; B : tetrahedral, sp3
29. The shape of O2 F2 is similar to that of :

(a) C 2 F2 (b) H 2 O2 (c) H 2 F2 (d) C 2 H 2

30. Arrange the following in order of decreasing N  O bond length : NO2 , NO2 , NO3

(a) NO3  NO2  NO2 (b) NO3  NO2  NO2

(c) NO2  NO3  NO2 (d) NO2  NO3  NO2

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31. Identify isostructural pairs from NF3(I) , NO3-(II) , BF3(III) , H3O+(IV), HN3 (V)
(a) I & II, III & IV (b) I & V, II & III
(c) I & IV, II & III (d) I & IV, III & V
32. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer:
List I (species) List II (O–N–O angle)
A. NO2 + 1. 180°
B. NO2 2. 134°
C. NO2 – 3. 120°
D. NO3– 4. 115°
5. 109°
A B C D A B C D
(a) 5 4 3 2 (b) 5 2 4 3
(c) 1 2 4 3 (d) 1 4 3 2
33. Among the following species identify the isostructural pairs.
NF3, NO3–, BF3, H3O+, N3H
(a) [NF3, NO3–] and [BF3, H3O+] (b) [NF3, N3H] and [NO3–, BF3]
(c) [NF3, H3O+] and [NO3–, BF3] (d) [NF3, H3O+] and [N3H, BF3]
34.
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Which of the following molecule has a planar geometry ?
(a) Ni (CO)4 (b) SF4 (c) Co Cl42– (d) XeF4
35. The xenon compounds that are isotructural with IBr2 and BrO3– respectively are :
–

(a) linear XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3 (b) bent XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3
(c) bent XeF2 and planar XeO3 (d) linear XeF2 and tetrahedral XeO3
36. The correct order of hybridization of the central atom in the following species
NH 3 , XeO2 F2 , SeF4 , NO2 
(a) sp 3 , sp 3 , sp 3 d , sp (b) sp 3 , sp3 d , sp 3 d , sp

(c) sp 3 , sp 3 d 2 , sp 3 d , sp 2 (d) sp 3 , sp 3 d , sp 3 d 2 , sp
37. Which of the following pairs of species have identical shapes?
(a) NO2 and NO2 (b) PCl5 and BrF5 (c) XeF4 and ICl4 (d) TeCl4 and XeO4

38. The structure of O3 and N 3 are

(a) Both linear (b) Linear and bent respectively.
(c) Both bent (d) Bent and linear respectively.
d-Orbital Participation
39. The shapes of IF5 and IF7 are respectively :
(a) square pyramidal and pentagonal bipyramidal
(b) octahedral and pyramidal
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(c) trigonal bipyramidal and square antiprismatic
(d) distorted square planar and distorted octahedral
40. Which of the following has not octahedral geometry :
(a) SbCl6 (b) SnCl62 (c) XeF6 (d) IO65
41. The structure of XeF6 is :
(a) pentagonal bipyramidal (b) octahedral
(c) capped octahedral (d) square pyramidal
42. In which of the following molecule are all the bonds not equal?
(a) NF3 (b) ClF3 (c) BF3 (d) AlF3

43. In ICl4 , the shape is square planar. The number of bond pair-lone pair repulsion at 90° are:
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
44. The cationic part of solid Cl2O6 is having the "___________" shape.
(a) linear (b) angular (c) Tetrahedron (d) undefined
45. In case of PF5, the ground state trigonal bipyramidal (TBP) structure converts into transition
state and back to a new TBP structure. The hybridisation of central atom phosphorus in the
transition state is.

46.
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(a) sp3d Z 2
3
(b) sp d x2  y 2 (c) sp2
3
(d) sp d x2  y 2 d z 2
Which of the following statement is correct regarding BrF5 and BrCl5?
(a) Both have equal X – Br – X bond angle
(b) F – Br – F = Cl – Br – Cl
(c) F – Br – F > Cl – Br - Cl (d) Both are isostructural
47. According to VSEPR theory, the geometry (with lone pair) around the central iodine in I3+ and I3–
ions respectively are
(a) tetrahedral and tetrahedral
(b) trigonal bipyramidal and trigonal bipyramidal
(c) tetrahedral and trigonal bipyramidal
(d) tetrahedral and octahedral
48. Which of the following sets of orbitals has/have same geometry?
(a) spz , pz d z 2 (b) sp 3 , d 3 s (c) Both (d) None of these
49. F-As-F bond angle in AsF3Cl2 can be
(a) 90o & 180o only (b) 120o only
(c) 90o & 120o only (d) 90o only
50. Which of the following shape can not be obtained from sp 3 d 2 hybridisation.
(a) Square planar (b) Square pyramidal
(c) Tetrahedral (d) Octahedral
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51. Which of the following set of species have planar structures
 , ClO  , SiF 2 
(a) I 3 , CH (b) I 3 , ICl4 , TeCl4 , CCl4
3 3 6

(c) SCl2 , N 2 O5 , SF4 , XeOF4 (d) H 2O, XeF2 , BrF4 , BF3

MOT
52. Which of the following is diamagnetic –
(a) O2 (b) O2 (c) O2 (d) O22
53. The bond energy order of He2+ and HeH+ is
(a) He2+ > HeH+ (b) HeH+ = He2+ (c) HeH+ > He2+ (d) Can't be predicted
54. In the cyanide ion the negative charge is on
(a) C (b) N (c) Both C
and N (d) Resonate between C and N
55. Mg2C3 reacts with water forming propyne, C34– has:
(a) two sigma and two pi bonds (b) three sigma and one pi bonds
(c) two sigma and one pi bonds (d) two sigma and three pi bonds
56. During the formation of a molecular orbital from atomic orbitals, probability of electron density
is:

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(a) minimum in the nodal plane
(c) zero in the nodal plane
(b) maximum in the nodal plane
(d) zero on the surface of the lobe
57. Pick out the incorrect statement?
(a) N2 has greater dissociation energy than N2+
(b) O2 has lower dissociation energy than O2+
(c) Bond length in N2+ is less than N2
(d) Bond length in NO+ is less than in NO.
58. A simplified application of MO theory to the hypothetical ‘molecule’ OF would give its bond
order as:
(a) 2 (b) 1.5 (c) 1.0 (d) 0.5
59. In the formation of N 2 from N 2 , the electron is removed from :

(a)  orbital (b)  orbital (c)  * orbital (d) * orbital

60. Which of the following is true?
1
(a) Bond order  bond length  bond energy

1
(b) Bond order  bond length  bond energy

1 1
(c) Bond order  bond length  bond energy

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(d) Bond order  bond length  bond energy
Structures
61. Which of the following oxyacid of sulphur does not contain S  S bonds ?
(a) H 2 S 2 O8 (b) H 2 S 2 O6 (c) H 2 S 2O4 (d) H 2 S 2 O5
62. Which has higher bond energy :
(a) F2 (b) Cl 2 (c) Br2 (d) I 2
63. Most ionic compounds does not have :
(a) high melting points and low boiling points
(b) high melting points and nondirectional bonds
(c) high solubilities in polar solvents and low solubilities in nonpolar solvents
(d) three-dimensional network structures, and are good conductors of electricity in the molten
state
64. Write the maximum number of atoms having same hybridisation in 2, 5-di-N-chloridothioimino-
3, 4-diazonothiophene as shown below :
N N
C C

C=C

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C
S
C
N

S S
Cl Cl
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8
65. Borax is actually made of two tetrahedra and two triangular units joined together and should be
written as: Na2[B4O5(OH)4]·8H2O
Consider the following statements about borax:
a. Each boron atom has four B–O bonds
b. Each boron atom has three B–O bonds
c. Two boron atoms have four B–O bonds while other two have three B–O bonds
d. Each boron atom has one –OH groups
Select correct statement(s):
(a) a, b (b) b, c (c) c, d (d) a, c
66. Hybridization of carbon in C3O2 is :

(a) sp (b) sp 2 (c) sp 3 (d) sp 3d

67. The number of -bond and -bond in HCP are respectively
(a) 2 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 1 (d) None
68. The hybridisation of C-atoms in tetracyanomethane is
(a) sp, sp 2 (b) sp 3 , sp (c) sp 3 , sp 3 (d) sp 3 , sp 2
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Hydrogen Bonding / Weak Forces
69. The hydration of ionic compounds involves :
(a) Evolution of heat (b) Weakening of attractive forces
(c) Dissociation into ions (d) All of these
70. Which of the following, when dissolved in water forms a solution, which shows Non-conductivity?
(a) Green Vitriol (b) Indian salt Petre
(c) Alcohol (d) Potash alum
71. Ethanol has a higher boiling point than dimethyl ether though they have the same molecular
weight. This is due to :
(a) resonance (b) coordinate bonding
(c) hydrogen bonding (d) ionic bonding
72. Arrange the following in order of decreasing boiling point :
(I) n-Butane (II) n-Butanol (III) n-Butyl chloride (IV) Isobutane
(a) IV  III  II  I (b) IV  II  III  I
(c) I  II  III  IV (d) II  III  I  IV
73. Which of the following compounds would have significant intermolecular hydrogen bonding ?
HF , CH 3OH , N 2O4 , CH 4

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(a) HF , N 2O4
(c) HF , CH 3OH
(b) HF , CH 4 , CH 3OH
(d) CH 3OH , CH 4
74. Which of the following molecules are expected to exhibit intermolecular H–bonding
I. Acetic acid II. o-nitrophenol III. m–nitrophenol IV. o–boric acid
(a) I, II, III (b) I, II, IV (c) I, III, IV (d) II, III, IV
75. Intramolecular hydrogen bonding is found in :
(a) Salicylaldehyde (b) Water (c) Acetaldehyde (d) Phenol
76. The volatility of HF is low because of :
(a) its low polarizability
(b) the weak dispersion interaction between the molecules
(c) its small molecular mass (d) its strong hydrogen bonding
77. Which one of the following does not have intermolecular H-bonding?
(a) H2O (b) o-nitro phenol (c) HF (d) CH3COOH
78. Which of the following exhibit/s H-bonding?
(a) CH4 (b) H2Se (c) N2H4 (d) H2S
79. Two ice cubes are pressed over each other and unite to form one cube. Which force is responsible
for holding them together :
(a) van der Waal’s forces (b) Covalent attraction
(c) Hydrogen bond formation (d) Dipole-dipole attraction

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Dipole Moment
80. If a molecule MX 3 has zero dipole moment, the sigma bonding orbitals used by M (atm. no. < 21)
are :
(a) pure p (b) sp hybrid (c) sp 2 hybrid (d) sp 3 hybrid
81. Among the following compounds, the one that is polar and has the central atom with sp2 hybridisation
is.
(a) H2CO3 (b) SiF4 (c) BF3 (d) HClO2
82. Which of the set of isomers of C6H4Cl2 is having equal dipole moment with C6H5Cl and C6H6
respectively
(a) ortho and meta (b) meta and para
(c) ortho and para (d) para and ortho
83. Which has maximum dipole moment?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

84. Which of the following has been arranged in order of decreasing dipole moment ?

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(a) CH 3Cl  CH 3 F  CH 3 Br  CH 3 I
(c) CH 3Cl  CH 3 Br  CH 3 I  CH 3 F
(b) CH 3 F  CH 3Cl  CH 3 Br  CH 3 I
(d) CH 3 F  CH 3Cl  CH 3 I  CH 3 Br
85. The experimental value of the dipole moment of HCl is 1.03 D. The length of the H  Cl bond is
1.275 Å . The percentage of ionic character in HCl is :
(a) 43 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 7
Fajan’s Rule
86. Amongst LiCl , RbCl , BeCl 2 and MgCl 2 , the compounds with the greatest and the least ionic
character, respectively are :
(a) LiCl and RbCl (b) RbCl and BeCl 2 (c) RbCl and MgCl 2 (d) MgCl 2 and BeCl 2
87. Compound with maximum ionic character is formed from :
(a) Na and Cl (b) Cs and F (c) Cs and I (d) Na and F
EXERCISE - II
Multiple Answer Type
1. Which have fractional bond order?
(a) O2+ (b) O2 (c) NO (d) H2+
2. Which (have) zero value of dipole moment?

(a) XeF4 (b) CHCl3 (c) CO2 (d) Cl Cl

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3. Which of the following have planar structure?
(a) I3 (b) H2O (c) PCl5 (d) XeF4
4. Which of the following have dipole moment ?
(a) nitrobenzene (b) p-chloronitrobenzene
(c) m-dichlorobenzene (d) o-dichlorobenzene
5. Resonance occurs due to the
(a) delocalization of a lone pair of electrons
(b) delocalization of sigma electrons
(c) delocalization of pi electrons
(d) migration of protons
6. Which of the following have unpaired electron(s)
(a) O2 (b) O2 (c) NO (d) H 2
7. What is the state of hybridisation of Xe in cationic part of solid XeF6.
(a) sp3d3 (b) sp3d2 (c) sp3d (d) sp3
8. According to MOT (Molecular Orbital Theory), the molecular orbitals are formed by mixing of
atomic orbitals through LCAO (linear combination of atomic orbitals). The correct statement(s)
about molecular orbitals is/are
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Statement (a) :bonding molecular orbitals are formed by addition of wave-functions of atomic
orbitals of same phase
Statement (b) : anti-bonding molecular orbitals are formed by subtraction of wave-functions of
atomic orbitals of same phase
Statement (c) : non-bonding molecular orbitals do not take part in bond formation because they
belong to inner shells
Statement (d) : anti-bonding molecular orbitals provide stability to molecules while bonding
molecular orbitals make the molecules unstable.
(a) Statement a, d (b) Statement a, b, c
(c) Statement a, b, d (d) Statement a, b
9. No X  X bond exists in which of the following compounds having general form of X 2 H 6 ?
(a) B2 H 6 (b) C 2 H 6 (c) Al 2 H 6 (d) Si2 H 6
10. Which of the following species is (are) isostructural with XeF4 ?

(a) ICl4 (b) I 5 (c) BrF4 (d) XeO4

11. Which one of the following compounds has bond angle as nearly 90º ?
(a) NH 3 (b) H 2 S (c) H 2 O (d) SF6
12. The linear structure is assumed by :
(a) SnCl 2 (b) NCO  (c) CS 2 (d) NO2

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13. Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
(a) NH 2 shows sp 2  hybridisation whereas NH 2 shows sp 3  hybridisation

(b) Al (OH ) 4 has a regular tetrahedral geometry

(c) sp 2  hybridized orbitals have equal s- and p- character

(d) Usually hybridized orbitals form  - bonds
14. Choose the correct option for the following molecule in view of chemical bonding

(a) non-planar (b)   0 (c) A & B both (d)  = 0

15. Shape of NH 3 is very similar to :

(a) SeO32 (b) CH 3 (c) BH 3 (d) CH 3

16. Polarization may be called the distortion of the shape of an anion by an adjacently placed cation.
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect:
(a) Minimum polarization is brought about by a cation of low radius
(b) A large cation is likely to bring about a large degree of polarization

17.
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(c) Maximum polarization is brought about by a cation of high charge
(d) A small anion is likely to undergo a large degree of polarization
Pick out among the following species isoelectronic with CO2 :

(a) N 3 (b) (CNO)  (c) (NCN ) 2 (d) NO2

18. Which is correct statement?
As the s-character of a hybrid orbital decreases
(I) The bond angle decreases (II) The bond strength increases
(III) The bond length increases (IV) Size of orbital increases
(a) (I), (III) and (IV) (b) (II), (III) and (IV)
(c) (I) and (II) (d) All are correct
19. Which of the following conditions apply to resonating structures ?
(a) The contributing structures should have nearly similar energies
(b) The contributing structures should be represented such that like charges reside on atoms that
are far apart
(c) The more electropositive element should preferably have positive charge and the more
electronegative element have negative charge
(d) The contributing structures must have the same number of unpaired electrons
20. A -bond may between two p x orbitals containing one unpaired electron each when they approach
each other appropriately along :
(a) x - axis (b) y - axis (c) z - axis (d) any direction
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21. During the complete combustion of methane CH4, what change in hybridisation does the carbon
atom undergo?
(a) sp3 to sp (b) sp3 to sp2 (c) sp2 to sp (d) sp2 to sp3
22. The octet rule is not obeyed in :
(a) CO2 (b) BCl3 (c) PCl 5 (d) SiF4
23. A, B, C are three substances. A does not conduct electricity in the soild, molten state and aqueous
solution. B conducts electricity both in the fused and aqueous states, while C conducts electricity
only in the aqueous state. In solid state neither B nor C conducts electricity. Which of the following
statements is/are true regarding A, B and C ?
(a) A has polar covalent linkage (b) A has nonpolar covalent linkage
(c) B is ionic in nature (d) Cation formed by C is highy polarizing
24. Three centre – two electron bonds exist in :
(a) B2H6 (b) Al2(CH3)6 (c) BeH2(s) (d) BeCl2(s)
25. Which of the following have a three dimentional network structure ?
(a) SiO2 (b) ( BN ) x (c) P4 ( white ) (d) CCl 4
26. To which of the following species octet rule is not applicable :
(a) BrF5 (b) SF6 (c) IF7 (d) CO
27.

28.
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Which of the following do not exists ?
(a) SH 6 (b) HFO 4 (c) FeI 3
Which of the following species contain coordinate bond :
(d) HClO3

(a) AlCl3 (b) CO (c) [ Fe (CN ) 6 ]4 (d) N 3

29. Which of the following factors are responsible for origination of van der Waals forces?
(a) Instantaneous dipole-induced dipole interaction
(b) Dipole-induced dipole interaction and ion-induced dipole interaction
(c) Dipole-dipole interaction and ion-induced dipole interaction
(d) Small size of molecule
30. Which of the following are true?
(a) Van der Waals forces are responsible for the formation of molecular crystals
(b) Branching lowers the boiling points of isomeric organic compounds due to decrease in van
der Waals forces of attraction
(c) In graphite, van der Waals forces act between the carbon layers
(d) In diamond, van der Waals forces act between the carbon layers
31. Which of the following species have a bond order of 3 ?
(a) CO (b) CN  (c) NO  (d) O2
32. Among the following, the species with one unpaired electron are :
(a) O2 (b) NO (c) O2 (d) B2

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33. Which of the following pairs have identical values of bond order ?
(a) N 2 and O2 (b) F2 and Ne2 (c) O 22 and B2 (d) C 2 and N 2

34. Which of the following is correct ?

(a) During N 2 formation, one electron is removed from the bonding molecular orbitals
(b) During O2 formation, one electron is removed from the antibonding molecular orbitals
(c) During O2 formation, one electron is added to the bonding molecular orbitals
(d) During CN  formation, one electron is added to the bonding molecular orbitals

EXERCISE - III
Subjective and Numerical Answer Type
1. Write the number of  FIF angles which are less than 90° in IF5.
2. The number of corner or O-atom shared per tetrahedron in 2D-silicate is________.
3. The total number of bonding and antibonding electrons in O2+ are "..............." and "................."
respectively. (If the answer is 14 and 7, then represent as 0147 ]
4. Find the number of plane of symmetry in CCl4 molecule.
5. Find the maximum number of identical angle in CH2F2 molecule.
6.
7.
CHEM ACADEMY
The ratio of lone pairs in XeF2 molecule and the lone pairs on its central atom is ........
Count the total number of X–O bonds are having equal length in HSO4– and S3O62– respectively.
(If the answer is 5 and 3 then represent as 53)
8. Ratio of sp3 and sp2 hybridized atoms in the anionic part of Borax is _________.
(if ans is 12 : 4 then represent as 124)
9. The number of molecules having planar structure.
(i) BFCl Br (ii) F2B–CC–BF2 (iii) (SiH3)3N (with restpect to N) (iv) H 2 N–
NH2
10. It has been observed that % ‘s’ character in Sb-H bond in SbH3 is 0.5%. Predict the % ‘s’
character in the orbital occupied by the lone pair.
11. Total number of the compounds with reason in which hybridisation do not takes place :
NH3, H2O, H2S, ASH3, PCl3, SF4, CH4, SiH4, PH3, XeH4.

EXERCISE - IV
Previous Year Questions
1. Among the following, the linear molecule is :
(a) CO2 (b) NO2 (c) SO2 (d) ClO2
2. Which one of the following molecules is planar ?
(a) NF3 (b) NCl3 (c) PH3 (d) BF3

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3. Among the following species identify the isostructural pairs.
NF3, NO3–, BF3, H3O+, N3H
(a) [NF3, NO3–] and [BF3, H3O+] (b) [NF3, N3H] and [NO3–, BF3]
(c) [NF3, H3O+] and [NO3–, BF3] (d) [NF3, H3O+] and [N3H, BF3]
4. In compounds of type ECl3, where E = B, P, As or Bi, the angle Cl—E—Cl
(a) B > P = As > Bi (b) B > P > As > Bi
(c) B < P = As = Bi (d) B < P < As < Bi
5. The hybridisation of atomic orbitals of nitrogen in NO2+, NO3– and NH4+ are :
(a) sp, sp3 and sp2 respectively (b) sp, sp2 and sp3 respectively
(c) sp2, sp and sp3 respectively (d) sp2, sp3 and sp respectively
6. Which of the following are isoelectronic and isostructural ?
NO3–, CO32–, ClO3–, SO3
(a) NO3–, CO32– (b) SO3, NO3– (c) ClO3–, CO32– (d) CO32–, O3
7. Which of the following contains maximum number of lone pairs on the central atom ?
(a) ClO3– (b) XeF4 (c) SF4 (d) I3–
8. The species having pyramidal shape is :
(a) SO3 (b) BrF3 (c) SiO32– (d) OSF2
9.
CHEM ACADEMY
The shape of BrF3 is :
(a) Trigonal pyramidal (b) Trigonal planar
(c) Trigonal bipyramidal (d) T-shaped
10. Which one of the following statements is correct for Xe O2F2 ?
(a) It has a square planar structure (b) It has a trigonal bipyramid based structure
(c) It is isostructural with XeF4 (d) It has a tetrahedral structure
11. Which of the following species has two non bonded electron pairs on the central atom ?
(a) TeCl4 (b) ClF3 (c) ICl2– (d) PCl3
12. The structures of O3 and N3– are :
(a) linear and bent, respectively (b) both linear
(c) both bent (d) bent and linear, respectively
13. The xenon compounds that are isotructural with IBr2– and BrO3– respectively are :
(a) linear XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3 (b) bent XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3
(c) bent XeF2 and planar XeO3 (d) linear XeF2 and tetrahedral XeO3
14. The bond angle of Cl2O is :
(a) smaller than that of F2O (b) greater than that of H2O
(c) smaller than that of H2 O (d) same as that of F2O
15. 4–
[XeO6] is octahedral whereas XeF6 is a distorted one, because :
(a) fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen
(b) Xe has a lone-pair in XeF6

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]4–
(c) XeF6 is neutral whereas [XeO6 is anionic
(d) Xe-F bond has more ionic character
16. The minimum number of electrons needed to form a chemical bond between two atoms is :
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
17. In which of the following C–H bond has the highest ‘s’ character ?
(a) acetylene (b) ethylene (c) methane (d) CH radical
18. Which one of the following is an electron-deficient molecule according to the octet rule ?
(a) CH4 (b) H3N  BH3 (c) AlH3 (d) GeH4
19 The number P = O bonds present in the tetrabasic acid H4P2O7 is :
(a) three (b) two (c) one (d) none
20. The shape of CH3– ion is :
(a) trigonal planar (b) tetrahedral
(c) trigonal pyramidal (d) linear
21. Among the following, the species having see-saw shape is/are

(a) SF4 (b) XeF4 (c) ClF4+ (d) ClF4

22. How many of the following interhalogen species have 2 lone pairs of electrons on the central
atom?
CHEM ACADEMY
ClF3 , ClF2 , ClF5 and ICl 2

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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE I
1. d 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. d 6. a 7. c
8. b 9. c 10. a 11. c 12. b 13. a 14. b
15. c 16. c 17. a 18. d 19. a 20. c 21. b
22. b 23. c 24. a 25. d 26. a 27. d 28. a
29. b 30. b 31. c 32. c 33. c 34. d 35. a
36. b 37. c 38. d 39. a 40. c 41. c 42. b
43. b 44. b 45. b 46. d 47. c 48. c 49. a
50. c 51. d 52. d 53. c 54. a 55. a 56. c
57. c 58. b 59. a 60. a 61. a 62. b 63. a
64. c 65. c 66. a 67. a 68. b 69. d 70. c
71. c 72. d 73. c 74. c 75. a 76. d 77. b
78. c 79. c 80. c 81. a 82. b 83. a 84. a
85. c 86. b 87. b
EXERCISE II
1. a,b,c,d
8. d
15. a,b
CHEM ACADEMY
2. a,c,d
9. a,c
16. a,b,d
3. a,b,d
10. a,c
17. a,b,c
4. a,b,c,d
11. b,d
18. a
5. a,c
12. b,c,d
19. a,b,c,d
6. a,c
13. a,b,d
20. b,c
7. b
14. d
21. a
22. b,c 23. b,c,d 24. a,b,c 25. a,b 26. a,b,c 27. a,b,c 28. b,c,d
29. a,b,c 30. a,b,c 31. a,b,c 32. a,b,c 33. a,c 34. a,b,d
EXERCISE III
1. 8 2. 3 3. 0105 4. 0006 5. 0004 6. 3 7. 36
8. 0112 9. 3 10. 98.5 11. 4
EXERCISE IV
1. a 2. d 3. c 4. b 5. b 6. a 7. d
8. d 9. d 10. b 11. b 12. d 13. a 14. b
15. b 16. a 17. a 18. c 19. b 20. c 21. a,c
22. 2

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