Bottom of Pyramid - Test # 19 - Chemical Bonding

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1.
The dielectric constant of H2O is 80. The electrostatic
Which one of the following is not paramagnetic ?
force of attraction between Na+ and Cl- will be
(a) NO
(a) reduced to  1

40
 in water than in air
(b) N +

(b) reduced to  1

 in water than in air
(c) CO
80

(c) will be increased to 80 in water than in air

(d) O −

(d) will remain unchanged

2.
7.
The angular shape of ozone molecule (O3) consists of 
Which of the following is isoelectronic ? 
(a) 1 sigma and 2 pi-bonds
(a) CO 2,   NO2

(b) 2 sigma and 2 pi-bonds

(b) NO −

2
,   CO2

(c) 1 sigma and 1 pi-bonds

(c) CN −
,   CO
(d) 2 sigma and 1 pi-bonds
(d) SO 2,   CO2
3.
8.
In which of the following molecules are all the bonds not
equal ? In an octahedral structure, the pair of d orbitals involved
in d2sp3-hybridisation is
[2006]
(a) d ,  dz 2
(a) ClF3
2 2
x −y

(b) d ,  dx2 −y 2
(b) BF3
xy

(c) d z
2 ,  dxz
(c) AlF3
(d) d xy
,  dyz

(d) NF3
9.
4.
Equilateral shape has
According to molecular orbital theory which of the
(a) sp hybridisation
following lists rank the nitrogen species in terms of
increasing bond order ? (b) sp2 hybridisation
(a) N − 2−

(c) sp3 hybridisation

  <  N2   <  N
2 2

(b) N 2− −

(d) dsp2 hybridisation

  <  N   <  N2
2 2

(c) N 2  <  N
2−

2
  < N
−

2 10.
(d) N −

2
  <  N
2−

2
  <  N2 Overlap of which of the following atomic orbitals would
be maximum to form the strongest
5. covalent bond.
Which one of the following is planar ? (1) 1s-2s (σ)
(a) XeF4 (2) 1s-2p (σ)
(b) XeO4 (3) 2p-2p (π)

(c) XeO3F (4) 2p-2p (σ)

(d) XeO3F2 11.

Among LiCl, BeCl2, BCl3 and CCl4
6.
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, the covalent bond character varies as (1) octahedral

(1) LiCl < BeCl2 > BCl3 > CCl4 (2) tetrahedral

(2) LiCl > BeCl2 < BCl3 < CCl4 (3) square pyramidal
(4) square planar
(3) LiCl < BeCl2 < BCl3 < CCl4
15.
(4) LiCl > BeCl2 > BCl3 > CCl4
Which of the following species has maximum number of
12. lone-pair of electrons on the central atom ?
Which of the following statement is not correct from the (1) XeF2
view point of molecular orbital theory ?
(2) H3O+
(1) Be2 is not a stable molecule
(3) XeF4
(2) He2 is not a stable but He2+ is expected to exist.
(4) XeF6
(3) Bond strength of N2 is maximum amongst the
homonuclear diatomic molecules belonging to the second  
period.
16.
(4) The order of energies of molecular orbitals in N2
which of the following gas is least polarizable ?
molecule is
(1) He
  s2s <  s*2s <  s2pz < (p2px=p2py) < (p*2px=p*2py)
< s*2pz   (2) Ne

13. (3) Kr

Which of the following compound does not exhibit (4) Xe

Hydrogen bonding ? 17.
The correct order of increasing bond angle order is 
(1) NH −

2
> NH3   > NH
+

(2) NH +

4
> NH3   > NH
−

(3) NH 3
> NH
−

2
  > NH
+

(4) NH 3
> NH
+

4
  > NH
−

18.
The number of sigma bonds in P4O10 is 

(1) 6
(2) 16
(3) 20
(4) 7
14. 19.
PCl5  is highly unstable and in solid state it exists as Among the following isostructural compounds, which
into  [PCl4]+ and [PCl6]- ions. one has highest lattice energy ?
(1) LiCl
The geometry of [PCl6]- is   
(2) MgO
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(3) NaCl
(4) LiF
20.
4.
A sbonded molecule MX3 is T-shaped. The number
of non-bonding pairs of electrons is : 24.

(1) 0 Which has highest bond angle ?

(2) 2 (1) NH3

(3) 1 (2) H2O

(4) Can be predicted only if atomic number of M is (3) H2S
known,
(4) PH3
21.
             25.
In a chemical change from  PCl 3
 −−−→ PCl5  the hybrid
state of P changes from: Select the correct order of solubility (in water) from the
following:
(1) sp2 to sp3
(1) SrSO4 < CaSO4 < MgSO4 < BeSO4
(2) sp3 to sp2
(2) NaF < KF < RbF < CsF
(3) sp3 to sp3d (3) Ba(OH)2 > SR(OH)2 > Ca(OH)2 > Mg(OH)2
(4) sp3 to dsp (4) All of these
22. 26.
Which molecules/ions are most paramagnetic? Amongst H O,  H S,  H Se   and  H2 Te   the one with
2 2 2

1. B2 highest boiling point is:

2. C2 1. H2O because of H-bonding

2. H2Te because of higher molecular weight

3. O +

3. H2S because of H-bonding

4. O −

23. 4. H2Se because of lower molecular weight

In which case observed dipole moment is greater than 27.

theoretical dipole moment?
Which of the following is correct :-
(1) Extent of hydration is PCl5 > SiCl4 and BCl3 < CCl4

(2) K+ ion will be more Hydrated than Li+

1. (3) In BCl3 there are no vacant d-orbitals but still it can
undergo expansion
(4) None
28.
2.
The correct order in which the O-O bond length increases
in the following is
(1) H2O2 < O2 < O3

3.
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(2) O3 < H2O < O2 (b) [NH3 and NO ] −

(3) O2 < O3< H2O2 (c) [NF3 and BF3]

(4) O2 < H2O2 < O3 (d) [BF and NH ]

−

4
+

29. 35.
Carbon suboxide (C3O2) has Bond order of 1.5 is shown by

(1) Linear structure (a) O       (b) O         (c) O      (d) O2

+

2
−

2
2−

(2) Bent structure 36.

(3) Trigonal structure What is the dominant intermolecular force on bond that
must be overcome in converting liquid CH3OH to a gas?
(4) Disorted tetrahedral structure
30. (a) Hydrogen bonding
(b) Dipole-dipole interaction
The pair of electron in the given carbanion, CH3C≡C-, is
present in which orbitals? (c) Covalent bonds
(a) sp3
(d) London dispersion force
(b) sp2
(c) sp 37.
(d)2p The correct order of electronegativity of hybrid orbitals
31. of carbon is:

Which of the following species contains equal number of  (a) sp>sp2<sp3              (b) sp>sp2>sp3
σ and π bonds?
(c) sp<sp2>sp3              (d) sp<sp2<sp3
(a) HCO                                     (b) XeO4
−

3
38.
(c) (CN)2                                      (d) CH2(CN)2 H2 O   has a net dipole moment while BeF   has zero 2

dipole moment because :

32.
(a) F is more electronegativity than oxygen 
The correct bond order in the following species is
(b) Be is more electronegativity than oxygen 
(c) H 2 O   molecule is linear and BeF  is bent 
2

(d) BeF  molecule is linear and H

2 2O  is bent

33. 39.

XeF2 is isostructural with  Which of the following compound have the same no. of
lone pair with their central atom?
(a) TeF2 (a)  XeF              (b) BrF                  (c) XeF                
− 
3 2
5

     (d) H S                
+

(b) ICI2- 3

(e) Triple Methylene     

(c) SbCl3
options are as follows :        
(d) BCl3
(a) (iv) and (v)                                     (b) (i) and (iii) 
34. (c) (i) and (ii)                                       (d) (ii) (iv), (v)
Which one of he following pairs is isostructural (i.e., 40.
having the same shape and hybridization)?
(a) [BCl3 and BrCl3] In which of the following species central atom is

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NOT surrounded by exactly 8 valence electrons? 2. AlCl3

(a) BF 4
−
3. AlBr3
(b) N Cl 3
4. AlI3
(c) PCl 4
+

(d) SF 4
Fill OMR Sheet
41.
Which bond is expected to be the least polar?
(a) O-F
(b) P-F
(c) Si-N
(d) B-F 
 
42.
Which set contains only covalently bonded molecules?
(a) BCl 3  ,  SiCl4  , P Cl3

(b) N H 4
Br ,  N2 H4 , H Br

(c) I 2 , H2 S ,  N AI

(d) Al 2, O3  ,  AS4

43.
N F3  is:
(a) non-polar compound 
(b) electrovalent compound 
(c) having low value of dipole moment than N H 3

(d) having more dipole moment than N H 3

44.
Which of the following statement is true for  I O 2
F2
−

according to VSEPR theory?

(A) The lone pair and two I-O double bonds occupy the
equatorial positions of trigonal
bipyramid.
(B) It has sp hybridization and is T-shaped.
3

(C)  Its structure is analogous to SF . 4

(D) (A) and (C) both

45.
Which of the following is most covalent-
1. AlF3

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