UNIT – TWO
CHEMICAL BONDING
1. What hybridization and molecular geometry of PCl 3 molecule are _________ &
__________ respectively.
A. SP, linear B. SP2, planar C. SP3, tetrahedral D. SP3, triangular pyramidal
2. Which of the following species has similar e-set and molecular geometry?
A. H2O B. PCl3 C. CCl4 D. XeF4
3. What is the bond order of C-O bond in CH3COCH3?
A. 1 B. 1.5 C. 2 D. 0.5
4. The number of sigma and pi bonds in CH3NH2 are _______ & _______ respectively.
A. 5, 1 B. 6, 0 C. 5, 0 D. 4, 2
5. Which of the following species is paramagnetic?
A. C2 B. O2 C. Li2 D. F2
6. Which of the following bonds is the least polar?
A. H-F B. H-N C. H-O D. H-C
7. Which of the following elements forms the most ionic bond with chlorine?
A. Rb B. Ga C. N D. Ar
8. All have two resonance structures except _______
A. C6H6 B. O3 C. NO3- D. CH3NO2
9. Calculate the lattice energy Cs2O in the rxn:
2Cs (s) + 1/2O2 (g) → Cs2O (s) , using the following information:
ΔHf of Cs2O = -233 KJ/mol, Δhsub of Cs = +78 KJ/mol, 1st IE Cs(g) = +375 KJ/mol
Δhdis of O2 = 494 KJ/mol, 1st EA O = -141 KJ/mol, 2nd EA O = +845 KJ/mol.
A. -2090 KJ B. 2090 KJ C. 1990 KJ D. -1990 KJ
10. Which of the following ionic compoud has the largest lattice energy?
A. MgCl2 B. MgO C. MgI2 C. BaS
11. Which of the following compounds is capable of dipole–dipole interactions?
A. CH4 B. SF6 C. CO2 D. H2CO
12. Which of the following will have hydrogen bonding?
A. CH3CH2CHO B. CH3CH2OCH3 C. CH3CH2NH2 D. CH3CH2SH
13. Given the molecular electron configuration for the molecule:
(σ1s) 2 (σ1s*) 2 (σ2s) 2 (σ2s*) 2 (σ2px) 2 (π2p2y =π2p2z)] (π*2py) 1, which of the following is not true?
A. The bond order of the molecule is 2.5
B. The species is paramagnetic
C. The relative stability of this molecule is (NO- < NO )
D. The species is diamagnetic
14. Which of the following is not true about metallic bonding?
A. The strength of metallic bonding depends on delocalized electrons and packing
arrangement.
B. The electrical conductivity of metals is due to delocalized electrons.
C. All metal atoms in a sample contribute their valence electrons to form sea of electrons
which is localized.
D. The properties of metal crystalline depend on the strength of metallic bonding.
15. Which type of bonding is found in all molecular substances?
A. covalent bonding B. hydrogen bonding C. ionic bonding D. metallic bonding
16. An atom of which element reacts with an atom of hydrogen to form a bond with the greatest
degree of polarity?
A. carbon B. flourine C. nitrogen D. oxygen
17. Which type of molecule is CF4?
A. polar, with a symmetrical distribution of charge
B. polar, with an asymmetrical distribution of charge
C. nonpolar, with a symmetrical distribution of charge
D. nonpolar, with an asymmetrical distribution of charge
18. Which characteristic is a property of molecular substances?
A. good heat conductivity C. good electrical conductivity
B. low melting point D. high melting point
19. At STP, fluorine is a gas and bromine is a liquid because, compared to fluorine, bromine has
A. stronger covalent bonds C. stronger intermolecular forces
B. weaker covalent bonds D. weaker intermolecular forces
20. Which substance has the highest normal melting point?
A. CH4 B. C2H6 C. C3H8 D. C4H10
21. Draw the Lewis structures of : A) FCN B) HNO C) HNO3 D) CH2O E) Al(OH)3
22. Which of the following contains polar covalent bonds?
A. H2 B. H2O C. NaCl D. O2
23. Shown below are four possible Lewis dot structures for SO3 -2 without resonance structures
drawn. Decide which structure is best based on formal charges.
A. I B. II C. III D. IV
24. Which of the following is best Lewis structure for SCN-( thiocyannate)?
I. II. III.
A. I B. II C. III
25. Using MO theory, place the following in order of increasing bond order .
I. N2 II. N2 +1 III. N2 -2
A. I, II, III B. II, I, III C. III, II, I D. II, III, I
26. Based on MO theory, which of the following are diamagnetic?
I. N2 +2 II. O2 -2 III. He2 -2 IV. C2
A. I, II B. II, III C. I, II, III D. I, II, III, IV
27. Which electron is most electronegative?
A. Sp3 hybridized C. sp2 hybridized
B. Sp hybridized D. None of these
28. Which of the following hydrogen halide is most volatile?
A. HF B. HCl C. HBr D. HI
29. The maximum number of hydrogen bonds that a molecule of water can have is:
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
30. Find the molecule with the maximum dipole moment:
A. CH4 B. NH3 C. CO2 D. NF3
