PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS FROM BOARD EXAM

CHAPTER 2 : CHEMICAL BONDING

Q1: . Fill in the blanks from the choices given in brackets:

1. The compound that does not have a lone pair of electrons is _______________.
(water, ammonia, carbon tetra chloride)
2. Ionic or electrovalent compounds do not conduct electricity in their _____________ state. (fused / solid)
3. The polar covalent compound in gaseous state that does not conduct electricity is ______________.
( carbon tetra chloride, ammonia, methane)
4. Electrovalent compounds have __________________________( high/ low) melting and boiling point.
5. The covalent molecule containing three single covalent bonds is________________(water/ ammonia).
6. The bond between two elements in group 17of the periodic table is likely to be ________(ionic/covalent).
7. The charged particles which attract one another to form electrovalent compounds are called as
____________________________( ions, molecule, radicals).

Q2: Give one word or a phrase for the following statements

(i) Process of formation of ions from molecules which are not in ionic state.
(ii) A bond formed between two atoms by sharing of a pair of electrons, with both electrons being
provided by the same atom.
(iii) Process in which ions are formed by an covalent compound.
(iv) A bond which have direction.
(v) A neutral molecule which have two lone pairs of electron.
(vi) a non-polar liquid covalent compound is
(vii) Electrons which do not participate in bonding
(viii) Bond formed when two atoms share their electrons
Q3: Draw the electron dot diagram for the compounds given below. Represent the electrons by (.) and (x)
in the diagram. [Atomic No.: Ca = 20, O = 8, Cl = 17, H = 1, Na =23 , N = 14 , C=12 , ]
(i) Calcium oxide (ii) Chlorine molecule (iii) Water molecule
(iv) Hydronium ion. (v) Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) (vi) Sodium chloride
(vii) Ammonia (NH3) (viii) Methane (CH4) (ix) Ammonium ion
Q3: Give a reason for each of the following:
(i) Ionic compounds have a high melting point.
(ii) Ammonia gas a covalent compound does not conduct electricity but its aqueous solution
Ammonium hydroxide is a weak electrolyte.
(iii) Covalent compounds exist as gases, liquids or soft solids.
(iv) Carbon tetrachloride does not conduct electricity.
(v) NaCl do not conduct electricity in solid state but conduct electricity in molten or aqueous form.

Q4: Choose the correct answer

1. Which of the following is a common characteristic of a covalent compound?
(a) high melting point (b) consists of molecules
(c) always soluble in water (d) conducts electricity when it is in the molten state
2. A compound with low boiling point, is:
(a)Sodium chloride (b) Calcium chloride
(c) Potassium chloride (d) Carbon tetrachloride
3. When a molecule is formed by chemical bonding between atoms
(a) The nucleus of combining atoms participate
(b) Valence electrons and inner shell electrons participate
(c) Only valence electrons of combining atoms participate
(d) Only inner shell electrons of combining atoms participate
 4. Assertion (A) : Metallic elements form ionic bond with non-metallic elements.
Reason (R) : Ionic bond is formed by transfer of valence electrons from non-metallic atom to
metallic atom.
(a) Both A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
5. Which of the following is not an ionic compound?
(a) KCl (b) CaCl2 (c) HCl (d) CuCl2
6. Atoms of element A have 5 valence electrons and atoms of element B have 3 valence electrons. A
and B would combine to form a compound by :
(a) Covalent bond (b) Electrovalent bond (c) Co-ordinate bond (d) All of the above
7. In the formation of a covalent compound MCl4, choose the option that gives the number of electrons
shared by M with atoms of Chlorine
(a) 4 electrons with 1 atom (b) 4 electrons with 4 atoms
(c) 1 electron with 1 atom (d) 1 electron with 4 atoms
Q 5: State the type of Bonding in the following molecules:
(i) Water (ii) Calcium oxide (iii) Hydronium ion (iv) Methane

Q6 : Identify the salts P and Q from the observations given below:

(i) On performing the flame test salt P produces a lilac coloured flame and its solution gives a white
precipitate with silver nitrate solution, which is soluble in Ammonium hydroxide solution.
(ii) When dilute HCl is added to a salt Q, a brisk effervescence is produced and the gas turns lime
water milky. When NH4OH solution is added to the above mixture (after adding dilute HCl), it
produces a white precipitate which is soluble in excess NH4OH solution.
Q 7: Give the appropriate term defined by the statements given below:
(i) The substance that releases hydronium ion as the only positive ion when dissolved in water.
(ii) The covalent bond in which the electrons are shared equally between the combining atoms.

Q8: . Among the following compounds the one which is composed of all the three kinds of bond, ionic,
covalent and co-ordinate bond is :
(a) Sodium chloride (b) Ammonia (c) Carbon tetrachloride (d) Ammonium chloride
Q 9: When HCl gas is bubbled into water, the compound
(a) it dissociates to give ions (b) does not dissociate
(c) does not conduct electricity (d) it ionizes

Q10: Match the following Column A with Column B.

Column A Column B
(a) Aluminium 1. Covalent compound
(b) Sulphuric acid 2. Carbonate ore
(c) Calcination 3. Hall Heroult’s process
(d) Calcium Chloride 4. Contact Process
(e) Carbon tetrachloride 5. Electrovalent compound