INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Guided Revision Plan-Score Advance-Question Bank

Topic # 12_M.O.T.
Only Single Correct :
1. Which of the following species is diamagnetic -
(A) B2 (B) O22– (C) O2+ (D) N2–
2. In which of the following process the increase in bond length is highest -
–
(A) N2 
  (B) N2 
 
– –
(C) N2+ 
  (D)  
 N2+
3. Which of the following molecular orbital formation is incorrect.
+ – + + –
(A)
(B) – + + – + – + – +

–
+

+
(C)
– – +

– – – –
+
+

(D) +
– +
+
+

4. If the filling of electron in the molecular orbital of O2 does not obey Hund’s rule then which of the following
property in O2 gets changed
(A) Bond order (B) Magnetic behaviour
(C) Number of electrons in bonding MO (D) Number of electrons in antibonding MO
5. Select the correct diagram for anti-bonding molecular orbital, which is formed by side ways
overlapping-

(A) + – (B) + +

– + –
(C) – + (D) None of these
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6. Which of the following is/are diamagnetic in nature, if Hund's rule is violated-
(A) O2 (B) B2 (C) N22– (D) All of these
7. Select the correct statement -
(A) On adding one electron in NO, bond order decreases
(B) CO and N2 both have same bond order
(C) C2 and B22– both are diamagnetic
(D) All are correct
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8. Choose the incorrect statement from the following (if x is inter nuclear axis) -
(A) In N2  N2+ , the electron is lost from 2px orbital

(B) In O2+  O2, the electron is added to  2p y or  2pz orbital

* *

(C) In O  O+ , the electron is lost from  2p y or  2pz orbital

* *

(D) None of these

More than one may be correct :
9. Which of the following combination(s) lead(s) to the formation of gerade molecular orbital(s) -

+ – + – +
(A) – (B) +
– + – + –

y y
y y
x x
+ – + – x +– +–
(C) + (D) – + –
– + – + + +

Approaching axis is Approaching axis

'x'-axis is 'z' axis

10. In which of the following process the product(s) is/are diamagnetic -

e
(A) N2+   N2

(B) 2NO2 
 N2O4

(C) NO2 + [ClO2]+ [ClO4]– 

 [NO2]+ [ClO4]– + ClO2

(D) O22– 
–e
 O2–
Paragraph for Q.11 to Q.13
Molecular orbital theory is completely based upon the wave mechanical approach. The M.O. diagram gives
the energy comparison between different orbitals.
11. Choose the correct ionisation energy order from the following options -
(A) F2 > F (B) B > B2 (C) N2 < N (D) B2 > B
12. Which of the following orbital is having maximum number of nodal plane-
(A) *pp (B) d d (2 lobes interaction)

(C) *pp (D) dp

13. In the process of N2–  N2 the electron is removed from ‘_________’ provided the x-axis is the bond
formation axis.

(A)  2p y orbital (C)  2px orbital (D) 2s orbital

*
(B) *2px orbital

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 Paragraph for Q.14 to Q.16
O2 is paramagnetic, this property as similar to B2, which can not be explained by the traditional Lewis dot
structure but is evident from the MO picture.
14. In energy level diagram of O22+, 13th e1 is present in
(A) 2px orbital (B) 2py or 2pz orbital
(C) *2py or *2pz orbital (D) *2px orbital
15. Which of the following set of orbitals is results in, N.B.M.O [ If z-axis is the bond formation axis]
(A) pz + dxz (B) s + dyz (C) py + dxz (D) all of these
16. Which of following set of molecules/ion has equal bond order -
(A) NO+, N2, O22+ (B) O2, N22–, NO– (C) NO, O2+ , N2– (D) All of these
Match the column -
17. Match the column
Column-I Column-II
Processes Correct characteristics
(A) N2+ 
 N2 (P) Magnetic moment gets changed

(B) Zn2+ 
 Zn (Q) The process is associated with two electron change

(C) O22– 
 2O2– (R) Magnetic behaviour gets changed

(D) C22– 
 C2 (S) Electron(s) associated in the process enter(s) into *2 p orbital

(T) Electron(s) associated in the process involve(s) 2p orbital

Integer Type :
18. Find the ratio of -electrons in the C2-molecule with that of B2 molecule according to M.O.T.
19. Which of the following molecule(s) or ion(s) is/are having bond order less than or equal to two.
B2, C2, O22– , O2+, H2+
+ –
20. Find the number of electrons added to antibonding orbital when N2 is changing into N2 .
21. Find the number of molecules / ions which are having unpaired electron in its antibonding molecular orbital.
O2 ; N2 ; NO ; N2+ ; O2+ ; O2– ; O22+
22. Find the number of non-bonding molecular orbital from the following if z-axis is inter nuclear axis-

(d x 2  y 2  s) , (s  d yz ) , (s  p x ) , (pz + py)

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