1.

Which of the following compounds contain ionic, covalent and coordinate covalent bond all
in one?

A. NaCl B. Na2CO3 C. CH3CO2H D. NH4Cl

2. The concept that electron pairs located in the valence shell of an atom bonded to other
atoms tend to stay as far apart as possible so as to minimize repulsions between them is
incorporated in the

A. Heisenberg uncertainty principle C. Molecular orbital theory

B. Valence shell electron pair repulsion theory D. Valence bond theory

3. All of these molecular shapes can be explained by sp3d hybridization of electrons on the
central atom EXCEPT

A. T-shape B. See-saw C. Trigonal planar D. Trigonal bipyramidal

4. From the following AFn molecules which one has the smallest bond angle?

A. BF3 B. CF4 C. NF3 D. OF2

5. The hybridization of carbon atoms in C2H2, C2H4 and C2H6, respectively are

A. Sp2, Sp and sp3 B. Sp3, sp2 and sp C. Sp, sp2 and sp3 D. Sp3 , Sp and sp2

6. The C-to-C bond in ethanal molecule ( ) is connected by the overlap

of___ _&____ hybrid orbitals.

A. SP3, SP2 B. SP, SP C. P, SP D. SP3, SP3

7. Which one of the following molecules has a dipole moment (is polar)?

A. CCl4 B. PF5 C. NCl3 D. SO3

8. According to Molecular orbital theory (MOT) theory, which species has the shortest bond
length?

A. O22- B. O2+ C. O2 D. O2-

9. A (pi) bond is the result of the

A. Sidewise overlap of two parallel p orbitals C. Overlap of two s orbitals.

B. Overlap of two p orbitals along their axes D. Overlap of an s and a p orbital

10. What is the total number of valence – shell electrons in BrO3

A.20 B. 26 C. 32 D. 36

11. What is the hybridization of phosphorus atom in PCl3?

A.sp3d B. sp3d2 C. sp3 D. sp2

12. Which molecule has a Lewis structure that does NOT obey the octet rule?

A.NO B. CS2 C. PF3 D. HCN

13. Which of the following explains why, at room temperature, I2 is a solid, Br2 is a liquid and
CL2 is a gas?

A. Ionic bonding C. Hydrogen bonding

B. Hybridization D. London dispersion forces

14. Which molecule listed below has two sigma and two pi bonds?

A. N2 B. C2H4 C. NH3 D. HCN

15. Which of the following ionic compounds is formed from the reaction between magnesium
and nitrogen?

A.MgN2 B. Mg2N2 C. Mg3N2 D. Mg2N3

16. Which of following molecules represents a non-polar covalent bodn?

A. B-Cl B. C-Cl C. Cl-Cl D. Mg-Cl

17. Which of the following molecules has a trigonalbipyramidal structure?

A. SF4 B. IF5 C. ICl4- D. BrF5

18. The total number of electrons participating in the bond formation of carbonate anion, CO 32-
,in the molecule of carbonic acid are:

A.16 B. 10 C. 8 D. 5

19. Which of the following crystals possess high electrical and thermal conductivities?

A. Ionic crystals ` C. Molecular crystals

B. Metallic crystals D. Covalent network crystals

20. Which one of the following molecules/molecular ions is paramagnetic accordion to the
molecular orbial theory?

A.O22- B. O2 C. F2 D. O22+

21. Which of the following molecules has a dipole moment?

A. XeF4 B. H2S C. SO3 D. CH4

22. Why are metals soft and malleable?

A Because they are very shiny

B Because they experience electrostatic repulsion

C. Because of the presence of mobile electrons.

D Because the metal cations can slip over each other fairly easily

23. Which molecule or ion does NOT have a tetrahedral shape?

A.XeF4 B. SiCl4 C. BF4- D. NH4+

24. Based on molecular orbital theory, the bond orders of H2, H2+, and H2- are ____,
respectively.

A.1,0, and 0 B. 1, ½, and 0 C. 1,0, and ½ D. 1, ½, and ½

25. According to valence bond theory, which orbital on bromine atoms overlap in the formation
of the bond in Br2?

A.3s B. 3p C. 4s D. 4p

26.How many sigma and pi bonds are present in the following molecule?

H3C-CH=CH-CH3

A.8 bonds and 1 bond C. 10 bonds and 2 bonds

B.8 bonds and 2 bonds D. 11 bonds and 1 bond

27. The molecular geometry of the H3O+ ion is

A. linear C. bent
B. tetrahedral D. trigonal pyramidal

28. The hybridization of the central atom in the XeF4 molecule is

A.Sp2 B. sp3 C. sp3d D. sp3d2

29. Which one of the following is NOT a form of chemical bonding?

A. Covalent bonding C. Ionic bonding

B. Metallic bonding D. Hydrogen bonding

30. Which of the following statement is NOT true about covalent bonding?

A. Covalent bonds are least likely to be formed between atoms of the same element.

B. Covalent bonds are least likely to be formed between atoms of different elements on the
right side of the periodic table.

C. Covalent bonds are least likely to be formed between an element in Group I and an element
in Group VII.

D. Covalent bonds are least likely to be formed by head of the group elements with high
ionization energies.

31. What would happen to the O2 molecule upon ionization to O2+?

A. The bond length will increase and the bond energy will increase.

B. The bond length will increase and the bond energy will decrease.

C. The bond length will decrease and the bond energy will increase.

D. The bond length will decrease and the bond energy will decrease.

32. How many bonding pairs and lone pairs, respectively does the ion ICl4 have?

A. 3, 2 B. 4, 2 C. 5, 1 D. 4, 1

33. Which of the following molecules does NOT have a trigonalbipyramidal electron-pair
geometry?

A. SF4 B. ClF3 C. XeF2 D. BrF5

34. How many atomic orbitals are required for an sp3 hybridization?

A.2 B. 6 C. 4 D. 8