UNIT 4 : CHEMICAL BONDING MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

SECTION A
1.The hybrid state of ‘C’ in ethane ,ethene and ethyne is respectively:

a) sp3,sp2,sp

b) sp2,sp,sp3

c) sp2 , sp3 , sp

d) sp3 , sp , sp

2. Which of the following is an electron deficient molecule?

a) C2H6

b) B2H6

c) SiH4

d) PH3

3. In which of the following substances will hydrogen bond be strongest:

a) HCl
b) H2O
c) HI
d) H2S

4. How many sigma and pi bonds are present in CH2 = CH – CH = CH2?

a) 9, 2
b) 8,3
c) 5,4
d) 6,4

5. The axial overlap between the two orbitals leads to the formation of a:

a) Sigma bond
(b) Pi bond
(c) Multiple bond
(d) None of these

In the following questions the statement of Assertion (A) followed by the statement of
Reason (R) is given.
Choose the correction option out of the choices given below

i) A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

ii) A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

iii) A is true and R is false.

iv) A and R both are false.

6. Assertion (A) : Ionic compounds usually have high melting and boiling points.
Reason (R): A large amount of energy is needed to overcome the strong interionic
electrostatic attractive forces.

7. Assertion (A) : Though the central atom of both NH3 and H2O molecules are sp3
hybridized, yet H-N-H bond angle is greater than H-O-H.
Reason (R): This is because nitrogen atom has one lone pair and oxygen atom has two
lone pair.

8. Assertion (A) : Among the two O-H bonds in water molecule, energy required to break the
first O-H bond and the other O-H bond is the same.
Reason (R): This is because the electronic environment around oxygen is the same even

after breakage of one O-H bond.

SECTION B
9. Write the favorable factors for the formation of ionic bonds.

10. Mention the shape of the following molecules using VSEPR theory.

BeCl2, BCl3, SiCl4, AsF5

11. On the basis of VSEPR theory predict the shapes of the following molecules and ions:
a) CF4 b) PH3 c) H3O+
12. Although geometries of NH3 and H20 molecules are distorted tetrahedral, bond angle in
water is less than that of ammonia. Discuss.

13. Account for the following:

a) Water is a liquid while H2S is a gas
b) NH3 has higher boiling point than PH3.

14. Difference between sigma and Pi bond.

15. Define electronegativity. How does it differ from electron gain enthalpy?

16. Out of H-H and Cl-Cl bond,which one has higher bond enthalpy and why?
17. What is the hybrid state of each carbon in
a) CH2 ═C═ CH2 b) CH3 - CH═CH2 c) CH3 COOH

18. Compare the dipolemoments of the compounds in each of the following sets:
a) CCl4 ,CHCl3 b) CF4 , SF4 c) BF3 , BCl3 d) CO2, SO2
19. Use molecular orbital theory to explain why the Be2 molecule does not exist.

20. Discuss the orbital structures of the following molecules on the basis of hybridisation,
(i) BH3 (ii) C2H2

21. Predict the shapes of the following molecules on the basis of VB theory:
BCl3, CH4 , NH3

22. Water molecule has bent structure while carbon dioxide molecule is linear. Explain.

23. What is meant by the term bond order? Calculate the bond order of N2, O2, O2+,O2–

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