Chemical bonding

Practice Set :-
1. The shape of SF4 is:
(a) Tetrahedral (b) Trigonal bipyramidal
(c) Square planer (d) Octahedral

2. The compounds having the highest melting point is:

(a) LiCl (b) LiF (c) LiI (d) LiBr

3. The atomicity and the total number of bonds in the elemental white phosphorous molecule are
respectively.
(a) 4 and 6 (b) 6 and 4 (c) 4 and 4 (d) 6 and 6

4. The average value of C – C bond order in graphite is:

(a) 1 (b) 3/2 (c) 3/4 (d) 4/3

5. If the values of Madelung constants of the following compounds are equal, then their lattice
energy values decrease in the order
(a) KCl > NaF > CaO > Al2O3 (b) Al2O3 > CaO > NaF > KCl
(c) NaF > KCl > CaO > Al2O3 (d) Al2O3 > CaO > KCl > NaF

6. The decreasing order of ionic nature of the following compound is :

(a) LiI > NaBr > KCl > CsF (b) Lil > KCl > NaBr > CsF
(c) CsF > NaBr > KCl > LiI (d) CsF > KCl > NaBr > Lil

7. Which one of the following species is NOT isoelectronic with CO?

(a) N2 (b) CN- (c) NO+ (d) O2+

8. The shape of CH3- ion is

(a) Trigonal planar (b) Tetrahedral (c) Trigonal pyramidal (d) Linear.

9. The V-shape of SO2 is due to the presence of

(a) Two σ – and one π bonds (b) Two σ – and two π bonds
(c) Two σ – bonds and one lone pair of electrons
(d) Two σ – and two π bonds, and one lone pair of electrons
10. The correct order of the mean bond energies in the binary hybrids is:
(a) CH4 > NH3 > H2O > HF (b) NH3 > CH3 > H2O > HF
(c) HF > H2O > CH4 > NH3 (d) HF > H2O > NH3 > CH4

11. The acceptable valence shell electronic arrangement is:

12. The formal charges on the nitrogen atom from left to right in the azide anion, are:
(a) +1. -1, -1 (b) -1, +1, -1 (c) -1, -1, +1 (d) -2, +1, 0

13. Which one of the following is an electron deficient molecule according to the octet rule?

(a) CH4 (b) (C) AlH3 (d)GeH4

14. Which of the following has a square planer geometry according to the VSEPR theory?

(a) XeO2F2 (b) SF4 (c) BF4- (d) XeF4

15. Which one of the following has the highest lattice energy?
(a) LiCl (b) CaCl2 (c) LiF (d) KCl

16. At room temperature, HCl is a gas while HF is a liquid because:

(a) Of a strong bond between H and F in HF (b) HF is less acidic as compared to HCl
(c) Of strong intermolecular H-bonding in HF (d) HCl is less acidic as compared to HF

17. In the structure of B4O5(OH)42-

(a) All four B atoms are trigonal planar
(b) One B atom is tetrahedral and the other three are trigonal planar.
(c) Three B atoms are tetrahedral and the one is trigonal planar.
(d) Two B atoms are tetrahedral and the other two are trigonal planar.

18. The shape of the interhalide IF8- is

(a) Prismatic (b) Square antiprismatic
(c) Cappedoctahedron (d) Octahedron
19. Molecular shape of SOCl2 is:
(a) Square planar (b) Trigonal pyramidal (c) Triangular planar (d) T-shape
20. The lattice energy of LiF calculated from Born-Lande equation – 1000 kJ mol-1. Assume that for
both LiF and MgO the Madelung constants, interionic distances and Born exponents have the
same value. The lattice energy of MgO in kJ mol-1 is:
(a) -4000 (b) -2000 (c) 2000 (d) 4000

21. Hybridizations of the atoms indicated with the asterisk (*) in the following compounds sequantly
are

(a) sp2, sp2 , sp3 , sp2 (b) sp2, sp3, sp3 , sp2 (c) sp3, sp3 , sp3, sp2 (d) sp2, sp2 ,sp3, sp3

22. The most polar compound among the following is :

(a) SF4 (b) BF3 (c) XeF4 (d) SO3

23. The predicted geometry of TeF4 by VSEPR theory is :

(a) Octahedral (b) Square planar
(c) Tetrahedral (d) Trigonal bipyramidal

24. Among the following, the isoelectronic pair is

(a) NO and CO (b) O2- (superoxide anion) and NO-
(c) NO+ and CO (b) O2- (superoxide anion) and NO+

25. Among Ar, NH4Cl, HF and HCl, the strength of interatomic/ intermolecular forces follows the
order:
(a) NH4Cl > HF > HCl > Ar (b) HF > HCl > Ar > NH4Cl
(c) HCl > Ar > NH4Cl > HF (d) Ar > NH4Cl > HF > HCl

26. In valence-bond calculations, contributions of various resonance structures are used to calculate
the total energy of a molecule. Given below are four resonance structures of the cyanate ion.
Which one contributes least to the total energy.
27. Compare the equilibrium bond lengths of AB-type of diatomic molecules N2, NO, O2, Cl2 and CN
with their cations (AB+) and anions (AB-). Which of the following statements is correct in
general?
(a) The equilibrium bond length of all AB+ species will be shorter, and that of all AB+ species will be
longer than that of the corresponding AB species.
(b) The equilibrium bond length of all AB- species will be shorter, and that of all AB+ species will be
longer than that of the corresponding AB species.
(c) The equilibrium bond length of O2+, Cl2+, CN- ions will be shorter, than the corresponding neutral
species. The equilibrium bond length of N2+, NO+ and Cl2- ions will be longer than the
corresponding neutral species.
(d) The equilibrium bond length of O2+, Cl2+, CN- ions will be longer, than the corresponding neutral
species. The equilibrium bond length of N2+, NO+ and Cl2- ions will be shorter than the
corresponding neutral species.

28. Which of the following molecular species are expected to be paramagnetic ? O2+, O2- , and O22- ?

(a) All of them (b) Only O2+ and O2- (c) Only O2+ and O22- (d) Only O2- and O22-

29. Although both NF3 and NCl3 are covalent, NCl3 undergoes hydrolysis whereas NF3 does not
because (TIFR 2014)
(a) NF3 is more stable than NCl3 (b) dipole moment of NF3 is more than NCl3
(c) Electronegativity of F > Cl (d) Cl can expand its octet by suing d-orbitals.

30. Consider the following reaction :

Which statement is correct about the redox changes in this reaction?
(a) Au is Oxidized; O is oxidized ; F is reduced
(b) Au is reduced; O is oxidized ; F is reduced
(c) Au is oxidized ; O does not undergo a redox change; F is reduced
(d) Au is reduced ; O is oxidized; F does not undergo a redox change.

31. The compound (SiH3)3 N is expected to be

(a) Pyramidal and more basic than (CH3)3 N (b) Planar and less basic than (CH3)3 N
(c) Pyramidal and less basic than (CH3)3 N (d) Planar and more basic than (CH3)3 N

32. Among the following diatomic molecules, the shortest bond length is to be found in:
(a) C2 (b) N2 (c) O2 (d) F2
33. The hybrid orbitals used by bromine atom in BrF3 are:
(a) sp2 (b) sp3 (c) sp3d (d) sp3d2

34. The paramagnetic species among the following is:

(a) B2 (b) C2 (c) O22- (d) CO

35. The species which has a square planar structure is:

(a) BF4 (b) FeCl4- (c) SF4 (d) XeF4

36. The structures of O3 and N3- are :

(a) Linear and bent, respectively (b) Both linear
(c) Both bent (d) Bent and linear, respectively

37. The xenon compounds that are isostructural with IBr2- and BrO3- respectively are :
(a) Linear XeF2 and pyramidal XeO2 (b) Bent XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3
(c) Bent XeF2 and planar XeO3 (d) Linear XeF2 and tetrahedral XeO3

38. The structure of SF4 is

(a) Octahedral (b) Tetrahedral
(c) Trigonal bipyramidal (d) Square planar

39. [XeO6]4- is octahedral whereas XeF6 is a disordered one, because

(a) Fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen
(b) Xe has a lone- pair in XeF6
(c) XeF6 is neutral whereas [XeO6]4- is anionic.
(d) Xe-F bond has more ionic character

40. The pair of compounds having the same hybridization for the central atom is
(a) XeF4 and [SiF6]2- (b) [NiCl4]2- and [PtCl4]2-
(c) Ni (CO)4 and XeO2F2 (d) [Co(NH3)6]3+ and [Co(H2O)6]3+

41. The highest occupied molecular orbital of HF is

(a) Bonding (b) Anti bonding (c) Ionic (d) Nonbonding.

42. The geometry around the central atom in ClF4+ is

(a) Square planar (b) Square pyramidal
(c) Octahedral (d) Trigonal bipyramidal
43. According to VSEPR model the shape of [XeOF5]- is
(a) Octahedral (b) Trigonal bipyramidal
(c) Square pyramidal (d) Pentagonal monopyramidal
44. According to VSEPR theory the shapes of [SF2Cl]+ and [S2O4]2- should be
(a) Trigonal planar for [SO2] unit and trigonal pyramidal for [SF2Cl]+
(b) Both trigonal planar
(c) Trigonal pyramidal for [S2O4]2- and trigonal planar for [SF2Cl]+
(d) Both trigonal pyramidal

45. The order of polarity of NH3, NF3 and BF3 is

(a) NH3 < NF3 < BF3 (b) BF3 < NF3 < NH3
(c) BF3 < NH3 < NF3 (d) NF3 < BF3 < NH3

46. The geometries of Ni(CO)4 and [NiCl4]2-, respectively, are

(a) Tetrahedral and square planar (b) Square planar and tetrahedral
(c) Tetrahedral and tetrahedral (d) Square planar and square planar

47. The compound with planar geometry is

(a) N(t-Bu)3 (b) NPh3 (c) NF3 (d) N(SiH3)3

48. The shapes of XeF5+ and XeF5-, respectively, are:

(a) Pentagonal planar and square pyramidal
(b) Pentagonal planar and trigonal bipyramidal
(c) Square pyramidal and pentagonal bipyramidal
(d) Square pyramidal and pentagonal planar

49. Which one among the following chlorides is dissociated to the least extent in aqueous solution?
(a) ZnCl2 (b) HgCl2 (c)BaCl2 (d) AlCl3

50. The number of isomers having non-zero dipole moment for PCl2F3 in the trigonal bipyramidal
geometry is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0

51. Which of the following fluorides is angular?

(a) BeF2 (b) ZnF2 (c) SnF2 (d) XeF2

52. The hybridization that is common for at least one of the carbon atoms in hydrogen cyanide,
carbon disulfide, allene and carbon monoxide is:
 (a) sp (b) sp2 (c) sp3 (d) dsp3

53. The oxidation number of carbon in dimethyl ether is:

(a) -2 (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 2

54. Which of the following covalent compounds does not have any formally charged atom?
(a) (CH3)3 NO (b) CH2N2 (c) CH3ONO (d) CH3CNO

55. The order of increasing dipole moment among H2S, H2O and BF3 is :
(a) BF3 < H2S < H2O (b) H2O < H2S < BF3
(c) H2S < H2O < BF3 (d) BF3 < H2S < BF3

56. What is the hybridization of sulfur in SF4?

(a) sp2 (b) sp3 (c) sp3d (d) sp2d

57. An octahedron has:

(a) 8 faces, 12 edges and 6 vertices (b) 6 faces, 8 edges and 12 vertices
(c) 6 faces, 8 edges and 12 vertices (d) 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices

58. When one adds dilute AgNO3 solution to another solution containing equal concentration of Cl-,
Br-, and I-, which is precipitated most?
(a) AgCl (b) AgBr (c) AgI (d) All together

59. If the H – N – H angle in HN3 IS 1070, the angle between the direction of the lone pair of
electron (pyramidal axis) and the N – H bond is.
(a) 107.0 0 (b) 109.3 0 (c) 110.0 0 (d) 111.8 0

60. Based on the following information,

Which of the following chemical species is the strongest reducing agent?

(a) F-(aq) (b) Mg+(aq) (c) F2(g) (d) Mg(s)

61. The hybridization of the metal centre in [Zn(CN)4]2- is

(a) sp2 (b) sp2d (c) dsp2 (d) sp3

62. The number of nodal planes present in s – s anti bonding orbital is

(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
63. The number of double bonds in C3O2, satisfying the normal valencies of the elements is:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1

64. Which of the following is a paramagnetic molecule?

(a) H2 (b) B2 (c) C2 (d) N2
65. Complete the sentence “A tetrahedron has six………..” using one of the choices:
(a) vertices and edges (b) edges (c) faces (d) faces and vertices

66. Oxygen exists in positive oxidation state in:

(a) H2O2 (b) N2O (c) CO2 (d) OF2

67. The order of decreasing energy among covalent bond (CB), dipole-dipole interaction (DDI) and
London dispersion forces (LDF) is:
(a) LDF > CB > DDI (b) CB > LDF > DDI
(c) CB > DDI > LDF (d) DDI > CB > LDF

68. The arrangement of the electron pairs around Sb in SbCl4- is

(a) Tetrahedral (b) Trigonal bipyramidal
(c) Square pyramidal (d) Octahedral

69. Consider four diatomic molecule M1, M2, M3 and M4 of same atoms with bond orders 2.5, 3, 4
and 2 respectively. Which of the following arrangements describes them with decreasing bond
energy?
(a) M3 > M4 > M1 > M2 (b) M1 > M2 > M3 > M4
(c) M3 > M2 > M4 > M1 (d) M3 > M2 > M1 > M4

70. The number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom in I-3, ClF3 and ClO3- are respectively,
(a) 2, 2, 1 (b) 1, 2, 0 (c) 3, 2, 1 (d) 3, 1, 0

71. The bond order and bond type in the C2 molecule are, respectively
(a) 2; one sigma bond and one pi bond (b) 3; one sigma bond and two pi bond
(c) 2; two pi bonds (d) 2; two sigma bonds

72. The molecular shape of IF5 is

(a) Octahedral (b) Tetrahedral
(c) Square-pyramidal (d) Trigonal-pyramidal
73. The species among NO2-, [PtCl4]2-, ClF3 and PF5 for which VSEPR theory does not predict the
correct geometry is.
(a) NO2- (b) [PtCl4]2- (c) ClF3 (d) PF5

74. Increase in the boiling point of Xe relative to Ne is mostly a result of :

(a) Increase in instantaneous dipole-induced dipole interactions
(b) Increase in dipole-induced dipole interactions
(c) Increase in dipole-dipole interactions
(d) Increase in induced dipole-induced dipole interactions.

75. The C-C bond length in benzene is:

(a) Equal to C-C bond length in ethylene (b) Longer than C-C bond length in ethylene
(c) Equal to C-C bond length in ethane (d) Longer than C-C bond length in ethane

76. In trigonal-bipyramidal polyhedron the number of vertices, trigonal faces and number of edges are
(a) 5, 6 and 9, respectively (b) 9, 6 and 5, respectively
(c) 5, 9 and 6, respectively (d) 6, 9 and 5, respectively

77. The paramagnetic molecule among the following is:

(a) CO (b) NO2 (c) CO2 (d) N2O

78. The hybrid orbits of the underlined atoms that form σ bonds in BeCl2 (vapor), C2F4 and HCN are
respectively.
(a) sp2, sp2 and sp (b) sp, sp2 and sp (c) sp2, sp3 and sp2 (d) sp, sp3 and sp2

79. Identify the species with the lowest bond order among the following.
(a) C2 (b) NO (c) Cl2+ (d) O2+

80. The number of σ and π bonds present in the C3O2 are respectively.
(a) four and four (b) four and two (c) three and four (d) four and three

81. The bond angle in BF2- ion is closest to

(a) 900 (b) 1000 (c) 1200 (d) 1800

82. The paramagnetic species among the following is

(a) Cu4+ ion (b) singlet oxygen (c) Mo6+ ion (d) triplet oxygen
83. Among the following halides which one forms vender Walls crystals?
(a) NaCl (b) BeCl2 (c) HgCl2 (d) HF

84. Which one of the following statements concerning H2+ is incorrect?

(a) The non-degenerate LCAO-MOs (without spin) most be wither symmetric or anti-symmetric
for inversion.
(b) The lowest energy MO (without spin) of the molecule is anti-symmetric for inversion.
(c) The ground state has a multiplicity of two.
(d) The MOs transform into AOs of the helium ion as the two nuclei are fused together.

85. Using VSEPR model, the shape of the following molecules:

IF5-2(A), XeF4(B), IO3-(C), BrF3(D) Are.
(a) (A) pentagon shape, (B) square planar, (C) trigonal pyramid, (D) T-shape
(b) (A) trigonal bipyramid, (B) tetrahedral, (C) planar (D) planar
(c) (A) square pyramid, (B) tetrahedral, (C), trigonal pyramid (D) planar
(d) (A) pentagonal pyramid (B) tetrahedral, (C) trigonal pyramid (D) planar

86. Arrange the hydrides of 15-group elements (NH3, PH3, AsH3, SbH3 < BiH3) in increasing
contribution of p-orbital of X in the X-H bond. Choose the correct alternative from the following
alternatives given below
(a) Bi < Sb < As < P < N (b) P < N < As < Bi < Sb
(c) N < P < As < Sb < Bi (d) Bi < Sb < N < P < As

87. Which one of the following order of two properties of 14- and 15-group elements is not correct?
(A) BI3 < BBr3 < BCl3 < BF3 (Lewis acidity)
(B) Pb(CH3)4 < Sn(CH3)4 < Ge(CH3)4 < Sc(CH3)4 (thermal stability)
The correct alternative from the following ones is
(a) (B) (b) (A) (c) no one is wrong (d) both are wrong

88. Which of the following combination of atoms of A and B forms bonding molecular orbitals?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

89. Which of the following processes involves increasing in bond order?
 (a) N2 → N2+ +e- (b) CO + e- → CO- (c) NO → NO+ + e- (d) O2 + e- → O2-

90. Which molecule has zero bond order?

(a) H2+ (b) H2 (c) HeH (d) He2

91. What is the bond order in NO molecule?

(a) 2.5 (b) 2 (c) 1.5 (d) 1
92. Which one among the chlorides ZnCl2, HgCl2, BaCl2,AlCl2, is dissociated to the least extent in
aqueous solutions?
(a) ZnCl2 (b) HgCl2, (c) BaCl2, (d) AlCl2,

93. Which one among the given ions, has the highest polarizing power?
(a) Na+ (b) Ca2+ (c) Mg2+ (d) Al3+

94. Which one among the following molecules has a linear structure?
(a) Hydrogen sulphide (b) Sulphur dioxide
(c) Ozone (d) Hydrogen cyanide

95. Which molecules form strong H – bonds?

(a) H – F and H – Cl (b) H2O and HCl
(c) H2O and H2S (d) HF and H2O

96. The bond angles in boron trifluoride molecule are

(a) 90 degrees (b) 109 degrees (c) 120 degrees (d) 104 degrees

97. What is the correct word to describe the geometry of XeF4?

(a) Spherical (b) Octahedral (c) Tetrahedral (d) Planar

98. Which halide of silver is soluble in water?

(a) AgF (b) AgCl (c) AgBr (d) AgI

99. Which of the following is an example of a non-planar molecule (or ion)?

(a) Carbonate (b) Perchlorate
(c) Xenon tetrafluoride (d) Boron trifluoride

100. The bond angles in ammonia molecule are:

2014)
(a) 90 degrees (b) exactly tetrahedral
 (c) larger than tetrahedral (d) less than tetrahedral

101. Which of the following molecules / ions have planar structures?

2015)
(i) NH3 (ii) SO42- (c) CO42- (iv) BF3
(a) All four (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (iii) and (iv) (d) Only (iv)

102. Which of the following are paramagnetic compounds?

(i) Oxygen (ii) Copper sulphate (iii) Carbon monoxide
(iv) nitric oxide (v) Ozone
(a) (i), (ii), (iii) (b) (i), (ii), (iv) (c) (ii), (iii), (v) (d) (i), (iv), (v)

103. Which two of the following molecules /ions have planar structures?
(i) XeF4 , (ii) ClO4-, (iii) PtCl4-, (iv) MnO4- (BHU 2015)
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) and (ii) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)

104. Three examples of molecular/ions having linear geometry may be given as:
(a) CO2, NCS-and NO2+ (b) CO2, NCS-and NO2
(c) NO2, N3-and NCS- (d) ClO2, CO2 and NO2+

105. Which of the following shows the correct relationship between the atomic radius (r) of Cu, Ag
and Au?
(a) rCu < rAg < rAu (b) rCu << rAg < rAu
(c) rCu < rAg << rAu (d) rCu > rAg > rAu