SUB: CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL BONDING & MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

PAVAN KUMAR KASU

1. Lattice energy of an ionic compound depends upon

(A) Charge on the ion and size of the ion (B) Packing of ions only

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(C) Size of the ion only (D) Charge on the ion only
2. Bond angle in PH3 is
(A) much less than NH3 (B) Much less than PF3
(C) slightly more than NH3 (D) much more than PF3
3. Identify the least stable ion amongst the following:
(A) Li– (B) Be– (C) B– (D) C–

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4. Which of the following is polar?
(A) NF3 (B) BF3 (C) SF6 (D) SiF4
5. Dipole moment is shown by
(A) 1, 4-dichlorobenzene (B)1, 2-dichlorobenzne
(C) trans 1, 2-dichloroethene (D)1,3,5 tricholoro benzene
6. According to Fajan rules, the covalent character is most favoured in
(A) Small cation, large anion (B) Small cation, small anion

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(C) Large cation, large anion (D) Large cation, small anion.
7. A lone pair of electrons in an atom implies
(A) a pair of valence electrons
(B) a pair of electrons
(C) a pair of electrons involved in bonding
(D) a pair of valence electrons not involved in bonding
8. Which species has the maximum number of lone pair of electrons on the central atom?
(A) [ClO3]– (B) XeF4 (C) SF4 (D) [I3]–
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9. The percentage of s-character in the hybrid orbitals sp, sp and sp follows the pattern
(A) sp3 > sp2 > sp (B) sp > sp2 > sp3 (C) sp = sp2 > sp3 (D) sp = sp2 = sp3
10. Carbon dioxide is isostructural with which of the following ?
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(A) HgCl2 (B) H2O (C) SnCl2 (D) NO 2
11. Which one of the following compounds has sp2 hydridization?
(A) CO2 (B) SO2 (C) N2O (D) CO
12. Combination of two AO’s lead to the formation of
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(A) two MO’s (B) one MO (C) three MO’s (D) four MO’s
13. The calculated bond order in H −2 ion is
(A) 0 (B) 1/2 (C) –1/2 (D) 1
14. Number of paired electrons in O2 molecule is:
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 14
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15. Orthonitrophenol is steam volatile but paranitrophenol is not because

(A) orthonitrophenol has intramolecular hydrogen bonding while paranitrophenol has intermolecular hydro-
gen bonding.
(B) both ortho and paranitrophenol have intramolecular hydrogen bonding.
(C) orthonitrophenol has intermolecular hydrogen bonding and paranitrophenol has intramolecular hydrogen
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bonding.
(D) Van der Waals forces are dominant in orthonitrophenol.
16. Which of the following hydrogen bonds is the strongest?
(A) O – H - - - Cl (B) O – H - - - N (C) F – H - - - F (D) O – H - - - O
17. In OF2, number of bond pairs and lone pairs of electrons are respectively
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(A) 2, 6 (B) 2, 8 (C) 2, 10 (D) 2, 9

18. The bond angle around the central atom is maximum for
(A) H2O (B) H2Se (C) H2S (D) H2Te
19. The correct order of bond angles (smallest first) in H2S, NH3, BF3 and SiH4 is
 (A) H2S < NH3 < SiH4 < BF3 (B) NH3 < H2S < SiH4 < BF3
(C) H2S < SiH4 < NH3 < BF3 (D) NH3S < NH3 < BF3 < SiH4
20. According to Fajan rules, the ionic character is most favoured in
(A) Small cation large anion (B) Small cation, small anion
(C) Large cation, large anion (D) Large cation, small anion

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1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. A

7. D 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. A

13. B 14. D 15. A 16. C 17. B 18. A

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19. A 20. D

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