Chemical Bonding

CHEMICAL
CPP FIITJEE BONDING

IONIC BONDING
1. An ionic compound A+ B is most likely to be formed when.

(A) The ionization energy of A is high and electron affinity of B is low
(B) The ionization energy of A is low and electron affinity of B is high
(C) Both, the ionization energy of A and electron affinity of B are high
(D) Both, the ionization energy of A and electron affinity of B are low
2. Which of the following is an ionic compound?
(A) SO3 (B) ICl (C) KI (D) CHCl3
3. The compound which does not contain ionic bond is

(A) NaOH (B) HCl (C) K2S (D) LiH
4. The magnitude of the lattice energy of a solid increase if

(A) the ions are large (B) the ions are small
(C) the ions are of equal size (D) charges on the ions are small
5. In which of the following species the bonds are nondirectional?

(A) NCl3 (B) RbCl (C) BeCl2 (D) BCl3
COVALENT BONDING
6. Which of the following compound does not follow octet rule?
(A) CO2 (B) PCl3 (C) ICl (D) ClF3
7. In N O 3 ion, the number of bond pairs and lone pairs of electrons on nitrogen atom
are
(A) 2, 2 (B) 3 , 1 (C) 1 , 3 (D) 4 , 0
8. Which of the following statements concerning a covalent bond is false?
(A) The electrons are shared between atoms
(B) The bond is nondirectional
(C) The strength of the bond depends upon the extent of overlapping
(D) The bond formed may be polar or nonpolar.
9. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) Sodium hydride is ionic
(B) Beryllium chloride is covalent
(C) CCl4 gives a white ppt. with AgNO3 solution
(D) Bonds in NaCl are nondirectional
10. The compound which contains ionic as well as covalent bonds is
(A) C2H4Cl2 (B) CH3l (C) KCN (D) H2O2
11. In the electronic structure of acetic acid, there are
(A) 16 shared and 8 unshared electrons (B) 8 shared and 16 unshared electrons
(C) 12 shared and 12 unshared electrons (D) 18 shared and 6 unshared electrons
12. Which of the following is an example of super octet molecule?
(A) ClF3 (B) PCl5 (C) IF7 (D) all the three
13. Which of the following has one lone pair of electrons on the central atom?
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VALENCE BOND THEORY
14. A covalent bond may be formed by

(A) ssoverlap (B) spoverlap (C) ppoverlap (D) all these three
15. Lateral overlap of porbitals leads to the formation of

(A)  bond (B) metallic bond (C)  bond (D) Ionic bond
16. The number of sigma  and pi   bonds present in a molecule of tetracyanoethylene
CN2 C  CCN2 are
(A) 5 and 9 (B) 5 and 8 (C) 9 and 9 (D) 9 and 7
17. If Zaxis is the molecular axis, then  molecular orbitals are formed by the overlap
of
(A) s + pz (B) px + py (C) pz + pz (D) px + px
18. Which of the following combinations is not allowed (assumed Zaxis is internuclear
axis)?
(A) 2s and 2s (B) 2px and 2px (C) 2s and 2pz (D) 2px and 2py
COORDINATE BONDING
19. Which of the following is best explained by co-ordinate bond?

1
(A)H2 + I2 (B) Mg + O2 (C)H+ + H2O (D) Cl + Cl
2
20. NH3 and BF3 form an adduct readily because they form
(A) An ionic bond (B) A covalent bond
(C) A coordinate bond (D) A hydrogen bond
21. The dative bond is present in

(A) NH3 (B) SO3 (C) PCl5 (D) BF3
VSEPR THEORY
1. Which of the following pair does not have same shape?

(A)NH4+, CH4 (B) H3O+, NH3 (C) I3–, XeF2 (D) PF5, BrF5
2. Which of the following does not have a tetrahedral structure?

2 2
(A) SO4 (B) SF4 (C) SO2Cl2 (D) SeO4
3. The geometrical arrangement and shape of I3 are respectively

(A)Trigonal bipyramidal, T-shape (B)Octahedral, linear
(C)Trigonal planar, Angular (D)Trigonal bipyramidal, linear
4. Which of the following is octahedral?

3
(A) PCl6-

(B) SF4 (C) BO3 (D) BF4
5. Which of the following have linear shape?
(A)SnCl2 (B) NO2 (C) FNO (D) SO2
6. A molecule XY2 contains two , two  bonds and one lone pair of electrons in the
valence shell of X. The arrangement of lone pair as well as bond pairs is
(A)Square pyramidal (B)Linear
(C)Trigonal planar (D)Unpredictable
7. If the atomic number of M is 50. The shape of gaseous MCl2 is

Cl
M
M M
Cl
(A) Cl (B) Cl Cl (C) Cl (D) Cl M Cl
8. The shape of ClF3 molecules is

(A) Triangular planar (B) Pyramidal
(C) Tshape (D) Trigonal bipyramidal
9. C2 – C3 sigma single bond in vinyl acetylene CH2 = CH – C  CH is due to

overlapping of
(A)sp – sp (B) sp2 – sp2 (C) sp – sp2 (D) sp2 – sp
10. Decreasing order of size of various orbitals is

(A) sp > sp2> sp3 (B) sp3> sp2> sp (C) sp2> sp > sp3 (D) sp > sp3> sp2
11. Atomic orbitals of carbon in carbon dioxide are

(A) sp – hybridised (B) sp3d – hybridised
2
(C) sp – hybridised (D) sp3 – hybridised
12. Which one is not tetrahedral?

(A) BF 4 (B) NH 4 (C) CO 32 (D) SO 24
13. On hybridization of one s and p – orbitals , we get

(A) two mutually perpendicular orbitals (B) two orbitals at 180°
(C) four orbitals directed tetrahedrally (D) three orbitals in a plane.
14. The geometry and the type of hybrid orbitals present about the central atom in BF3 is
(A) linear, sp (B) trigonal planar , sp2
3
(C) tetrahedral , sp (D) pyramidal , sp3
15. Which of the following are isoelectonic and isostructural ?

NO 3 , CO 32 , SO3,ClO 3
(A)NO 3 , CO 32 (B) SO3 , NO 3 (C) ClO 3 , CO 32 (D) CO 32 , SO3
16. CO2 is isostructural with


(A) HgI 4 (B) SnCl2 (C) NCO (D) NO2
17. The linear structure is assumed by

(A) SnCl2 (B) C2H2 (C) NO2 (D) SO2
18. The fluorine molecule is formed by
(A) pp orbitals (sideways overlap) (B) pp orbitals (endtoend overlap)
(C) spsp orbitals (D) ss orbitals
19. Which of the following will provide the most efficient overlap?
(A) ss (B) sp (C) sp2sp2 (D) spsp
20. Two hybrid orbitals have a bond angle of 120ºC. The percentage of s character in the
hybrid orbital is nearly
(A) 25% (B) 33% (C) 50% (D) 66%
21. Which carbon is more electronegative?

(A) sp3 hybridised carbon (B) sp hybridised carbon
(C) sp3 hybridised carbon
(D) the electron attracting power of C is always same irrespective is its hybrid state.
22. Compound in which central atom assumes sp3d hybridisation is
(A) SO3 (B) PCl5 (C) SO2 (D) PCl3
23. In OF2, oxygen has hybridisation of

(A) sp (B) sp2 (C) sp3 (D) none of these
24. C2H2 is isostructural with

(A) H2O2 (B) NO2 (C) SnCl2 (D) CO2
25. Pair of molecules having identical geometry is

(A) BF3, NH3 (B) BF3, AlF3 (C) BeF2, H2O (D) BCl3, PCl3
26. The pair of species with similar shape is

(A) PCl3, NH3 (B) CF4, SF4 (C) PbCl2, CO2 (D) PF5, IF5
27. The hybrid state of B in BF 4 is

(A) sp2 (B) sp (C) sp3 (D) no specific
28. The hybridization of phosphorus in POCl3 is the same as in

(A) P in PCl3 (B) S in SF4 (C) Cl in ClF3 (D) B in BCl3
29. The hybridization of the central atom in ICl 2 is

(A)sp3d (B) sp (C) sp2 (D) sp3
30. Out of CHCl3, CH4 and SF4 the molecules having regular geometry are
(A) CHCl3 only (B) CHCl3 and SF4 (C) CH4 only (D) CH4 and SF4
31. The molecule MLx is planar with six pairs of electrons around M in the valence shell.
The value of x is
(A) 6 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 3
BOND PARAMETERS & FAJAN’S RULE
1. The strongest bond is

(A) C—C (B) C—H (C) C—N (D) C—O
2. Which of the following is least soluble in H2O?
(A) BaF2 (B) SrF2 (C) CaF2 (D) MgF2
3. Amongst LiCl, RbCl, BeCl2 and MgCl2, the compounds with the greatest and least
ionic character respectively are
(A)LiCl and RbCl (B)RbCl and BeCl2
(C)RbCl and MgCl2 (D)MgCl2 and BeCl2
4. Which of the following is insoluble in water?

(A) AgF (B) AgI (C) KBr (D) CaCl2
5. Which of the following is least ionic?

(A) AgCl (B) KCl (C) BaCl2 (D) CaCl2
6. In which of the following, bond angle is maximum?

(A) NH3 (B) NH 4 (C) PCl3 (D) SCl2
7. Maximum bond angle is present in case of

(A) BBr3 (B) BCl3 (C) BF3 (D) Same in all
8. The correct order of increasing C – O bond length of CO, CO 32 , CO2 is

(A) CO 32 < CO2< CO (B) CO2< CO 32 < CO
(C) CO < CO 32 < CO2 (D) CO < CO2< CO 32
9. Which one is the highest melting point?

(A) NaCl (B) NaF (C) NaBr (D) NaI.
10. Which of the following statements about LiCl and NaCl is wrong?
(A) LiCl has lower melting point that NaCl
(B) LiCl dissolves more in organic solvents whereas NaCl does not
(C) LiCl would ionise in water more than NaCl
(D) Fused LiCl would be less conducting than fused NaCl
11. Which of the following has highest ionic character?

(A) MgCl2 (B) CaCl2 (C) BaCl2 (D) BeCl2
12. Covalent character is maximum in

(A) NaF (B) Na2O
(C) Na3N (D) all have equal covalent character
13. The bond angles of NH3, NH 4 and NH 2 are in the order

(A) NH 2 > NH3> NH 4 (B) NH 4 > NH3> NH 2
(C) NH3> NH 2 > NH 4 (D) NH3> NH 4 > NH 2
14. The correct order of bond angles is

(A) NO 2 > NO 2 > NO 2 (B) NO 2 > NO 2 > NO 2
(C) NO 2 > NO 2 > NO 2 (D) NO 2 > NO 2 > NO 2
15. The bond angle in H2S is

(A) > NH3 (B) Same as in BeCl2
(C) > H2Se < H2O (D) Same as in CH4
16. Which of the following set contains species having same angle around the central
atom?
(A) SF4, CH4, NH3 (B) NF3, BCl3, NH3
(C) BF3, NF3, AlCl3 (D) BF3, BCl3, BBr3
17. Which one of the following compounds has bond angle as nearly 90º?
(A) NH3 (B) H2S (C) H2O (D) CH4
18. The correct increasing bond angle among BF3, PF3 and ClF3 follows the order
(A) BF3< PF3< ClF3 (B) PF3< BF3< ClF3
(C) ClF3< PF3< BF3 (D) BF3 = PF3 = ClF3
19. The correct order of increasing covalent character of the following is

(A) SiCl4< AlCl3< CaCl2< KCl (B) KCl < CaCl2< AlCl3< SiCl4
(C) AlCl3< CaCl2< KCl < SiCl4 (D) none of these
20. Indicate the type of bond angles present in IF5
(A) 90° (B) 90°,120° (C) 90°, 180° (D) 90°, 120°,
180°
21. If Na+ is larger than Mg2+ ions and S2- ion is larger than Cl- ion, which of the following
will be least soluble in water.
(A) NaCl (B) Na2S (C) MgCl (D) MgS
22. The most covalent aluminium halide is

(A)AlF3 (B) AlCl3 (C) AlBr3 (D) AlI3
23. The threedimensional representation of H2N is

.. ..
H .. H . H .
(A) .. N (B) HNH (C) N (D) N
H .. .. H . .
H
24. The bond angle is minimum in

(A) NH 4 (B) NOCl (C) H2Se (D) SO3
25. F — Xe — F bond angle in XeO2F2 is approximately

(A)90º (B) 120º (C) 180º (D) 109º28
POLAR COVALENT BONDS & DIPOLE MOMENT
1. Which bond angle () would result in the maximum dipole moment for the
triatomic molecule XY2?
(A)  = 90° (B)  = 120° (C)  = 150° (D)  = 180°
2. Which of the following pair one which contains both polar and non – polar bonds?
(A) NH4Cl (B) HCN (C) H2O2 (D) CH4
3. Among the following bonds which has the most polar character?
(A) C – O (B) C – Br (C) C – F (D) C – S
4. The molecule which has zero dipole moment is
(A) CH2Cl2 (B) BF3 (C) NH3 (D) ClO2
5. Which one of the following arrangement of molecules is correct on the basis of their
dipole moments ?
(A) BF3> NF3> NH3 (B) NF3> BF3> NH3
(C) NH3> BF3> NF3 (D) NH3> NF3> BF3
6. Among the following compounds, the one that is polar and has the central atom with
sp2hybridization is
(A) H2CO3 (B) SiF4 (C) BF3 (D) HClO2
7. Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing dipole moment. Toluene (I),
m – dichlorobenzene (II), o – dichlorobenzene (III), p – dichlorobenzene (IV).
(A) I < IV < II < III (B) IV < I < II < III (C) IV < I < III < II (D) IV < II < I < III
8. Which one of the following has zero dipole moment ?
(A) ClF (B) PCl3 (C) SiF4 (D) CFCl3
9. Among the following, the molecule with highest dipole moment is
(A) CH3Cl (B) CH2Cl2 (C) CHCl3 (D) CCl4
10. Which of the following pair of molecules will have permanent dipole moment for both
members
(A) NO2 and CO2 (B) NO2 and O3 (C) SiF4 and CO2 (D) SiF4 and NO2
11. Which of the following statements is correct?

(A) A  bond is weaker than a  bond
(B) There are four coordinate bonds in the NH 4 ion
(C) The covalent bond is directional in nature
(D) HF is less polar than HCl
12. Which of the following compounds is nonpolar?
(A) CH3Cl (B) CH2Cl2 (C) CHCl3 (D) CCl4
13. Which of the following will be least polar?

(A) NH (B) CH (C) OH (D) HF
14. Which of the following has zero value of dipole moment?

(A) Benzene (B) Naphthalene (C) pDichlorobenzene (D) All the three
15. Which of the following molecules has highest dipole moment?

(A) H2S (B) CO2 (C) CCl4 (D) BF3
16. Which of the following molecules has zero dipole moment?

(A) NH3 (B) CHCl3 (C) H2O (D) BF3
17. Which of the following molecules has a high dipole moment?

(A) CO2 (B) CCl4 (C) NH3 (D) BF3
18. Which of the following molecules has highest dipole moment?

(A) BF3 (B) NH3 (C) NF3 (D) B2H6
19. Which of the following molecules has nonzero dipole moment?

(A) PCl5 (B) BF3 (C) SO2 (D) CO2
20. The molecule that does not possess a permanent dipole moment is
(A) NF3 (B) BF3 (C) CH2Cl2 (D) NO2
21. Dipole moment of NF3 is smaller than

(A) NH3 (B) CO2 (C) BF3 (D) CCl4
22. The dipole moment of o, p and mdichlorobenzene will be in the order

(A) o>p>m (B) p>o>m (C) m>o>p (D) o>m>p
23. BF3 and NF3 both are covalent compounds but NF3 is polar whereas BF3 is non-
polar. This is because
(A) Nitrogen atom is smaller than boron atom
(B) NF bond is more polar than BF bond
(C) NF3 is pyramidal whereas BF3 is planar triangular
(D) BF3 is electron deficient whereas NF3 is not
24. The correct order of decreasing polarity is

(A) HF > SO2> H2O > NH3 (B) HF > H2O > SO2> NH3
(C) HF > NH3> SO2> H2O (D) HF > H2O >NH3> SO2
25. Which of the following hydrogen halides has a high percentage of ionic character?
(A) HF (B) HCl (C) HBr (D) HI
26. In terms of polar character, which of the following order is correct?

(A) NH3< H2O < HF < H2S (B) H2S < NH3< H2O < HF
(C) H2O < NH3< H2S < HF (D) HF < H2O < NH3< H2S
MOLECULAR ORBITAL THEORY
1. The correct order of O—O bond length in O2, H2O2 and O3 is

(A) O2 O3 H2O2 (B) O3 H2O2 O2
(C) H2O2 O3 O2 (D) O2 H2O2 O3
2. When N2 goes N2 , the N—N bond distance …….. and when O2 goes to O2 , the O—
O bond distance………..
(A) increases, decreases (B) decreases, increases
(C) increase in both case (D) decrease in both case
3. Which of the following diatomic molecules would be stabilized by the removal of

an electron
(A) C2 (B) CN (C) N2 (D) O2
4. The energy of  2s is greater than 1*s orbital because

(A)  2s orbital is bigger than 1s orbital
(B)  2s is a bonding orbital whereas 1*s is an antibonding orbital
(C)  2s orbital has a greater value of n than 1*s orbital
(D)  2s orbital is formed only after 1s
5. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(A) He2 does not exist because its bond order is zero
(B) O2, O 2 and O 2 are all paramagnetic
(C) any two atomic orbitals can combine to form two molecular orbitals
(D) 2p x  and 2p y  are degenerate molecular orbitals
6. The bond order in peroxide ion O 22 is  
(A) 2  5 (B) 1 5 (C) 2 (D) 1 0
7. The bond order in O 2 is the same as in

(A) N 2 (B) CN (C) NO+ (D) CO.
8. The bond length of H 2 , H 2 and H2 are in the order

(A) H 2 > H2> H 2 (B) H2> H 2 > H 2 (C) H 2 > H2> H 2 (D) H 2 > H 2 > H2
9. Which sequence correctly describes the relative bond strengths of oxygen molecule,
superoxide ion, peroxide ion and unipositive oxygen molecule?
(A) O 2 > O 2 > O 22 > O2 (B) O 2 > O2> O 2 > O 22
(C) O 22 > O 2 > O2> O 2 (D) O 22 > O 2 > O 2 > O2
10. The bond energies in NO, NO+ and NO follow the order
(A) NO+> NO > NO (B) NO> NO+> NO
(C) NO> NO > NO+ (D) NO+> NO> NO
11. Which of the following contains maximum number of electrons in the antibonding
molecular orbitals?
(A) O2 (B) O 22 (C) O 2 (D) O 2
12. Which of the following molecules have unpaired electrons in antibonding molecular
orbitals?
(A) O2 (B) N2 (C) C2 (D) B2
13. Which of the following species is paramagnetic?

(A) O2 (B) N2 (C) O 22 (D) H2
14. In which set of molecules are all the species paramagnetic?

(A) B2, O2, N2 (B) B2, O2, NO (C) B2, F2, O2 (D) B2, O2, Li2
15. How many bonds (bond order) does B2 have?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
16. The sequence of energy levels of MO’s formed from the outermost shells of C2
molecule is
(A) 2s  * 2s   2p x   2p y   2p z    * 2p x   * 2p y    * 2p z 
(B) 2s  * 2s   2p x   2p y   2p z    * 2p z    * 2p y    * 2p z 
(C) 2s    * 2s   2p z   2p y    * 2p x    * 2 p y    * 2p y    * 2p z 
(D) 2s  * 2s   2p z   2p x   2p y    * 2p z    * 2p x    * 2p y 
17. Which among the following molecules/ions is diamagnetic?

(A) Super oxide ion (B) Oxygen
(C) Carbon molecule (D) Unipositive ion of N2 molecule
18. Bond order of C-C bond in Calcium Carbide, CaC2

(A) 2 (B) 2.5 (C) 3 (D) 3.5
19. Which graph best represent the energy diagram of molecular orbitals vs distance
between atoms
Anti-bonding MO
Energy Anti-bonding MO
Energy
O O
(A) (B)
Bonding MO Bonding MO
Distance between atoms Distance bet ween atoms
Anti-bonding MO
Bonding MO
Energy
Energy
O
O
(C) (D)
Anti-bonding MO
Bonding MO
Distance between atoms Distance bet ween atoms
HYDROGEN BONDING
1. Among HF, CH4, CH3OH and N2O4, intermolecular hydrogen bonding is expected
(A) in all (B) in all expect one (C) in two (D) in none
2. The high boiling point of water is due to

(A) Weak dissociation of water
(B) Hydrogen bonding among water molecules
(C) Its high specific heat
(D) Its high dielectric constant
3. Hydrogen bonding is absent in

(A) H2O (B) NH3 (C) C2H5OH (D)
C2H5OC2H5
4. What is the maximum number of hydrogen bonds in which a water molecule can
participate
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
5. Which of the following hydrogen halides is most volatile?

(A) HF (B) HCl (C) HBr (D) HI
6. Amongst H2O, H2S , H2Se and H2Te, the one with the highest boiling point is
(A) H2O because of hydrogen bonding (B) H2 Te because of higher molecular
weight
(C) H2S because of hydrogen bonding (D) H2Se because of lower molecular
weight
7. The boiling point is not affected due to hydrogen bonding in
(A) Water (B) ammonia (C) methyl alcohol (D) hydrogen
chloride
8. The correct order of the strength of Hbonds is
(A) H…..F > H…..O > H…..N (B) H…..N > H…..O > H…..F
(C) H…..O > H…..N > H…..F (D) H…..F > H…..N > H…..O
9. In ice, the length of Hbonds
(A) is less than that of covalent bonds
(B) is greater than that of covalent bonds
(C) is same as that of covalent bonds
(D) can be less, greater or same as that of covalent bonds
10. The boiling points of methanol, water and dimethyl ether are respectively 65ºC,
100ºC and 34.5ºC. Which of the following best explains these wide variations in b.p.
(A) the molecular mass increases from water (18) to methanol (32) to diethyl ether
(74)
(B) the extent of Hbonding decreases from water to methanol while it is absent in
ether
(C) the extent of intramolecular Hbonding decreases from ether to methanol to
water
(D) the density of water is 1.00g ml1, methanol 0.7914g ml1 and that of diethyl ether
is0.7137g ml1
11. Intramolecular Hbonding is present in

(A) oNitrophenol (B) Salicylaldehyde (C) mNitrophenol (D) both (A) and
(B)
12. Which of the following compounds has the least tendency to form hydrogen bonds
between molecules?
(A) NH3 (B) NH2OH (C) HF (D) CH3F
13. The weakest bond among the following is

(A) ionic (B) covalent (C) metallic (D) hydrogen
bond
14. Incorrect order of decreasing boiling points is
(A) HF > HI > HBr > HCl (B) H2O > H2Te > H2Se > H2S
(C) Br2> Cl2> F2 (D) CH4> GeH4> SiH4
15. Which of the following does not contain any coordinate bond?
(A) H3O+ (B) BF 4 (C) HF 2 (D) NH 4
16. Which of the following has highest viscosity?

(A) Glycerol (B) Glycol (C) Ethanol (D) Water
17. Which of the following has a 3 centered 2 electron bond?
(A) BF3 (B) NH3 (C) CO2 (D) B2H6
18. Out of the following which has highest dipole moment?
(A)2,2-dimethyl propane (B)trans-2-pentene
(C)cis-3-hexene (D)2,2,3,3-tetramethyl butane
19. Identify the false statement
(A) Anhyd. FeCl3 cannot exist in dimeric form
(B) Maximum polarisation is brought about by a cation of high charge
(C) The bond dissociation energy of a metallic bond is greater than that of a
hydrogen bond.
(D) The conversion of Na to Na+ is an endothermic process
20. In which of the following set of molecules is the order of boiling points incorrect?
(A) Xe > Ar > He (B) HF > HCl > HBr
(C) H2O > H2Se > H2S (D) C3H8> C2H6> CH4
21. Among KO2, AlO2–, BaO2 and NO2+ unpaired electron is present in
(A)NO2+ and BaO2 (B)KO2 and AlO2– (C)KO2 only (D)BaO2 only
22. The electronegativity difference between two atoms A and B is 2 then percentage
of covalent character in the molecule is
(A) 54% (B) 46% (C) 23% (D) 72%
23. For resonance structure a molecule may not have

(A)Identical arrangement of atoms (B)Nearly same energy contents
(C)The same number of paired electrons (D) Identical bonding
24. Which is paramagnetic?

(A) Cl2O6 (B) Cl2O7 (C) Cl2O (D) ClO2
25. Which of the following statements concerning elements with atomic number 10 is
true?
(A) it forms a covalent net work of solids
(B) its molecules are monoatomic
(C) it has a very high value of electron affinity
(D) it has extremely low value of ionisation energy.
26. Which of the following is solid with highest melting point?
(A) CO2 (B) H2O (C) SiO2 (D) He
27. Which one has least O-O bond length?
(A) O2 (B) Na2O2 (C) KO2 (D) O3
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1. Which ion below has a noble gas electron configuration?

(A) Li2 (B) Be2 (C) B2 (D) C2
2. Of the ions below, only __________ has a noble gas electron configuration.
(A) S3 (B) O2 (C) I (D) Cl
3. Which of the following has eight valence electrons?
(A) Ti4 (B) Kr (C) Cl (D) all of the
above
4. Which of the following does not have eight valence electrons?
(A) Ca  (B) Rb (C) Xe (D) Br 
5. The chloride of which of the following metals should have the greatest lattice energy?
(A) potassium (B) rubidium (C) sodium (D) lithium
6. Lattice energy is __________.

(A) the energy required to convert a mole of ionic solid into its constituent ions in the
gas phase
(B) the energy given off when gaseous ions combine to form one mole of an ionic
solid
(C) the energy required to produce one mole of an ionic compound from its
constituent elements in their standard states
(D) the sum of ionization energies of the components in an ionic solid
7. In ionic bond formation, the lattice energy of ions ________ as the magnitude of the
ion charges _______ and the radii __________.
(A) increases, decrease, increase (B) increases, increase, increase
(C) decreases, increase, increase (D) increases, increase, decrease
The diagram below is the Born-Haber cycle for the formation of crystalline potassium
fluoride.
8. Which energy change corresponds to the electron affinity of fluorine?

(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 1
9. Which energy change corresponds to the first ionization energy of potassium?

(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3
10. The electron configuration [Kr]4d10 represents __________.

(A) Sr+2 (B) Sn+2 (C) Te+2 (D) Ag+1
11. Fe+2 ions are represented by __________.

(A) [Ar]3d1 (B) [Ar]3d4 (C) [Ar]3d6 (D) [Ar]3d104s1
12. Using the Born-Haber cycle, the H f  of KBr is equal to __________.

(A) H f °[K (g)]  H f °[Br (g)]  I1 (K)  E(Br)  H
lattice
(B) H f °[K (g)]   H f °[Br (g)]  I1 (K)  E(Br)   H
lattice
(C) H f °[K (g)]  H f °[Br (g)]  I1 (K)  E(Br)  H
lattice
(D) H f °[K (g)]  H f °[Br (g)]  I1  E(Br)  H
lattice
13. The type of compound that is most likely to contain a covalent bond is __________.
(A) one that is composed of a metal from the far left of the periodic table and a
nonmetal from the far right of the periodic table
(B) a solid metal
(C) one that is composed of only nonmetals
(D) held together by the electrostatic forces between oppositely charged ions
14. In which of the molecules below is the carbon-carbon distance the shortest?
(A) H 2 C  CH 2 (B) C 2 H 2 (C) H3C  CH3 (D) H 2 C  C  CH 2
15. Of the atoms below, __________ is the most electronegative.

(A) Si (B) Cl (C) Rb (D) Ca
16. Of the atoms below, __________ is the least electronegative.

(A) Rb (B) F (C) Si (D) Cl
17. Which of the elements below has the largest electronegativity?

(A) Si (B) Mg (C) P (D) S
18. Of the molecules below, the bond in __________ is the most polar.
(A) HBr (B) HI (C) HCl (D) HF
19. Of the bonds below, __________ is the least polar.

(A) Na, S (B) P, S (C) C, F (D) Na, Cl
20. Which of the following has the bonds correctly arranged in order of increasing
polarity?
(A) Be  F, Mg  F, N  F, O  F (B) O  F, N  F, Be  F, Mg  F
(C) O  F, Be  F, Mg  F, N  F (D) N  F, Be  F, Mg  F, O  F
21. Which two bonds are most similar in polarity?

(A) O  F and Cl  F (B) B  F and Cl  F
(C) Al  Cl and I  Br (D) I  Br and Si  Cl
22. The bond length in an HI molecule is 1.61 Å and the measured dipole moment is 0.44
D. What is the magnitude (in units of e) of the negative charge on I in HI?
( 1 debye = 3.34  10 30 coulomb-meters ; ; e=1.6 1019 coulombs )
(A) 1.6 1019 (B) 0.057 (C) 9.1 (D) 1
23. Which of the following names is/are correct for the compound TiO 2 ?
(A) titanium dioxide and titanium (IV) oxide
(B) titanium (IV) dioxide
(C) titanium oxide
(D) titanium oxide and titanium (IV) dioxide
24. Which of the following names is/are correct for the compound SnCl4 ?
(A) tin (II) chloride and tin (IV) chloride (B) tin tetrachloride and tin (IV) chloride
(C) tin (IV) tetrachloride (D) tin chloride
25. The structure of N 2 H 2 shows __________.

(A) a nitrogen-nitrogen triple bond
(B) a nitrogen-nitrogen single bond
(C) each nitrogen has one nonbonding electron pair
(D) each nitrogen has two nonbonding electron pairs
26. There are __________ valence electrons in CH3CH2Cl.
(A) 14 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 20
27. In the Lewis symbol for a sulfur atom, there are __________ paired and __________
unpaired electrons.
(A) 2, 2 (B) 4, 2 (C) 2, 4 (D) 0, 6
28. The Lewis structure of the CO 32  ion is __________.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
29. In the nitrite ion (NO 2- ) , __________.

(A) both bonds are single bonds
(B) both bonds are double bonds
(C) one bond is a double bond and the other is a single bond
(D) both bonds are the same
30. Resonance structures differ by __________.
(A) placement of electrons only (B) number of electrons only
(C) placement of atoms only (D) number of atoms only
31. The oxidation number of phosphorus in PF3 is __________.
(A) -2 (B) +1 (C) +3 (D) +2
32. To convert from one resonance structure to another, __________.

(A) only atoms can be moved (B) electrons and atoms can both be
moved
(C) only electrons can be moved (D) neither electrons nor atoms can be
moved
33. For resonance forms of a molecule or ion, __________.
(A) one always corresponds to the observed structure
(B) all the resonance structures are observed in various proportions
(C) the observed structure is an average of the resonance forms
(D) the same atoms need not be bonded to each other in all resonance forms
For the questions that follow, consider following oxyanions:
(i) NO 2  (ii) NO 3  (iii) SO 3 2  (iv) SO 4 2 (v) BrO 3 
34. There can be four equivalent best resonance structures of __________.
(A) (ii) (B) (iii) (C) (i) (D) (iv)
35. In which of the ions do all X-O bonds (X indicates the central atom) have the same
length?
(A) none (B) all (C) (i) and (ii) (D) (iii) and (v)
36. Of the following, __________ cannot accommodate more than an octet of electrons.
(A) P (B) As (C) O (D) S
37. Based on the octet rule, boron will most likely form a __________ ion.
(A) B3- (B) B1+ (C) B3+ (D) B2+
38. Which of the following does not have eight valence electrons?
(A)Xe (B) Ti+4 (C) Rb+1 (D) Sr+1
39. A valid Lewis structure of __________ cannot be drawn without violating the octet
rule.
(A) PO 43 (B) SiF4 (C) CF4 (D) SeF4
40. The central atom in __________ does not violate the octet rule.
(A) SF4 (B) KrF2 (C) CF4 (D) XeF4
41. The central atom in __________ violates the octet rule.

(A) NH3 (B) SeF2 (C) BF3 (D) AsF3
rule.
(A) ClF3 (B) PCl3 (C) SO3 (D) CCl 4
rule.
(A) NI3 (B) SO 2 (C) ICl5 (D) SiF4
rule.
(A) NF3 (B) BeH 2 (C) SO 2 (D) CF4
45. Which atom can accommodate an octet of electrons, but doesn't necessarily have to
accommodate an octet?
(A) N (B) C (C) B (D) H
46. Bond enthalpy is __________.

(A) always positive (B) always negative
(C) sometimes positive, sometimes negative (D) always zero
47. Given that the average bond energies for C-H and C-Br bonds are 413 and 276
kJ/mol, respectively, the heat of atomization of bromoform (CHBr3 ) is __________
kJ/mol.
(A) 1241 (B) 689 (C) -689 (D) 1378
48. Of the bonds C-N,C  N , and C  N , the C-N bond is __________.
(A) strongest/shortest (B) strongest/longest
(C) weakest/shortest (D) weakest/longest
49. As the number of covalent bonds between two atoms increases, the distance between
the atoms __________ and the strength of the bond between them __________.
(A) increases, increases (B) decreases, decreases

(C) increases, decreases (D) decreases, increases
50. Of the possible bonds between carbon atoms (single, double, and triple), __________.
(A) a triple bond is longer than a single bond
(B) a double bond is stronger than a triple bond
(C) a single bond is stronger than a triple bond
(D) a double bond is longer than a triple bond
51. The molecule which possesses both sp3 and sp3d2 hybridisation is
(A) solid PCl5 (B) gaseous PCl5 (C) PCl4 (D) PCl6
ANSWERS
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B
5. B 6. D 7. D 8. B
9. C 10. C 11. A 12. D
13. D 14. D 15. A 16. C
17. D 18. D 19. C 20. C
21. B
VSEPR THEORY
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. A
5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C
9. D 10. B 11. A 12. C
13. B 14. B 15. A 16. C
17. B 18. B 19. C 20. B
21. B 22. B 23. C 24. D
25. B 26. A 27. C 28. A
29. D 30. C 31. C
BOND PARAMETERS & FAJAN’S RULE
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. B
5. A 6. B 7. D 8. D
9. B 10. C 11. C 12. C
13. B 14. D 15. C 16. D
17. B 18. C 19. B 20. C
21. D 22. D 23. C 24. C
25. C
POLAR COVALENT BONDS & DIPOLE MOMENT
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B
5. D 6. A 7. B 8. C
9. A 10. B 11. C 12. D
13. B 14. D 15. A 16. D
17. C 18. B 19. C 20. B
21. A 22. D 23. C 24. D
25. A 26. B
MOLECULAR ORBITAL THEORY
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C
5. C 6. D 7. A 8. D
9. B 10. A 11. B 12. A
13. A 14. B 15. B 16. A
17. C 18. C 19. B
HYDROGEN BONDING
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D
5. B 6. A 7. D 8. A
9. B 10. B 11. D 12. D
13. D 14. D 15 C 16. A
17. D 18. C 19. A 20. B
21. C 22. A 23. D 24. D
25. B 26. C 27. A
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1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A
5. D 6. A 7. D 8. C
9. D 10. D 11. C 12. C
13. C 14. B 15. B 16. A
17. D 18. D 19. B 20. B
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. B
25. C 26. D 27. B 28. A
29. D 30. A 31. C 32. C
33. C 34. D 35. B 36. C
37. C 38. D 39. D 40. C
41. C 42. A 43. C 44. B
45. C 46. A 47. A 48. D
49. D 50. D 51. A

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CHEMICAL

CPP FIITJEE BONDING

1. An ionic compound A+ B is most likely to be formed when.

3. The compound which does not contain ionic bond is

4. The magnitude of the lattice energy of a solid increase if

5. In which of the following species the bonds are nondirectional?

VALENCE BOND THEORY

14. A covalent bond may be formed by

15. Lateral overlap of porbitals leads to the formation of

19. Which of the following is best explained by co-ordinate bond?

21. The dative bond is present in

1. Which of the following pair does not have same shape?

2. Which of the following does not have a tetrahedral structure?

3. The geometrical arrangement and shape of I3 are respectively

4. Which of the following is octahedral?

7. If the atomic number of M is 50. The shape of gaseous MCl2 is

8. The shape of ClF3 molecules is

9. C2 – C3 sigma single bond in vinyl acetylene CH2 = CH – C  CH is due to

10. Decreasing order of size of various orbitals is

11. Atomic orbitals of carbon in carbon dioxide are

12. Which one is not tetrahedral?

13. On hybridization of one s and p – orbitals , we get

15. Which of the following are isoelectonic and isostructural ?

16. CO2 is isostructural with

17. The linear structure is assumed by

21. Which carbon is more electronegative?

23. In OF2, oxygen has hybridisation of

24. C2H2 is isostructural with

25. Pair of molecules having identical geometry is

26. The pair of species with similar shape is

27. The hybrid state of B in BF 4 is

28. The hybridization of phosphorus in POCl3 is the same as in

29. The hybridization of the central atom in ICl 2 is

BOND PARAMETERS & FAJAN’S RULE

1. The strongest bond is

4. Which of the following is insoluble in water?

5. Which of the following is least ionic?

6. In which of the following, bond angle is maximum?

7. Maximum bond angle is present in case of

8. The correct order of increasing C – O bond length of CO, CO 32 , CO2 is

9. Which one is the highest melting point?

11. Which of the following has highest ionic character?

12. Covalent character is maximum in

13. The bond angles of NH3, NH 4 and NH 2 are in the order

14. The correct order of bond angles is

15. The bond angle in H2S is

19. The correct order of increasing covalent character of the following is

22. The most covalent aluminium halide is

23. The threedimensional representation of H2N is

24. The bond angle is minimum in

25. F — Xe — F bond angle in XeO2F2 is approximately

POLAR COVALENT BONDS & DIPOLE MOMENT

11. Which of the following statements is correct?

13. Which of the following will be least polar?

14. Which of the following has zero value of dipole moment?

15. Which of the following molecules has highest dipole moment?

16. Which of the following molecules has zero dipole moment?

17. Which of the following molecules has a high dipole moment?

18. Which of the following molecules has highest dipole moment?

19. Which of the following molecules has nonzero dipole moment?

21. Dipole moment of NF3 is smaller than

22. The dipole moment of o, p and mdichlorobenzene will be in the order

24. The correct order of decreasing polarity is