Shape Of Molecules

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1. Percentage of s-character in sp hybrid orbital is
(1) 25 (2) 50 (3) 66 (4) 75
2. s-character in sp hybridised orbitals is
! ! ! #
(1) " (2) # (3) $ (4) "
3.Which of the following hybridisation has maximum s-characters
(1) sp3 (2) sp2 (3) sp (4) None of these
4. For which of the following hybridisation the bond angle is maximum
(1) sp2 (2) sp (3) sp3 (4) dsp3
5. Hybrid orbitals, the one which forms the bond at angle1200, is
(1) d2sp3 (2) sp3 (3) sp2 (4) sp
6. The minimum number of 90° angles between hybrid orbitals is observed in
(1) sp3d2 (2) d2sp3 (3) dsp2 (4) sp3d
7. A sp3 hybrid orbital contains:
(1) 1/4 s-character (2) 1/2 s-character
(3) 2/3 s-character (4) 3/4 s-character
8. For which of the hybridisation the given statement is true for maximum number of angles
and the statement is "hybrid orbitals are at the angle of x° to one another".
(1) sp3d2 (2) sp3 (3) sp2 (4) sp3d
9. Which one of the following molecular geometries (i.e., shapes) is not possible for the sp3d2
hybridisation?
(1) See-saw (2) Octahedral
(3) Square planar (4) Square pyramidal
10. The central atom in a molecule is in sp2 hybrid state. The shape of molecule will be
(1) Pyramidal (2) Tetrahedral
(3) Octahedral (4) Trigonal planar
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11. Compound formed by sp d hybridization will have structure
(1) Planar (2) Pyramidal
(3) Angular (4) Trigonal bipyramidal
12. Shape of methane molecule is
(1) Tetrahedral (2) Pyramidal
(3) Octahedral (4) Square planer
13. The structure of PF5 molecule is
(1) Tetrahedral (2) Trigonal bipyramidal
(3) Square planar (4) Pentagonal bipyramidal
14. The bent or V–shape of the molecule can be resulted from which of the following
hybridization.
(1) sp3 (2) sp2 (3) Both (1) and (2) (4) None of these
15. Structure of ammonia is
(1) Trigonal (2) Tetrahedral
(3) Pyramidal (4) Trigonal pyramidal
+
16. The shape of CH3 species is:
(1) Tetrahedral (2) Square planar
(3) Trigonal planar (4) Linear
17. The shape of SO42- ion is:
(1) Square planar (2) Tetrahedral
(3) Trigonal bipyramidal (4) Hexagonal
18. XeF2 molecule is:
(1) Linear (2) Triangular planar
(3) Pyramidal (4) Square planar
19. Which is the right structure of XeF4?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

20. The structure of ICl2¯ is -

(1) Trigonal (2) Octahedral (3) Square planar (4) Linear
21. The geometry of sulphur trioxide molecule is
(1) Tetrahedral (2) Trigonal planar (3) Pyramidal (4) Square planar
22. The ammonium ion is
(1) Tetrahedral (2) Octahedral (3) Square planar (4) Linear
23. Which of the following molecule is linear
(1) SO2 (2) NO2+ (3) NO2- (4) SCl2
24. Pyramidal shape would be of
(1) NO3- (2) H2O (3) H3O+ (4) NH4+
25. Which of the following molecule does not show tetrahedral shape
(1) CCl4 (2) SiCl4 (3) SF4 (4) CF4
26. Which of the following compounds is not linear
(1) SnCl2 (2) HCl (3) CO2 (4) HgCl2
27. The shape of IF7 molecule is
(1) Octahedral (2) Pentagonal bipyramidal
(3) Trigonal bipyramidal (4) Tetrahedral
28. Be in BeCl2 undergoes
(1) Diagonal hybridization (2) Trigonal hybridization
(3) Tetrahedral hybridization (4) No hybridization
29. Which of the following molecules has pyramidal shape
(1) PCl3 (2) SO3 (3) CO32- (4) NO3-
30. Geometry of ammonia and the hybridization of nitrogen involved in it are
(1) sp3 -hybridization and tetrahedral geometry
(2) sp3 -hybridization and distorted tetrahedral geometry
(3) sp2 -hybridization and triangular geometry
(4) sp3 -hybridization and triangular tetrahedral geometry
31. Which of the following is non-linear molecule
(1) CO3 (2) CO2 (3) CS2 (4) BeCl2
32. The regular geometry of XeO2F2 is: –
(1) Plane triangular (2) Trigonal bipyramidal
(3) Square planar (4) Tetrahedral
33. Which of the following has symmetrical structure:
(1) PCl3 (2) CH2Cl2 (3) CHCl3 (4) CCl4
+
34. The shape of H3O ion is
(1) Linear (2) Angular (3) Trigonal planar (4) Triangular pyramidal
-
35. The geometry of ClO3 according to valence shell electron pair
repulsion (VSEPR) theory will be
(1) Planar triangle (2) Pyramidal (3) Tetrahedral (4) Square planar
–3
36. The geometry of AlF6 is as follows:
(1) Tetrahedral (2) Hexagonal (3) Pyramidal (4) Octahedral
37. Which of the following two are isostructural?
(1) XeF2 IF2– (2) NH3, BF3 (3) CO32–, SO32– (4) PCl5, ICl5
38. Amongst the following the molecule that is linear, is:
(1) CO2 (2) NO2 (3) SO2 (4) SiO2
39. Which of the following is that molecule whose shape is pyramidal?
(1) PCl3 (2) SO2 (3) CO3–2 (4) NO3–
40. Which molecule has linear structure?
(1) CO2 (2) NO2 (3) SO2 (4) SiO2
41. CO2 is iso structural with:
(1) HgCl2 (2) SnCl2 (3) SO2 (4) NO2–
42. The bonding and lone pairs of electrons present in CIF3 are arranged in the following
shape:
(1) Square pyramidal (2) Trigonal planar
(3) Trigonal bipyramidal (4) Octahedral
43. Ammonia molecule is formed by the following type of hybrid orbitals:
(1) dsp2 (2) sp3 (3) sp3d (4) d2sp
44. XeF6 is:
(1) Octahedral (2) distorted octahedral (3) Planar (4) Tetrahedral
45. Mark out the correct match of shape?
(1) XeOF2 - Trigonal planar (2) ICl4- - Square planar
(3) [SbF5]2– - Pentagonal (4) NH2Q - Pyramidal
46. Shape of a molecule having 4 bond pairs and two lone pairs of electrons, will be
(1) Square planar (2) Tetrahedral
(3) Linear (4) Octahedral
47. Hybridisation in XeOF2, XeO2F2 is sp3d. But shape will be respectively: -
(1) T, 'V' shape (2) T shape, (See-Saw)
(3) Both have T shape (4) T shape, irregular octahedral
48. Which of the following has pyramidal shape?
(1) BF3 (2) H3O+ (3) NO3— (4) CO32—
49. In BrF3 molecule, the lone pairs occupy equatorial positions to minimize (1) Lone pair-
lone pair repulsion and lone pair-bond pair repulsion
(2) Lone pair- lone pair repulsion only
(3) Lone pair- bond pair repulsion only
(4) Bond pair- bond pair repulsion only
50. Which of the following having a square planar structure is
(1) NH4+ (2) BF4– (3) XeF4 (4) CCl4
-
51. The shape of I3 is
(1) Tetrahedral (2) Linear (3) T-shape (4) Trigonal
52. I3+ and I3– have same:
(1) Geometry (2) Number of lone pair (s)
(3) Bond angle (4) None of these
54. Which of the following will be octahedral?
(1) SF6 (2) BF4— (3) PCl5 (4) XeF6
55. The electronic geometrical arrangement and shape of I3- are respectively
(1) Trigonal bipyramidal geometry, linear shape
(2) Hexagonal geometry, T-shape
(3) Triangular planar geometry, triangular shape
(4) Tetrahedral geometry, pyramidal shape
56. The shapes of XeF4, XeF5– and SnCl2 are -
(1) octahedral, trigonal bipyramidal and bent
(2) Sq. pyramidal, pentagonal planar and linear
(3) Sq. Planar, pentagonal planar and angular
(4) See-saw, T-shaped and linear
57. Which of the following pairs are iso-structural?
(1) CH3– and CH3+ (2) NH4+ and BH4–
(3) SO42- and BF3 (4) NH2– and BeF2
58. Molecular shape of ClF3, I3– and XeO3 respectively are
(1) T-shape, Linear, Pyramidal
(2) Planar, Linear, Tetrahedral
(3) T-shape, Planar, Pyramidal
(4) Trigonal bipyramidal, Linear, Tetrahedral
59.The type of hybrid orbitals used by chlorine atom in ClO2– is
(1) sp3 (2) sp2 (3) sp (4) sp3d
60. In case of XeO2F2 and XeF6, Xe is with
(1) Same hybridization but with different geometry
(2) Different hybridization with same geometry
(3) Different hybridization and different geometry
(4) Same geometry and same hybridization
61. Which of the following molecule is of T shape?
(1) I3– (2) ClF3 (3) SF4 (4) XeF4
62. The molecule which has pyramidal shape is
(1) SO3 (2) NO3– (3) CO3–2 (4) PF3
63. Molecules with see-saw shape is
(1) SF4 (2) XeOF4 (3) XeO2F2 (4) HgCl2
64. Geometry of the molecule is distorted according to VSEPR theory for -
(I) H2O (II) NH3 (III) XeF2
(1) I, III, (2) II, III, (3) I, II, III (4) I, II
65. The structure of IF5 can be best described as :-

(1) (2) (3) (4) none of these

66. The shapes of PCl4+, PCl4– and AsCl5 are respectively: -

(1) square planar, tetrahedral and see-saw
(2) tetrahedral, see-saw and trigonal bipyramidal
(3) tetrahedral, square planar and pentagonal bipyramidal
(4) trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and square pyramidal
67. The shapes of IF5 and IF7 are respectively: -
(1) tetragonal pyramidal and pentagonal bipyramidal
(2) octahedral and pyramidal
(3) trigonal bipyramidal and square antiprismatic
(4) distorted square planar and distorted octahedral
68. The geometry and the type of hybrid orbital present about the central atom in BF3 is
(1) Linear, sp (2) Trigonal planar, sp2
(3) Tetrahedral, sp3 (4) Pyramidal, sp3
69. Shape of NH3 is very similar to:
(1) BF3 (2) CH3– (3) SO3 (4) CH3Å
70. The number of 90° angle in SF6 are:
(1) 4 (2) 8 (3) 12 (4) 16
71. Which of the following statement is/are not correct -
(1) CH3+ shows sp2-hybridisation whereas CH3¯ shows sp3-hybridisation
(2) NH4+ has a regular tetrahedral geometry
(3) sp2-hybridised orbitals have equal s and p character.
(4) Hybridised orbitals always form σ-bonds
72. In sp hybridisation, shape is
(1) Angular (2) Tetrahedral
(3) Bipyramidal (4) Linear
73. The structure and hybridisation of Si(CH3)4 is
(1) Bent, sp
(2) Trigonal, sp2
(3) Octahedral, sp3d
(4) Tetrahedral, sp3
74. Which of the following statement is true for IO2F2–:
(1) The electrons are located at the corners of a trigonal bipyramidal but one of the equatorial
pairs is unshared.
(2) It has sp3d hybridisation and is T-shaped.
(3) Its structure is analogous to SF4
(4) (1) and (3) both
75. Which of the following structure is most expected for molecule XeOF4?
(1) Tetrahedral (2) Square pyramidal
(3) Square planar (4) Octahedral
76. Which of the following is not correctly match?
(1) ICl%# – Linear (2) XeF6 –Distorted Octahedral
(3) ICl3 –Trigonal bipyramidal (4) SF4 – See-Saw
77. How many bond angles of 90° are present in trigonal bipyramidal shape of PCl5?
(1) 9 (2) 6 (3) 4 (4) None of these
78. Which of the following has square pyramidal geometry.
(1) XeF5– (2) PF6–
(3) IF5 (4) All are having square pyramidal geometry
79. Select pair of compounds in which both have different hybridization
but have same molecular geometry: -
(1) BF3, BrF3 (2) ICl2Q , BeCl2 (3) BeCl3, PCl3 (4) PCl3, NCl3
80. The AsF5 molecule is trigonal bipyramidal. The hybrid orbitals used by the as atoms for
bonding are: -
(1) dx2 – y2, dz2, s, px, py (2) dxy, s, px, py, pz
2
(3) s, px, py, pz, dz (4) dx2 – y2, s, px, py
81. The pair of compounds having similar geometry.
(1) BF3, NF3 (2) BeF2, H2O (3) BCl3, PCl3 (4) BF3, CH3+
82. The shape of IF4- will be: -
(1) Square planar (2) Tetrahedral
(3) Pentagonal bipyramidal (4) Distorted tetrahedral
83. XeOF4 contains: -
(1) six electron pairs forming an octahedron with two positions occupied by lone pairs.
(2) two π-bonds and the remaining six electron pairs, forming an octahedron.
(3) three π-bonds and the remaining four electron pairs forming an tetrahedron.
(4) one π-bonds and the remaining six electron pairs forming an octahedron with one
position occupied by a lone pair.
84. Which of the following does not have exact (regular) tetrahedral shape?
(1) CH4 (2) CH2Cl2 (3) SiF4 (4) BF4–
85. H2O is:
(1) A linear triatomic molecule
(2) A bent (angular) triatomic molecule
(3) Both of these
(4) None of these
86. According to VSEPR theory, the most probable shape of the
molecule having 4 electron pairs in the outer shell of the central atom is:
(1) Linear (2) Tetrahedral (3) Hexahedral (4) Octahedral
87. Which molecule is not linear
(1) BeF2 (2) BeH2 (3) CO2 (4) H2O
88. Which molecule is linear
(1) NO2– (2) CIO2– (3) CO2 (4) H2S
89. Which of the following molecules has trigonal planer geometry
(1) IF3 (2) PCl3 (3) NH3 (4) BF3
90. Which of the following will be octahedral
(1) SF6 (2) BF4– (3) PCl5 (4) BO33-
91. The shapes of BCl3, PCl3 and ICl3 molecules are all
(1) Triangular (2) Pyramidal
(3) T-shaped (4) All above are incorrect
92.Which of the following pairs has same structure
(1) PH3 and BCl3 (2) SO2 and NH3
(3) PCl5 and SF6 (4) NH4+ and SO42-
93. Which of the following compounds doesn’t have linear structure
(1) CO2 (2) SO2 (3) BeCl2 (4) C2H2
94. The molecule which is pyramid shape is
(1) PCl3 (2) CO32- (3) SO3 (4) NO3-
95. The species which is not tetrahedral in shape is
(1) NF4Å (2) AlH4- (3) BF4- (4) ICl4-
96. The orbitals occupy more space will have more “s” character and accordingly which is
incorrect statement.
(1) l.p. will go to the axial position of PBP geometry.
(2) l.p. will go to the equitorial position of TBP geometry.
(3) Axial orbital of PBP geometry is longer than equatorial.
(4) Equatorial orbital of TBP geometry is shorter than axial.
97. Which of the following species given below have shape similar to XeOF4?
(1) XeO3 (2) ΙOF4+ (3) PCl5 (4) XeF5Å
98. Which of the following pair of species is not isostructural?
(1) KrF2, ICl2- (2) SO3, SO32- (3) CO32-, BO33- (4) SiO4- , IO4-
99. Find the pair of species having same shape but different hybridisation.
(1) SO3, CO32– (2) NO2¯, ClO2¯
(3) BeCl2, HCN (4) XeF2, SnCl2
+ –
100. Shape of NH4 and BF4 are:
(1) Tetrahedral & Tetrahedral (2) Pyramidal & Tetrahedral
(3) Square planar & Tetrahedral (4) Tetrahedral & Trigonal planar
101. Which of the following is T-shaped?
(1) PCl3 (2) BCl3 (3) NH3 (4) ClF3
102. Which of the following is linear?
(1) CO2 (2) BeCl2 (3) NO2+ (4) All of these
103. The pair of compounds having similar geometry.
(1) BF3, NF3 (2) BeF2, H2O (3) BCl3, PCl3 (4) BF3, CH3+
104. TeF5¯, XeF2, I3+, XeF4, PCl3
Which of the following shape does not describe to any of the above species?
(1) Square pyramidal (2) Square planar
(3) Trigonal planar (4) Linear
105. The hybridisation and shape of XeO3F2 molecule is
(1) sp3 and tetrahedral (2) sp3d and see-saw
(3) sp3d and TBP (4) sp3d2 and octahedral
106. The pyramidal species / molecule is
(1) SnCl3¯ (2) CO32– (3) NO3¯ (4) SO3
107. Choose the correct set from the following options regarding the hybridisation of central
atom and shape.
(1) SnCl2, sp2, linear (2) AlCl4¯, sp3, square planar
(3) SOCl2, sp2, planar (4) COF2, sp2, planar
108. The species which is not tetrahedral in shape is
(1) NF4 Å (2) AlH4- (3) BF4- (4) ICl4-
109. Molecules with See-Saw shape is
(1) CH2F2 (2) XeOF4 (3) XeO2F2 (4) HgCl2
110. Find the pair of species having same shape but different hybridisation.
(1) SO3, CO32– (2) NO2¯, ClO2¯ (3) BeCl2, HCN (4) XeF2, SnCl2
111. Which of the following molecule is not having regular geometrical.
(1) PCl3F2 (2) CF4 (3) BF2Cl (4) [SiF6]2–
112. Which of the following is linear shape?
(1) SO2 (2) NO2+ (3) O3 (4) NO2–
113. Which of the following has linear shape?
(1) NO2– (2) CO2 (3) H2O (4) OF2
114. The pair of species having identical shapes for molecules of both species is:
(1) CF4, SF4 (2) XeF2, CO2 (3) BF3, PCl3 (4) PF5, IF3
-
115.The structure of O3 and N3 are
(1) both linear (2) Linear and bent respectively.
(3) both bent (4) Bent and linear respectively.
116. Choose the correct set from the following options regarding the
hybridisation of central atom and Shape.
(i) SnCl2 → sp2, Linear (ii) SnCl3– → sp3, Pyramidal
(iii) COF2 → sp2, Planar (iv) SOCl2 → sp3, Pyramidal
(1) (ii), (iii) & (iv) (2) (ii) & (iii)
(3) (i), (ii) & (iii) (4) (i) & (ii)
117. The geometry of ammonia molecule can be best described as
(1) nitrogen at one vertex of a regular tetrahedron, the other three vertices being occupied by
the three hydrogens
(2) nitrogen at the centre of the tetrahedron, three of the vertices being occupied by three
hydrogens
(3) nitrogen at the centre of an equilateral triangle, three corners being occupied by three
hydrogens
(4) nitrogen at the junction of a T, three open ends being occupied by three hydrogens
118. Which molecular geometry is least likely to result from a trigonal bipyramidal electron
geometry?
(1) trigonal planar (2) see–saw (3) linear (4) T–shaped
119. Select pair of compounds in which both have different hybridisation but have same
molecular geometry.
(1) BF3, BrF3 (2) BeCl2 (3) BCl3, PCl3 (4) PCl3, NCl3
120. Which molecular geometry are most likely to result, from a octahedral electron
geometry?
(I) square planar (II) square pyramidal (III) linear (IV) V–shaped
Choose the correct code:
(1) I & II (2) I, II & III (3) I, III & IV (4) All
121. What is the shape of SF2 molecule.
(1) Linear (2) Bent (3) T.B. P (4) See-Saw
122. Which is not correctly matched?
(1) XeO3 ; Trigonal bipyramidal (2) ClF3 ; bent T-shape
(3) XeOF4 ; Square pyramidal (4) XeF2 ; Linear shape
123. Which of the following pairs of species have identical shapes?
(1) NO2+ and NO2- (2) PCl5 and BrF5
-
(3) XeF4 and ICl4 (4) TeCl4 and XeO4
124. Among the following the pair in which the two species are not isostructural is:
(1) BH4- and NH4+ (2) PF6- and SF6
(3) SiF4 and SF4 (4) IO3- and XeO3
3 2
125. Which of the following shape cannot be obtained from sp d hybridisation.
(1) Square planar (2) Square pyramidal
(3) Tetrahedral (4) Octahedral
126. Which is not correctly matched?
(1) IOF4+ ; Trigonal bipyramidal
(2) IO2F2 ; T–shape
4-
(3) XeO6 ; Square bipyramidal
(4) XeF2 ; Linear
+
127. S1: Ι3 is a linear molecule with two lone pairs of electrons on central atom.
S2: Ι3– is a linear molecule with three lone pair of electrons on central atom.
S3: Br3+ is a bent molecule with two lone pair of electrons on central atom.
S4: ICl4– is a pyramidal molecule with one lone pair of electrons on central atom.
(1) T F T F (2) F T F T (3) T F F T (4) F T T F
128. Which one of the following is the correct set with respect to molecule, hybridization,
and shape?
(1) BeCl2, sp2, linear (2) BeCl2, sp2, triangular planar
(3) BCl3, sp2, triangular planar (4) BCl3, sp3, tetrahedral
129. Of the following species the one having a square planar structure is
(1) NH4+ (2) BF4- (3) XeF4 (4) SCl4
130. T-type of shape is exhibited by the molecule
(1) ICl3 (2) CHCl3 (3) CCl4 (4) PCl5
131. Which of the following molecular geometry is not possible from an octahedron electron
geometry.
(1) Square planar (2) Square pyramidal
(3) Octahedron (4) Linear
132. Which of the following geometry the molecule is not possible when the central atom is
having sp3d hybridisation:
(1) TBP (2) Trigonal planer (3) Linear (4) T-shaped
133. Which of the following set of molecules are having square pyramidal and pyramidal
shape respectively.
(1) ICl4¯ and SiF4 (2) NF3 and IF5 (3) XeOF4 and H3O+ (4) BrF5 and NF4+
134. Select the correct statement.
(1) SF4, CH4, SiCl4 and CCl4 have tetrahedral structure.
(2) BF3, ClF3 and ICl3 have trigonal planar structure.
(3) XeF2, BeCl2 and ICl2- have linear structure.
(4) All are correct
135. Which of the following pair has same geometry but different hybridisation?
(1) BeCl2, C2H2 (2) SnCl2, XeF2 (3) ICl2¯, CO2 (4) CCl4, NH4+
136. Which of the following compounds or ions have bent shape?
(1) I3+, I3- , H2O, O3 (2) H2O, O3, H2F+
(3) I3+, H2O, N3- , O3 (4) H2F+, H2O, N3- , I3+
137. Shape of XeF4 is:
(1) tetrahedral (2) square planar
(3) See-saw (4) trigonal pyramidal
138. The correct structure of XeO2F2 is
F
O O F
F O F O
Xe
(1) (2) Xe (3) Xe (4) Xe
O
F F O F F
O O
139. Which of the following has T-shape structure?
(1) ClF3 (2) SF4 (3) PCl5 (4) SF6
140. Indicate for ClF3 molecule, the shape & the type of hybridisation of the
Cl-atom respectively are
F
F
F
F Cl 2
(1) F
, sp (2) Cl , sp3d
F

F
F
(3) Cl F, sp3d (4) Cl F , sp3 one lone pair in 'd' orbital
F F
141. Which of the following pair of species having different hybridisation but similar in
shape?
(1) CO2 & XeF2 (2) SO3 & SO2 (3) CF4 & XeF4 (4) N2O & CO2
142. Which of the following is 'T' shaped?
(1) IOF4+ (2) IOF2¯ (3) XeO64– (4) XeF2
143. Which of the following is isoelectronic and isostructural with CO2?
(1) NO2 (2) NO3¯ (3) NO2¯ (4) N2O
144. Which of the following is sp2 hybridised and bent in shape?
(1) H2O (2) NO3– (3) BF3 (4) NO2–
145. Which of the following is linear?
(1) XeF2 (2) XeF5– (3) C2O22– (4) both (1) and (3)
146. How many molecules are linear in following compounds but does not have any lone
pair on central atom.
CO2, XeF2, [I(CN) 2] ¯, [ I2 (CN)] +, I3¯, C2H2, SnCl2, OF2, HgCl2
(1) 4 (2) 2 (3) 5 (4) 3
147. Which of the following is V-shaped:
(1) S32- (2) I3- (3) N3- (4) none of these
148. Select the molecule which has Seen-Saw shape.
(1) XeOF4 (2) [O2IF2] ¯ (3) SOF4 (4) POCl3
149. The xenon compound that are iso-structural with IBr2– and BrO3 respectively
(1) linear XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3
(2) bent XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3
(3) bent XeF2 and planar XeO3
(4) linear XeF2 and tetrahedral XeO3
150. Which of the following molecules have perfect octahedral structure?
(1) XeOF4 (2) XeF6 (3) BrF6¯ (4) SbF63–
151.Which of the following ClF3 geometry has maximum 90° lone pair - bond pair
repulsion? F
F F F
F
(1) (2) F Cl (3) Cl
(4) Cl
Cl F F F F
F
F
152. What is the shape of [F2IO2]– ion?
(1) trigonal bipyramidal (2) See-Saw (3) T- shape (4) square planar
153. The shape of a molecule of NH3, in which central atoms contains
lone pair of electrons, is
(1) Tetrahedral (2) Planar trigonal
(3) Square planar (4) Pyramidal
154. Which one has a pyramidal structure
(1) CH4 (2) NH3 (3) H2O (4) CO2
155. BCl3 is a planar molecule while NCl3 is pyramidal, because
(1) BeCl3has no lone pair of electrons but NCl3 has a lone pair of electrons
(2) B-Cl bond is more polar than N-Cl bond
(3) Nitrogen atom is smaller than boron atom
(4) N-Cl bond is more covalent than B-Cl bond
156. Among the triatomic molecules / ions BeCl2, XeF2, ICl2+, I3+, I3–, Which of the
following set is sp3d hybridised and linear. Choose the correct pairs.
(1) BeCl2 and XeF2 (2) XeF2 and I3–
(3) XeF2 and ICl2+ (4) BeCl2 and I3+
157. Which of the following is sp2 hybridised and bent in shape?
(1) NO2– (2) NO3– (3) BF3 (4) H2O
158. What is the correct structure of K3IO5?
(1) Pyramidal (2) Trigonal bipyramidal (T.B.P.)
(3) Square pyramidal (4) Square bipyramidal
159. Select the molecule which has Seen-Saw shape.
(1) XeOF4 (2) [O2IF2] ¯ (3) SOF4 (4) POCl3
160. Match the items under list (1) with items under list (2) select the correct answers from the
sets (1), (2), (3) and (4) -
List (1) molecule List (2) shape
(1) PCl5 (i) V-shaped
(2) F2O (ii) Triangular planar
(3) BCl3 (iii) Trigonal bipyramidal
(4) NH3 (iv) Trigonal pyramidal
(v) Tetrahedral
(1) a - i, b - v, c - iv, d – iii (2) a -ii, b -iii, c - i , d - ii
(3) a - iv, b - iii, c - ii, d – v (4) a - iii, b - i, c - ii, d – iv
161. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes
given below the lists -
List I List II (shape)
(1) CS2 1. Bent
(2) SO2 2. Linear
(3) BF3 3. Trigonal planar
(4) NH3 4. Tetrahedral
5. Trigonal pyramidal
(1) a → 2; b → 1; c → 3; d → 5 (2) a → 1; b → 2; c → 3; d → 5
(3) a → 2; b → 1; c → 5; d → 4 (4) a → 1; b → 2; c → 5; d → 4
162. Which of the following molecule has regular geometry –
(1) H2O (2) PF3 (3) SF6 (4) XeF6
163. In a regular octahedral molecule, MX6, the number X-M-X bonds at 180° is
(1) Six (2) Four (3) Three (4) Two
164. Which of the following does not have regular tetrahedral geometry?
(1) CH4 (2) BF4– (3) PCl4+ (4) CH2F2
 Answer Key
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(1) (2) (3) (2) (3) (2) (4) (1) (1) (4)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
(4) (1) (2) (3) (4) (3) (2) (1) (3) (4)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
(2) (1) (2) (3) (3) (1) (2) (1) (1) (4)
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
(1) (2) (4) (4) (2) (4) (1) (1) (1) (1)
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
(1) (3) (2) (2) (2) (1) (2) (2) (3) (3)
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
(2) (4) (4) (1) (1) (3) (1) (1) (1) (3)
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
(2) (4) (3) (3) (4) (2) (1) (2) (2) (3)
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
(3) (2) (4) (4) (2) (3) (2) (3) (2) (3)
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
(4) (1) (4) (2) (2) (2) (4) (3) (4) (1)
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
(4) (4) (2) (1) (4) (3) (4) (2) (2) (1)
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
(4) (4) (4) (3) (3) (1) (4) (4) (3) (2)
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
(3) (2) (2) (2) (4) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1)
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
(1) (1) (3) (3) (3) (2) (4) (3) (3) (1)
131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
(4) (2) (3) (3) (3) (2) (2) (1) (1) (3)
141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
(1) (2) (4) (4) (4) (4) (1) (2) (1) (3)
151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160
(2) (2) (4) (2) (1) (2) (1) (3) (2) (4)
161 162 163 164
(1) (3) (3) (4)