INTRODUCTION

1. The intermolecular potential energy for the molecules A, B, C and D given

below suggests that:

(1) D is more electronegative than other atoms (2) A-D has the shortest bond length
(3) A-B has the stiffest bond (4) A-A has the largest bond enthalpy
2.. Number of elements from the following that CANNOT form compounds with
valencies which match with their respective group valencies is ______.
B, C, N, S, O, F, P, Al, Si
(1) 7 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 3
3. The covalency and oxidation state respectively of boron in [BF! ]" , are
(a) 4 and 3 (b) 3 and 5 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 4
4. Among NH3, BCl3, Cl2 and N2, the compound that does not satisfy the octet rule is
(A) NH3 (B) BCl3 (C) Cl2 (D) N2
5. The number of molecules or ions from the following, which do not have odd
number of electrons are ______.
(A) NO2 (B) ICl4- (C) BrF3 (D) ClO2 (E) NO2+ (F) NO
6. Lewis dot structures of compounds of representative elements normally follow the
octet rule. Which of the following does not obey the octet rule ?
(A) CO32– (B) O3 (C) SO2 (D) 3–
7. Assuming a Lewis structure for SO2 in which all the atoms obey the octet rule, the
formal charge on S is:
(A) +1 (B) 0 (C) +2 (D) 2
8. In which of the following species the octet rule is NOT obeyed?
I. I3– II. N2O III. OF2 IV. NO+
(A) I and IV (B) II and III (C) I only (D) IV only
9. Which of the following pair of molecules contain odd electron molecule and an
expanded octet molecule?
(A) BCl# and SF$ (B) NO and H% SO!
(C) SF$ and H% SO! (D) BCl# and NO
10. Amongst the following, the total number of species NOT having eight electrons
around central atom in its outer most shell, is
NH3, AlCl3, BeCl2, CCl4, PCl5 :
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 1 (4) 3
11. Number of molecules from the following which are exceptions to octet rule is
CO% , NO% , H% SO! , BF# , CH! , SiF! , ClO% , PCl& , BeF% , C% H$ , CHCl# , CBr!
12. In the lewis dot structure for NO–% , total number of valence electrons around
nitrogen is _______
13. The formal changes on the atoms underlined are
C6H5 – CºN–O
(A) C = 0, N = –1, O = +1 (B) C = –1, N = +1, O = –1
(C) C = 0, N = +1, O = –1 (D) C = +1, N = 0, O = –1
14.. Which one of the following is not a valid structure for dinitrogen oxide ?
.. ..
..N N O
..
(I) (II)
(IV)
(III) (IV)
(A) I (B) II (C) III (D) IV
15. In the Lewis structure of ozone, the formal charge on the central oxygen atom is
(A) +1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) –2
16. The most stable Lewis structure of N2O is
•• • •• • ••
• •• •• ••• • • •
• N–NºO •
•
• O–NºN •
(A) • O=N=N• (B) • N=O=N•(C) •• (D) ••
17. Which of the following structures is the most preferred and hence of lowest energy
for SO3 ?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

18. The most likely representation of resonance structure of p–nitrophenoxide is:

(A). (B) (C) (D)

19. Which of the following compounds contain(s) no covalent bond(s)?

KCl, PH3, O2, B2H6, H2SO4
(1) KCl (2) KCl, B2H6 (3) KCl, B2H6, PH3 (4) KCl, H2SO4
20. Resonance in carbonate ion (CO32-) is
O O O

C C C
O O O O O O

Which of the following is true?

(1) Each structure exists for equal amount of time.
(2) All these structures are in dynamic equilibrium with each other.
(3) CO%" # has a single structure i.e., resonance hybrid of the above three structures.
(4) It is possible to identify each structure individually by some physical or chemical
method
21. Magnesium reacts with an element (X) to form an ionic compound. If the ground
state electronic configuration of (X) is 1s2 2s2 2p3, the simplest formula for this
compound is :
(A) Mg2X3 (B) Mg3X2 (C) Mg2X (D) MgX2
22. Choose the incorrect formula out of the four compounds for an element X below:
(1) X2(SO4)3 (2) X2O3 (3) X2Cl3 (4) XPO4
23. Which of the alkaline earth metal halides given below is essentially covalent in
nature?
(1) CaCl2 (2) BeCl2 (3) SrCl2 (4) MgCl2
24. The charge/size ratio of a cation determines its polarizing power. Which one of the
following sequences represents the increasing order of the polarizing power of the
cationic species, K+, Ca+2, Mg+2, Be+2
(1) Be+2 < K+ < Ca+2 < Mg+2 (2) K+ < Ca+2 < Mg+2 < Be+2
(3) Ca+2 < Mg+2 < Be+2 < K+ (4) Mg+2 < Be+2 < K+ < Ca+2
25. The most polarizable ion among the following is
(A) F- (B) I- (C) Na+ (D) Cl-
26. The covalent Characters of CaCl2,BaCl2, SrCl2, MgCl2 follow the order:
(A)CaCl2 < BaCl2 < SrCl2 < MgCl2 (B)BaCl2 < SrCl2 < CaCl2 < MgCl2
(C)CaCl2 < BaCl2 < MgCl2 < SrCl2 (D) SrCl2 < MgCl2 < CaCl2 < BaCl2
27. Identify the molecule that has more covalent bond character.
(A) Na2S (B) MgCI2 (C) NaH (D) SnCI4
28. The compound that has highest ionic character associated with the X-Cl bond is
(A) PCl5 (B) BCl3 (C) CCl4 (D) SiCl4
29. The molecule that has maximum covalent character :
(A) NaH (B) Na2S (C) CaCl2 (D) SnCl4
30. Amongst LiCl, RbCl, BeCl2 and MgCl2 the compounds with the greatest and the
least ionic character, respectively are:
(1) MgCl2 and BeCl2 (2) LiCl and RbCl (3) RbCl and MgCl2 (4) RbCl and BeCl2
31. Arrange the following in increasing order of their covalent character.
A. CaF% B. CaCl% C. CaBr% D. Cal%
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
(A) B < A < C < D (B) A < B < C < D
(C) A < B < D < C (D) A < C < B < D
32. Given below are two statements:
One is labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Lithium halides are somewhat covalent in nature.
Reason R: Lithium possess high polarisation capability.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below:
(1) A is true but R is false
(2) A is false but R is true
(3) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(4) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
33. In the case of alkali metals, the covalent character decreases in the order
(A) MCI > MI > MBr > MF (B) MF > MCI > MBr > MI
(C) MF > MCI > MI > MBr (D) MI > MBr > MCI > MF
34.Arrange the following in the decreasing order of their covalent character:
(a) LiCl (b) NaCl (c) KCl (d) CsCl
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) (a) > (c) > (b) > (d) (B) (b) > (a) > (c) > (d)
(C) (a) > (b) > (c) > (d) (D) (a) > (b) > (d) > (c)
35. The covalent Characters of CaCl2,BaCl2, SrCl2, MgCl2 follow the order:
(A) CaCl2 < BaCl2 < SrCl2 < MgCl2 (B) BaCl2 < SrCl2 < CaCl2 < MgCl2
(C) CaCl2 < BaCl2 < MgCl2 < SrCl2 (D) SrCl2 < MgCl2 < CaCl2 < BaCl2
36. Order of Covalent bond ;
(A) KF > KI ; LiF > KF (B) KF < KI ; LiF > KF
(C) SnCl4 > SnCl2 ; CuCl > NaCl (D) KF < KI ; CuCl > NaCl
Choose the correct answer form the options given below :
(1) B, C only (2) C, E only (3) B, C, E only (4) A, B only
STRUCTURE DRAWING (SINGLE CENTRAL ATOM)
1. Which of the following molecular structures is NOT possible ?
(A) OF2 (B) SF2 (C) OF4 (D) SF4
2. PCl5 is well known. but NCl5 is not. Because.
(A) nitrogen is less reactive than phosphorous.
(B) nitrogen doesn't have d-orbitals in its valence shell.
(C) catenation tendency is weaker in nitrogen than phosphorous.
(D) size of phosphorous is larger than nitrogen.
3. The species that cannot exist is
(A) SiF62– (B) BF63– (C) SF6 (D) AlF63–
4. Two elements, X and Y, have atomic numbers 33 and 17, respectively. The
molecular formula of a stable compound formed between them is
(A) XY (B) XY2 (C) XY3 (D) XY4
5. The numbers of lone pairs of electrons in XeF2 and XeF4 respectively, are -
(A) 3 and 3 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 2 and 2 (D) 3 and 2
6. The numbers of lone pair(s) on Xe in XeF2 and XeF4 are, respectively,
(A) 2 and 3 (B) 4 and 1 (C) 3 and 2 (D) 4 and 2
7. Which of the following species has one lone pair of electrons on the central atom?
(A) CIF3 (B) I3– (C) I3+ (D) SF4
8. Which of the following species contains three bond pairs and one lone pair around
the central atom ?
(A) H2O (B) BF3 (C) NH2– (D) PCl3
9. In the structure of ClF3, the number of lone pairs of electrons on central atom 'Cl' is
(A) one (B) Three (C) four (D) two
10. Total number of lone pair of electrons in I3¯ ion is:
(1) 9 (2) 12 (3) 3 (4) 6
11. In XeO3F2, the number of bond pair(s), p-bond(s) and lone pair(s) on Xe atom
respectively are:
(1) 5, 2, 0 (2) 4, 2, 2 (3) 4, 4, 0 (4) 5, 3, 0
12. The type of hybridisation and number of lone pair(s) of electrons of Xe in XeOF4
respectively, are:
(1) sp3d and 1 (2) sp3d2 and 1 (3) sp3d2 and 2 (4) sp3d and 2
13. The number of species below that have two lone pairs of electrons in their
central atom is (Round off to the Nearest integer)
SF4, BF4 –, CIF3, AsF3, PCl5, BrF5, XeF4, SF6
14. The number of lone pairs of electrons on the central I atom in I3- I is
15. Amongst SF4, XeF4, CF4 and H2O, the number of species with two lone pairs of
electrons _____
16. The sum of number of lone pairs of electrons present on the central atoms of
XeO# , XeOF! and XeF$ , is _______.
13. Match List–I with List–II:
List–I List–II
(Species) (Number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom)
(a) XeF2 (i) 0
(b) XeO2F2 (ii) 1
(c) XeO3F2 (iii) 2
(d) XeF4 (iv) 3
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(1) (a)–(iv), (b)–(i), (c)–(ii), (d)–(iii)
(2) (a)–(iii), (b)–(iv), (c)–(ii), (d)–(i)
(3) (a)–(iii), (b)–(ii), (c)–(iv), (d)–(i)
(4) (a)–(iv), (b)–(ii), (c)–(i), (d)–(iii)
18. Number of lone pairs of electrons in the central atom of SCl% , O# , CIF# and SF$ ,
respectively are:
(A) 0,1,2 and 2 (B) 2,1,2 and 0
(C) 1,2, 2 and 0 (D) 2,1,0 and 2
19. The total number of lone pairs of electrons on oxygen atoms of ozone is _______.
Q.11 Match List I with List II
LIST I LIST II
(molecules/ion) (No. of lone pairs of e- on central
atom)
A. IF7 I. Three
B. ICI4- II. One
C. XeF6 III. Two
D. XeF2 IV. Zero

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(1) A – IV, B – I, C – II, D – III
(2) A – II, B – III, C – IV, D – I
(3) A – IV, B – III, C – II, D – I
(4) A – II, B – I, C – IV, D – III
20. Number of compounds with one lone pair of electrons on central atom amongst
following is
O# , H% O, SF! , ClF# , NH# , BrF& , XeF!
21. Which species has the maximum number of lone pair of electrons on the central
atom?
(A) ClO3– (B) XeF4 (C) SF4 (D) I3–
22. The sum of the number of lone pairs of electrons on each central atom in the
following species is
[TeBr6]2–, [BrF2] +, SNF3, and [XeF3]–
(Atomic numbers: N = 7, F = 9, S = 16, Br = 35, Te = 52, Xe = 54)
23. Bond dissociation energy of “E-H” bond of the “H2E” hydrides of group 16
elements (given below), follows order.
(A) O (B) S (C) Se (D) Te
(1) A > B > C > D (2) D > C > B > A
(3) A > B > D > C (4) B > A > C > D
24. Which of the following species contains equal number of s-and p-bonds ?
(A) XeO4 (B) (CN)2 (C) CH2(CN)2 (D) HCO3–
25. The element that shows greater ability to form pp – pp multiple bonds, is:
(1) Sn (2) Si (3) Ge (4) C
26. Which one of the following molecules contains no p bond ?
(A) H2O (B) SO2 (C) NO2 (D) CO2
27. The compound that does not have a p bond is :
(A) SO2 (B) SF6 (C) O2 (D) SO3
28. Considering z-axis to be the internuclear axis, the combination of orbitals on Li
and CI atoms respectively, that can lead to a stable sigma bond
(A) 2s and 3py (B) 1s and 3py
(C) 1s and 3pz (D) 2s and 3pz.
29. Overlapping of the atomic orbitals results in the formation of a covalent bond of
the type
(A) sigma (s) (B) pi (p) (C) sigma or pi (D) sigma and pi.
30. The order of pp-dp interaction in the compounds containing bond between
Si/P/S/Cl and oxygen is in the order
(A) P > Si > Cl > S (B) Si < P < S < Cl
(C) S < Cl < P < Si (D) Si > P > S > Cl
 HYRIDIZATION
1. The hybrid orbital of the central atom in AIF4– is :
(A) sp (B) sp2 (C) sp3 (D) sp3d
2. The hybrid orbitals used by chlorine in CIF3 molecule are of the type
(A) sp3 (B) sp2 (C) sp2d (D) sp3d.
3. The species in which the central atom uses sp2 hybrid orbitals is
(A) PH3 (B) NH3 (C) CH3+ (D) SbH3
4. In which of the following molecules/ions BF3, NO2 , NH2- and H2O, the central
-

atom is sp2 hybridised ?

(A) NO2- and NH2- (B) NH2- and H2O (C) NO2- and H2O (D) BF3and NO2-
5. Some of the properties of the two species, NO3-, and H3O+ are described below.
Which one of them is correct ?
(A) Dissimilar in hybridization for the central atom with different structures
(B) Isostructural with same hybridization for the central atom
(C) Isostructural with different hybridization for the central atom
(D) Similar in hybridisation for the central atom with different structures
6. In which of the following species is the underlined carbon having
sp3-hybridisation?
(1) CH3–COOH (2) CH3CH2OH (3) CH3COCH3 (4) CH2=CH–CH3
7. A square planar complex is formed by hybridisation of which atomic orbital?
(1) s, px, py, dyz (2) s, px, py, dxy
(3) s, px, py, 𝑑( !")! (4) s, px py, 𝑑* !
8. In allene (C3H4), the type(s) of hybridization of the carbon atoms is (are):
(1) sp2 and sp3 (2) only sp2 (3)sp2 and sp (4) sp and sp3
9. The number of sp2 hybrid orbitals in a molecule of benzene is
(1) 24 (2) 6 (3) 12 (4) 18
10. The hybridisations of the atomic orbitals of nitrogen in NO2- , NO2+ and NH4+
respectively are.
(1) sp3, sp2 and sp (2) sp, sp2 and sp3
(3) sp3, sp and sp2 (4) sp2, sp and sp3
11. Consider, PF& , BrF& , PCl# , SF$ , [ICl! ]" , ClF# and IF& . Amongst the above
molecule(s) / ion(s), the number of molecule(s) / ion(s) having sp# d% hybridisation is
________
12. In allene (C3H4), the type(s) of hybridisation of the carbon atoms is (are)
(A) sp and sp3 (B) sp and sp2 (C) only sp2 (D) sp2 and sp3
13. Match List-I with List-II:
List-I List-II
(Species) (Hybrid Orbitals)
(a) SF4 (i) sp3d2
(b) IF5 (ii) d2sp3
(c) NO2 (iii) sp3d
(d) NH4+ (iv) sp3
(v) sp
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (a)-( i), (b)-( ii), (c)-(v) and (d)-(iii)
(2) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv) and (d)-(v)
(3) (a)-(iii), (b)-( i), (c)-( v) and (d)-(iv)
(4) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii) and (d)-(v)
14. In which of the following pairs of molecules/ions, the central atoms have sp2
hybridization?
(A) NO2– and NH3 (B) BF3 and NO2–
(C) NH2– and H2O (D) BF3 and NH2–
15. In which of the following molecules, the central atom does not have sp3
hybridization?
– +
(A) CH4 (B) SF4 (C) BF4 (D) NH4
16. Which of the two ions from the list given below that have the geometry that is
explained by the same hybridization of orbitals, NO2–, NO3–, NH2–, NH4+, SCN–
(A) NO2– and NO3– (B) NH4+ and NO3–
(C) SCN– and NH2– (D) NO2– and NH2–
17. The hybridizations of atomic orbitals of nitrogen in NO2+ , NO2- and NH4+
respectively are
(A) sp2, sp and sp3 (B) sp, sp3 and sp2
(C) sp2, sp3 and sp (D) sp, sp2 and sp3
18. sp3d2 hybridization is not displayed by:
(1) BrF5 (2) SF6 (3) [CrF6]3– (4) PF5

19. In molecule, the hybridization of carbon 1,2,3 and 4

respectively are
(1) sp3, sp, sp3, sp3 (2) sp2, sp2, sp2, sp3
(3) sp2, sp, sp2, sp3 (4) sp2, sp3, sp2, sp3
20. The hybridization of P exhibited in PF5 is spxdy. The value of y is .
+ - +
21. The hybridization of atomic orbitals of nitrogen in, NO2 ,NO2 and NH4 are
(A) sp2, sp3 and sp2 respectively (B) sp, sp2 and sp3 respectively
(C) sp2, sp and sp3 respectively (D) sp2, sp3 and sp respectively
22. In which of the following ion/molecule, the 'S' atom does not assume sp3
hybridization ?
(A) SO42– (B) SF4 (C) SF2 (D) S8
23. The hybridization of of sulphur in SO3, SO42– and SF4 are respectively:
(A) sp, sp3, sp2 (B) sp, sp2, sp3d (C) sp2, sp, sp3 (D) sp2, sp3, sp3d
24. Among the following transformations, the hybridization of the central atom
remains unchanged in
(A) CO2→ HCOOH (B) BF3→ BF4̶
(C) NH3→NH4+ (D) PCl3→PCl5
25. The hybridization of xenon atom in XeF4 is
(A) sp3 (B) dsp2 (C) sp3d2 (D) d2sp3
26. The hybridization of N,C,O shown in the following compound respectively, are

(A) sp2, sp, sp2 (B) sp2, sp2, sp2 (C) sp2, sp, sp (D) sp, sp, sp2
27. In solid state, PCl5 exists as [PCl4] +[PCl6] –.
The hybridization of P atoms in this solid is/are
(A) sp3d (d= dX2 ̶ Y2) (B) sp3d (d= dZ2)
(C) sp3 and sp3d2 (d= dX2 ̶ Y2 + dZ2) (D) sp3d and dsp3 (d= dZ2)
28. The number of species from the following in which the central atom uses sp#
hybrid orbitals in its bonding is ___ NH# , SO% , SiO% , BeCl% , CO% , H% O, CH! , BF#
29. SF6 molecule has ..........geometry.
(A) pyramidal (B) bi-pyramidal (C) tetrahedral (D) octahedral
30. Number of molecules/ions from the following in which the central atom is
involved in sp# hybridization is _______.NO" "
# , BCl# , ClO% , ClO#
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 1
31. Total number of species from the following with central atom utilising sp2 hybrid
orbitals for bonding is…………...
NH# , SO% , SiO% , BeCl% , C% H% , C% H! , BCl# , HCHO, C$ H$ , BF# , C% H! Cl%
32. In which one of the following pairs the central atoms exhibit sp% hybridization?
(1) BF# and NO" % (2) NH%" and H% O
(3) H% O and NO% (4) NH%" and BF#
 VSEPRT
1. Predict the correct order among the following :
(A) Ione pair – bond pair > bond pair – bond pair > lone pair – lone pair
(B) lone pair – lone pair > lone pair – bond pair > bond pair – bond pair
(C) lone pair – lone pair > bond pair – bond pair > lone pair – bond pair
(D) bond pair – bond pair > lone pair – bond pair > lone pair – lone pair
2. Amongst the following which one will have maximum ‘lone pair-lone pair’ electron
repulsions?
1) CIF3 2) IF5 3) SF4 4) XeF2
3. Based on VSEPR theory, the number of 90-degree F–Br–F angles in BrF5 is
4. A molecule with a trigonal pyramidal structure is -
(A) H3O+ (B) NH4+ (C) BF3 (D) CO32–
5. Consider the species CH4, NH4+ and BH4– . Choose the correct option with
respect to the there species:
(A) They are isoelectronic and only two have tetrahedral structures
(B) They are isoelectronic and all have tetrahedral structures
(C) Only two are isoelectronic and all have tetrahedral structures
(D) Only two are isoelectronic and only two have tetrahedral structures
6. Amongst the following, the linear species is:
(1) NO2 (2) Cl2O (3) O3 (4)N3 –
7. Which of the following are isostructural pairs?
A. SO42- and CrO42- B. SiCl4 and TiCl4
-
C. NH3 and NO3 D. BCl3 and BrCl3
(1) C and D only (2) A and B only (3) A and C only (4) B and C only
8. The structure of IF7 is
(1) square pyramid (2) trigonal bipyramid (3) octahedral (4) pentagonal bipyramid
9. Trigonal bipyramid geometry is shown by:
(1) [XeF8]2– (2) XeOF2 (3) XeO3F2 (4) FXeOSO2F
10. In which of the following sets, all the given species are isostructural?
(1) BF3, NF3, PF3, AlF3 (2) BF4¯, CCl4, NH4+, PCl4+
(3) CO2, NO2, ClO2, SiO2 (4) PCl3, AlCl3, BCl3, SbCl3
11. In which of the followng pairs the two species are not isostructural?
(1) PF5 and BrF5 (2) AlF63– and SF6 (3) CO32– and NO3– (4) PCl4+ and SiCl4
12. Which of the following pairs of ions is isoelectronic and isostructural ?
(A) ClO3- , SO32- (B) NO3-, CO32- (C) CIO3- , CO32- (D) SO3-2, CO32-
13. Among the following, which one is a wrong statement?
(A) I3–has bent geometry. (B) PH5 and BiCl5 do not exist.
(C) pp-dp bonds are present in SO2 (D) SeF4 and CH4 have same shape.
15. XeF2 is isostructural with :
(A) ICl2– (B) SbCl3 (C) BaCl2 (D) TeF2
16. Which of the following pairs of ions are isoelectronic and isostructural ?
(A) CIO3- , CO32- (B) SO32-, NO3- (C) SO3-2, CO32- (D) ClO3- , SO32-
17. In which of the following pairs, the two species are isostructural ?
(A) SF4 and XeF4 (B) SO32– and NO3– (C) BF3 and NF3 (D) BrO3– and XeO3
18. Which among the following is nonlinear ?
(A) N3– (B) ClF2– (C) Br3– (D) BrCl2+
19. The non-linear molecule is
(A) SO2 (B) CO2 (C) HCN (D) C2H2.
20. In the ammonium ion,
(A) the four hydrogens are at the corners of a square
(B) all bonds are ionic
(C) the nitrogen atom carries a formal charge
(D) all bonds are co-ordinate ones.
21.Isosteres are compounds having similar geometry and isoelectronic species are
species having the same number of electrons. The pair of species CO2 and NO2+ is
(A) isosteric and isoelectronic (B) isosteric, but not isoelectronic
(C) isoelectronic, but not isosteric (D) neither isosteric nor isoelectronic.
22. Match List I with List II:
List I List II
molecule hybridization;shape
A.XeO# I. sp# d; linear
B.XeF% II. sp# ; pyramidal
C. XeOF! III. sp# d% ; distorted octahedral
D. XeF$ IV. sp# d% ; square pyramidal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A- II, B-I, C-IV, D-III (B) A- II, B- IV, C-III, D-I
(C) A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I (D) A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
23. Among the triatomic molecules / ions, BeCl2, N3–, N2O, NO2+, O3, SCl2, ICl2–,
24. The pair that is isostructural (i.e. having the same shape and hybridization) is
(A) NF3 and BF3 (B) BF4– and NH4+ (C) BCl3 and BrCl3 (D) NH3 and NO3–
25. For SF4, the molecular geometry and hybridization of the central atom respectively
are:
(A) Square planar, dsp2 (B) Tetrahedral, sp3
(C) Seesaw, sp3d (D) Square pyramid, sp3d
I3– and XeF2 the total number of linear molecule(s) / ion(s) where the hybridization
of the central atom does not have contribution form the d-orbital(s) is:
[Atomic number: S = 16, Cl = 17, I = 53 and Xe = 54]
23.Match List I with List II
List I (Compound) List (Shape)
(A) BrF& (I) bent
(B) [CrF$ ]#" (II) Square pyramidal
(C) O# (III) Trigonal bipyramidal
(D) PCl& (IV) octahedral
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) (A) −(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III),(D)-(IV) (B) (A) − (IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(C) (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III) (D) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)27.
Specify hybridization of N and B atoms in a 1: 1 complex of BF3 and NH3
(A) N: tetrahedral, sp3; B: tetrahedral, sp3 (B) N: pyramidal, sp3; B: pyramidal, sp3
(C) N: pyramidal, sp3; B: planar, sp2 (D) N: pyramidal, sp3; B: tetrahedral, sp3
28. The hybridization of the central atom and the shape of [IO2F5]2– ion respectively,

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
29. The structure of XeO3 is
(A) linear (B) planar (C) pyramidal (D) T-shaped
30. The species having pyramidal shape is
(A) SO3 (B) BrF3 (C) SiO32– (D) OSF2
31. Match List-I with List II
List List II
(A) XeF4 (I) See-saw
(B) SF4 (II) Square planar
+
(C) NH4 (III) Bent T-shaped
(D) BrF3 (IV) Tetrahedral
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV (2) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(3) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III (4) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
32. Given below are two statements.
Statement I ∶ SO% and H% O both posses V-shaped structure.
Statement II : The bond angle of SO% is less than that of H% O.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below.
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
(b) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
(c) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
(d) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
33. Match List-I with List-II.
List-I List-II
(Species) (Geometry/Shape)

A. H# O+ I. Tetrahedral
B. Acetylide anion II. Linear
C. NH!+ III. Pyramidal
D. ClO"
% IV. Bent
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
(a) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I (b) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
(c) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II (d) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
34. The shape of XeO2F2 molecule is:
(A) trigonal bipyramidal (B) square planar (C) tetrahedral (D) see-saw
35. BF3 is planar and electron deficient compound. Hybridization and number of
electrons around the central atom, respectively are:
(1) sp3 and 4 (2) sp3 and 6 (3) sp2 and 6 (4) sp2 and 8
36. The shape of SCl4 is best described as a
(A) square (B) tetrahedron (C) square pyramid (D) see-saw
37. Match List - I with List - II.
List – I (Molecule) List – II (Shape)
(A) BrF& (I) T-shape
(B) H% O (II) See saw
(C) ClF# (III) Bent
(D) SF! (IV) Square pyramidal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(a) (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III) (b) (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
(c) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II) (d) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
38. The pair of species having identical shapes for molecules of both species is:
(1) XeF2, CO2 (2) BF3, PCl3 (3) PF5, IF5 (4) CF4, SF4
39. The shape of IF6– is:
(1) Pyramidal (2) Octahedral
(3) Trigonally distorted octahedron (4) Square antiprism
40. Which has trigonal bipyramidal shape?
(1) XeOF2 (2) XeO3F2 (3) XeO3 (4) XeOF4
41. Shapes of certain interhalogen compounds are stated below. Which one of them is
not correctly stated? \
(1) ICl3: planar dimeric (2) IF7: pentagonal bipyramid
(3) BrF3 Planar T-shaped (4) BrF5: trigonal bipyramid
42. The shape of the molecule CIF3 is
(A) triangular (B) pyramidal (C) T-shape (D) linear
43. The shape of the molecule CIF3is :
(A) trigonal planar (B) T-shaped (C) pyramidal (D) Y-shaped
44. The correct structure of PCl3F2 is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

45. According to VSEPR theory the shape of SF4 molecule
(A) squashed tetrahedral (B) square pyramidal (C) tetrahedral (D) square planar.
46. According to VSEPR theory the shape of IF5 molecule will be
(A) tetrahedral (B) trigonal bipyramid (C) square pyramid (D) trigonal planar
47. Which one of the following pairs is isostructural (i.e. having the same shape and
hybridization) ?
(A) [BCl3 & BrCl3] (B) [NH3 & NO3–] (C) [NF3 & BF3] (D) [BF4– & NH4+]
48. The geometry of XeOF4 by VSEPR theory is:
(1) square pyramidal (2) octahedral (3) pentagonal planar (4) trigonal bipyramidal
49. Which one of the following species has plane triangular shape ?
(A) N3– (B) NO3– (C) NO2 (D) CO2
50. Match the compound given in column I with the hybridization and shape given in
column II and mark the correct option.
Column-I Column-II
(a) XeF6 (i) distorted octahedral
(b) XeO3 (ii) square planar
(c) XeOF4 (iii) pyramidal
(d) XeF4 (iv) square pyramidal
Code :(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
51., The group of molecules having identical shape is: [
(1) SF4, XeF4, CCl4 (2) ClF3, XeOF2, XeF3+
(3) BF3, PCl3, XeO3 (4) PCl5, IF5, XeO2F2
52. Identify the pair in which the geometry of the species is a T-shape and square
pyramidal, respectively:
(1) IO3– and IO2F2– (2) ClF3 and IO4– (3) XeOF2 and XeOF4 (4) ICl2– and ICl5
53. Which of the following conversions involves change in both shape and
hybridisation?
(1) NH3 ® NH4+ (2) CH4 ® C2H6 (3) H2O ® H3O+ (4) BF3 ® BF4¯
54. The shape/structure of [XeF5]– and XeO3F2, respectively, are:
(1) pentagonal planar and trigonal bipyramidal
(2) trigonal bipyramidal and pentagonal planar
(3) octahedral and square pyramidal
(4) trigonal bipyramidal and trigonal bipyramidal
55. A central atom in a molecule has two lone pairs of electrons and forms three single
bonds. The shape of this molecule is:
(1) see-saw (2) planar triangular (3) T-shaped (4) trigonal pyramidal
56. Based upon VSEPR theory, match the shape (geometry) of the molecules in List-I
with the molecules in List-II and select the most appropriate option
List-I List-II
(Shape) (Molecules)
(a) T-shaped (I) XeF4
(b) Trigonal planar (II) SF4
(c) Square planar (III) ClF3
(d) See-saw (IV) BF3
(A) (a) –( I), (b)–(II), (c)–(III), (d)–(IV) (B) (a)–(III), (b)–(IV), (c)–(I), (d)–(II)
(C) (a)–(III), (b)–(IV), (c)–(II), (d)–(I) (D) (a)–(IV), (b)–(III), (d)–(I), (d)–(II)
57. Number of lone pair(s) of electrons on central atom and the shape of BrF3
molecule respectively, are :
(A) 0, triangular planar. (B) 1, pyramidal. (C) 2, bent T-shape. (D) 1, bent T-shape
58. The angular shape of ozone molecule (O3) consists of
(A) 1 sigma and 2 p bonds (B) 2 sigma and 1 p bonds
59. Among the following, which one is a wrong statement?
(A) I3–has bent geometry. (B) PH5 and BiCl5 do not exist.
(C) pp-dp bonds are present in SO2 (D) SeF4 and CH4 have same shape.
60. For OF2 molecule consider the following :
(A) Number of lone pairs on oxygen is 2.
(B) FOF angle is less than 104.5º.
(C) Oxidation state of O is -2.
(D) Molecule is bent ‘V’ shaped.
(E) Molecular geometry is linear.
Correct options are :
(1) B , E, A only (2) A, B, D only (3) C, D, E only (4) A, C, D only
61. The molecular shapes of SF4, CF4 and XeF4 are:
(1) the same with 2, 0 and 1 lone pair of electrons on the central atom, respectively
(2) the same with 1, 1 and 1 lone pair of electrons on the central atoms, respectively
(3) different with 0, 1 and 2 lone pair of electrons on the central atoms, respectively
(4) different with 1, 0 and 2 lone pair of electrons on the central atoms, respectively
62. The correct shape and I–I–I bond angles respectively in I3- ion are: -
(1) Distorted trigonal planar; 135° and 90° (2) T-shaped; 180° and 90°
(3) Trigonal planar; 120° (4) Linear; 180°
61. The number of species having non–pyramidal shape among the following is
(A) SO3 (B) NO3- (C) PCl3 (D) CO32-
62. AB3 is an interhalogen T-shaped molecule. The number of lone pairs of electrons
on A is _______. (Integer answer)
63. The structures of AICI3 and PCI3 can be described as
(A) both planar (B) both pyramidal
(C) planar and pyramidal respectively (D) pyramidal and planar respectively.
64. The molecular geometry for ammonia is –
(A) saw horse (B) trigonal planar (C) tetrahedral (D) pyramidal
65. The structure of SF4 is
(A) Trigonal bipyramidal (B) Square planar
(C) Squashed Tetrahedral (D) Octahedral
66. The species which has triangular planar geometry is
(A) NF3 (B) NO3– (C) AlCl3 (D) SbH3

67. The correct geometry and hybridization for XeF4 are -

(A) square planar, sp3d2 (B) Octahedral, sp3d2
(C) trigonal bipyramidal, sp3d (D) planar triangle, sp3d3
68. Match List - I with List - II.
List-I List-II
(a) PCl5 (i) Square pyramidal
(b) SF6 (ii) Trigonal planar
(c) BrF5 (iii) Octahedral
(d) BF3 (iv) Trigonal bipyramidal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
(1) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) (2) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
(3) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii) (4) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
69. The group having triangular planar structures is:
(1) BF3, NF3, CO32– (2) CO32–, NO3¯, SO3
(3) NH3, SO3, CO32– (4) NCl3, BCl3, SO3
70. The incorrect geometry is represented by:
(1) BF3 - trigonal planar (2) H2O - bent
(3) NF3 - trigonal planar (4) AsF5 - trigonal bipyramidal
71. The molecular geometry of SF6 is octahedral. What is the geometry of SF4
(including lone pair(s) of electrons, if any)?
(1) Trigonal bipyramidal (2) Square planar (3) Tetrahedral (4) Pyramidal
72. The structure of PCl5 in the solid state is
(1) square pyramidal
(2) tetrahedral [PCl4]+ and octahedral [PCl6]–
(3) square planar [PCl4]+ and octahedral [PCl6]–
(4) trigonal bipyramidal
73. The geometry & the type of hybrid orbitals present about the central atom in
BF3 is:
(A) linear, sp (B) trigonal planar, sp2
(C) tetrahedra sp3 (D) pyramidal, sp3
74. The number of interhalogens from the following having square pyramidal structure
is: ClF# , IF, , BrF& , BrF# , I% Cl$ , IF& , ClF, ClF&
75. Which of the following are isoelectronic and isostructural?
SO3 , CO32- , NO3- ClO3-
(A) CO32- , NO3- (B) SO3 , NO3- (C) CO32-, ClO3- (D) SO3-, CO32-
76. Match List - I with List - II.
List - I List - II
(A) ICI (I) T -Shape
(B) ICI3 (II) Square pyramidal
(C) CIF5 (III) Pentagonal bipyramidal
(D) IF7 (IV) Linear
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A)–(I), (B)–(IV), C–(III), D–(II) (2) (A)–(I), (B)–(III), C–(II), D–(IV)
(3) (A)–(IV), (B)–(I), C–(II), D–(III) (4) (A)–(IV), (B)–(III), C–(II), D–(I)
77. Match List I with List II :

List I (Molecule / Species) List II (Property / Shape)

A. SO% Cl% I. Paramagnetic
B. NO II. Diamagnetic

C. NO"
% III. Tetrahedral
D. I#" IV. Linear

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(1) A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II (2) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
(3) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV (4) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
78. Match List I with List II :

List I (Hybridization) List II (Orientation in Space)

A. sp# I. Trigonal bipyramidal

B. dsp% II. Octahedral

C. sp# d III. Tetrahedral

D. sp# d% IV. Square planar

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(1) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II (2) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(3) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II (4) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
79. Match List I with List II :

List I (Compound / Species) List II (Shape / Geometry)

A. SF! I. Tetrahedral

B. BrF# II. Pyramidal

C. BrO"
# III. See saw
D. NH!+ IV. Bent T-shape

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(1) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV (2) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
(3) A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I (4) A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
80. Match List I and with List II
List-I (Molecule) List-II(Shape)
A NH# I. Square pyramid
B. BrF& II. Tetrahedral
C. PCl& III Trigonal pyramidal
D. CH! IV Trigonal bipyramidal
81. Choose the correct answer from the option below :
(1) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II (2) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
(3) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II (4) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
 BOND PARAMETERS
1. The F-B-F bond angels in BrF5 and Cl-P-Cl bond angles in PCl5, respectively
(A) identical in BrF5 but non-identical in PCl5
(B) identical in BrF5 and identical in PCl5
(C) non-identical in BrF5 but identical in PCl5
(D) non-identical in BrF5 and non-identical in PCl5
2. Among CH4, CO2, H2O and SO2, the bond angle is the highest in
(A) CH4 (B) CO2 (C) H2O (D) SO2
3. The C–O bond length in CO, CO2 and CO32– follows the order :
(A) CO < CO2< CO32– (B) CO2< CO32–< CO
(C) CO > CO2> CO32– (D) CO32–< CO2< CO
4. The H–C–H, H–N–H, and H–O–H bond angles (in degrees) in methane, ammonia
and water are respectively, closest to
(A) 109.5, 104.5,107.1 (B) 109.5,107.1,104.5
(C) 104.5,107.1,104.5 (D) 107.1, 104.5,109.5
5. Among the following species, the H–X–H angle (X = B, N or P) follows the order
(A) PH3< NH3< NH4+< BF3 (B) NH3< PH3< NH4+< BF3
(C) BF3< PH3< NH4+< NH3 (D) BF3< NH4+< NH3< PH3
6. In ammonia H-N-H bond angle is
(A) 106.7oC (B) 104.5oC (C) 109.5oC (D) 120oC
7. The C–O–C bond angle in dimethyl ether is
(A) 109°28' (B) 110° (C) 120° (D) 180°
8. In ammonia the bond angle is 107º 48' while in SbH3 the bond angle is about 91º18'.
The correct explanation among the following is/are
(A) The orbitals of Sb used for the formation of Sb-H bond are almost pure p-orbitals.
(B) Sb has larger size compared to N.
(C) Sb has more metallic character than N.
(D) All the statements are correct.
9. In which of the following, all the bond lengths are not the same ?
I. IF4+ II. BF4- III. SF4 IV. TeCl4
(A) I, II, IV (B) II, III, IV (C) I, III, IV (D) I, II, III
10. The F – X – F bond angle is the smallest in (X is the central atom)
(A) CF4 (B) NF3 (C) OF2 (D) XeF5 –
11. The correct order of C–O bond length among CO, CO32– and CO2 is :
(A) CO2 < CO32– < CO (B) CO < CO32– < CO2
(C) CO32– < CO2 < CO (D) CO < CO2 < CO32–
12. The correct order of increasing bond angles in the following triatomic species is
(A) NO2– < NO2+ < NO2 (B) NO2– < NO2 < NO2+
(C) NO2+ < NO2 < NO2– (D) NO2+ < NO2– < NO2
13. The correct order of increasing bond angles in the following species are :
(A) Cl2O < ClO2 < ClO2– (B) ClO2 < Cl2O < ClO2–
(C) Cl2O < ClO2– < ClO2 (D) ClO2– < Cl2O < ClO
14. The correct order of increasing bond length of C–H, C–O, C–C and C=C is :
(A) C–H < C=C < C–O < C–C (B) C–C < C=C < C–O < C–H
(C) C–O < C–H < C–C < C=C (D) C–H < C–O < C–C < C=C
15. Maximum bond angle at nitrogen is present in which of the following ?
(A) NO2- (B) NO2+ (C) NO3- (D) NO2
16. Consider the molecules CH4, NH3 and H2O.
Which of the given statement is false ?
(A) The bond angle is CH4 is larger than the bond angle is NH3
(B) The bond angle is CH4 the bond angle in NH3 and the bond angle in H2O are all
greater than 90º.
(C) Then bond angle in H2O is larger than the bond angle in CH4
(D) The bond angle in H2O is smaller than the bond angle in NH3
17. The correct increasing order for bond angles among BF# , PF# and CℓF# is
(1) PF# < BF# < CℓF # (2) BF# < PF# < CℓF #
(3) CℓF# < PF# < BF# (4) BF# = PF# < CℓF#
84. The incorrect statement regarding ethyne is
18. The correct order of bond angles (smallest first) in H2S, NH3, BF3 and SiH4 is:
(1) H2S < NH3 < SiH4 < BF3 (2) NH3 < H2S < SiH4 < BF3
(3) H2S < SiH4 < NH3 < BF3 (4) H2S < NH3 < BF3 < SiH4
19. In which of the following molecules/ions are all the bonds not equal?
(1) XeF4 (2) BF4- (3) SF4 (4) SiF4
20. The molecule having smallest bond angle is
(1) SbCl3 (2) PCl3 (3) NCl3 (4) AsCl3
21. The decreasing value of bond angles from NH3 (106)° to Sb H3 (101)° down
group-15 of the periodic table is due to:
(1) decreasing lp – bp repulsion (2) increasing electronegativity
(3) increasing bp – bp repulsion (4) increasing p–orbital character in sp3
22. XeO4 molecule is tetrahedral having:
(1) Four pp–dp bonds (2) One pp–dp bond
(3) Three pp–dp bonds (4) Two pp-dp bonds
23. For the compounds CH3Cl, CH3Br, CH3I and CH3F, the correct order of
increasing C-halogen bond length is:
(1) CH3F < CH3Cl < CH3Br < CH3I (2) CH3F < CH3I < CH3Br < CH3Cl
(3) CH3Cl < CH3Br < CH3F < CH3I (4) CH3F < CH3Br < CH3Cl < CH3I
24. The bond angle H-X-H is the greatest in the compound:
(1) CH4 (2) NH3 (3) H2O (4) PH3
( I) ( II )
25. H — N - - - -N-- - -N
----
In hydrogen azide (above) the bond orders of bonds (I) and (II) are
(I) (II)
(1) > 2 >2
(2) < 2 >2
(3) < 2 <2
(4) > 2 <2
26. The decreasing order of bond angles in BF3, NH3, PF3 and I3– is:
(1) BF3 > NH3 > PF3 > I3– (2) BF3 > I3– > PF3 > NH3
(3) I3– > BF3 > NH3 > PF3 (4) I3– > NH3 > PF3 > BF3
27. The compound that has the largest H-M-H bond angle (M=N, O, S, C), is:
(1) H2O (2) CH4 (3) NH3 (4) H2S
28. Arrange the following bonds according to their average bond energies in
descending order C – Cl, C – Br, C – F, C – I
(1) C – F > C – Cl > C – Br > C – I (2) C – Br > C – I > C – Cl > C – F
(3) C – I > C – Br > C – Cl > C – F (4) C – Cl > C – Br > C – I > C – F
29. The compound that has the largest H-M-H bond angle ( M=N,O,S,C), is:
30. Which among the following species has unequal bond lengths?
(1) BF4- (2) XeF4 (3) SF4 (4) SiF4
31. The correct order of bond dissociation enthalpy of halogens is:
(1) Cl2 > F2 > Br2 > I2 (2) I2 > Br2 > Cl2 > F2
(3) Cl2 > Br2 > F2 > I2 (4) F2 > Cl2 > Br2 > I2
32. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is
labelled as Reason R:
Assertion A: The H–O–H bond angle in water molecule is 104.5⁰.
Reason R: The lone pair – lone pair repulsion of electrons is higher than the
bond pair –bond pair repulsion.
(1) A is false but R is true
(2) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(3) A is true but R is false
(4) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
33. Identify the species having one s-bond and maximum number of canonical forms
from the following:
(1) SO3 (2) O2 (3) SO2 (4) CO32-
34. In the structure of SF4, the lone pair of electrons on S is in.
(A) equatorial position and there are two lone pair- bond pair repulsions at 90°
(B) equatorial position and there are three lone pair-bond pair repulsions at 90°
(C) axial position and there are three lone pair–bond pair repulsion at 90°.
(D) axial position and there are two lone pair–bond pair repulsion at 90°.
35. O–O bond length in H2O2 is X than the O–O bond length in F2O2. The O – H bond
length in H2O2 is Y than that of the O–F bond in F2O2
Choose the correct option for X and Y from the given below.
(1) X – shorter, Y – shorter (2) X – shorter, Y – longer
(3) X – longer, Y – longer (4) X – longer, Y - shorter
36. The bond dissociation energy in highest for
(1) I2 (2) Cl2 (3) F2 (4) Br2
37. In compounds type ECl3, where E = B, P, As or Bi, the angles Cl - E - Cl for
different E are in the order
(A) B > P = As = Bi (B) B > P > As > Bi (C) B < P = As = Bi (D) B < P < As < Bi
38. The nodal plane in the p-bond of ethene is located in
(A) the molecular plane
(B) a plane parallel to the molecular plane
(C) a plane perpendicular to the molecular plane which bisects, the carbon-carbon s
bond at right angle.
(D) a plane perpendicular to the molecular plane which contains, the carbon-carbon
bond
39. The percentage of p-character in the orbitals forming P–P bonds in P4 is
(A) 25 (B) 33 (C) 50 (D) 75
40. Number of s and p bonds present in ethylene molecule is respectively :
(1) 3 and 1 (2) 5 and 2
(3) 4 and 1 (4) 5 and 1
(1) The C–C bonds in ethyne is shorter than that in ethene
(2) Both carbons are sp hybridised
(3) Ethyne is linear
(4) The carbon-carbon bonds in ethyne is weaker than that in ethene
41. The resonance structures of SCN ̅ are given below along with the S-C and C-N
bond lengths

Among the following, the incorrect statement/s is/ are

(a) The contribution from resonance structures (i) and (ii) is more important than that
from structure (iii)
(b) The formal charge on S in structure (iii) is zero
(c) The degree of contribution of these structures is in the order: i > ii > iii (d)
The formal charge on N in structure (ii) is zero
42. For the given compound, % s character of phosphorous hybrid orbitals which
contribute to various bonds are given in the table below.

This difference in % ‘s’ character of various phosphorous bonds could be due to

(a) The large size of bromine atom
(b) The large electronegativity difference between P and O
(c) Increased overlap of s-orbitals of terminal P-O bond
(d) Stronger covalent character of P-O in cyclic oxygen atoms
 DIPOLE
1. Among the following, the most polar molecule is
(A) AlCl3 (B) CCl4 (C) SeCl6 (D) AsCl3
2. Which of the following molecule is non-polar ?
(A) CO (B) SO2 (C) SO3 (D) H2O
3. The number of non-polar molecules from the following is ______.
HF, H% O, SO% , H% , CO% , CH! , NH# , HCl, CHCl# , BF#
4. Which of the following molecule is non-polar ?
(A) CO (B) SO2 (C) SO3 (D) H2O
5. In which of the following pairs are both molecules polar ?
(A) O2 and H2O (B) BF3 and PCl3 (C) SO2 and SCl2 (D) CS2 and NO2
6. The pair which contains both molecules polar is
(A) O2 & H2O (B) CO2 & PCI3 (C) SO2 & SC!2 (D) CS2 & NO2
7. Among the following sets, the one in which all the molecules are nonpolar is
(A) XeF4, XeO3, XeO4 (C) XeF2, XeO4, XeOF4
(B) XeF2, XeF4, XeO4 (D) XeF2, XeO3, XeOF4
8. Which of the following is a polar molecule ?
(A) SF4 (B) SiF4 (C) XeF4 (D) BF3
9. Which of the following molecules is non-polar in nature ?
(1) POCl3 (2) CH2O (3) SbCl5 (4) NO2
10. Among the following, the most polar molecule is
(A) AlCl3 (B) CCl4 (C) SeCl6 (D) AsCl3
11. Which one of the following molecules is polar?
(1) CF4 (2) IF5 (3) XeF4 (4) SbF5
12. If AB4 molecule is a polar molecule, a possible geometry of AB4 is:
(1) Square pyramidal (2) Tetrahedral
(3) Square planar (4) Rectangular planar
13. The number of molecule(s) or ion(s) from the following having non-polar structure
is _______NO" +
# , H% O% , BF# , PCl# , XeF! , SF! , XeO# , PH! , SO# , [Al(OH)! ]
"

14. Choose the polar molecule from the following :

(a) CH% = CH% (b) CHCl# (c) CCl! (d) CO%
15. Which of the following molecules has no dipole moment ?
(A) CH3Cl (B) CHCl3 (C) CH2Cl2 (D) CCl4
16. The dipole moment of BeF2 is -
(A) 1.5 D (B) 1.0 D (C) 0.0 D (D) 1.8 D
17. The dipole moments of CCl4, CHCl3 and CH4 are in the order
(1) CHCl3 < CH4 = CCl4 (2) CH4 = CCl4 < CHCl3
(3) CH4 < CCl4 < CHCl3 (4) CCl4 < CH4 < CHCl3
18. The molecule with non-zero dipole moment is :
(A) BCl3 (B) BeCl2 (C) CCl4 (D) NCl3
19. The molecule with the highest dipole moment among the following is
(A) NH3 (B) NF3 (C) CO (D) HF
20. The molecule with non -zero dipole moment is
(A) BF3 (B) PCI3 (C) SiCI4 (D) XeF4
21. Which of the following has zero dipole moment?
(A) NH3 (B) NF3 (C) BF3 (D) CHCl3
22. The molecule which does not have a net dipole moment is –
(A) H2O (B) NH3 (C) BF3 (D) BrF5
23. Which of the following compounds has zero dipole moment ?
(A) NH3 (B) NF3 (C) BF3 (D) CHCl3
24. The molecule having the highest dipole moment is
(A) CO2 (B) CH4 (C) NH3 (D) NF3
25. Which of the following represents the correct order of dipole moment?
(A) NH3 > NF3 > H3O (B) NH3 > H2O > NF3
(C) H2O > NH3 > NF3 (D) H2O > NF3 > NH3
26. Amongst BeF2, BF3, H2O, NH3, CCl4 and HCl, the number of molecules with non-
zero net dipole moment is .
27. Statement I : Dipole moment is a vector quantity and by convention it is depicted
by a small arrow with tail on the negative centre and head pointing towards the
positive centre.
Statement II : The crossed arrow of the dipole moment symbolizes the direction
of the shift of charges in the molecules.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from
the options given below :
(1) Both statement I and statement II are correct
(2) Both statement I and statement II are incorrect
(3) Statement I is correct but statement II is correct
(4) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct
28. The total number of molecules with zero dipole moment among
CH! , BF# , H% O, HF, NH# , CO% and SO% is ________.
29. Given below are two statements:
Statement - I: Since Fluorine is more electronegative than nitrogen, the net dipole
moment of NF# is greater than NH# .
Statement - II: In NH# , the orbital dipole due to lone pair and the dipole moment of
NH bonds are in opposite direction, but in NF# the orbital dipole due to lone pair and
dipole moments of N-F bonds are in same direction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate from the options
given below:
(a) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
(c) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
30. Which of the following statements is true?
(1) HF is less polar than HBr
(2) Water does not contain any ions
(3) Chemical bond formation takes place when forces of attraction overcome the
forces of repulsion
(4) In covalent bond, transfer of electrons takes place
31.The geometry of H2S and its dipole moment are
(A) angular & nonzero (B) angular & zero
(C) linear & nonzero (D) linear & zero
32. Which of the following molecules has the maximum dipole moment ?
(A) CO2 (B) CH4 (C) NH3 (D) NF3
33. The correct order of dipole moment is
(A) CH4 < NF3 < NH3 < H2O (B) NF3 < CH4 < NH3 < H2O
(C) NH3 < NF3 < CH4 < H2O (D) H2O < NH3 < NF3 < CH4
34. Which of the following set of molecules will have zero dipole moment
(A) Ammonia, beryllium difluoride, water, 1,4-dichlorobenzene
(B) Boron trifluoride, hydrogen fluoride, carbon dioxide, 1,3dichlorobenzene
(C) Nitrogen trifluoride, beryllium difluoride, water, 1,3-dichlorobenze
(D) Boron trifluoride, beryllium difluoride, carbon dioxide, 1,4-dichlorobenzene
35. Which one of the following pairs of molecules will have permanent dipole
moments for both members:
(1) NO2 and CO2 (2) NO2 and O3 (3) SiF4 and CO2 (4) SiF4 and NO2
36. Which one of the following molecules has maximum dipole moment?
(1) NF# (2) CH! (3) NH# (4) PF&
37. Each of the following options contains a set of four molecules. Identify the
option(s) where all four molecules possess permanent dipole moment at room
temperature.
(1) BF3, O3, SF6, XeF6 (2) BeCl2, CO2, BCl3, CHCl3
(3) NO2, NH3, POCl3, CH3Cl (4) SO2, C6H5Cl, H2Se, BrF5
38. For which of the following molecule significant µ¹ 0?
(a) Cl (b) CN (c) OH (d) SH

Cl CN OH SH
(1) (a) and (b) (2) only (c) (3) (c) and (d) (4) only (a)
39. Consider the following compounds in the liquid form:
O2, HF, H2O, NH3, H2O2, CCl4, CHCl3, C6H6, C6H5Cl.
When a charged comb is brought near their flowing stream, how many of them
show deflection as per the following figure?

40. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is
labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Cis form of alkene is found to be more polar than the trans form
Reason (R): Dipole moment of trans isomer of 2-butene is zero. In the light of the
above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
(2) (A) is true but (R) is false
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true
41. Number of compounds from the following with zero dipole moment is
HF, H% , H% S, CO% , NH# , BF# , CH! , CHCl# , SiF! , H% O, BeF%