CHEMICAL BONDING

STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE

TYPE OF BOND, BORN HABER CYCLE
1. Solid NaCl is a bad conductor of electricity because:
(A) in solid NaCl there are no ions (B) solid NaCl is covalent
(C) in solid NaCl there is not mobility of ions (D) in solid NaCl there are no electrons
+ −
2. An ionic compound A B is most likely to be formed when:
(A) the ionization energy of A 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

3. Which pair of atoms form strongest ionic bond?

(A) Al and As (B) Al and N (C) Al and Se (D) Al and O

4. In which of the following species the bonds are Non-directional ?

(A) NCl3 (B) RbCl (C) BeCl2 (D) BCl3

5. A bond formed between two like atoms cannot be

(A) ionic (B) covalent (C) coordinate (D) metallic

6. In which of the following solvents, KI has highest solubility? The dielectric constant ( ) of each
liquid is given in parentheses.
(A) C6H6(= 0) (B) (CH3)2CO (=2) (C) CH3OH (=32) (D) CCl4(=0)

7. An electrovalent bond or ionic bond is formed between:

(A) Two electronegative atoms (B) Two metals
(C) Electropositive and electronegative atoms (D) Two electropositive atoms

8. The electronegativity of cesium is 0.7 and fluorine is 4.0. The bond formed between the two is:
(A) Covalent (B) Electrovalent/ionic (C) Coordinate (D) Metallic
9. In the Born-Haber cycle for the formation of solid common salt (NaCl), the largest contribution
comes from:
(A) the low ionization potential of Na (B) the high electron affinity of Cl
(C) the low Hvap of Na(s) (D) the lattice energy
10. A compound contains three elements A, B and C, if the oxidation of A = +2, B = +5 and C = −2,
the possible formula of the compound is:
(A) A 3 (B4C)2 (B) A 3 (BC4 )2 (C) A 2 (BC3 )2 (D) ABC2

11. Two elements A and B have following electronic configuration:

A = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2
B = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3
If expected compound formed by A and B is A x B y then sum of x and y is:
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
LATTICE ENERGY, HYDRATION ENERGY
12. Which set of compounds in the following pair of ionic compounds has the higher lattice energy
(i) KCl or MgO (ii) LiF or LiBr (iii) Mg 3N2 or NaCl
(A) KCl,LiBr,Mg 2N2 (B) MgO,LiBr,Mg 3N2
(C) MgO,LiF,NaCl (D) MgO,LiF,Mg 3N2

13. The incorrect order of lattice energy is

(A) AlF3  MgF2 (B) Li3N  Li2O (C) NaCl  LiF (D) TiC  ScN

14. Which ionic compound has the largest amount of lattice energy?
(A) NaF (B) AlF3 (C) AlN (D) MgF2

15. The hydration of ionic compounds involves :

(A) Evolution of heat (B) Weakening of attractive forces
(C) Dissociation into ions (D) All of these

16. The compound which has the highest Lattice energy is

(A) LiF (B) LiCl (C) NaCl (D) MgO

17. The magnitude of the lattice energy of a solid increases if:

(A) The ions are of large size (B) The ions are of small size
(C) The ions are of equal size (D) Charges on the ions are small

18. The lattice energies of KF,KCl,KBr and KI follow the order

(A) KF  KCl  KBr  KI (B) KI  KBr  KCl  KF
(C) KF  KCl  KI  KBr (D) KI  KBr  KF  KCl

19. The order of increasing lattice energy of the following salts is:
(A) NaCl  CaO  NaBr  BaO (B) NaBr  NaCl  BaO  CaO
(C) NaCl  BaBr  BaO  CaO (D) NaBr  NaCl  CaO  BaO

20. In which of the following ionic compounds, Hf is negative only due to lattice energy?
(i) NaF (ii) MgO (iii) Li3N (iv) Na 2S
(A) Only (iv) (B) Only (iii), (iv) (C) Only (ii), (iii), (iv) (D) All of these

21. Select the correct reason for given statement “Fluoride of Al is ionic while chloride of Al is
covalent”
(A) IE of Al in AlF3  AlCl3 (B) EA of Fluoride > Chlorine
(C) Lattice energy of AlF3  AlCl3 (D) EA of Fluorine < Chlorine

APPLICATION OF FAJANS RULE, SOLUBILITY THERMAL STABILITY

22. In which of the following species the bonds are non-directional?
(A) NCl3 (B) RbCl (C) BeCl2 (D) BCl3

23. Which of the following substance has the highest melting point?
(A) NaCl (B) KCl (C) MgO (D) BaO
24. Amongst LiCl, BeCl2 , MgCl2 and RbCl the compound with greatest and least ionic character
respectively are:
(A) Licl and RbCl (B) RbCl and BeCl2 (C) RBCl and MgCl2 (D) MgCl2 & BeCl2

25. The solubility of Na 2SO4 ,BeSO4 ,MgSO4 and BaSO4 in water follow the order:
(A) BaSO4  BeSO4  MgSO4  Na 2SO4 (B) Na 2SO4  BeSO4  MgSO4  BaSO4
(C) BeSO4  MgSO4  BaSO4  Na 2SO4 (D) MgSO4  BeSO4  Na 2SO4  BaSO4

26. The incorrect order is:

(A) Covalent character : PbCl2  CaCl2  SrCl2  BaCl2
(B) Thermal stability : PbF4  PbCl4  PbBr4  PbI4
(C) Melting point : KF  KCl  KBr  KI
(D) Boiling point : CHCl3  CH3Cl  CCl4

27. The correct solubility order is/are:

(I) CaCO3  SrCO3  BaCO3 (II) Li2CO3  Na 2CO3  K 2CO3
(III) K 2CO3  Rb2CO3  Cs2CO3 (IV) Na 2CO3  K 2CO3  Rb2CO3
(A) II, IV (B) I, IV (C) II, III, IV (D) I, II, III

28. Correct order of covalent character of alkaline earth metal chloride in:
(A) BeCl2 < MgCl2 < CaCl2 < SrCl2 (B) BeCl2 < CaCl2 < SrCl2 < MgCl2
(C) BeCl2 > MgCl2 > CaCl2 > SrCl2 (D) SrCl2 > BeCl2 > CaCl2 > MgCl2

29. Among LiCl, BeCl2, BCl3 and CCl4, the covalent character follows the order:
(A) LiCl < BeCl2 > BCl3 > CCl4 (B) LiCl > BeCl2 < BCl3 < CCl4
(C) LiCl < BeCl2 < BCl3 < CCl4 (D) LiCl > BeCl2 > BCl3 > CCl4

30. The correct order of decreasing polarisable ions is:

(A) Cl– > Br– > I– > F– (B) F– > I– > Br– > Cl–
(C) F– > Cl– > Br– > I– (D) l– > Br– > Cl– > F–

31. According to Fajan’s rules necessary condition to form covalent bond is:
(A) small cation and large anion (B) small cation and small anion
(C) large cation and large anion (D) large cation and small anion

32. Which is most ionic:

(A) P2O5 (B) MnO (C) CrO3 (D) Mn2O7

33. 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

34. Correct order of polarising power is:

(A) Cs+ < K+ < Mg2+ < Al3+ (B) Al3+ < Mg2+ < K+ < Cs+
(C) Mg+ < Al3+ < K+ < Cs+ (D) K+ < Cs+ < Mg2+ < Al3+
35. The corect sequence of increasing covalent character is represented by:
(A) BeCl2 < NaCl < LiCl (B) NaCl < LiCl < BeCl2
(C) BeCl2 < LiCl < NaCl (D) LiCl < NaCl < BeCl2

COVALENT BOND, COORDINATE BOND, COVALENCY

36. Which of the following is a covalent compound?
(A) Al2O3 (B) AlF3 (C) AlCl3 (D) Al2 (SO4 )3

37. Which of the following is an example of super octet molecule?

(A) ClF3 (B) PCl5 (C) IF7 (D) All the three

38. Which of the following molecule is theoretically not possible?

(A) SF4 (B) OF2 (C) OF4 (D) O2F2

39. Which of the following species is neither hypervalent nor hypovalent?

(A) ClO4− (B) BF3 (C) SO24− (D) CO23 −

40. Which set contains only covalently bonded molecules?

(A) BCl3 ,SiCl4 ,PCl3 (B) NH4Br,N2H4 ,HBr (C) I2 ,H2S,NaI (D) Al,O3 , As 4

41. Which of the following molecules does not have co-ordinate bonds?
(A) PH4+ (B) NO2 (C) O3 (D) CO23 −

42. The compound which contains ionic as well as covalent bonds is

(A) C2H4Cl2 (B) CH3I (C) KCN (D) H2O2

43. In Co-ordinate bond, the acceptor atoms must essentially contain in its valency shell an orbital:
(A) With paired electron (B) With single electron
(C) With no electron (D) With three electron

44. Which of the following compound does not follow octet rule:
(A) CO2 (B) PCl3 (C) ICl (D) CIF3

45. The formal charges on the three O-atoms in O3 molecule are

(A) 0, 0, 0 (B) 0, 0, –1 (C) 0, 0, +1 (D) 0, +1, –1

VALANCE BOND THEORY

46. The fluorine molecules 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

47. Which of the following overlaps is incorrect (assuming Z-axis is internuclear axis)?
(1) 2p y + 2p y ⎯⎯→  − Bond formation (2) 2p x + 2p x ⎯⎯→  − Bond formation
(3) 3d xy + 3d xy ⎯⎯→  − Bond formation (4) 2s + 2p y ⎯⎯→  − Bond formation

(5) 3d xy + 3d xy ⎯⎯→  − Bond formation (6) 2pz + 2pz ⎯⎯→  − Bond formation
(A) 1, 2, 3 (B) 3, 6 (C) 2, 5 (D) 2, 3, 4
48. The strength of bonds formed by 2s − 2s,2p − 2p and 2p − 2s overlap has the order:
(A) s − s  p − p  p − s (B) s − s  p − s  p − p
(C) p − p  p − s  s − s (D) p − p  s − s  p − s

49. Which of the following statements is incorrect for sigma and  -bonds formed between two
carbon atoms?
(A) Sigma-bond is stronger than a  -bond
(B) Bond energies of sigma and  -bonds are of the order of 264 kJ/mol and 347 kJ/mol
(C) Free rotation of surrounding atoms about a sigma-bond is allowed by not in case of a  -bond
(D) Sigma-bond determines the direction between carbon atoms but a  -bond has no primary
effect in this regard

50. Which of the following orbital can not form  as well as  -bond?
(A) d xy (B) d z 2 (C) d x 2 − y 2 (D) d yz

51. Which of the following leads to bonding?

s − orbital p − orbital s − orbital p − orbital

(A) (B)

p − orbital p − orbital s − orbital p − orbital

(C) (D)

52. Which combination of orbitals will form  − bond , if internuclear axis is x-axis?
(A) p x + p x (B) d xy + d xy (C) d 2 2 + d 2 2 (D) d yz + d yz
x −y x −y

53. Which of the following is correct order of  − bond strength?

(I) 2s − 2s (II) 2s − 2p (III) 2p − 2p (IV) 3s − 3s
(A) I>II>III>IV (B) III>II>I>IV (C) IV>I>II>III (D) III>I>II>IV

54. Which of the following overlaps give  -bond along x-axis as internuclear axis?
(A) pz and pz (B) s and pz
(C) s and p y (D) d 2 2 and d 2 2
x −y x −y

55. Which of the following orbital combination can not form  − bond?
(A) p x + p y sideways overlapping (B) d 2 2 + p y sideways overlapping
x −y
(C) d xy + d xy sideways overlapping (D) d yz + p y sideways overlapping

56. Which of the following overlaps gives  -bond along x-axis as internuclear axis?
(A) pz and p x (B) s and pz
(C) s and p y (D) d 2 2 and d 2 2
x −y x −y
57. Which of the following orbital combination can not form bond?
(A) p x + p x sideways overlapping (B) d 2 2 + p y sideways overlapping
x −y
(C) d xy + d xy sideways overlapping (D) d yz + p y sideways overlapping

HYBRIDIZATION
58. The hybridization of central atom in ICl2+ is
(A) dsp2 (B) sp (C) sp2 (D) sp3

59. What is the state of hybridization of Xe in cationic part of solid XeF6 ?

(A) sp3d3 (B) sp3d2 (C) sp3d (D) sp3

60. During the complete combustion of methane CH4 , what change in hybridization does the
carbon atom undergo:
(A) sp3 to sp (B) sp3 to sp2 (C) sp2 to sp (D) sp2 to sp3

61. The hybridization of central iodine atom in IF5 ,I3− and I3+ are respectively
(A) sp3d2 ,sp3d,sp3 (B) sp3d,sp3d,sp3 (C) sp3d2 ,sp3d2 ,sp3 (D) sp3d,sp3d2 ,sp3

62. In which of the following combination hybridization of central atom (*) does not change?
* * *
(A) H2O + C O2 (B) H3 BO3 + OH− (C) BF3 + N H3 (D) None of these

63. Which of the following species used both axial set of d − orbitals in hybridization of central
atom?
(A) PBr4+ (B) PCl4− (C) ICl4− (D) None of these

64. Two hybrid orbitals have a bond angle of 120o . The percentage of s-character in the hybrid
orbital is nearly:
(A) 25% (B) 33% (C) 50% (D) 66%

65. In which of the following species, d-orbitals having xz and yz two nodal planes involved in
hybridization of central atom?
(A) IO2F2− (B) ClF4− (C) IF7 (D) None of these

66. The correct order of increasing s-character (in percentage) in the hybrid orbital of following
molecules/ions is:
(I) CO23 − (II) XeF4 (III) I3− (IV) NCl3 (V) BeCl2
(A) II  III  IV  I  V (B) II  IV  III  V  I
(C) III  II  I  V  IV (D) II  IV  III  I  V

67. Which of the following elements can not exhibit sp3d hybridisation state:
(1) C (2) P (3) Cl (4) B
Correct answer is:
(A) 1, 3 (B) 1, 4 (C) 2, 3 (D) 2, 4

68. The type of hybrid orbitals used by chlorine atom in CIO− , CIO2− , CIO3− and CIO4− is/are:
(A) sp, sp2, sp3 and sp3d (B) sp and sp3 (C) Only sp3 (D) Only sp
 1 2 3
69. In the following compound C H2 = C H − C H2 − C  CH , the bond is of the type :
(A) sp − sp2 (B) sp3 − sp3 (C) sp − sp3 (D) sp2 − sp3

70. Which one of the following is the correct set with respect to molecule, hybridization and shape?
(A) BeCl2 ,sp2 ,linear (B) BeCl2 ,sp2 ,triangular planar
(C) BCl3 ,sp2 , triangular planar (D) BCl3 ,sp3 ,tetrahedral

MOLECULAR GEOMETRY & SHAPE

71. The shape of XeF3+ is:
(A) Trigonal planar (B) Pyramidal (C) Bent-shape (D) See-saw

72. Among given species indentify the isostructural pairs:

(A) [NF3 and BF3 ] (B) [BF4− and NH4+ ]
(C) [BCl3 and BrCl3 ] (D) [NH3 and NO3− ]

73. The pair of species with similar shape is:

(A) PCl3 ,NH3 (B) CF4 ,SF4 (C) PbCl2 ,CO2 (D) PF5 ,IF5

74. Which is the following pairs of species have identical shapes?

(A) NO2+ and NO2− (B) PCl5 and BrF5 (C) XeF4 and ICl4− (D) TeCl4 and XeO4

75. BeCl2 is not isostructural with:

(A) ICl2− (B) C2H2 (C) XeF2 (D) GeCl2

76. The shapes of XeF4 , XeF5− and SnCl2 are:

(A) octahedral, trigonal bipyramidal and bent
(B) square pyramidal, pentagonal planar and linear
(C) square planar, pentagonal planar and angular
(D) see-saw, T-shaped and linear

77. Which of the following are isoelectronic and isostructural?

NO3− ,CO3
2−
,ClO3− ,SO3
(A) NO3− ,CO3
2−
(B) SO3 ,NO3− (C) ClO3− ,CO32− (D) CO23− ,ClO3−

78. SbF5 reacts with XeF4 and XeF6 to form ionic compounds [XeF3+ ][SbF6− ] and [XeF5+ ][SbF6− ] then
molecular shape of [XeF3+ ] ion and [XeF5+ ] ion respectively:
(A) Square pyramidal, T-shaped (B) Bent-T-shape, square pyramidal
(C) See-saw, square pyramidal (D) Square pyramidal, see-saw

79. In which of the following species maximum atom can lie in same plane?
(A) XeF2O2 (B) PCl5 (C) AsH4+ (D) XeF4

80. Correct statement regarding molecules SF4 ,CF4 and XeF4 are:
 (A) 2, 0 and 1 lone pairs of central atom respectively
(B) 1, 0 and 1 lone pairs of central tom respectively
(C) 0, 0 and 2 lone pairs of central atom respectively
(D) 1, 0 and 2 lone pairs of central atom respectively

81. The geometrical arrangement of orbitals and shape of I3− are respectively:
(A) trigonal bipyramidal geometry, linear shape
(B) hexagonal geometry, T-shape
(C) triangular planar geometry, triangular shape
(D) tetrahedral geometry, pyramidal shape
82. Which of the following statements is incorrect for PCl5 ?
(A) Its three P-Cl bond lengths are equal (B) it involves sp3d hybridization
(C) triangular planar geometry, triangular shape (D) tetrahedral geometry, pyramidal shape

83. Molecular shapes of SF4 CF4 and XeF4 are:

(A) the same with 2,0 and 1 lone pair of electron respectively
(B) the same with 1,1 an 1 lone pair of electrons, respectively
(C) different, with 0,1 and 2 lone pair of electrons respectively
(D) different with 1,0 and 2 lone pair of electrons respectively

84. Among the following species, identify the isostructural pairs NF3 ,NO3− ,BF3 ,H3O+ ,OF2 :
(A) [NF3 ,NO3− ] and [BF3 ,H3O+ ] (B) [NF3 ,OF2 ] and [NO3− ,BF3 ]
(C) [NF3 , H3O+ ] and [NO3− , BF3 ] (D) [NF3 , H3O+ ] and [OF2 , BF3 ]

85. CO2 is isostructural with

(I) HgCl2 (II) NO2 (III) SnCl4 (IV) C2H2
(A) I and III (B) II and IV (C) I and IV (D) III and IV

86. Which of the following xenon compound has the same number of lone pairs as in I3− ?
(A) XeO4 (B) XeF4 (C) XeF2 (D) XeO3

BOND PARAMETERS
87. The lowest O − O bond length in the following molecule is:
(A) O2F2 (B) O2 (C) H2O2 (D) O3

88. Which one of the following compounds has the smallest bond angle?
(A) OH2 (B) SH2 (C) NH3 (D) SO2

89. Maximum bond angle is present in:

(A) BBr3 (B) BCl3 (C) BF3 (D) None of these
90. The correct order of H − M − H bonds angle is
(A) NH3  PH3  SbH3  BiH3 (B) AsH3  SbH3  PH3  NH3
(C) NH3  PH3  BiH3  SbH3 (D) BiH3  SbH3  AsH3  PH3

91. Among the following specie, the least angle around the central atom is in:
 (A) O3 (B) I3− (C) NO2− (D) PH3
92. The bond angles of NH3 ,NH4+ and NH2− are in the order:
(A) NH2−  NH3  NH4+ (B) NH4+  NH3  NH2−
(C) NH3  NH2−  NH4+ (D) NH3  NH4+  NH2−
93. The H − C − H bond angle in CH4 is 109.5o , due to lone pair repulsion, the H − O − H angle in
H2O will:
(A) remain the same (B) increase (C) decrease (D) become 180o
94. The molecule having the largest bond angle is:
(A) H2O (B) H2S (C) H2Se (D) H2 Te

95. The compound MX 4 is tetrahedral. The number of XMX angles in the compound is
(A) three (B) four (C) five (D) six

96. The "O − N − O" bond angle is maximum in

(A) N2O (B) NO2+ (C) NO2− (D) NO3−

97. Which of the following is the correct order for increasing bond angle?
(A) NH3  PH3  AsH3  SbH3 (B) H2O  OF2  Cl2O
(C) H3 Te +  H3Se +  H3S+  H3O+ (D) BF3  BCl3  BBr3  BI3

98. Which of the following fact is directly explained by the statement ‘oxygen is a smaller atom than
sulphur?
(A) H2O boils at a much higher temperature than H2S
(B) H2O undergoes intermolecular hydrogen bonding
(C) H2O is liquid and H2S is gas at room temperature
(D) S − H bond is longer than O − H bond
99. 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

100. Which of following compounds has the smallest bond angle (X–A–X) in each series respectively:
(i) OSF2 OSCl2 OSBr2 (ii) SbCl3 SbBr3 SbI3 (iii) PI3 AsI3 SbI3
(A) OSF2, SbCl3 and PI3 (B) OSBr2, SbI3 and PI3
(C) OSF2, SbI3 and PI3 (D) OSF2, SbCl3 and SbI3

101. FAsF bond angle in AsF3Cl2 molecule is:

(A) 90o and 180o (B) 120o (C) 90o (D) 180o

102. The correct order of bond angles is:

(A) NO2−  NO2+  NO2 (B) NO2+  NO2−  NO2
(C) NO2  NO2+  NO2− (D) NO2+  NO2  NO2−

103. H − B − H bond angle in BH4− is :

 (A) 180º (B) 120º (C) 109º (D) 90º
104. The hybridisation and shape of BrF3 molecule are :
(A) sp3d and bent T shape (B) sp2d 2 and tetragonal
(C) sp3d and bent (D) none of these

105. The bond angle in H2O in nearly 105° whereas bond angle in H 2S in nearly 90°. This is
because:
(A) Electronegativity of oxygen is greater than that of sulphur
(B) Oxygen is a gas whereas sulphur is solid
(C) Sulphur contains d-orbitals whereas oxygen does not
(D) The number of lone pairs present on oxygen and sulphur is not equal

RESONANCE & BOND PARAMETERS

106. Resonance structures can be written for
(A) O3 (B) NH3 (C) CH4 (D) H2O
−
107. The correct order of increasing C − O bond strength of CO,CO2
3 ,CO2 is
− −
(A) CO2
3  CO2  CO (B) CO2  CO2
3  CO
− −
(C) CO  CO2
3  CO2 (D) CO  CO2  CO2
3

108. The correct order of Cl − O bond order is

(A) ClO3−  ClO4−  ClO2−  ClO− (B) ClO−  ClO4−  ClO3−  ClO2−
(C) ClO−  ClO2−  ClO3−  ClO4− (D) ClO4−  ClO3−  ClO2−  ClO−
109. Which of the following conditions is not correct for resonating structure?
(A) The contributing structures must have the same number of unpaired electrons
(B) The contributing structures should have almost similar energies
(C) the contributing structures should be so written that unlike charges reside on atoms that
are far apart
(D) The positive charge should be present on the electropositive element and the negative
charge on the electronegative element
110. A molecule may be represented by three structures having energies E1,E2 and E3 , respectively.
The energies of these structures follow the order E3  E2  E1 , respectively. If the experimental
bond energy of the molecule is E0 , the resonance energy is:
(A) (E1 + E2 + E3 ) − E0 (B) E0 − E3 (C) E0 − E1 (D) E0 − E2

111. In which of the following compounds B − F bond length is shortest:

(A) BF4− (B) BF3  NH3 (C) BF3 (D) BF3  N(CH3 )3
112. Which of the following has largest bond angle?
(A) H2O (B) F2O (C) Cl2O (D) H2S
113. The correct order of decreasing X − O − X bond angle is (X = H, F or Cl) :
(A) H2O  Cl2O  F2O (B) Cl2O  H2O  F2O
(C) F2O  Cl2O  H2O (D) F2O  H2O  Cl2O
114. The strongest P − O bond is found in the molecule:
 (A) F3PO (B) Cl3PO (C) Br3PO (D) (CH3 )3 PO

115. O2F2 is an unstable yellow orange solid and H2O2 is a colourless liquid, both have O − O bond
and O − O bond length in H2O2 and O2F2 respectively is:
(A) 1.22Å, 1.48Å (B) 1.48Å, 1.22Å (C) 1.22Å, 1.22Å (D) 1.48Å, 1.48Å

116. The bond length of the S − O bond is maximum in which of the following compounds?
(A) SOCl2 (B) SOBr2
(C) SOF2 (D) All have same length

117. Which one of the following molecule will have all equal X − F bond length? (where X=central
atom)
(A) SOCl2F2 (B) SeF4 (C) PBr2F3 (D) IF7

118. In which of the following cases C − C bond length will be highest?

(A) CH3 − CF3 (B) FCH2 − CH2F (C) F2CH − CHF2 (D) CF3 − CF3

DIPOLE MOMENT
119. Which of the following compound is planar and non-polar?
(A) XeO4 (B) SF4 (C) XeF4 (D) CF4

120. H2O has a net dipole moment while BeF2 has zero dipole moment because:
(A) F is more electronegativity than oxygen
(B) Be is more electronegativity than oxygen
(C) H2O molecule is linear and BeF2 is bent
(D) BeF2 molecule is linear and H2O is bent

121. Correct set of species with zero dipole moment is:

(i) CO2 (ii) COCl2 (iii) CH2Cl2 (iv) BCl3
(A) i and iv (B) ii and iv (C) iii and iv (D) i, iii, and iv

122. Which pair of molecules are polar species?

(A) CO2 and H2O (B) BF3 and PCl3 (C) SO2 and SCl2 (D) CS2 and SO3

123. In which molecule does the chlorine atom has partial positive charge?
(A) HCl (B) BrCl (C) OCl2 (D) SCl2

124. Which of the following pair of molecules will have permanent dipole moment?
(A) NO2 and CO2 (B) NO2 and O3 (C) SiF4 and CO2 (D) SiF4 and NO2

125. The dipole moment of HCl is 1.03 D, if H − Cl bond distance is 1.26 Å, what is the percentage
of ionic character in the H − Cl bond?
(A) 60% (B) 39% (C) 29% (D) 17%

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

(A) BF3 (B) NH3 (C) NF3 (D) B2H6
127. 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

128. 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
129. The geometry with respect to the central atom of the following molecules are:
N(SiH3 )3 ;Me3N;(SiH3 )3 P
(A) planar, pyramidal, planar (B) planar, pyramidal, pyramidal
(C) pyramidal, pyramidal, pyramidal (D) pyramidal, planar, pyramidal

130. Among the following, the molecule with highest dipole moment is:
(A) CH3Cl (B) CH2Cl2 (C) CHCl3 (D) CCl4

131. Which of the following compounds has dipole moment approximately equal to that of
chlorobenzene?
(A) o-dichlorobenzene (B) m-dichlorobenzene
(C) p-dichlorobenzene (D) p-chloronitrobenzene

132. Which of the following has been arranged in order of decreasing dipole moment ?
(A) CH3Cl  CH3F  CH3Br  CH3I (B) CH3F  CH3Cl  CH3Br  CH3I
(C) CH3Cl  CH3Br  CH3I  CH3F (D) CH3F  CH3Cl  CH3I  CH3Br

133. The experimental value of the dipole moment of HCl is 1.03 D. The length of the H − Cl bond is
1.275 Å . The percentage of ionic character in HCl is :
(A) 43 (B) 21 (C) 17 (D) 7

MOLECULAR ORBITAL THEORY

134. Which of the following species absorb maximum energy in its HOMO-LUMO electronic
transition?
(A) O2 (B) N2− (C) C2 (D) N2

135. If p to T are second period p-block elements then which of the following graph show correct
relation between valence electrons in P2 to T2 (corresponding molecules) and their bond order
is:
R2
Bond order
Bond order

P2
Bond order

Bond order

S2 T2 P2
O2 S2 T2
O2 R O2
T2 O2 R 2 2 S2
P2 S2 T
2 R2
P2
Valence electron Valence electron Valence electron Valence electron
(A) (B) (C) (D)

136. N2 and O2 are converted to monocations N2+ and O2+ respectively, which is wrong statement:
(A) In N2+ , the N − N bond weakens (B) In O2+ , the O − O bond order increases
(C) In O2+ , the paramagnetims decrease (D) N2+ becomes diamagnetic
137. In which of the following transformation, the bond order has increased and the magnetic
behavior has changed?
(A) C2+ → C2 (B) NO+ → NO (C) O2 → O2+ (D) N2 → N2+

138. Maximum bond energy is in :

(A) F2 (B) N2 (C) O2 (D) equal

−
139. The number of antibonding electron pairs in O22 molecular ion on the basis of molecular
orbital theory is (at no. O = 8):
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
140. Which of the following option w.r.t. increasing bond order is correct?
(A) NO  C2  O2−  He2+ (B) C2  NO  He2+  O2−
(C) He2+  O2−  NO  C2 (D) He2+  O2−  C2  NO

141. The bond-orders of the given species are such that -

(A) O2– > O2+ > O22– > O2 (B) O2+ > O2 > O2– > O22–
(C) O2 > O2 > O2 > O2
+ 2– – (D) O22– > O2 > O2+ > O2–

142. Which of the following is paramagnetic:

(A) O2− (B) CN− (C) CO (D) NO+

143. Which of the following has fractional bond order?

+ −
(A) O2
2 (B) O2
2 (C) F22− (D) H2−

144. Higher is the bond order, greater is:

(A) Bond dissociation energy (B) Covalent character
(C) Bond length (D) Paramagnetism
1
145. Which of the following group of molecules have 2 bond order:
2
−2 −2
(A) N2 , O2, CO + +
(B) N2 , O2, NO (C) C2−2 , BN, O2 (D) CN− , NO+ , O2+2

146. Which of the following species will have the minimum bond energy:
(A) N2 (B) N2− (C) N2+ (D) N2−2

147. Which of the following ion has not bond order of 2.5 ?
(A) O2− (B) O2+ (C) N2+ (D) N2−

148. N2 and O2 are converted into monoanions, N2− and O2− respectively. Which of the following
statements is wrong?
(A) In N2− , N-N bond weakens (B) In O2− , O-O bond order increases
(C) In O2− , O-O bond order decreases (D) N2− becomes paramagnetic
INTERMOLECULAR FORCE HYDROGEN BONDING
149. The correct order of boiling point is:

(A) I > II > III (B) III > II > I (C) II > I > III (D) III > I > II

150. The boiling points at atmospheric pressure of HF,H2S,NH3 can be arranged in the following
order:
(A) HF  NH3  H2S (B) HF  H2S  NH3
(C) HF  H2S  NH3 (D) HF  NH3  H2S

151. The correct order of strength of H-bond in the following compound:

(A) H2O  H2O2  HF  H2S (B) HF  H2O2  H2O  H2S
(C) HF  H2O  H2S  H2O2 (D) HF  H2O  H2O2  H2S
152. Which of the following compounds can form H-bonding with each other?
(A) CH3COOH and H2O (B) Phenol and CH4
(C) CF4 and acetone (D) PH3 and HF

153. Which of the following attraction is strongest?

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

154. The molecular size of ICl and Br2 is approximately same, but b.p. if ICl is about 40o C higher
than that of Br2 . It is because:
(A) ICl bond is stronger than Br – Br bond (B) IE of iodine < IE of bromine
(C) ICl is polar while Br2 is nonpolar (D) I has larger size than Br

155. Iodine molecules are held in the solid lattice by…………

(A) London forces (B) dipole-dipole interactions
(C) covalent bonds (D) coulombic force
156. 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

157. What is not true about ice?

(A) It has open cage like structure
(B) it has less density than water
(C) Each O atom is surrounded by 4H atoms
(D) Each O atom has four H-bonds around it
158. The correct order of boiling point is:
(A) T2  D2  H2 (B) n-pentane < neo-pentane
(C) Xe  Ar  He (D) m-nitrophenol > o-nitrophenol
159. Which of the following is not a best representation of the H-bond?

(A) (B) (C) (D) None

160. The H-bonds in solid HF can be best represented as:

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

161. The type of molecular forces of attraction present in the following compound is:

(A) Intermolecular H-bonding (B) Intramolecular H-bonding

(C) van der Waals’ force (D) All of these

162. Intramolecular H-bond:

(A) Decreases Volatility (B) Increases melting point
(C) Increases viscosity (D) Increases vapour pressure

163. Acetic acid exists as dimer in benzene due to :

(A) Condensation reaction (B) Hydrogen bonding
(C) Presence of carboxyl group (D) None of the above
PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following are Lewis acids? [2018]
(A) BCl3 and AlCl3 (B) PH3 and BCl3
(C) AlCl3 and SiCl4 (D) PH3 and SiCl4

2. According to molecular orbital theory, which of the following will not be a viable molecule?
[2018]
− +
(A) H2
2 (B) He2
2 (C) He2+ (D) H2−

3. Which of the following compounds contain(s) no covalent bond(s)? [2018]

KCl,PH3 ,O2 ,B2H6 ,H2SO4
(A) KCl,B2H6 (B) KCl,B2H6 ,PH3 (B) KCl,H2SO4 (D) KCl

4. Total number of lone pair of electron in I3− ion is: [2018]

(A) 12 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 9

5. The group having isoelectronic species is: [2017]

(A) O− ,F − ,Na,Mg + (B) O 2− −
,F ,Na,Mg 2+

(C) O− ,F − ,Na + ,Mg 2+ (D) O2 − ,F − ,Na + ,Mg 2+

6. The species in which the N atom is in a state of sp hybridization is: [2016]
(A) NO2 (B) NO2+ (C) NO2− (D) NO3−

7. Which among the following is the most reactive? [2015]

(A) ICl (B) Cl2 (C) Br2 (D) I2

8. Which one of the following properties is not shown by NO? [2014]

(A) It combines with oxygen to form nitrogen dioxide (B) It’s bond order is 2.5
(C) It is diamagnetic in gaseous state (D) It is a neutral oxide

9. The correct statement for the molecule, CsI3 is: [2014]

(A) it contains Cs3+ and I- ions.
(B) it contains Cs+, I- and lattice I2 molecule.
(C) it is a covalent molecule.
(D) it contains Cs+ and I3- ions.

10. For which of the following molecule significant   0? [2014]

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

(A) Only (c) (B) (c) and (d) (C) Only (a) (D) (a) and (b)
− +
11. Stability of the species Li2,Li2 and Li2 increases in the order of [2013]
(A) Li2−  Li2+  Li2 (B) Li2  Li2−  Li2+ (C) Li2−  Li2  Li2+ (D) Li2  Li2+  Li2−

12. Which one of the following molecules is expected to exhibit diamagnetic behaviour? [2013]
(A) N2 (B) O2 (C) S2 (D) C2

13. Which of the following arrangements does not represent the correct order of the property stated
against it ? [2013]
(A) Ni2+  Co2+  Fe2+  Mn2+ : ionic size
(B) Co3 +  Fe3 +  Cr3 +  Sc3 + stability in aqueous solution
(C) Sc  Ti  Cr  Mn number of oxidation states
(D) V 3 +  Cr3 +  Mn2 +  Fe2 + : paramagnetic behavior

14. The molecule having smallest bond angle is [2012]

(A) NCl3 (B) AsCl3 (C) SbCl3 (D) PCl3
15. Ortho–Nitrophenol is less soluble in water than p– and m– Nitrophenols because : [2012]
(A) o–Nitrophenol is more volatile in steam than those of m – and p–isomers
(B) o–Nitrophenol shows Intramolecular H–bonding
(C) o–Nitrophenol shows Intermolecular H–bonding
(D) Melting point of o–Nitrophenol is lower than those of m–and p–isomers
16. In which of the following pairs the two species are not isostructural ? [2012]
2−
(A) CO3 & NO3− +
(B) PCl4 & SiCl4 (C) PF5 & BrF5 (D) AlF63 − & SF6

17. Among the following the maximum covalent character is shown by the compound : [2011]
(A) SnCl2 (B) AlCl3 (C) MgCl2 (D) FeCl2

18. The hybridization of orbitals of N atom in N3− ,NO2+ and NH4+ are respectively : [2011]
2 3 3 2 2 3
(A) sp ,sp,sp (B) sp,sp ,sp (C) sp ,sp ,sp (D) sp,sp ,sp3
2

19. The structure of IF7 is : [2011]

(A) trigonal bipyramid (B) octahedral
(C) pentagonal bipyramid (D) square pyramid
20. Using MO theory predict which of the following species has the shortest bond length? [2009]
(A) O22+ (B) O2+ (C) O2− (D) O22−

21. The bond dissociation energy of B – F in BF3 is 646 kJ mol −1 whereas that of C – F in CH4 is
515Kj mol −1 . The correct reason for higher B – F bond dissociation energy as compared to that
of C – F is
(A) smaller size of B-atom as compared to that of C-atom
(B) stronger  bond between B and F in BF3 as compared to that between C and F in CF4
(C) significant p − p interaction between B and F in BF3 whereas there is no possibility of
such interaction between C and F in CF4 .
(D) lower degree of p − p interaction between B and F in BF3 than that between C and F in
CF4
22. Which one of the following constitutes a group of the isoelectronic species? [2008]
− −
(A) C2
2 ,O2 ,CO,NO (B) NO+ ,C2 − −
2 ,CN ,N2
(C) CN− ,N2 ,O2
2− 2−
,C2 (D) N2 ,O2− ,NO+ ,CO

23. Which one of the following pairs of species have the same bond order? [2008]
−
(A) CN and NO + −
(B) CN and CN +
(C) O2− and CN −
(D) NO and CN+
+
 ANSWER TO CHEMICAL BONDING
SECTION-I
STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE
1. C 29. C 57. B 85. C 113. B 141. B
2. B 30. D 58. D 86. C 114. A 142. A
3. D 31. A 59. B 87. B 115. B 143. D
4. B 32. B 60. A 88. B 116. B 144. A
5. A 33. B 61. A 89. D 117. A 145. B
6. C 34. A 62. C 90. D 118. B 146. D
7. C 35. B 63. C 91. D 119. C 147. A
8. B 36. C 64. B 92. B 120. D 148. B
9. D 37. D 65. C 93. C 121. A 149. B
10. B 38. C 66. A 94. A 122. C 150. A
11. D 39. D 67. B 95. D 123. C 151. D
12. D 40. A 68. C 96. B 124. B 152. A
13. C 41. D 69. D 97. C 125. D 153. D
14. C 42. C 70. C 98. D 126. B 154. C
15. D 43. C 71. C 99. D 127. B 155. A
16. D 44. D 72. B 100. D 128. A 156. A
17. B 45. D 73. A 101. A 129. B 157. D
18. A 46. B 74. C 102. D 130. A 158. D
19. B 47. D 75. D 103. C 131. B 159. C
20. C 48. C 76. C 104. A 132. A 160. C
21. C 49. B 77. A 105. A 133. C 161. D
22. B 50. B 78. B 106. A 134. D 162. D
23. C 51. B 79. D 107. A 135. A 163. B
24. B 52. B 80. D 108. C 136. D
25. B 53. B 81. A 109. C 137. A
26. D 54. D 82. C 110. B 138. B
27. D 55. B 83. D 111. C 139. C
28. C 56. D 84. C 112. C 140. D

PREVIOUS YEAR ASKED

1. A,C 6. B 11. A 16. C 21. C
2. A 7. A 12. A 17. B 22. B
3. D 8. C 13. BD 18. A 23. A
4. D 9. D 14. C 19. C
5. D 10. B 15. B 20. A