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1 . Isostru ctural species are th ose which h ave the s ame s ha pe an d h ybridisation.Amon g the given species identify the isostru ctu ral pa irs.
(i) [NF3
and BF3]
(ii) [BF4
an d NH
4
+]
(iii) [BCl3
an d BrCl3]
(iv) [NH3
an d NO3
]
2 . Polarity in a molecu le an d h ence th e dipole mom ent d epend s pr ima rily on
electronegat ivity of th e con stitu ent a toms an d sh ap e of a molecule. Wh ich of
th e following h as th e highest d ipole mom ent?
(i) CO2
(ii) HI
(iii) H2O
(iv) SO2
3 . Th e types of h ybrid orbitals of n itrogen in NO2
+, NO
3
and NH
4
+resp ectively a re
expected t o be
(i) s p , s p 3 an d s p2
(ii) s p , s p 2 an d s p3
(iii) s p 2 , s p an d s p3
(iv) s p 2 , s p 3 an d s p
4 . Hydr ogen bon ds a re formed in ma ny comp oun ds e .g., H2O, HF, NH
3. Th e
boil in g point of su ch compou n ds d epend s to a large exten t on th e stren gthof hydrogen b ond an d th e nu mb er of hydrogen bon ds. The correct decreasing
order of the b oilin g points of ab ove compou n ds is :
(i) HF > H2O > NH
3
I. Multiple Choice Questions (Type-I)
CHEM ICCHEM ICCHEM ICCHEM ICCHEM ICAL BONDING ANDAL BONDING ANDAL BONDING ANDAL BONDING ANDAL BONDING AND
M OLECULM OLECULM OLECULM OLECULM OLECULA R SA R SA R SA R SA R STRUCTRUCTRUCTRUCTRUCTURETURETURETURETURE
CHEM ICCHEM ICCHEM ICCHEM ICCHEM ICAL BONDING ANDAL BONDING ANDAL BONDING ANDAL BONDING ANDAL BONDING AND
M OLECULM OLECULM OLECULM OLECULM OLECULA R SA R SA R SA R SA R STRUCTRUCTRUCTRUCTRUCTURETURETURETURETURE
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(ii) H2O > HF > NH
3
(iii) NH3> HF > H
2O
(iv) NH3> H
2O > HF
5 . In PO4
3 ion th e forma l ch arge on th e oxygen a tom of PO bond is
(i) + 1
(ii) 1
(iii) 0 .7 5
(iv) + 0 .75
6 . In NO3
ion , the n u mb er of bond pairs a nd lone pa irs of electrons on nitrogen
atom are
(i) 2 , 2
(ii) 3 , 1
(iii) 1 , 3
(iv) 4 , 0
7 . Wh ich of th e followin g species ha s tet ra h edra l geometr y?
(i) BH4
(ii) NH2
(iii) CO3
2
(iv) H3O
+
8 . Nu mber of bonds a n d bon ds in t he following str u ctu re is
(i) 6, 19
(ii) 4, 20
(iii) 5, 19
(iv) 5 , 20
9 . Wh ich m olecu le/ ion ou t of th e following does not conta in u npa ired electrons?
(i) N2
+
(ii) O2
(iii) O2
2
(iv) B2
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1 0 . In which of th e following m olecule/ ion all th e bond s a re n o t equal?
(i) XeF4
(ii) BF4
(iii) C2H
4
(iv) SiF4
1 1 . In which of th e following s u bs tan ces will hydrogen b ond be s trongest?
(i) HCl
(ii) H2O
(iii) HI
(iv) H2S
1 2 . If th e electron ic configur at ion of an elem ent is 1 s 2 2 s2 2p6 3s 2 3p 6 3d2 4s2 , the
fou r electron s involved in ch emical b ond form at ion will be_____.
(i) 3p6
(ii) 3p6 , 4s 2
(iii) 3p6 , 3d2
(iv) 3 d2, 4 s2
1 3 . Which of th e followin g an gle corresp ond s t o s p 2 hybridisation?
(i) 9 0
(ii) 1 2 0
(iii) 1 80
(iv) 1 0 9
The e lect ronic con f igurat ions of three e lem ent s, A, B and C are given below.
Answer the quest ions 1 4 to 1 7 on th e bas is o f these c onf igurat ions .
A 1 s 2 2 s 2 2p6
B 1 s 2 2 s 2 2p6 3 s 2 3p3
C 1 s 2 2 s 2 2p6 3 s 2 3p5
1 4 . Sta ble form ofA ma y be represented b y the formu la :(i) A
(ii) A2
(iii) A3
(iv) A4
1 5 . Sta ble form ofC ma y be represented by th e formu la :
(i) C
(ii) C2
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(iii) C3
(iv) C4
1 6 . The m olecular form u la of th e compou nd formed from B an d C will be
(i) BC
(ii) B2C
(iii) BC2
(iv) BC3
1 7 . Th e bond between B an d C will be
(i) Ion ic
(ii) Cova len t
(iii) Hyd r ogen
(iv) Coor din a t e
1 8 . Which of th e followin g order of energies of m olecula r orb itals of N2
is correct?
(i) (2py
) < (2pz) < (*2p
x) (*2p
y)
(ii) (2py
) > (2pz) > (*2p
x) (*2p
y)
(iii) (2py
) < (2pz) > (*2p
x) (*2p
y)
(iv) (2py
) > (2pz) < (*2p
x) (*2p
y)
1 9 . Wh ich of th e followin g st atem ent is not correct from th e view point of m olecularorbital theory?
(i) Be2 is not a sta ble molecule.
(ii) He2
is n ot s table but He2
+is expected to exist.
(iii) Bon d s t r en gt h o f N2is ma ximu m am ongst the homonu clear dia tomic
molecu les b elongin g to the s econ d p eriod.
(iv) The order of energies of molecular orbita ls in N2
molecu le is
2 s < * 2s < 2pz
< (2px
= 2py
) < (*2px
= * 2py
) O2> O
2
+
(ii) O2
< O2
< O2
+
(iii) O2
> O2
< O2
+
(iv) O2
< O2
> O2
+
2 1 . Th e electron ic configur at ion of th e outer m ost s h ell of th e most electron egative
elem ent is
(i) 2s 22p 5
(ii) 3s 23p 5
(iii) 4s 24p 5
(iv) 5s 25p 5
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2 2 . Amongst the following elements whose electronic configurations are given
below, the one h aving th e highest ionisation enth alpy is
(i) [Ne]3 s 23p 1
(ii) [Ne]3 s2
3p3
(iii) [Ne ]3s 23p 2
(iv) [Ar ]3 d 1 04s 24p 3
II. Multiple Choice Questions (Type-II)
In th e fol lowing quest ions two or more opt ions may be c orrect .
2 3 . Which of th e following ha ve ident ical bond order ?
(i) CN
(ii) NO+
(iii) O2
(iv) O2
2
2 4 . Wh ich of th e followin g atta in th e linear s tru ctu re:
(i) BeCl2
(ii) NCO+
(iii) NO2
(iv) CS2
2 5 . CO is isoelectron ic with
(i) NO+
(ii) N2
(iii) Sn Cl2
(iv) NO2
2 6 . Wh ich of th e following s pecies h ave the s am e sh ape?
(i) CO2
(ii) CCl4
(iii) O3
(iv) NO2
2 7 . Wh ich of th e followin g stat emen ts are correct ab out CO3
2?
(i) The hybr id isa t ion of cent ra l a tom is s p3 .
(ii) Its resonance structure ha s one CO single bond a nd two C=O dou ble
bonds.
(iii) The average formal cha rge on each oxygen a tom is 0.67 un its .
(iv) All CO bond lengths a re equa l.
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2 8 . Dimagnetic species are those which contain no unpaired electrons. Which
am ong th e followin g are dimagn etic?
(i) N2
(ii) N22
(iii) O2
(iv) O2
2
2 9 . Species h aving sa me bon d order are :
(i) N2
(ii) N2
(iii) F2
+
(iv) O2
3 0 . Wh ich of th e followin g stat emen ts a re not correct?
(i) NaCl being an ionic compou nd is a good cond u ctor of e lectr ic ity in th esolid st ate.
(ii) In can onical stru ctures there is a difference in th e arrangement of atoms.
(iii) Hybr id orb ita ls form s t ronger bonds than pure orb ita ls .
(iv) VSEPR Theory can explain the squ are plan ar geometry of XeF4.
III. Short Answer Type3 1 . Explain th e non linear sh ape of H
2S an d n on planar sh ape of PCl
3u sing valence
sh ell electron p air repu lsion t heory.
3 2 . Using molecular orbital theory, compare the bond energy and magnetic
cha racter of O2
+a n d O
2
species.
3 3 . Explain th e sh ape of BrF5.
3 4 . Stru ctu res of molecules of two comp oun ds are given b elow :
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(a) Which of the two compou nd s will ha ve interm olecular hydrogen bond ing
and which compound is expected to show intramolecular hydrogenbonding.
(b) The melt ing point of a compoun d depends on, am ong other th ings, theextent of hydrogen bon ding. On th is bas is explain wh ich of th e above
two comp oun ds will sh ow higher m elting point .
(c) Solu bility of compou nd s in water depend s on power to form h ydrogenbon ds with water. Wh ich of th e above comp oun ds will form h ydrogen
bon d with water eas ily and be m ore solu ble in it .
3 5 . Why does type of overlap given in the following figure not result in bond
formation?
3 6 . Explain wh y PCl5
is tr igona l bipyram idal wh ereas IF5
is s qua re pyramidal.
3 7 . In both water an d dimethyl ether (CH 3
C H3), oxygen atom is centra l
a tom, an d h as the s am e hybridisa t ion, yet th ey ha ve different bond an gles.
Which on e ha s greater bon d an gle? Give reason .
3 8 . Write Lewis s tru ctu re of th e following comp oun ds an d s how forma l char ge
on each a tom.
HNO3, NO
2, H
2SO
4
3 9 . Th e en ergy of2pz
molecular orbital is greater t ha n 2px
an d 2py
molecular
orbitals in n itrogen molecule. Write th e comp lete s equ ence of ener gy levels inth e in creas ing order of ener gy in th e molecule. Compa re th e relat ive sta bility
an d th e ma gnetic beha viou r of the following s pecies :
N2, N
2
+, N
2
, N
2
2+
4 0 . Wha t is t he effect of th e following p rocesses on t he bond order in N2
a n d O2?
(i) N2 N
2
++ e (ii) O
2 O
2
++ e
4 1 . Give rea son s for th e followin g :
(i) Cova lent bon ds a re d i rec t iona l bond s whi le ionic bonds a re non-
directional.
(ii) Water molecule has bent s tru cture whereas carbon dioxide molecule is
linear.
(iii) Ethyne molecu le is l inear .
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4 2 . Wha t is an ion ic bond ? With two su itable examp les explain th e differencebetween a n ionic and a covalent bond?
4 3 . Arrange the following bonds in order of increasing ionic character giving
reason.
NH, FH, CH an d OH
4 4 . Explain why CO3
2 ion ca n n ot be represen ted by a single Lewis s tru ctu re. How
can i t be best represented?
4 5 . Predict th e hybridisation of each carbon in th e molecu le of organic comp oun dgiven b elow. Also in dicate th e total nu mb er of sigma an d pi bon ds in th is
molecule.
4 6 . Group th e followin g as linea r an d n on-lin ear m olecules :
H2O, HOCl, BeCl
2, Cl
2O
4 7 . Elemen ts X, Y an d Z h ave 4, 5 a n d 7 valence electron s r esp ectively. (i) Writeth e molecular formu la of th e comp oun ds form ed by th ese elemen ts ind ividua lly
with hydrogen. (ii) Which of these compounds will have the highest dipolemoment?
4 8 . Draw the resonating structu re of
(i) Ozone m ole cu le
(ii) Nit ra te ion
4 9 . Predict th e sh apes of th e followin g molecu les on t he bas is of h ybridisation.
BCl3, CH
4, CO
2, NH
3
5 0 . All th e CO bon ds in car bon at e ion (CO3
2) are equ al in len gth. Explain.
5 1 . Wha t is m ean t by th e term average bond enth alpy? Why is th ere difference inbon d en th alpy of OH bond in eth an ol (C
2H
5OH) an d water?
IV. Matching Type5 2 . Match th e sp ecies in Colum n I with th e type of h ybrid orbitals in Colum n II.
Co lum n I Co lum n II
(i) S F4
(a) s p 3d2
(ii) IF5
(b) d2s p 3
(iii) NO2
+(c) s p 3d
(iv) NH4
+(d) s p 3
(e) s p
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5 3 . Match the s pecies in Colu mn I with the geometry/ sh ape in Colu mn II.
Colum n I Colum n II
(i) H3O
+(a ) Lin ea r
(ii) HC CH (b) An gu la r
(iii) ClO2
(c) Tet ra h ed r al
(iv) NH4
+(d) Trigona l b ipyramida l
(e) Pyr a m id a l
5 4 . Match th e species in Colu mn I with th e bond ord er in Colum n II.
Colum n I Colum n II
(i) NO (a) 1 .5
(ii) CO (b) 2 .0
(iii) O2
(c) 2 .5
(iv) O2
(d ) 3 .0
5 5 . Match th e items given in Colu mn I with examp les given in Colu mn II.
Colum n I Colum n II
(i) Hydrogen bon d (a ) C
(ii) Reson an ce (b ) LiF
(iii) Ion ic solid (c) H2
(iv) Cova len t solid (d ) HF
(e) O3
5 6 . Match th e sh ape of molecu les in Colum n I with th e type of hybridisation in
Colu m n II.
Colum n I Colum n II
(i) Tetra h edra l (a ) s p 2
(ii) Tr igon a l (b ) s p
(iii) Lin ear (c) s p 3
V. Assert ion and Reas on Type
In th e followin g ques tions a s ta tem en t of Ass ertion (A) followed by a s ta tem ent ofReas on (R) is given. Ch oose th e correct opt ion ou t of th e ch oices given below each
question.
5 7 . As s er t ion (A) : Sodium chloride formed by the action of chlorine gas on
sodiu m m etal is a s table compou nd .
Rea s on (R) : This is because sodium and chloride ions acquire octet insodium chloride forma tion.
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(i) A an d R both are correct , and R is th e correct explan ation of A.
(ii) A an d R both are correct , bu t R is n ot the correct explan ation of A.
(iii) A is t rue but R is fa lse .
(iv) A a nd R both a r e fa lse .
5 8 . As s er t ion (A) : Th ough t he cent ral atom of both NH3
a n d H2O molecules ar e
s p 3 h ybridised, yet HNH bond an gle is greater th an th at of
HOH.
Rea s on (R) : Th is is becau se n itrogen at om h as on e lone pair an d oxygenatom h as two lone pairs .
(i) A an d R both are correct , and R is th e correct explan ation of A.
(ii) A an d R both are correct , bu t R is n ot the correct explan ation of A.
(iii) A is t rue but R is fa lse .
(iv) A a nd R both a r e fa lse .
5 9 . As s er t ion (A): Among the two OH bonds in H2O molecule, the energy
required to break th e first OH bond an d th e other OH bondis th e same.
Rea s on (R) : This is b ecaus e th e electronic environm ent arou nd oxygen is
th e sa me even after breaka ge of one OH bond .
(i) A an d R both a re correct , and R is correct explanation of A.
(ii) A an d R both are correct , bu t R is n ot the correct explan ation of A.
(iii) A is t rue but R is fa lse .
(iv) A a nd R both a r e fa lse .
VI. Long Answe r Type
6 0 . (i) Discus s th e significance/ applicat ions of dipole moment.
(ii) Represent diagramm atical ly the bond m oments an d the resu ltan t dipolemoment in CO
2, NF
3an d CHCl
3.
6 1 . Use the molecular orbital energy level diagram to show that N2
would be
expected to have a tr iple bon d, F2, a s ingle bond an d Ne
2, no bond .
6 2 . Briefly des cribe the valence bon d th eory of covalent bon d form ation b y takin g
an examp le of hydrogen. How can you interpret en ergy cha n ges ta king placein th e forma tion of dihydrogen ?
6 3 . Describe h ybridisation in th e cas e of PCl5
a nd S F6. Th e axial bon ds are longer
as comp ared to equa torial bonds in PCl5
whereas in SF6
both axia l bonds an dequator ia l bonds ha ve the sa me bond length. Explain.
6 4 . (i) Discu ss the concept of hybridisa t ion. Wha t a re its different types in aca rbon a tom.
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(ii) Wha t is the type of hybridisa t ion of carbon a toms ma rked with s tar .
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Com prehe nsion given below is fol lowed by som e m ult iple cho ice quest ions.
Each quest ion has one correct opt ion. Choose the correct opt ion.
Molecular orb itals a re form ed by th e overlap of at omic orbitals. Two at omic orbitalscombine to form two molecular orbitals called bonding molecular orbital (BMO)
an d an ti bond ing molecular orb ital (ABMO). En ergy of an ti bond ing orbital is ra ised
above the p arent atomic orbitals th at h ave combined an d th e energy of the bon dingorbital is lowered th an th e par ent atom ic orbitals. Energies of various molecu lar
o r b i t a l s f o r e l e m e n t s h y d r o g e n t o n i t r o g e n i n c r e a s e i n t h e o r d e r :
x y z x y zs * s s * s ( p p ) p ( * p * p ) * p < < < < < <
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6 6 . Which of the following molecular orbitals has maximum number of nodal
planes?
(i) *1 s
(ii) *2p z
(iii) 2px
(iv) *2py
6 7 . Which of th e followin g pair is expected to ha ve the sa me b ond order?
(i) O2
, N2
(ii) O2
+, N
2
(iii) O2
, N
2
+
(iv) O2
, N
2
6 8 . In wh ich of th e followin g molecu les, 2pz m olecu lar orb ital is filled a fter 2pxa n d 2p
ymolecu lar orbitals?
(i) O2
(ii) Ne2
(iii) N2
(iv) F2
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ANSWERS
I. Mult ip le Ch oice Qu es t ions (T y p e-I)
1. (ii) 2 . (iii) 3. (ii) 4. (ii) 5. (ii) 6. (iv)
7. (i) 8. (iii) 9. (iii) 10. (iii) 11 . (ii) 12 . (iv)
13 . (ii) 14 . (i) 15 . (ii) 16 . (iv) 17 . (ii) 18 . (i)
19 . (iv) 20 . (ii) 21 . (i) 22 . (ii)
II. Mul t ip le Ch oice Qu es t ion s (Ty p e-II)
23. (i), (ii ) 24 . (i), (iv) 25 . (i), (ii)
26 . (iii), (iv) 27 . (iii), (iv) 28 . (i), (iv)
29 . (iii), (iv) 30 . (i), (ii)
III. S h or t An s w er Ty p e
32. (i) According to molecula r orb ita l theory e lect ronic configura t ions of
O2
+a nd O
2
sp ecies a re as follows :
O2
+: (1s )
2(* 1 s
2)
(2s )
2(* 2 s
2)(2p
z)2 (2p2
x, 2p 2
y) (* 2p
x
1 )
O2
: (1s )
2(* 1 s
2)(2s )
2(* 2 s
2)(2p
z)
2 (2p2
x, 2p2
y) (* 2p
x
2 , *2py
1)
Bond order of O2
+=
1 0 5
2
=5
2= 2.5
Bond order of O2
=
1 0 7
2
=3
2= 1.5
High er bon d order of O2
+sh ows th at i t is m ore stab le than O
2
. Both th e
species h ave unp aired e lectrons . So both a re param agnetic in na tu re .
3 4 . (a ) C om p o u n d (I) will fo rm in t r a m o le cu l a r h y d r oge n b on d b e ca u s e
NO2
and OH group a re c lose toge ther in compar ison to tha t incomp ou n d (II).
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(b) Comp oun d (II) will have higher melt ing point becau se i t forms
interm olecular hydrogen b onds. Thu s, m ore and more molecules
are joined together th rou gh hydrogen bond forma tion.
(c) Due to intra molecular h ydrogen bonding compou nd (I) will not beab le to form h ydrogen b onds with water th u s will be less soluble init while compound (II) can form hydrogen bond with water more
eas ily and will be solu ble in wa ter.
3 7 . [Hint : Dimethyl ether will have larger bond angle. There will be morerepulsion between bond pairs of CH
3groups a t tached in e the r than
between bon d pa irs of h ydrogen a toms att ach ed to oxygen in wat er. Thecarbon of CH
3in e th er is a t tached to th ree hydrogen a toms th rough
bond s an d electron pairs of th ese bond s ad d to the electronic cha rge dens ity
on carb on a tom. Hence, repu lsion between two CH3
group s will be m oretha n th at between two hydrogen a toms.]
IV. Ma t ch ing T y p e
52 . (i) (c) (ii) (a ) (iii) (e) (iv) (d)
5 3 . (i) (e) (ii) (a ) (iii) (b) (iv) (c)
5 4 . (i) (c) (ii) (d) (iii) (a ) (iv) (b)
5 5 . (i) (d) (ii) (e) (iii) (b) (iv) (a)
5 6 . (i) (c) (ii) (a ) (iii) (b)
V. Ass er t ion an d Reas on Typ e
57 . (i) 58 . (i) 59 . (iv)
65 . (i) 66 . (ii) 67 . (ii) 68 . (iii)