Chapter-4: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

1. The hybrid state of sulphur in SO2 molecule is :

  • sp²
  • sp³
  • sp
  • sp³d
Answer
sp²

2. Which one of the following does not have sp² hybridised carbon?

  • Acetone
  • Acetic acid
  • Acetonitrile
  • Acetamide
Answer
Acetonitrile

3. Which one of the following is paramagnetic?

  • NO+
  • CO
  • O2–
  • CN
Answer
O2–

4. In which of the following , the angle around the central atom is largest?

  • CS2
  • SF4
  • SO2
  • BBR3
Answer
SF4

5. In which of the following substances, the intermolecular forces are hydrogen bonds?

  • Hydrogen Chloride
  • Hydrogen Sulphide
  • Dry Ice
  • Ice
Answer
Ice

6. The weakest interparticle forces are found in which of the following?

  • Ionic Solids
  • Metallic Solids
  • Molecular Solids
  • All types of solids are equal in terms of interparticle forces.
Answer
Molecular Solids

7. Which of the following structures will have a bond angle of 120° around the central atom?

  • Linear
  • Tetrahedral
  • Triangular
  • Square planar
Answer
Triangular

8. Based on VSEPR theory, the number of 90° F-Br-F angles in BrF5 is

  • 0
  • 4
  • 2
  • 8
Answer
0

9. Based on lattice enthalpy and other considerations which one the following alkali metals chlorides is expected to have the higher melting point?

  • RbCl
  • KCl
  • NaCl
  • LiCl
Answer
NaCl

10. Which one of the following pairs of species have the same bond order?

  • CN− and NO+
  • CN− and CN+
  • O2− and CN−
  • NO+ and CN+
Answer
NO+ and CN+

11. The state of hybridization of the central atom and the number of lone pairs over the central atom in POCl3 are

  • sp, 0
  • sp², 0
  • sp³, 0
  • dsp², 1
Answer
sp³, 0

12. Which of the following species contain non-directional bonds ?

  • NCl3
  • BeCl2
  • BCl3
  • RbCl
Answer
BeCl2

13. The number of types of bonds between two carbon atoms in calcium carbide is

  • Two sigma, two pi
  • One sigma, two pi
  • One sigma, one pi
  • Two sigma, one pi
Answer
One sigma, two pi

14. Which of the following types of hybridisation leads to three dimensional geometry of bonds around the carbon atom ?

  • sp
  • sp²
  • sp³
  • None of these
Answer
sp²

15. In allene (C3H4), the type(s) of hybridisation of the carbon atoms is (are)

  • sp and sp³
  • sp and sp²
  • Only sp²
  • sp² and sp³
Answer
sp and sp²