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CHAPTER6
CHEMICAL BONDING
MCQs
Q.1 An ionic compound A+ B- is rnost likely to be formed ,vhen
(a) The ionization energy of A is high and electron affinity
ofB is low
(b) The ionization energy of A is low and electron affinity of
B is high
(c) Both the ionization energy and electron affini ty of B are
high
(d) Both the ionization energy of A and electron affinity ofB
are low
Q.2 The number of bonds in nitro,gen molecules
(a) one CJ and one n
(b) one CJ and two n
(c) three sigma only
(d) two CJ and one 1t
Q.3 Which of the following state1nents is not correct regardi ng
bonding molecular orbitals?
(a) bonding molecular orbitals possess less energy than
atmuic orbitals from which they are fonned
(b) bonding molecular orbitals have low electron density
between the two nuclei
(c) every electron in the bonding molecular orbitals
contributes to the attraction between atoms
(d) bonding n1olecular orbitals are formed when the electron
waves undergo constructive interference
Q.4 Which of the following molecules has zero dipole mon1ent?
(a) NH3 (b) CHC13
(c) H20 (d) BF3
Q.5 Which of the hydrogen halides has the highest percentage of
ionic character
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(a) HF (b) HBr

(c) HCI (d) HJ
Q.6 Which of the following molecules has unpaired electrons in anti-
bonding molecular orbitals
(a) 02 (b) N2
(c) Br2 (d) F2
Q.7 Which of the following involve ionic bonding only?
(a) Li3N (b) NaCl
(c) NCl3 (d) 02
Q.8 Which of the following involve covalent bonding only?
(a) KF (b) KCI
(c) CH4 (d) MgCl2
Q.9 Which of the following molecules has a net dipole moment?
(a) CO2 (b) CS2
(c) S02 (d) CCl4
Q.l O H2S has a net dipole moment while BeF2 has zero dipole
moment, because
(a) H2S molecule is Linear while BeF2 is angular
(b) H2S molecule is angular, while BeF2 molecule is Linear
(c) Fluorine has more electronegativity than S
(d) Be is more electronegative than S
Q.11 Which oflhe following ions has larger ionic radius?
(a) Na+ (b) K+
(c) Mg2+ {d) Al3+
Q.12 Which of the following bonds is least polar?
(a) H-Se (b) P-CI
(c) H-CI (d) N-CI
Q.I 3 Which one has the least bond angle?
(a) NH3 (b) CH4
(c) H20 (d) BF3
Q.14 Coordinate covalent bonds are fom1ed by
(a) sharing of electrons
(b) donation of electrons

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(c) transference of e lectrons

(d) none of these
Q.15 Which of the following molecules would be expected to have
zero dipole moment?
(a) H2S (b) PF3
(c) TeF6 (d) H20
Q. 16 The bond formed between the elements of low ionization energy
and elements of high electron affmity is
(a) 1oruc (b) covaJent
(c) metallic (d) coordinate
Q.17 TI1e side ways overlap of two-p orbitals to form a bond is called
(a) sigma bond (b) pi (it) bond
(c) ionic bond (d) covalent bond
Q. J8 The head overlap of p-orbitaJs of two atoms give rise to bond
called
(a) sigma bond (b) pi (it) bond
(c) ionic bond (d) covaJent bond
Q. 19 Which element would be the most electronegative element with
(a) high ionization energy (IE) and low electron affinity
(EA)
(b) low ionization energy {IE) and high electron affmity
(EA)
(c) low ionization energy and low electron affinity
(d) high ionization energy and high electron affinity
Q.20 Which element would be tJ1e least electronegative element with
(a) high I.E. and low E.A. (b) low I.E. and high E.A.
(c) low I.E. and low E.A. (d) high I.E. and low E.A.
Q.21 Which of the following substances has the least ionic character in
its bond?
(a) CC14 (b) KCl
(c) BeC l2 (d) MgC12
Q.22 Which of the following best describes ionization energy?

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{a) energy needed to remove the mosl loosely bound electron

from its ground state
(b) it decreases from left to right across a period
( c) it increases down the periodic table
(d) it is represented by x + e- ➔ x- + energy
Q.23 Which one of the following characteristics is not usually
attributed to ionic substances
(a) high melting point (b) deform when struck
(c) crystalline in solid state
(d) well defined three dimensional structure
Q.24 Which of the following bond is less polar?
(a) B-CI (b) C-CI
(c) H- 1 (d) C- 1
Q .25 Which type of the orbital hybridization and geometry is used by
the central atom ofNH2- ?
(a) sp2 hybridization and trigona l planar
{b) sp hybridization and letrahedral geometry
(c) sp2 hybridization and trigonal planar
(d) sp3 hybridization and tetrahedral geometry
Q.26 Which of the following compounds has most likely been formed
by covalent bonding of atoms
(a) CaF2 (b) MgO
(c) SiH4 (d) NaCl
Q .27 Identify the compound below which has bonds fonned by an
overlap of sp and p--orbitals
(a) BF3 (b) BeCl2
(c) NH3 (d) H2O
Q.28 The most electronegative of these group I element is
(a) Na (b) K
(c) Li (d) Cs
Q.29 The type of bonding in HBr is
(a) I OntC (b) polar covalent
(c) non- polar covalent (d) coordinate covalent
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Q.30 Which of the following state111ent is not correct

(a) sigma bond is weaker than a pi bond
(b) sigma bond is stronger than a pi bond
(c) double bond is stronger than a single bond
(d) double bond is shorter than a single bond
Q.31 Which of the following molecules has a pyramidal structure?
(a) CH4 (b) NH3
~) H2O ~) Q H4
Q.32 The bond angle in water is
(a) 109-50 (b) 104.50
(c) 107.0o (d) 120o
Q.33 During the formation of chemical bond, the potential energy of
the system
(a) decreases (b) mcreases
(c) does not change (d) none of these
Q.34 H2O molecule has
(a) no lone pair (b) one lone pair
(c) two lone pairs (d) none of these
Q.35 NH3 molecule has
(a) no lone pair (b) one lone pair
(c) two lone pairs (d) three lone pairs
Q.36 In NH3 the covalent bond fonned are due to
(a} s- sp overlap (b) s- sp2 overlap
(c) s-sp3 overlap (d) sp2-sp2 overlap
Q.37 Which of the following is largest atom
(a) Mg (b) Be
(c) Sr (d) Ca
Q.38 As compared to covalent compounds, ionic compounds generally
have
(a) low melting points and low boiling points
(b) low melting points and high boiling points
(c) bigb n1elting points and high boiling po ints
(d) high melting points and low boiling points
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Q.39 T11e attractive force that holds atoms together in a molecule is

called
(a) force of attraction (b) electrostatic force
(c) bond (d) chemical bond
Q.40 Which of the following bonds will be formed between alkali
metals and halogens
(a) tome (b) covalent bond
(c) metallic bond (d) coordinate covalent bond
Q .41 The bond formed between the atoms by mutual sharing of
electrons is
(a) tome (b) coordinate covalent bond
(c) covalent (d) metallic
Q.42 A chemical bond formed between two similar atoms is purely
(a) tome (b) covalent
( c) metallic (d) coordinate
Q.43 On the basis ofVSEPR model the geometry of BeCl2 is
(a) linear (b) trigonal
(c) tetrahedral (d) angular
Q.44 On the basis ofVSEPR theory, a molecule with three bond pair
and no lone pair of electrons will have a structure
(a) linear (b) trigonal planar
(c) tetrahedral (d) trigonal pyramidal
Q.45 The geometry ofNH3 on the basis ofVSEPR model is
(a) trigonal planar (b) trigonal pyramidal
(c) tetrahedral (d) linear
Q.46 In which of the following theories the hybridization is considered
(a) VSEPR (b) Lewis
( c) molecular orbital (d) valence bond
Q.47 The angle between 3 sp2 hybrid orbital is
(a) 900 (b) 1200
(c) 1300 (d) 1800
Q.48 The unhybridized "p" orbital in sp2 hybridization is
(a) parallel to sp2 (b) in the same plane
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(c) perpendicular to sp2 orbitals

(d) out of plane
Q.49 Which of the following theories gives the idea of de localization
of electrons
(a) Lewis theory (b) VSEPR theory
(c) valence bond theory (d) molecular orbital theory
Q.50 The tandency of an atom to attract, a shared electron pair towards
itself is called
(a) electron affinity (b) electronegativity
(c) dipole moment ( d) ionization potential
Q.51 Energy needed to remove an electron from its gaseous atom is
called
(a) electron affinity (b) ioniz.ation energy
(c) lattice energy (d) electronegativity
Q.52 A bond having partial positive and negative charges is
(a) tome (b) covalent
(c) polar covalent (d) non-polar covalent
Q.53 A bond fonned by the linear overlap of atomic orbitals is called
(a) sigma (b) 1oruc
(c) pi (d) polar
Q.54 Which of the following elements is the most electronegative
(a) Li (b) F
(c) 0 (d) Cl
Q.55 Some covalent compounds dissolve in water due to
(a) hydrolysis (b) hydration
(c) hydrogen bonding (d) metallic bonding
Q.56 Which of the following compounds will have the lowest boiling
point?
(a) PH3 (b) ASH3
(c) NH3 (d) SbH3
Q.57 Which of the following molecules has a coordinate bond?
(a) NH4CI (b) NaCl
(c) HCI (d) AlCl3
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Q.58 The half of the difference between the nu1nber of electrons in

bonding MO and antibonding MO is called
(a) 111olecule order (b) bond order
(c) proton order (d) electron order
Q.59 The bond order for He2 molecule is
(a) zero (b)
(c) I (d) 2
Q.60 The bond order for H2 is
(a) zero (b)
(c) I (d) 1.5
Q.6 1 TI1e bond order in N2 molecule is
(a) zero (b) I
(c) 2 (d) 3
Q.62 TI1e bond order in 0 2 molecule is
(a) I (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) zero
Q.63 Which one of tJ1e following is diamagnetic
(a ) 82 (b) C2
(c) N2 (d) 02-
Q.64 Which one of tJ1e following molecule is paramagnetic
(a) 82 (b) C2
(c) N2 (d) F2
Q.65 Which of lhe following ions is diamagnetic
(a) 0 (b) 0
(c) 0 (d) N
Q.66 Pi bond consists of two regions of electron cloud density
(a) along the bond axis
(b) along and perpendicular to bond axis
(c) above and below the bond axis
(d) none of these
Q.67 Sig,na bond consists of one region of electron density
(a) along the bond ax is
(b) along and perpendicular to bond ax
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(c) above and below the bond axis

(d) none of these
Q.68 11,e electron cloud density is symmetrical along the bond axis in
(a) sigma bond (b) pi bond
(c) both sigma and pi bond
(d) neither sigma nor pi bond
Q.69 The electron cloud density is not symmetrical along the bond
axis m
(a) sigina bond (b) pi bond
(c) both sigma and pi bond
(d) neither sigma nor pi bond
Q.70 Covalent bonds are
(a) rigid and directional
(b) rigid and non-directional
(c) neither rigid nor directional
(d) non- rigid and directional
Q.71 Ionic bonds are
(a) rigid and directional
(b) rigid and non-directional
(c) non rigid non directional
(d) non-rigid and directional
Q.72 Which of the following statements is correct regarding the
covalent compounds
(a) covalent compounds do not exhibit isomerism
(b) covalent compounds exhibit isomerism
(c) covalent compounds are soluble in water
(d ) covalent compounds are insoluble in non-polar solvents
Q.73 11,e C-C bond length in ethane (C2H6) is
(a) 154 pm (b) 133 pm
(c) 120 pm (d) 105 pm
Q.74 11,e C-C bond length in ethene (C2H4) is
(a) 154 pm (b) 133 pm
(c) 120 pm (d) 105 pm
Q.75 l11e C-C bond length in ethyne is
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(a) 154pm (b) 133p1n

(c) 120 pm (d) 105 pm
Q. 76 TI1e atomic radii of the elen1ents have a general trend of
fluctuating periodically throughout the
(a) group (b) period
( c) periodic table ( d) series
Q .77 Which of the following atom has the shortest ato1nic radius
(a) N (b) F
(c) 0 (d) B
Q.78 The balf of die single bond length between two atorn:s in a
molecule is called
(a) ionic radius of an element
(b) covalent radius of an element
(c) both ionic and covalent
(d) none of these
Q.79 Octet rule is not followed in the formation of
(a) CH4 (b) NF3
(c) BCl3 (d) H2O
Q.80 Select the atom \vith the largest ionization energy in the
following atoms
(a) N (b) P
(c) AS (d) Sb
Q.8 1 Select the largest atom in the follow·ing atorns
(a) O {b) S
(c) Se (d) Te
Q.82 Which of the following group of elements on the average has the
highest ionization energies
(a) IA (b) IIIA
(c) )VA (d) VIIIA
Q.83 Molecular orbital theory has
(a) the superiority over the VB theory
(b) the inferiority over the VB theory
(c) neither superiority nor inferiority over VB theory
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(d) none of these

Q.84 The bond between H- H 1s
(a) stronger than the bond ber.veen H-CI
(b) weaker than the bond ber.veen H-CI
(c) neither stronger nor weaker than the bond ber.veen H-CI
(d) none of these
Q.85 ln which of the following molecules. the value of bond order in
maximum
(a) H2 (b) 02
(c) N2 (d) Cl2
Q.86 When the H haracter of hybridized orbital decreases the bond
angle
(a) decreases (b) increases
(c) does not change (d) becomes zero
Q.87 One of the causes of reactions is that the systems attains the
energy state which is of
(a) higher in energy (b) lower in energy
(c) balanced in energy (d) equal in energy
Q.88 The increase in the bond ene:rgy of a covalent bond is due to
(a) elect:ronegativity (b) ionization energy
(c) polarity (d) symmetry
Q.89 The polarity of a molecule is expressed by
(a) bond strength (b) dipole moment
(c) bond length (d) shape
Q.90 Dipole moment of H2O is
(a) 1.85 (b) 1.82
(c) 1.87 (d) 1.83

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