Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
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All 35 MCQ 28 Matching 3 Numerical 4
TopicAll Bond Parameters: Bond Length, Bond Energy and Bond Angle Dipole Moment, Polarity and Non-Polar Molecules Formal Charge and Resonance Hybridisation Hydrogen Bonding and van der Waals Forces Ionic Bond and Kossel–Lewis Theory Lewis Structures, Octet Rule and Coordinate Bond Molecular Orbital Theory (MOT) VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry Valence Bond Theory (VBT) and Orbital Overlap YearAll 2026 2025
1
Bromine trifluoride autoionizes to form BrF2 and BrF4 . The shapes of the cation and anion are respectively and .
bent, square planar linear, square planar bent, see-saw linear, tetrahedral
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2
SF4 is isostructural with : Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
C Only C and E Only A and D Only B and E Only
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3
Match List-I with List-II according to shape. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
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4
Identify the molecule (X) with maximum number of lone pairs of electrons (obtained using Lewis dot structure) among HNO3, H2SO4, NF3 and O3. Choose the correct bond angle made by the central atom of the molecule (X).
107 102 120 116
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5
Which statements are NOT TRUE about XeO2F2? Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
B, D and E Only B and D Only B, C and E Only A and D Only
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6
Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Both Statement I and Statement II are true Statement I is true but Statement II is false Statement I is false but Statement II is true Both Statement I and Statement II are false
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7
Match the List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
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8
Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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9
A molecule with the formula AX4Y has all its elements from p-block. Element A is rarest, monoatomic, non-radioactive from its group and has the lowest ionization enthalpy value among A, X and Y. Elements X and Y have first and second highest electronegativity values respectively among all the known elements. The shape of the molecule is:
Pentagonal planar Square pyramidal Trigonal bipyramidal Octahedral
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10
The molecules having square pyramidal geometry are
BrF5 & PCl5 SbF5 & PCl5 BrF5 & XeOF4 SbF5 & XeOF4
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