MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER TYPE

1. Among KO2, AlO2–, BaO2 and NO2+ unpaired electrons are present in
(A) KO2 only (B) NO2+ and BaO2 (C) KO2 and AlO2– (D) BaO2 only
2. Element (A) & (B) has five electrons in their valence shell but their penta halides are not possible.
Hydride of (A) is stable but (B) is not. Which of the following option is/are correct for element
(A) and element (B)–
(A) Element (A) is N and Element (B) is Bi
(B) Hydride of element (A) is NH3 and hydride of element (B) is BiH3
(C) Due to inert pair effect in element (B) lower oxidation state is stable
(D) All of these
3. Which of the following is not linear structure
(A) NO2+ (B) C3–4 (C) C3–1 (D) O3
4. The pair(s) of molecules with different state of the hybridisation of the central atom but with the
same shape is (are) :
(A) [XeF2, Br3–] (B) [CO2, I3–] (C) [XeF4, Ni(CN)4] (D) [H2O, SO2]
5. Silicon is unable to form -bond by p–p lateral overlap which is reflected by which of the
following:
(A) N(SiH3)3 is planar while N(CH3)3 is pyramidal
(B) Me2CCl2 upon hydrolysis yields Me2CO while Me2SiCl2 yields silicones
(C) SiO2 is a hard and high melting solid while CO2 is a gas
(D) There is no allotrope of silicon equivalent to the graphite
6. Which of the following exist
(A) KHF2 (B) KHCl2 (C) KHBr2 (D) KHI2
7. Which bond angle,  would result in the maximum dipole moment for the triatomic molecule
XY2 shown below:
Y

X Y
(A)  = 90º (B)  = 120º (C)  = 150º (D)  = 180º
8. The correct representation of sulphur tetra fluoride’s molecular structure is

F F
F F F F F

(A) S F (B) S F (C) S (D) S

F F
F F
F F F
 The correct order of bond angles for 1. NO2 2.  NO2  3. NO2 

9.
(A) 2  1  3 (B) 3  2  1 (C) 3  1  2 (D) 1  3  2
10. Which of the following is correct regarding dimeric forms of aluminium trichloride and iodine trichloride?
(A) both are planar is nature
(B) aluminium trichloride is tetrahedral and iodine trichloride is planar in nature
(C) both are tetrahedral in nature
(D) aluminium trichloride is planar and iodine trichloride is tetra hedral in nature
11. Both linear and planar trigonal units can be seen in
(A) solid phosphorous penta chloride (B) solid nitrogen pentoxide
(C) solid chromium pentoxide (D) solid phosphorous pentoxide

12. In HCl 0.304 10 19 coulomb charge exists over each atom. If the inter nuclear distance is
1.27  108 cm . It’s dipole moment is?
(A) 3.26 D (B) 4.27 D (C) 1.15 D (D) None of these
13. In CO the electrons in bonding molecular orbital are closer to
(A) carbon (B) oxygen (C) equally distant from both (D) None
14. In which of the following reactions, geometry of the poly atomic species change from trigonal planar
to tetrahedral
(A) IF3 + F –  IF 4 – (B) HN = NH + H2  H2N – NH2
(C) AlCl3 + Cl  AlCl4
– –
(D) All the above
15. Which of the following has a geometry different from the other three species (having the same
geometry)?
(A) BF4– (B) SO42– (C) XeF4 (D) NH4+
16. Number and type of bonds between two carbon atoms in CaCN2 are
Number of bonds Type of bond
(A) one sigma () and one pi () bond only ionic
(B) one and two bonds only covalent
(C) one and one and a half  bond both ionic as well as covalent
(D) two and two bonds both ionic as well as covalent
17. NO2 is ......(I)........... but N2O4 is ...........(II).............. Choose the correct fill in the blanks
from the following options
(A) Diamagnetic(I), Paramagnetic(II) (B) Paramagnetic(I), Diamagnetic(II)
(C) Paramagnetic(I), Paramagnetic(II) (D) Diamagnetic(I), Diamagnetic(II)
18. In which of the following pairs hybridisation of central atom is not same
(A) ClF3, ClF3O (B) ClF3O, ClF3O2
(C) [ClF2O] , [ClF4O]
+ –
(D) [ClF4O]–,[XeOF4]
19. The molecular weight of dimethyl ether and ethyl alcohol is almost same but boiling point of
ethyl-alcohol is higher than dimethyl-ether because :
(A) intermolecular hydrogen bonding is present in ethyl-alcohol
(B) intermolecular hydrogen bonding is present in dimethyl-ether
(C) The intermolecular hydrogen bonding is present in ethyl-alcohol but dimethyl-ether have
intramolecular hydrogen bonding
(D) None of these
20. Which one of the following can exist ?
(1) H 2  (2) H 2  (3) H 2 2  (4) He2 2 
(A) 1, 2 (B) 2 , 3 (C) 1,2,4 (D) 1,2,3
21. The species that do not contain peroxide ions are:
(A) PbO2 (B) H2O2 (C) Na2O2 (D) BaO2
22. In which of the following molecules/ions are all the bonds not equal?
(A) SF4 (B) SiF4 (C) XeF4 (D) BF4–
23. In the nitrogen family , the H – M – H bond angle in the hybrides gradually becomes closer
to 90º on going from N to Sb . This shows that (M = N to Sb)
(A) the basic strength of the hybrides increases
(B) pure p - orbitals used for M – H bonding increases from N to Sb
(C) the bond energies of M – H bonds increase from N to Sb
(D) the bond pairs of electrons become nearer to the central atom .
24. Identify the incorrect statement regarding inter-halogen compounds ClF 3 and FCl3
(A) FCl3 is not possible as F does not have vacant d-orbitals to allow octet-expansion.
(B) All bond lengths in ClF3 are not identical
(C) ClF3 has umbrella shaped geometry.
(D) F–Cl–F bond angel is 90º
25. Which is correct order of boiling point of VA hydride :
(A) NH3 > PH3 > AsH3 > SbH3 (B) NH3 > SbH3 > AsH3 > PH3
(C) NH3 > AsH3 > SbH3 > PH3 (D) SbH3 > NH3 > AsH3 > PH3
26. Correct order of electronegative difference between bonded atom is:
(A) AlCl3 < MgCl2 < NaCl (B) NaCl < AlCl3 < MgCl2
(C) NaCl < MgCl2 < AlCl3 (D) MgCl2 < NaCl < AlCl3
27. Which of the following is correct statement ?
(A) SCl2 is sp hybridised and linear molecule.
(B) XeOF4 is sp3d2 and square pyramidal geometry
(C) OF2 is sp2 hybridized and V shaped molecule
(D) ClF3 is dsp2 hybridised and V shaped molecule.
28. There is change in the type of hybridisation when :
(A) NH3 combines with H+ (B) H2O combines with H+
(C) NH3 forms NH2– (D) AlH3 combines with H–
29. CO2 is isostructural with :
(A) SnCl2 (B) SO2 (C) HgCl2 (D) None
30. The nitrogen atoms in NH3, NH2– and NH4+ are all surrounded by eight electrons. When these
species are arranged in increasing order of H – N – H bond angle, correct order is
(A) NH3, NH2–, NH4+ (B) NH4+, NH2–, NH3
(C) NH3, NH4+, NH2– (D) NH2–, NH3, NH4+
31. Melting points of NaCl, NaBr, BaI and NaF will be in order
(A) NaI < NaBr < NaCl < NaF (B) NaF < NaCl < NaBr < NaI
(C) NaBr < NaF < NaCl < NaI (D) NaCl < NaI < NaF < NaBr
32. A molecule of the type AX5 has square pyramidal geometry. Hence, number of lone pairs on A is
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
33. The geometry of BeCl2(s) is
(A) linear (B) angular (C) tetrahedral (D) square planar
34. Identify the correct order of solubility of Na2S, CuS, ZnS in aqueous medium
(A) CuS > ZnS > Na 2S (B) ZnS > Na 2S > CuS
(C) Na 2S > CuS > ZnS (D) Na 2S > ZnS > CuS
35. Dipole moment of the AX4 type of molecule is zero. The geometry of it can be :
(i) Tetrahedral (ii) Square Planar (iii) Linear (iv) Trigonal palanar
(A) only (i) (B) (i) and (ii) (C) (i), (ii) and (iii) (D) only (ii)
36. Solid PBr5 exist as
(A) PBr5 (B) PBr4+,PBr6– (C) PBr4+ ,Br– (D) PBr4–, Br+
37. Which of the following species posses bond order which differs to that of CO
(A) NO  (B) CN  (C) N 2 (D) NO 
38. The following compounds have been arrange in order of their increasing thermal stabilities identify
the correct order
K2CO3 (I), MgCO3(II) CaCO3(III), BeCO3 (IV)
(A) I < II < III < IV (B) IV < II < III < I (C) IV < II < I < III (D) II < IV < III < I
39. Which set has all the coloured ions :
(A) Cu+, Cu2+, Ni2+ (B) Cu2+, Fe2+, Co2+ (C) Cu2+, Co2+, Sc3+ (D) Na+, Mg2+, Al3+
40. Which of the following acids does not involve S—S bond ?
(A) Pyrosulphurous acid (H2S2O5) (B) Tetrathionic acid (H2S4O6)
(C) Dithionic acid (H2S2O6) (D) Pyrosulphuric acid (H2S2O7)
41. Which of the following species is not paramagnetic ?
(A) B2 (B) N2+ (C) O2 (D) N2
42. Which of the following compound is associated with maximum type of bond ?
(A) NH4Cl (B) CuSO4 . 5 H2O (C) HCN (D) H2O2
43. In which of the following species, the bond length is expected to be the greatest ?
(A) O22– (B) O2– (C) O2 (D) O2+
44. The bond energy is maximum for :
(A) F – F (B) Br – Br (C) Cl – Cl (D) I – I
45. Nitrogen and phosphorus belong to the same group in the periodic table and yet the later
forms H3PO3, H3PO4, (HPO3)n, H4P2O7 and the former forms only HNO3, HNO2 and HNO4
i.e., former forms less number of oxy-acids. This is because
(A) N is more electronegative than P
(B) N atom is smaller in size compared to P-atom
(C) N atom does not have d-orbitals in its valence shell but P has vacant ‘d’ orbital
(D) N has a lower affinity for H than P
46. Which of the following statement is/are correct
(A) the peroxide ion has a bond order of 1 while the oxygen molecule has a bond order of 2
(B) the peroxide ion has a weaker bond than the dioxygen molecule
(C) the peroxide ion as well as the dioxygen molecule are paramagnetic
(D) the bond length of the peroxide ion is greater than that of the dioxygen molecule
47. Element A has 5 allotropic forms only one form is water soluble. Calculated oxidation state in
oxyacid A is +8 & actual oxidation state is +6. What will be the hybridisation of element A in that
particular oxy acid. ( Molecular weight of oxy acid (A) is 114)
(A) sp (B) sp2 (C) sp3 (D) sp3d2
48. Which of the following compounds will have same structure ?
(A) CO2, N3– (B) NO2–, O3 (C) CO32–, NO3– (D) N3–, NO2–
49. KF combines with HF to form KHF2. The compound contains the species
(A) K+, F– and H+ (B) K+, F– and HF (C) K+ and [HF2]– (D) [KHF]+ and F–
50. The maximum angle around the central atom H – M – H is present in
(A) AsH3 (B) PH3 (C) NH3 (D) SbH3
51. Number of non bonding electrons in N2 is
(A) 4 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 14
52. Solubility of sulphates of alkaline earth metals decreases down the group because :
(A) they become more ionic
(B) lattice enthalpy of sulphates does not vary significantly
(C) hydration enthalpy decreases rapidly from Be2+ to Ba2+
(D) lattice enthalpy plays more predominant role than hydration enthalpy.
53. Which of the following statements regarding N2O4 is not correct ?
(A) It is a planar molecule
(B) It is used as nonaqueous solvent
(C) It involves N–N bond which is shorter than the N–N bond in hydrazine.
(D) Ammonium nitrate in N2O4 acts as a base
54. The correct order of bond angle in the following molecule :
(A) NH3 > H2O > Cl2O > SiH4 (B) Cl2O > SiH4 > NH3 > H2O
(C) NH3 > Cl2O > H2O > SiH4 (D) Cl2O > NH3 > SiH4 > H2O
55. The total number of valence electrons in 4.2 g of N3– ion are : [ N0 = Avagadro number ]
(A) 2.2 N0 (B) 4.2 N0 (C) 1.6 N0 (D) 3.2 N0
56. KF combines with HF to form KHF2. The compound contains the species
(A) K+, F– and H+ (B) K+, F– and HF (C) K+ and [HF2]– (D) [KHF]+ and F–
57. Which of the following has minimum melting point ?
(A) ZnCl2 (B) MgCl2 (C) CaCl2 (D) KCl
58. Which of the following have fractional bond order and are paramagnetic ?
(A) C2+ (B)O2– (C) O2 (D) C2
59. Which of the following statements is/are true ?
(A) covalent bonds are directional
(B) ionic bonds are non directional
(C) a polar bond is formed between two atoms which have the same electronegativity value
(D) always the presence of polar bonds in polyatomic molecule has zero dipole moment
60. Which of the following statements about alkaline earth metals are correct ?
(A) Hydration energy of Be2+ is greater than that of Sr2+
(B) MgCl2 is more covalent than CaCl2
(C) Ba(OH)2 is stronger base than Mg(OH)2
(D) Hydration energy of Sr2+ is greater than that of Be2+
61. Paramagnetism is exhibited by the ions
(A) Fe+2 (B) Mn+2 (C) Sc+3 (D) Zn+2
62. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
(A) For the covalent bond formation the minimum requirement of electrons is one.
(B) In the formation of H2+ , B.M.O. contains one electron.
(C) In the formation of H2+ , A.B.M.O. contains one electron.
(D) The bond order of H2+ is 0.5.
63. Among MgS , MgCl2 , Na2S , NaCl which has least melting point ?
(A) MgS (B) MgCl2 (C) Na2S (D) NaCl
64. Number of paired electrons in ‘O2’ molecule
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 14
65. The oxidation of Fe in Na2 [ Fe (CN)5 NO ] & Na4 [ Fe (CN)5 NOS ] are :
(A) + 2 & + 3 (B) + 2 & + 2 (C) + 3 & + 3 (D) + 3 & + 2
66. In KMnO4, the hybridisation in Mn is
(A) sp3 (B) dsp2 (C) d3s (D) sp3d2
67. C — C bond in C2H6 undergoes heterolytic fission, the hybridisation of carbon is/are
(A) sp2 (B) sp2, sp3 (C) sp3 (D) sp, sp2
68. The enolic form of acetone contains how many bonds (a),  bonds (b) & lone pair of electrons (c).
(A) 9a, 1b, 2c (B) 8a, 2b, 2c (C) 10a, 1b, 1c (D) 9a, 2b, 1c
69. Which one have odd bond order
(A) O2+ (B) O2– (C) NO (D) all
70. Bond length of HCl is 1.275 Å (q = 4.8 × 10–10 e.s.u.) if u = 1.02 D then HCl is
(A) 100 % ionic (B) 83% covalent (C) 50% covalent (D) 40% ionic
71. The correct order of decreasing bond energy is :
(A) O – O > S – S > Se – Se (B) C – C > Si – Si > Ge – Ge
(C) F – F > O – O > N – N (D) F – F > Cl – Cl > Br – Br
72. Among the following species, identify the isostructural pairs : NF3, NO3–, BF3, H3O+, HN3
(A) [NF3, NO3–] and [BF3, H3O+] (B) [NF3, HN3] and [NO3–, BF3]
(C) [NF3, H3O+] and [NO3–, BF3] (D) [NF3, H3O+] and [HN3, BF3]
73. Sulphur shows a maximum covalency of :
(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 6 (D) 3
74. Anhydrous AlCl3 is covalent but AlCl3 . 6 H2O is ionic because :
(A) AlCl3 has a plane triangular structure
(B) the ionization energy of Al is very low
(C) the hydration energy of AlCl3 is very high
(D) the hydration energy of AlCl3 compensates for the high ionization energy of aluminium
75. Which of the following oxyacids of sulphur contain no sulphur  sulphur (S  S) bonds ?
(A) H2S2O4 (B) H2S2O5 (C) H2S2O7 (D) H2S2O3

76. In the following compounds (i) O2 (ii) O2[AsF4] (iii) K[O2]

Pick out the incorrect statement –
(A) O –O bond length = ii < i < iii (B) bond order = iii < i < ii
(C) bond energy = ii < iii < i
(D) unpaired electrons in A.B.M.O. of i, ii, iii are 2, 1, 1 respectively
77. State whether T/F
In the structure of borax –
(i) 5 B–O–B bonds are present
(ii) in this structure two borons exhibit sp2 hybridisation and another two borons exhibits sp3
hybridisation.
(iii) 10 water molecules are as hydrated water molecule
(iv) It is used for manufacturing of enamels and glazes for pottery and tiles
(A) TTFT (B) FTTF (C) TTFF (D) FTTT
78. Which of the following statements about alkaline earth metals are correct ?
(i) Hydration energy of Sr2+ is greater than that of Be2+
(ii) CaCO3 decomposes at a higher temperature than BaCO3
(iii) Ba(OH)2 is stronger base than Mg(OH)2
(iv) SrSO4 is less soluble in water than CaSO4
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(A) (iii) and (iv) (B) (i) and (iii) (C) (i) and (iv) (D) (ii) and (iii)
79. How many S – O – S bonds are present in the trimer of SO3
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) S – O – S bond are not present (D) 4
80. Which is incorrect for N3H
(A) N3– is pseudo halide ion
(B) .The bond lengths of 1 and 2 are same

(C) N3– is isoelectronic with CO2

(D) N3H has angular structure.
81. Partial hydrolysis of XeF6 gives a product (A). The same product (A) is obtained when XeF6
reacts with
(A) SiO2 (B) ozone (C) NaOH (D) MoO3
82. Hybrid states of Xe in XeF2, XeF4, XeF6 and XeOF2 respectively are
(A) sp2, sp3d, sp3d2, sp3 (B) sp3d, sp3d2, sp3d3, sp3d
(C) sp3d2, sp3d, sp3d, sp3 (D) sp3d, sp3d, sp3d3, sp3d2
83. SF6 is formed, whereas OF6 is not formed. Why?
(A) O cannot expand its octet due to absence of d orbital
(B) electronegativity of S is less than O
(C) affinity of O is less towards F
(D) O and F both are electronegative
84. Geometry of H2S, OF2, Cl2O and SO2 is same, but in which of the following compounds
hybridisation states are different ?
(A) SO2 (B) H2S (C) OF2 (D) Cl2O
85. Which of the following exhibits H-bonding ?
(A) CH4 (B) H2Se (C) N2H4 (D) H2S
86. Which of the following has been arranged in order of decreasing bond length ?
(A) P – O > Cl – O > S – O (B) P – O > S – O > Cl – O
(C) S – O > Cl – O > P – O (D) Cl –O > S – O > P – O
87. The shapes of PCl4 , PCl4 and AsCl5 are respectively :
+ –

(A) square planar, tetrahedral and see-saw

(B) tetrahedral, see-saw and trigonal bipyramidal
(C) tetrahedral, square planar and pentagonal bipyramidal
(D) trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and square pyramidal
88. Which of the following species are hypervalent ?
1. ClO4– 2. BF3 3. SO42– 4. CO32–
(A) 1, 2, 3 (B) 1, 3 (C) 3, 4 (D) 1, 2
89. The metal which gives no amphoteric oxide is :
(A) Zn (B) Cu (C) Sn (D) Al
90. Fluorine does not form any polyhalide as other halogens because :
(A) it has maximum ionic character
(B) it has low F-F bond energy (38.5 kcal mol–1)
(C) due to the absence of d-orbitals in the valence shell of fluorine
(D) it beings about maximum coordination number in other elements
91. Stability of ions of Ge, Sn and Pb will be in order :
(A) Ge2+ < Sn2+ < Pb2+ (B) Ge4+ > Sn4+ > Pb4+
(C) Sn4+ > Sn2+ (D) all of these
92. Hybridisation of phosphorus in pyrophosphoric acid will be :
(A) sp3 (B) sp2 (C) sp (D) sp3d
93. Which one of the following compound show odd electron pairing
(A) N2O (B) NO2 (C) NO (D) N3H
94. The acid having O –O bond is
(A) H2S2O3 (B) H2S2O6 (C) H2S2O8 (D) H2S4O6
95. Of the following sets which one does not contain isoelectronic species ?
(A) PO43–, SO42–, ClO4– (B) CN–, N2, C22–
(C) SO32–, CO32–, NO3– (D) BO33–, CO32–, NO3–
96. Which one of the following oxides is ionic ?
(A) P2O5 (B) CrO3 (C) MnO (D) Mn2O7
97. The number of oxygen attached to each phosphorus in P4O10 is
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 2.5
98. The structure IBr2– involves hybridisation of the type
(A) sp3d (B) sp3d2 (C) dsp3 (D) d2sp3
99. In the formation of N2+ from N2, the electron is removed from
(A) b orbital (B)  orbital (C) * orbital (D) * orbital
100. How many - and - bonds are there in salicylic acid ?
(A) 10, 4 (B) 16, 4 (C) 18, 2 (D) 16, 2
101. In PO43–, the formal charge on each oxygen atom and the P – O bond order respectively are –
(A) – 0.75, 0.6 (B) – 0.75, 1.0 (C) – 0.75, 1.25 (D) 3, 1.25
102. Which of the following has p – d bonding ?
(A) NO3– (B) SO32– (C) BO33– (D) CO32–
103. The I3 ion has :
(A) five equatorial lone pairs on the central I atom and two axial bonding pairs in a trigonal
bipyramidal arrangement
(B) five equatorial lone pairs on the central I atom and two axial bonding pairs in a pentagonal
bipyramidal arrangement
(C) three equatorial lone pairs on the central I atom and two axial bonding pairs in a trigonal
bipyramidal arrangement
(D) two equatorial lone pairs on the central I atom and three axial bonding pairs in a trigonal
bipyramidal arrangement
104. Singlet CF2 is more stable than Singlet CH2
(A) due to more EN different (B) due to p-d backbond
(C) due to p-p backbond (D) due to one l.p. e–
105. The nitrogen atoms in NH3 , NH2- and NH4+ are all surrounded by eight electrons. When these
species are arranged in order of increasing H-N-H bond angle, what is the correct order
-
(A) NH3, NH2- , NH4 + (B) NH4+, NH2 , NH3
(C) NH3. NH4+, NH2- (D) NH2-, NH3, NH4+

REASONING TYPE
This section contains FIFTEEN questions . Each question contains STATEMENT- 1
(Assertion) and STATEMENT - 2 (Reason). Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C)
and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
(A) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True, Statement - 2 is a correct explanation for
Statement - 1
(B) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True ; Statement - 2 is NOT a correct explanation
for Statement - 1
(C) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is False
(D) Statement - 1 is False, Statement - 2 is True

106. Statement-1: The bond energy of N2+ < N2–

Statement-2: The number of electrons in antibonding orbital is more in N2– and less in N2+.
107. Statement-1 : ortho-hydroxy benzoic acid is much more acidic than benzoic acid
Statement-2 : Anions formed from ortho-hydroxy benzoic acid is stabilised by hydrogen bonding.
108. Statement-1: H2+ ion exists where as He2 does not
Statement-2: There are same no. of e– in between the two atoms in H2+ and He2.
109. Statement-1: Boiling point of H2O is greater than C2H5OH.
Statement-2: Molecular wt. of H2O is higher than C2H5OH.
110. Statement-1: NH3 has pyramidal in shape.
Statement-2: lp – lp repulsion is present in NH3.
111. Statement-1: Ionic compounds do not exhibit stereo isomerism.
Statement-2: Ionic bonds are non directional
112. Statement-1: the regions of high electron density in a tetra hedron will be at the corners
Statement-2: the energy of the system should be low
113. Statement-1: 24 electron are present in the valency shells of both SO3 and NO3 ion
Statement-2: they are iso electronic configuration
114. Statement-1: [ClO3]– is pyramidal in shape
Statement-2: repultions between lone pair and negative charge are responsible for distortion of the
ion
115. Statement-1 : Ortho phosphoric acid is a crystalline solid which converts into syrupy liquid.
Statement-2 : It has strong hydrogen bonding and deliquescent nature.
116. Statement-1: The observed N-F bond length in NF3 is greater than the sum of single bond
covalent radii of ‘N’ & ‘F’
Statement-2: Fluorine is very small and most electronegative
117. Statement-1: The geometry of XeF2 and CO2 are same .
Statement-2: Both the compounds have central atom in ‘sp’ hybridisation .
118. Statement-1: BaSO4 is insoluble compound .
Statement-2: The lattice energy of BaSO4 is more than its hydration energy .
119. Statement-1: Cl2O has greater bond angle than F2O.
Statement-2: Fluorine atom is smaller than Chlorine.
120. Statement-1: AgCl is more covalent than NaCl.
Statement-2: The polarisation power of pseudoinert configuration cation is higher than inert gas
configuration cation and covalent character is directly proportional to polarisation
power of cation.

LINKED COMPREHENSION TYPE

Passage–I
By the following method you can predict the geometrical shape of species with only one central
atom, without first drawing the Lewis structure:
1. Total number of electron pairs
= (number of valence electrons ± electrons (for ionic charge)/2
2. Number of bond electron pairs = number of atoms –1
3. Number of electron pairs around central atom = total number of electron pairs
– 3 [Number terminal atoms (except H)]
4. Number lone pair = (number of central electron pairs – number bond pairs)
Read the above method and answer the following questions.
121. If A is the central element of the molecule containing A and X element and E the number of
electron pairs round it then VSEPR notation AX3E will be for the molecules:
(A) PCl5, ICl4– (B) NH3, H2O (C) NH3, ClO3– (D) ICl4–, ClO3–
122. VSEPR notation of PCl5, H2O and ICl4– are:
PCl5 H 2O ICl4–
(A) AX5 AX2E2 AX4E2
(B) AX5 AX2E AX4E
(C) AX5 AX2 AX4E
(D) AX5 AX2E2 AX4E
123. Square planar structure is predicted for:
(A) ICl4–, ClO3– (B) PCl4+, PCl6– (C) ICl4–, PCl4+ (D) ICl4–, [Xe(F)4]
124. Based on above method, structure of the some of the molecules have been matched. Which is
the incorrect matching?
(A) PCl5. – trigonal bipyramidal (B) ClO3– – square planar
(C) ICl4– –square planar (D) PCl4+ – Tetrahedral

Passage–II
In the ionic bond, the cation tend to polarise the electron cloud of the anion by pulling electron
density towards itself. This causes development of covalent character in ionic bond because the
electron density gets localised in between the nuclei. The tendency of cation to bring about the
polarisation of anion is expressed as its polarising power. The ability of ion to undergo polarisation
is called its polarisability. The polarising power of cation and polarisability of anion are decided
on the basis of Fajan rules as given below :
(i) Smaller the cation higher is its polarising power.
(ii) Cations will pseudo noble gas configuration (ns2np6nd10) have relativity high polarising
power than those with noble gas configuration (ns2np6).
(iii) Large the size of anion higher is its polarisability.
125. Arrange the following species Ag+ , Cu+, K+ in increasing order of polarising power ?
(A) K+ > Cu+ > Ag+ (B) Ag+ > K+ > Cu+
(C) Cu > Ag > K
+ + +
(D) Ag+ > Cu+ = K+
126. Among the following MgCl2 , NaCl , Na2S , MgS compound having least melting point and
highest melting point are respectively:
(A) MgS & NaCl (B) NaCl & Na2S
(C) MgCl2 & NaCl (D) NaCl & MgS
127. The correct order of polarisability I – , Br– , Cl– , F– is :
(A) I > Br > Cl > F
– – – –
(B) I > Br = Cl– > F–
– –

(C) I – = Br– = Cl– > F– (D) I – = Br– < Cl– = F–

Passage–III
Valence shell electron-pair repulsion theory predicts the shape of a molecule by considering the
most stable configuration of the bond angles in the molecule. The main points of the theory are :
(i) Electron pairs in the valence shell of the central atom of a molecule, whether bonding or
lone pairs are regarded as occupying localised orbitals. These orbitals arrange themselves
in so as to minimise the mutual electronic repulsions.
(ii) The magnitude of the different types of electronic repulsions follow the order given below:
lone pair-lone pair > lone pair-bonding pair > bonding pair-bonding pair. These repulsive
forces alter the bond angles of the molecule or ion.
(iii) The electron repulsion between two pairs of electrons will be minimum if they are as far
apart as possible . On this basis, the following geometrical arrangements are most suited.
128. The correct order of the bond angles is :
(A) NH3 > PH3 > AsH3 > SbH3 (B) PH3 > AsH3 > SbH3 > NH3
(C) AsH3 > SbH3 > NH3> PH3 (D) NH3 > PH3 = AsH3 = SbH3
129. Which of the following statement is correct ?
Compound Structure Compound Structure
(A) H2O Tetrahedral (B) H 2O Linear
(C) NH 3 Tetrahedral (D) NH 3 Pyramidal
130. Which of the following is correct for the bond angle .
(A) ClO2 > Cl2O (B) H2O > NH3 (C) OF2 > H2O (D) CH4 < PH3
Passage–IV
In the molecular orbital theory, the valence electrons are considered to be associated with the nuclei
in the molecule. These atomic orbitals from different atoms must be combined to produce molecular
orbitals.
These molecular orbitals then filled with the available electrons according to the same rules used for
atomic orbitals. And, the total energy of the electrons in the molecular orbitals is compared with the
initial total energy of electrons in the atomic orbitals.
131. When two molecular orbitals of the same symmetry have similar energy, then, they interact
(A) to lower the energy to the lower orbital and raise the energy of the higher orbital
(B) to raise the energy of the lower orbital and lower the energy the higher orbital
(C) to raise the energy of both the orbitals
(D) to lower the energy of both the orbitals
132. Which one of the following is correct regarding inter nuclear distance ?
(A) F2  O22  O2 (B) F2  O22  O2 (C) F2  O22  O2 (D) F2  O22  O2

133. Which of the following statement is true?

The energy associated with doubly degenerate 2p orbital is
1. is less than 2 p x in N 2 2. is greater than 2 p x in O2 3. is equal to 2 p x in C2
(A) 1 & 2 only (B) 1 & 3 only (C) 2 & 3 only (D) 3 only

Passage–V
The valence bond theory was the first quantum mechanical theory of bonding to be developed, and
can be regarded as a way of expressing Lewis concepts interms of wave functions.
In valence bond theory, the wave function of an electron pair is formed by superimposing the wave
function for the separated fragments of the molecule. And, the shape of the molecule depends on the
orientation of the hybridized orbitals.
134. The maximum number of combinations of atomic orbitals that are possible in the valence shell of C-
atom is
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
135. Trigonal pyramidal structure is associated with 1. SO32 2. CO32 3.NO3
(A) 1 only (B) 1 & 3 only (C) 2 &3 only (D) 1 & 2 only
136. Which one of the following is correct ?
(A) XeF2 and BeCl2 are both linear with sp hybridization
(B) XeF2 and BeCl2 are both linear with sp & sp 3d hybridization
(C) XeF2 is angular and BeCl2 is linear with sp and sp 3 d hybridization
*(D) XeF2 and BeCl2 both are linear with sp 3 d and sp hybridization
1. A 2. D 3. D 4. BCD 5. BC 6. A
7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. B 12. C
13. B 14. C 15. C 16. D 17. B 18. C
19. A 20. C 21. A 22. A 23. B 24. D
25. D 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. D
31. A 32. D 33. C 34. D 35. B 36. C
37. D 38. B 39. B 40. D 41. D 42. B
43. A 44. C 45. C 46. ABD 47. C 48. ABC
49. C 50. C 51. A 52. C 53. C 54. B
55. C 56. C 57. A 58. AB 59. AB 60. ABC
61. AB 62. ABD 63. A 64. D 65. B 66. C
67. B 68. A 69. D 70. B 71. B 72. C
73. C 74. D 75. C 76. C 77. A 78. A
79. B 80. B 81. A 82. B 83. A 84. C
85. C 86. B 87. B 88. B 89. B 90. C
91. D 92. A 93. C 94. C 95. C 96. C
97. C 98. A 99. A 100. B 101. C 102. B
103. C 104. C 105. D 106. B 107. A 108. C
109. C 110. C 111. A 112. A 113. C 114. C
115. A 116. B 117. C 118. A 119. B 120. A
121. C 122. A 123. D 124. B 125. C 126. A
127. A 128. A 129. D 130. A 131. A 132. C
133. A 134. A 135. A 136. D
1. Draw the structure of following compounds

1. Inorganic benzene 2. Graphite 3. Calcium carbide

4. Calcium cynamide 5. Carborundum 6. Silicates

7. Silicones 8. Hydrazine 9. N3 H

10. C3O 2 11. NO 12. NO 2

13. HNO2 14. NO 2 – 15. NO 3 –

16. NOCl 17. Hydroxylamine 18. S2O32–

19. Oleum H2S2O7 20. Marshall’s acid 21. Caro’s acid

22. Dithionate ion 23. Trithionate ion 24. Tetrathionate ion

25. Pentahionate ion 26. SOCl2 thiony chloride 27. SO2Cl2 sulphuryl chloride

28. OCl2 29. ClO2 30. Cl2O7

31. ClO3– 32. P4 33. P4O 6

34. P4O10 35. POCl3 36. SCl2

37. O2F 2 38. S2Cl2 39. SeO2

40. SO 2 41. ClO4– 42. SO32–

43. H2SO4 44. V2O74– 45. IO3–

46. I2 O 5 47. N2O 5 48. S2O52–

49. S2O72– 50. S2O62– 51. S2O42–

52. (CN)2 53. XeO3 54. XeOF4

55. Hypophosphoric acid H4P2O6 56. Pyrophosphoric acid H4P2O7

57. Meta phosphoric acid HPO3 58. Peroxy posphoric acid H3PO5

59. Peroxy diphosphoric acid H4P2O8 60. H2N2O2 hyponitrous acid

 H
N H N H
B B B B
1.  N
N N N
B H B H

H
1.40 Å

3.40 Å
2.

The structure of a
graphite sheet

C–C B.L. in sheet = 1.40 Å (benzene)

3. CaC2 Ca2+ [CC]2– 4. CaCN2 Ca+2 N = C = N

—Si—C—Si—C—Si—C— O –1

5. —C—Si—C—Si—C—Si— 6. Silicates Si
sp3 O O –1
O –1 –1
—Si—C—Si—C—Si—C—

7. Silicones: Silicones may be linear, cyclic or cross linked

R R R
R R
Si R R —Si—O—Si—O—Si—O—
O O O O O
HO —Si—O —Si—OH
R R
Si Si —Si—O—Si—O—Si—O—
R R
R O R
R R R
Cyclic silicon Linear silicones Cross linked silicones
H H
8. N—N 9. 10. O=C=C=C=O
H H
O
N
11. N=O 12. N=O 13. H–O O
O
N N
14. O 15. 16. O = N–Cl
O O O
 O O O
H
17. N–O–H 18. O–S–O 19. H–O–S–O–S–O–H
H
O O O
O O O
20. H–O–S–O–O–S–O–H 21. H–O–O–S–O–H
O O O
O O OOO O O OO
22. O–S–S–O 23. O–S–S–S–O 24. O–S–S–S–S–O
O O OOO O O OO
O O OO O O
O
O–S–S–S–S–S–O S
25. 26. S 27.
Cl Cl
O O OO O Cl Cl O
O
Cl Cl
28. O 29. Cl = O 30. O O O
Cl Cl O O

P
P
O O
:P O
31. ClO3 Cl 32. :P P: 33. P:
O
O O
O O O
P P
POP = 127º
O P–O B.L. = 1.60 Å
P O
O O
O P O P S
34. P O 35. 36.
O Cl Cl Cl Cl
Cl
O P O

F O F
O O O O O
S
37. O 38. S 39. Solid SeO2 Se Se Se Se
O O O
F F
O O
S F F
O Cl Xe
40. O 41. 42.
O O F F
O
 O O O
H–O–S–O–H 44. V–O–V
43. O O 45. I
O O O O O
O

O O

46. I 47. N N 48.

S S
I
O O O O O O O O
O O O

O O O O
S –S
S S S –S O O
49. O O 50. O O 51.
O O O
O O O O

52. NC–CN 53. Xe 54. Xe

O O O O
O O
O O
H O—P—P—O— H
O O
O O
55. 56. H—O—P—O—P— OH
H H
O O
Tetrabasic
H H
O O
P P
57. O O or O O
H H
This compound is not found in monomeric form but it is found in polymeric form.
O O O
P P P
58. H O O—H 59. H O O— O O— H
O—O—H H–O O—H

O–H
60. N=N
H—O