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Paper Id : 4854 (Set-1)

Class: Junior Inter Assignment - Chemical bonding Date: 18-03-2024

Time: 60 Minutes Max marks: 120

Exam Instructions :
Answer all the questions
Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following
marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4 If ONLY the correct option is chosen;
Zero Marks : 0 If the question is unanswered;
Negative Marks : -1 In all other cases

CHEMISTRY
1. Which of the following is incorrect?
1) order of lattice energy : LiF > NaF > KF > RbF > CsF

2) order of covalent character : CaI2 < CaF2

3) order of M.P : N aF > N aCl > N aBr > N aI

4) order of thermal stability : MgCO3 < CaCO3 < SrCO3 < BaCO3

2. In which of the following species pπ − dπ bond is present but pπ − pπ bond is

absent?
1) SO3 2) SO2 3) CS2 4) SO2 Cl2

3. Which of the following statements is true?

1) the dipole moment of N F3 is more than NH3

2) trans -2, 3 -dichloro -2 -pentene does not have net permanent dipole moment

3) Carbon tetrachloride has no net dipole moment because of its regular tetrahedral
structure

4) Dipole moment is zero for sulphur dioxide molecule

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4. Which of the following molecule experiences the lowest bond pair-bond pair
repulsion?
1) BF 3 2) CH 4 3) BeCl2 4) NCl3

5. Nodal plane of all the π -bonds is in same plane:

1) C6 H 6 2) CO2 3) H 2 C = C = CH 2 4) N2

6. Bonding in which of the following diatomic molecule(s) become(s) stronger, on the

basis of MO theory, by removal of an electron?
I)NO
II)N 2

III)O2

IV)C 2

V)B 2

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1) I, II, III only 2) II, III, V only

3) I, III only 4) IV only

7. Which of the following species are incorrectly matched with their shape?
1) ClF3 = trigonal planar

2) SF4 = folded square

3) [XeF5 ]
−
= pentagonal planar

4) I 2 Cl6 = rectangular planar

8. According to MO theory which of the list ranks the oxygen species in terms of
decreasing Bond order O2 , O
+
2
−
,O
2
2−
,O
2

1) O
2−
,O
−
,O
+
, O2 2) O
+
, O2 , O
−
,O
2−
2 2 2 2 2 2

3) O2 , O
+
,O
−
,O
2−
4) O
2− −
,O , O2 , O
+
2 2 2 2 2 2

9. On increasing temperature, the equilibrium constant of exothermic and endothermic

reactions would respectively
1) Increases and decreases

2) Decreases and increases

3) Increases and increases

4) Decreases and decrease

10. SOCl2 + HOH → [X] + [Y ]

Which of the following is/are incorrect statements(s)?

(I) One of the products is a gas having 3
sp d hybridization

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(II) Both the products are strong acids.

(III) One of the product has one pπ − dπ bond.
(IV) On of the product when react with NH3 gives white fumes.
1) II, IV 2) I, II

3) I, II, III 4) II, III

11. Which of the following statement is not correct from the view point of molecular
orbital theory?
1) Be2 is not a stable molecule.

2) He2 is not stable but +

He is expected to exist.
2

3) Bond strength of N is maximum amongst the homonuclear diatomic molecules

2

belonging to the second period.

4) The order of energies of molecular orbitals in N2 molecule is

12. In the following compounds:-

Which is the correct order for bond angle?

1) a > b > c 2) b > c > a

3) a > c > b 4) b < a < c

13. The correct order of increasing intermolecular hydrogen bond strength is

1) HCN < H 2 O < NH3 2) HCN < CH 4 < NH3

3) CH 4 < HCN < NH3 4) CH 4 < NH3 < HCN

14. The bond order and magnetic behaviour of O

−
2
ion are, respectively:
1) 1.5 and paramagnetic 2) 1.5 and diamagnetic

3) 2 and diamagnetic 4) 1 and paramagnetic

15. The increasing order of bond angles in OF2 , OCl 2 , ClO 2 and H2 O is
1) OF2 < H 2 O < OCl 2 < ClO 2 2) H 2 O < F2 O < Cl2 O < ClO 2

3) OF2 < Cl2 O < H 2 O < ClO 2 4) ClO 2 < Cl2 O < OF2 < H 2 O

16. Based on VESPER theory, match the shape (geometry) of molecules in List-I with
the molecules in List-II and select the most appropriate option

List-I List-II
(Shape) (Molecules)

(A) T-Shaped (I) XeF4

(B) Trigonal planar (II) SF4

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(C) Square planar (III) ClF3

(D) See-saw (VI) BF3

1) (A)-I, (B)-II, (C)-III, (D)-IV 2) (A)-III, (B)-IV, (C)-II, (D)-I

3) (A)-III, (B)-IV, (C)-I, (D)-II 4) (A)-IV, (B)-III, (C)-I, (D)-II

17. Decreasing order of the hydrogen bonding in following forms of water is correctly
represented by
A. Liquid water B. Ice C. Impure water
1) A = B > C 2) B > A > C

3) C > B > A 4) A > B > C

18. Stability of the species and increases in the order of:

1) Li
−

2
< Li
+

2
< Li 2 2) Li 2 < Li
−

2
< Li
+

3) Li
−

2
< Li 2 < Li
+

2
4) Li 2 < Li
+

2
< Li
−

19. Select the INCORRECT statement.

1) Polarizability of 2−
s is lower than Se
2−

2) Polarizability of 2−
s is higher than Cl
−

3) Polarizability of 2−
s is lower than P
3−

4) Polarizability of O
2−
is higher than 2−
s

20. Total number of molecules with pyramidal shape are :

− 2−
NH3 , ClF3 , SO3 , PCl3 , XeO 3 , BCl3 , ClO , SO
3 3

1) 5 2) 4 3) 3 4) 6

21. According to molecular orbital theory, which of the following is true with respect to
Li and Li ?
+ −

2 2

1) Li
+
is unstable and Li
−
is stable 2) Li
+
is stable and −
Li is unstable
2 2 2 2

3) Both are stable 4) Both are unstable

22. Number of electron deficient molecules among the following and

is
1) 0 2) 1 3) 2 4) 3

23. Choose the correct statement(s), regarding molecular orbitals

i)If inter nuclear axis is z-axis, bonding molecular orbital obtained from 2px and 2px
orbitals are not symmetrical around the bond axis.

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ii)The combining atomic orbitals must have the same symmetry about the
molecular axes.
iii)Sigma bonding molecular orbital are symmetrical around bond axis where as pi
bonding molecular orbitals are unsymmetrical.
iv)Stability order of orbitals is Molecular orbital > Atomic orbital > Anti bonding
Molecular orbital
1) i, ii, iii only 2) i and iv only

3) ii and iv only 4) i, ii, iii and iv

24. In which of the following compound B-F bond length is shortest?

1) BF
−

4
2) BF 3 ← NH3

3) BF 3 4) BF 3 ← N(CH 3 )
3

25. According to VSEPR model, the shape of is

−
[XeOF5 ]

1) Octahedral 2) Triagonal bipyramidal

3) Square pyramidal 4) Pentagonal monopyramidal

26. The molecule exhibiting maximum number of non-bonding electron pairs (1.p.)
around the central atom is :
1) XeOF4 2) XeO 2 F 2

3) XeF
−

3
4) XeO 3

27. Which of the following compounds contain(s) no covalent bond(s)?

KCl, PH3 , O2 , B2 H 6 , H 2 SO4

1) KCl, H 2 SO4 2) KCl

3) KCl, B 2 H 6 4) KCl, B 2 H 6 , PH3

28. Which has maximum covalent character?

1) MgCl2 2) SiCl4

3) AlCl3 4) NaCl

29. In the ionization of N2 to N

⊕

2
, the electron is lost from a
1) σ− orbital 2) π -orbial
3) σ
∗
− orbial 4) π
∗
− orbial

30. Which of the following is zero overlapping which leads to non-bonding?

1) 2)

3)

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