Chemistry

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Question:

Use Lewis symbols to show electron transfer between the following atoms to form cations and anions (a) K and S (b) Ca and O (c) Al and N.

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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Q 1.

Elements X, Y and Z have 4, 5 and 7 valence electrons respectively, (i) Write the molecular formula of the compounds formed by these elements individually with hydrogen, (ii) Which of these compounds will have the highest dipole moment?

Q 2.

Which of the following statements are not correct?
(a) NaCl being an ionic compound is a good conductor of electricity in the solid state.
(b) In canonical structures there is a difference in the arrangement of atoms.
(c) Hybrid orbitals form stronger bonds than pure orbitals.
(d) VSEPR theory can explain the square planar geometry of XeF4.

Q 3.

State the types of hybrid orbitals associated with (i) P in PCl5  and (ii) S in  SF6

Q 4.

Write the significance of plus and minus sign in representing the orbitals,

Q 5.

Match the items given in Column I with examples given in Column II.

Column I Column II
(i) Hydrogen bond (a) C
(ii) Resonance (b) LiF
(iii) Ionic solid (c) H2
(iv) Covalent solid (d) HF
  (e) 03

Q 6.

Which of the following species have the same shape?
(a) C02
(b) CC14                                  
(c) 03                                                
(d) N02

Q 7.

Explain why PC15 is trigonal bipyramidal whereas IF5 is square pyramidal.

Q 8.

All the C – O bonds in carbonate ion (CO2-3) are equal in length. Explain.

Q 9.

Assertion (A): Though the central atom of both NH3 and H20 molecules are sp3 hybridised, yet H – N – H bond angle is greater than that of H – O – H.
Reason (R): This is because nitrogen atom has one lone pair and oxygen atom has two lone pairs.
(a) A and R both are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) A and R both are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A and R both are false.

Q 10.

Briefly describe the valence bond theory of covalent bond formation by taking an example of hydrogen. How can you interpret energy changes taking place in the formation of dihydrogen?

Q 11.

Define electronegativity. How does it differ from electron gain enthalpy?

Q 12.

Is there any change in the hybridisation ofB and N atoms as a result of the following reaction ?  BF3 + NH3 ——-> F3 B.NH3

Q 13.

Considering X-axis as the intemuclear axis which out of the following will not form a sigma bond and why? (a) Is and Is (b) Is and  2px  (c)  2py  and 2py (d) Is and 2s

Q 14.

Which of the following statements are correct about CO32- ?
(a) The hybridization of central atom is sp3.
(b) Its resonance structure has one C – O single bond and two C = O double bonds.
(c) The average formal charge on each oxygen atom is 0.67 units.
(d) All C – O bond lengths are equal.

Q 15.

Species having same bond order are
(a) N2                                            
(b) N2                                              
(C) F+2                                            
(d) o2

Q 16.

Write Lewis structure of the following compounds and show formal charge on each atom.  HN03, No2, H2so4

Q 17.

What is an ionic bond? With two suitable examples explain the difference between an ionic and covalent bond?

Q 18.

Write Lewis symbols for the following atoms and ions: S and  S2– ; Al and  Al3+; H and H

Q 19.

Predict the shapes of the following molecules using VSEPR theory?
(i) BeCl2(ii) SiCl4

Q 20.

Define covalent bond according to orbital concept?

Q 21.

Which is more polar CO2  or  N2O? Give reason.

Q 22.

Out of bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals, which one has lower energy and which one has higher stability?

Q 23.

Name the two conditions which must be satisfied for hydrogen bonding to take place in a molecule.

Q 24.

(a) Define dipole moment. What are the units of dipole moment?
(b) Dipole moment values help in predicting the shapes of covalent molecules. Explain.

Q 25.

(a) How many a and n bonds are present in
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(b) Why Hf is more stable than H2?
(c) Why is B2 molecule paramagnetic?

Q 26.

Arrange the following bonds ‘in order of increasing ionic character giving reason.
N-H, F-H, C-H and O-H

Q 27.

Explain why CO2-3 ion cannot be represented by a single Lewis structure. How can it be best represented?

Q 28.

Explain the formation of a chemical bond.

Q 29.

How do you express the bond strength in terms of bond order?

Q 30.

Arrange the bonds in order of increasing ionic character in the molecules: LiF, K2O, N2, SO2 and ClF3.

Q 31.

The skeletal structure of  CH3COOH  as shown below is correct, but some of the bonds are shown incorrectly. Write the correct Lewis structure for acetic acid.
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Q 32.

Apart from tetrahedral geometry, another possible geometry for CH4 is square planar with the four H atoms at the comers of the square and the C atom at its centre. Explain why CH4 is not square planar?

Q 33.

Which out of NH3 and NF3 has higher dipole moment and why?

Q 34.

What is the total number of sigma and pi bonds in the following molecules?
(a) C2 H2 (b) C2 H4

Q 35.

Explain the formation of  H2 molecule on the basis of valence bond theory.

Q 36.

Define hydrogen bonds. Is it weaker or stronger than the van der Waals forces?

Q 37.

What is meant by bond pairs of electrons?

Q 38.

Why  B2  is paramagnetic in nature while C2 is not?

Q 39.

Why ethyl alcohol is completely miscible with water?

Q 40.

What are Lewis structures? Write the Lewis structure of  H2, BeF2  and  H2O.

Q 41.

Define Lattice energy. How is Lattice energy influenced by (i) Charge on the ions (ii) Size of the ions?

Q 42.

Give the shapes of the following molecules:
(i) AB3  (ii) AB4

Q 43.

Account for the following:
(i) Water is a liquid while H2S is a gas
(ii) NH3 has higher boiling point than PH3.

Q 44.

What do you mean by Dipole moment? Draw the dipole diagram of H2O.

Q 45.

What are the main postulates of Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory?

Q 46.

Explain the diamagnetic behaviour of  P2  molecule on the basis of molecular orbital theory.

Q 47.

Apart from tetrahedral geometry, another possible geometry for CH4 is square planar with the four H atoms at the comers of the square and the C atoms at its centre. Explain why CH4 is not square planar?

Q 48.

Which molecule/ion out of the following does not contain unpaired electrons?
(a) N+2
(b) 02                                                
(c) O22-                                        
(d) B2

Q 49.

CO is isoelectronic with
(a) NO+
(b) N2                                              
(c) SnCl2                                    
(d) N02

Q 50.

Diamagnetic species are those which contain no unpaired electrons. Which among the following are diamagnetic?
(a) N2                                          
(b) N22-  
(c) 02                      
(d) o22-