LEVEL - 3

1. Which ones among CO32–, SO3, XeO3 and NO3– have planar structure?
(a) CO32–, SO3 and XeO3 (b) SO3, XeO3 and NO3–
(c) CO32–, XeO3 and NO3– (d) CO32–, SO3 and NO3–
2. The size of the d orbitals in Si, P, S and Cl follows the order
(a) Cl > S > P > Si (b) Cl > P > S > Si (c) P > S > Si > Cl (d) Si > P > S > Cl
3. The strength of p – d bonding in E – O (E = si, P, S and Cl) follows the order
(a) Si – O > P – O > S – O > Cl – O (b) P – O > Si – O > S – O > Cl – O
(c) S – O > Cl – O > P – O > Si – O (d) Cl – O > S – O > P – O > Si – O
4. The number of unpaired electrons in NC and CO according to MO theory are respectively
(a) 1, 0 (b) 2, 2 (c) 3, 2 (d) 2, 3
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5. The highest occupied MO in N2 and O2 respectively are (take x-axis as internuclear axis)
(a) 2px, *2py (b) 2py, 2pz (c) *2px, 2px (d) *2py, *2pz
6. Among the following pairs, those in which both species have similar structure are
1. N3–, XeF2 2. [CIF2]+, [ICl2]– 3. [ICl4]–, [PtCl4]2– 4. XeO3, SO3
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 2, 3 and 4 only
7. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List-I List II
(Compounds) (Structures)
1. XeO4 (i) square planar
2. [BrF4]– (ii) tetrahedral
3. SeCl4 (iii) distorted tetrahedral
Codes
(a) (1 – ii) (2 – iii) (3 – i) (b) (1 – iii) (2 – i) (3 – ii)
(c) (1 – ii) (2 – i) (3 – iii) (d) (1 – i) (2 – ii) (3 – iii)
8. According to VSEPR theory, the molecule/ion having ideal tetrahedral shape is
(a) SF4 (b) SO42– (c) S2Cl2 (d) SO2Cl2
9. The molecule with highest number of lone pairs and has a linear shape based on VSEPR theory
is
(a) CO2 (b) I3– (c) NO2– (d) NO2+
10. In which of the following C – H bond has the highest ‘s’ character?
(a) acetylene (b) ethylene (c) methane (d) CH radical
11. Which one of the following is an electron-deficient molecule according to the octet rule?
(a) CH4 (b) H3N:BH3 (c) AlH3 (d) GeH4
12. Boron cannot form which one of the following anions?
(a) BO2– (b) BF63– (c) BH4– (d) B(OH)4–
13. The structure of IF7 is
(a) Pentagonal bipyramid (b) Square pyramid
(c) Trigonal bipyramid (d) Octahedral
14. The number P = O bonds present in the tetrabasic acid H4P2O7 is
(a) three (b) two (c) one (d) none of these
15. The formal charges on the nitrogen atom from left to right in the azide anion, [N=N=N]– are
(a) +1, –1, –1 (b) –1, +1, – 1 (c) –1, – 1, +1 (d) –2, +1, 0
16. The V-shape of SO2 is due to the presence of
(a) Two -and one -bond (b) two -and two -bonds
(c) Two -bond and one lone pair of electrons
(d) Two -and two -bonds, and one lone pair of electrons
17. The correct order of the mean bond energies in the binary hydrides is
(a) CH4 > NH3 > H2O > HF (b) NH3 > CH4 > H2O > HF
(c) HF > H2O > CH4 > NH3 (d) HF > H2O > NH3 > CH4
18. The compound having an S–S single bond is
(a) H2S2O3 (b) H2S2O4 (c) H2S2O7 (d) H2S2O8
19. The shape of Br F3 is:
(a) Trigonal pyramidal (b) Trigonal planar
(c) Trigonal bipyramidal (d) T-shaped
20. The hybridization in SF6 molecule is
(a) sp3 d2 (b) sp2 d3 (c) sp d4 (d) sp3 s’p’
21. The structure of XeF4 is
(a) Tetrahedral (b) Square Pyramid (c) Square Planar (d) Octahedral
22. Which of the following molecules will have a parmanent dipole moment?
(a) SiF4 (b) XeF4 (c) SF4 (d) BF3
23. Which one of the following statements is correct for XeO2F2?
(a) It has a square planar structure (b) It has a trigonal bipyramid bassed structure
(c) It is isostructural with XeF4 (d) It has a tetrahedral structure
24. B10C2H12 is isoelectronic with
(a) B12H122– (b) B12H12 (c) B12H12+ (c) B12H122+
25. Which one of the following is a monobasic acid?
(a) H4P2O7 (b) H3PO4 (c) H3PO3 (d) H3PO2
26. Which of the following diatomic molecules would be stabilized by the removal of an electron?
(a) C2 (b) CN (c) N2 (d) O2
27. The molecule that does not possess a permanent dipole moment is
(a) NF3 (b) BF3 (c) CH2Cl2 (d) NO2
28. The square pyramidal molecular shape is adopted by
 (a) SOF4 (b) XeOF4 (c) SOCl4 (d) PF5
29. The HOMO in CO is
(a) -bonding (b) -bonding (c) -antibonding (d) -antibonding
30. Which of the following will have the molecular shape of a trigonal bipyramid?
(a) PF3Cl2 (b) IF5 (c) BrF5 (d) SbF52+
31. The Si-O-Si bond angle in Me3SiOSiMe3 is
(a) ~120º (b) ~180º (c) ~90º (d) ~109º
32. Among the following, the paramagnetic species is
(a) B2 (b) C2 (c) O22– (d) CO
33. Which of the following species has two nonbonded electron pairs on the central atom?
(a) TeCl4 (b) ClF3 (c) ICl2 (d) PCl3
34. The species which has a square planar structure is
(a) BF4– (b) FeCl4– (c) SF4 (d) XeF4
35. In allene, hybridization of the central and terminal carbons, respectively, are
(a) sp2 and sp2 (b) sp2 and sp3 (c) sp and sp2 (d) sp and sp3
36. The bond order for N2, O2, N2–, O2– varies as
(a) N2 > N2– > O2 > O2– (b) N2 > O2 > N2– > O2–
(c) O2 > N2 > O2– > N2– (d) N2– > N2 > O2– > O2
37. The structures of O3 and N3– are
(a) linear and bent, respectively (b) both linear
(c) both bent (d) bent and linear, respectively
38. The xenon compounds that are isotructural with IBr2– and BrO3– respectively are
(a) linear XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3 (b) bent XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3
(b) bent XeF2 and planar XeO3 (d) linear XeF2 and tetrahedral XeO3
39. On the basis of LCAO-MO theory, the magnetic characteristics of N2 and N2+ are
(a) both diamagnetic (b) both paramagnetic
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(c) N2 diamagnetic and N2 paramagnetic (d) N2 paramagnetic and N2+ diamagnetic
40. The structure of SF4 is
(a) octahedral (b) tetrahedral (c) trigonal bipyramidal (d) square planar
41. The bond angle of Cl2O is
(a) smaller than that of F2O (b) greater than that of H2O
(c) smaller than that of H2O (d) same as that of F2O
42. The order of polarity of NH3, NF3 and BF3 is
(a) NH3 < NF3 < BF3 (b) BF3 < NF3 < NH3 (c) BF3 < NH3 < NF3 (d) NF3 < BF3 < NH3
43. Column I Column II
Molecular species Bond order and magnetic property
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(P) O2 (I) 2.5, paramagnetic
 (Q) O2 (II) 2.0, diamagnetic
(R) O2+ (III) 1.5, diamagnetic
(S) O22– (IV) 1.0, diamagnetic
(V) 2.0, paramagnetic
(VI) 1.5, paramagnetic
(a) (b) (c) (d)
P-III P-II P-III P-VI
Q-V Q-II Q-V Q-V
R-IV R-IV R-IV R-I
S-III S-III S-VI S-IV
44. [XeO6]4– is octahedral whereas XeF6 is a disordered one, because
(a) fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen
(b) Xe has a lone pair in XeF6
(c) XeF6 is neutral whereas [XeO6]4– is anionic
(d) Xe-F bond has more ionic character
45. The geometry around the central atom in ClF4+ is
(a) square planar (b) square pyramidal (c) octahedral (d) trigonal bipyramidal
46. Among the following, the isoelectronic and isostructural pair is
(a) CO2 and SO2 (b) SO3 and SeO3 (c) NO2+ and TeO2 (d) SiO44– and PO43–

LEVEL 3
1. d 2. d 3. d 4. a 5. a 6. b 7. c
8. b 9. b 10. a 11. c 12. b 13. a 14. b
15. b 16. c 17. c 18. b 19. d 20. a 21. d
22. c 23. b 24. a 25. d 26. d 27. b 28. b
29. d 30. a 31. a 32. a 33. b 34. d 35. c
36. a 37. d 38. a 39. c 40. c 41. b 42. b
43. d 44. b 45. d 46. d