s, p and d Bonds

1. In a sigma bond
(1) Sidewise as well as end to end overlap of orbitals take place
(2) Sidewise overlap of orbitals takes place
(3) End to end overlap of orbitals takes place
(4) None of the above
2. Π-bond is formed
(1) By overlapping of atomic orbitals on the axis of nuclei
(2) By mutual sharing of pi electron
(3) By sidewise overlapping of half-filled p-orbitals
(4) By overlapping of s-orbitals with p-orbitals
3. Two pz orbitals from two atoms can form a s-bond when they approach along.
(1) x-axis (2) z-axis (3) y-axis (4) None
4. If z - axis is the internuclear axis, p-bond is formed by overlap between:
(1) 𝑑! ! and 𝑑! ! (2) pz and pz (3) px and px (4) s and pz
5. If z-axis is internuclear axis then which of the following d-orbital used in a p-bond formation

(1) dxy & dxz (2) pz & pz (3) dxz & dxz (4) all of these
6. If z-axis be the internuclear axis, which of the following combination of orbitals would not
form p-bond?
(1) px + px (2) dxy + dxy (3) dxz + dzx (4) dyz + dyz
7. If 'y' is the internuclear axis then by which of the following combination p bond is formed.
(1) s + pz (2) px + py (3) dxy + dxy (4) py + py
8. If internuclear axis is y then p - bond is form by -
(1) px + px (2) s + px (3) py + py (4) px + py
9. Which of the following is the correct representation of orbital orientation diagram, if
internuclear axis is 'Y':

(1) + x
s bond (2) x + x s bond
s-orbital
y y
y
(3) (4) + p bond
+ s bond
s-orbital

10. If x-axis is the internuclear axis, π-bond is formed by overlap between:

(1) py and dxy (2) px and dxy
(3) px and 𝑑" ! #$ ! (4) None of these
11. Which of the following overlapping is correct [assuming X-axis to be the internuclear axis]:
(1) 2pz + 2pz → σ (2)2py + 2py → π
(3) 1s + 2py → π (4) 2py + 2pz → π
12. Which of the following overlaps is incorrect [assuming z-axis to be the internuclear axis]?
(1) 2py + 2py → π2py (2) 2pz + 2pz → σ2pz
(3) 2px + 2px → π2px (4) 1s + 2py → π (1s–2py)
(1) ‘a’ & ‘b’ (2) ‘b’ & ‘d’ (3) only ‘d’ (4) None of these
13. Which of the following overlaps of atomic orbitals does not form π-bond if z-axis is the
internuclear axis?
(1) dzx + px (2) py + py (3) dyz + py (4) 𝑑! ! + 𝑑! !
14. Which of the following set of orbitals cannot form π-bond between them.
(1) 2p & 3d (2) 2s & 2p (3) 3p & 3d (4) 2p – 3p
15. Which of the following overlaps of orbitals would lead to formation of
σ -bond?
(1) dyz + dzx (2) dxy + dxy (3) dyz +dzx (4) 𝑑! ! + 𝑑! !
16. Which of the following orbital cannot form p as well as d bond.
(1) dxy (2) 𝑑! ! (3) 𝑑" ! #$ ! (4) dyz
17. Assuming the bond direction to be z-axis, which of the overlapping of atomic orbitals of two
atom (1) and (2) will result in bonding?
(I) s-orbital of A and px orbital of B
(II) s-orbital of A and pz orbital of B
(III) py-orbital of A and pz orbital of B
(IV) s-orbitals of both (1) and (2)
(1) I and IV (2) I and II (3) III and IV (4) II and IV
18. Which of them can form only one type of bond if INA (Inter nuclear axis) is perpendicular to
z-axis.
(1) d x 2 - y2 + d x 2 - y2 (2) dxz + dxz (3) px + px (4) dxz + px
19. Which of the following set of orbital overlap cannot form p- bond.
(1) 𝑑" ! #$ ! and py (2) dxyand py (3) px and px (4) dxy
20. Which of the following set of overlap cannot provide π-bond formation.
(1) 3d and 2p (2) 2p and 3p (3) 2p and 2p (4) 3p and 1s
21. Which type of overlapping results the formation of a 𝜋 bond
(1) Axial overlapping of s-s orbitals
(2) Lateral overlapping of p-p orbitals
(3) Axial overlapping of p-p orbitals
(4) Axial overlapping of s-p orbitals
22. In a double bond connecting two atoms, there is a sharing of
(1) 2 electrons (2) 1 electron (3) 4 electrons (4) All electrons
23. Which combination(s) results in formation of p-bonds?
(1) ( 𝑑! ! + 𝑝! ) along x-axis (2) ( 𝑑"$ + 𝑑" ! #$ ! ) along z-axis
(3) (dxy + 𝑝$ ) along x-axis (4) ( 𝑑" ! #$ ! + Py) along y-axis
24. If the molecular axis is Z, then which of the following overlapping is not possible.
(1) pz + pz = s bond (2) px + py = p bond
(3) px + px = p bond (4) py + py = p bond
25. Which of the following is the correct representation of formation of σ bond?

(1) (2)
+ +

S P S P

(3) (4) +
+
d P
P P
26. If y-axis is the approaching axis between two atoms, then which of the set of orbitals cannot
form the p bond between two atoms in general.
(1) pz – pz (2) px– px (3) px – py (4) None of these

26. The maximum number of bond and π-bond can be formed between two atoms are
respectively.
(1) 4, 3 (2) 3, 2 (3) 2, 3 (4) 3, 1
Strength of s, p and d Bonds
27. The strength order of p- bond is
(1) 2p–2p > 2p–3d > 2p–3p > 3p–3p
(2) 2p–2p < 2p–3d < 2p–3p < 3p–3p
(3) 2p–2p < 2p–3d < 2p–3p > 3p–3p
(4) 2p–2p < 2p–3d > 2p–3p < 3p–3p
28. Which is correct order of bond strength?
(1) 1s – 1s > 2p – 2p (2) 2pp–2pp< 2pp – 3dp
(3) 2pp – 3pp> 2pp – 3dp (4) 2s – 2s > 2p – 2p
29. Choose the correct order of bond strength by overlapping of atomic orbitals
(1) 1s-1s > 1s-2s > 1s-2p (2) 2s-2s > 2s-2p > 2p-2p
(3) 2s-2p > 2s-2s > 2p-2p (4) 1s-1s > 1s-2p > 1s-2s
30. Choose the incorrect option for bond strength.
(1) 2pπ– 2pπ> 2pπ – 3pπ (2) 2pπ– 3pπ> 2pπ – 3dπ
(3) 1s– 2p > 2s – 2p (4) 2s– 2p > 3s – 3p
31. The strength of bonds by s-s, s-p, p-p overlap is generally in the order:
(1)p–p>s–p>s–s (2) s-s >s-p > p-p
(3) s-p > s-s > p-p (4) p-p > s-s > s-p
32. Indicate the correct statement according to VBT:
(1) A sigma bond has no free rotation about the inter-nuclear axis.
(2) p-orbitals always have only sidewise overlapping.
(3) s-orbitals never form π - bonds.
(4) There can be more than one sigma bond between two atoms.
33. Which statement is correct?
(1) one π bond contains four electrons.
(2) π bond is stronger than 𝜎 bond.
(3) shape of molecule is determined by sigma bond.
(4) 𝜎 bond is formed by sideways overlapping.
34. Indicate the wrong statement according to Valence bond theory:
(1) A sigma bond is stronger than π-bond
(2) p-orbitals always have only sidewise overlapping
(3) s-orbitals never form π-bonds
(4) There can be only one sigma bond between two atoms
35. Which of the following is not correct
(1) A sigma bond is weaker than π-bond
(2) A sigma bond is stronger than π-bond
(3) A double bond is stronger than a single bond
(4) A double bond is shorter than a single bond
36. Which of the following statements is not correct for sigma and pi bond formed between two
carbon atoms?
(1) Free rotation of atoms about a sigma - bond is allowed but not in case of a pi-bond
(2) Sigma -bond determines the direction between carbon atoms but a pi- bond has no
primary effect in this regard
(3) Sigma-bond is stronger than a pi-bond
(4) Bond energies of sigma- and pi-bonds are of the order of 264 kJ/mol and 347 kJ/mol.
respectively.
37. Strongest bond formed when atomic orbitals
(1) Maximum overlap (2) Minimum overlap
(3) Overlapping not done (4) None of them
38. Which type of overlapping is not present in N2molecule?
(1) 2s + 2s (2) 2px + 2px (3) 2py + 2py (4) 2pz + 2pz
39. Which overlapping is involved in HCl molecule: –
(1) s–s overlap (2) p–p overlap (3) s–d overlap (4) s–p overlap
40. In which of the following pair of elements the p-bond formation tendency
is maximum.
(1) S and O (2) Si and O (3) P and O (4) Cl and O
41. Select the combination of orbitals having highest strength.
(1) 2px– 2px (2) 3py– 2py (3) 3pz – 3pz (4) 4s – 4s
42. Nodal planes are present in s, px, py, pz are respectively.
(1) 0, 1, 1, 1 (2) 0, 2, 1, 1 (3) 0, 2, 2, 2 (4) 0, 0, 0, 0
43. Which of the following is maximum thermal stable?
(1) HF (2) HCl (3) HBr (4) HI
44. Which of the following orbitals does not participate in the hybridisation in IF7?
(1) d x 2 - y2 (2) dxy (3) pz (4) dyz
45. Which of the molecule has p – p overlapping?
(1) Cl2 (2) HCl (3) H2O (4) NH3
46. Number of σ and π bonds present in: CH3 – CH = CH – C ≡ CH
(1) 10σ, 3π (2) 10σ, 2π (3) 9σ, 2π (4) 8σ, 3π
47. The ratio of σ and π bond in benzene is:
(1) 2 (2) 6 (3) 4 (4) 8
48. How many π bonds are present in SO2Cl2?
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 1 (4) π bond is absent
– 2–
49. The ratio of π - bonds in NO3 and CO3 respectively:
(1) 1: 1 (2) 2: 4 (3) 1: 2 (4) 2: 3
50. Which of the following has the least bond energy?
(1) HF (2) HCl (3) HBr (4) HI
51. Which of the following is maximum thermal stable compound?
(1) HF (2) HCl (3) HBr (4) HI
52. Which of the following gives correct arrangement of compounds
involved based on their bond strength
(1) HF> HCl > HBr > HI (2) HI > HBr > HCl > HF
(3) HF > HBr > HCl > HI (4) HCl > HF > HBr > HI
53. The ratio of number of σ-bond to π-bond in N2 and CO molecules are
(1) 2.0, 2.0 (2) 2, ½ (3) ½, ½ (4) ½ ,2
54. C34– has:
(1) two σ and two π-bond (2) three σ and one π-bond
(3) two σ and one π-bond (4) two σ and three π-bond
55. Which cannot be explained by VBT -
(1) Overlapping (2) Bond formation
(3) Paramagnetic nature of oxygen (4) Shapes of molecules
56. How many σ and π bonds are there in the molecule of tetracyanoethylene

(1) Nine σ and nine π (2) Five σ and nine π

(3) Nine σ and seven π (4) Five σ and eight π
57. Triple bond in ethyne is formed from
(1) Three sigma bonds (2) Three pi bonds
(3) One sigma and two pi bonds (4) Two sigma and one pi bond
58. The bond in the formation of fluorine molecule will be
(1) Due to s-s overlapping (2) Due to s-p overlapping
(3) Due to p-p overlapping (4) Due to hybridization
59. Strongest bond is
(1) C-C (2) C=C (3) C≡C (4) All are equally strong
60. The double bond between the two carbon atoms in ethylene consists of
(1) Two sigma bonds at right angles to each other
(2) One sigma bond and one pi bond
(3) Two pi bonds at right angles to each other
(4) Two pi bonds at an angle of 600 to each other
61. The p-p orbital overlapping is present in the following molecule
(1) Hydrogen (2) Hydrogen bromide
(3) Hydrogen chloride (4) Chlorine
62. In N2 molecule, the atoms are bonded by
(1) One s, Two p (2) One s, One p
(3) Two s, One p (4) Three p bonds
63. Number of bonds in SO2
(1) Two s and two p (2) Two s and one p
(3) Two s, two p and one lone pair (4) None of these
64. Which of the following halogens has the highest bond energy
(1) F2 (2) Cl2 (3) Br2 (4) I2