GREEN PARK EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, NAMAKKAL

XII CBSE - CHEMISTRY – WORKSHEET

4. CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

Choose the correct answer :

1. The unequal sharing of bonded pair of 6. Among LiCl, BeCl2, BCl3 and CCl4 the
electrons between two atoms in a molecule covalent bond character follows the order :
gives rise to : 1) LiCl > BeCl2 > BCl3 > CCl4
1) ionic bond 2) LiCl < BeCl2 < BCl3 < CCl4
3) LiCl < BeCl2 < CCl4 < BCl3
2) polar covalent bond
4) LiCl < CCl4 < BCl3 < BeCl2
3) non-polar covalent bond
7. In O3 molecule, the formal charge on the
4) none of these
central O-atom is :
2. Which one of the following molecules not
1) 0 2) –1
follows octet rule?
3) –2 4) +1
1) CH4 2) NH3 8. The compounds containing coordinate
3) CO2 4) BCl3 covalent bond is :
3. Which one of the following factors are 1) H3O+ 2) O3
favourable to form ionic bond? 3) NH +4 4) All of these
1) smaller cation and smaller anion 9. The correct electron dot representation of
2) smaller cation and larger anion N2O molecule is :
3) larger cation and larger anion •• ••
1) : N = N = O : 2) N = N = O
4) larger cation and smaller anion •• •• ••

4. Which one of the following is more ionic? •• •• •• • ••

3) N = N = O : 4) : N = N = O :
•• •• ••
1) NaCl 2) LiCl
10. AB is an ionic compound. The ionic radii of
3) NaBr 4) LiBr
A+ and B– are rc and ra respectively. Lattice
5. Assertion (A) : The lattice energy of MgO is
energy of AB is proportional to :
more than NaCl
r r
Reason (R) : Larger is the magnitude of 1) c 2) a
ra rc
charge on the ions, higher is the lattice energy.
1
3) (rc + ra) 4)
1) Both (A) and (R) are true and the (R) is a (rc + ra )
correct explanation of the (A) 11. The correct order of lattice energy is :
2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a 1) Na2O < MgO < Al2O3
correct explanation of the (A) 2) MgO < Na2O < Al2O3
3) (A) is true but the (R) is false 3) MgO < Al2O3 < Na2O
4) Both (A) and (R) are false 4) Na2O < Al2O3 < MgO
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12. Which combination will give strongest ionic 19. Which of the following species has bond order
bond? 1.5?
1) K+ and Cl– 2) K+ and O2– 1) He2 2) H +2
3) Ca2+ and O2– 4) Ca2+ and Cl– 3) O +2 4) O −2
13. Covalent compounds generally have :
20. Which of the following is not correct with
1) low melting points and are soluble in polar
respect to bond length of the species?
solvents
2) low melting points and are insoluble in polar 1) C2 > C22 − 2) B+2 > B2
solvents 3) N +2 > N 2 4) O 2 > O 2−
3) high melting points and are soluble in polar 21. In which set of species, are all the species
solvents paramagnetic?
4) high melting points and are insoluble in
1) B2, O2, N +2 2) B2 , O2, N2
polar solvents
3) B2, F2, O2 4) B2, O2, Li2
14. Which of the following molecules contains
22. According to MO theory the bond order in C2
both polar and non-polar covalent bonds?
molecule is 2. The two bonds are :
1) H2O 2) H2O2
1) one σ and one π bond
3) NH3 4) O2
15. From the following which group of elements 2) two σ bonds
easily forms cation? 3) two π bonds
1) F, Cl, Br 2) Li, Na, K 4) none of the above
3) O, S, Se 4) N, P, As 23. The high boiling point of water is due to :
16. Indicate the nature of bonding in CCl4 and 1) covalent bonds
CaH2 : 2) hydrogen bonding among water molecules
1) Covalent in CCl4 and electrovalent in CaH2 3) its high dielectric constant
2) Electrovalent in both CCl4 and CaH2 4) angular structure
3) Covalent in both CCl4 and CaH2 24. The energy of antibonding molecular orbitals is
4) Electrovalent in CCl4 and covalent in CaH2 1) more than the bonding molecular orbitals
17. The correct order of bond angles in the 2) less than the bonding molecular orbitals
molecules BF3, BeCl2, NH3, H2O & CH4 is : 3) equal to the bonding molecular orbitals
1) BF3 > BeCl2 > NH3 > CH4 > H2O 4) none of the above
2) BeCl2 > BF3 > CH4 > NH3 > H2O 25. The hydrogen bonding is strongest is :
3) BeCl2 > NH3 > CH4 > H2O > BF3 1) N – H ….. N 2) O – H …..O
4) BeCl2 > BF3 > H2O > CH4 > H2O 3) F – H ….. F 4) F – H …..O
18. Which one of the following sets contain both 26. The correct order of increasing C – O bond
polar and non-polar molecules? length of CO, CO32− and CO2 is
1) BeF2 & BF3 1) CO32 − < CO 2 < CO
2) H2O & HF
2) CO < CO 2 < CO32−
3) H2O & CCl4
4) CCl4 & BF3 3) CO 2 < CO32 − < CO
4) CO < CO32 − < CO 2
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27. The force responsible for the union of two ice 32. Which of the following molecules are
block as a single block is : expected to have inter molecular hydrogen
1) Hydrogen bonds bonding?
2) Vander Waal’s forces OH
3) Dipole interactions NO2
4) Vander Waals repulsions
28. For which of the following molecule dipole I) CH3COOH II)
moment µ = 0?

III) IV) HF
1) 2)

Select correct option

1) I, II & III 2) I, III & IV
3) I, II & IV 4) II, III & IV
3) 4) All of these 33. Match the following
Column – I Column – II
29. Assertion (A) : CO2 is non polar while H2O is (Species) (Bond order)
polar, though both are triatomic A) N +2 i) 3
Reason (R) : CO2 is linear and net dipole B) O 22 + ii) 2
moment is zero, while H2O is angular and net C) F2 iii) 2.5
dipole moment is non zero. D) O2 iv) 1
1) Both (A) and (R) are true and the (R) is a 1) A-iii, B-ii, C-i, D-iv
correct explanation of the (A) 2) A-iii, B-i, C-ii, D-iv
2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a 3) A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv
correct explanation of the (A) 4) A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii
3) (A) is true but the (R) is false 34. Identify the correct resonance structure of
4) Both (A) and (R) are false carbon dioxide from the given below
30. Which of the following pairs of molecules
1)
have permanent dipole moment for both the
members?
2)
1) SiF4 and NO2
2) NO2 and CO2 3)
3) SiF4 and CO2 4) All the above
4) NO2 and O3 35. Find the species with a maximum dipole
31. The bond having highest bond energy is moment among the following?
1) F – F 2) O – O 1) NF3 2) CO2
3) N – N 4) C – C 3) NH3 4) CH4
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36. Which one of the following species does not 44. In the structure of ClF3 the number of lone
exists? pairs on central atom ‘Cl’ is :
1) N2 2) O +2 1) 1 2) 2
3) H2 4) He2 3) 4 4) 3
37. Find out the diamagnetic species? 45. In which molecule all atoms are coplanar?

1) O2 2) H −2 1) CH4 2) BF3
3) NH3 4) PCl3
3) H2 4) H +2
46. The bond angle and % of d-character in SF6
38. Which of the following pairs has the same are
bond order?
1) 120o, 20% 2) 90o, 33%
+ +
1) O & NO
2 2) N2 & O2 3) 109o, 25% 4) 90o, 25%
3) O 22 − & B2 4) NO & CO 47. The bond angle of ammonia is 107o due to
39. Which of the following is non-polar but 1) repulsion between lone pair and bond pair
contains polar bonds? 2) repulsion between lone pair and lone pair
1) HCl 2) CO2 3) sp3 hybridization of oxygen atom
3) NH3 4) NO2 4) sp2 hybridization of oxygen
40. Which of the following molecules do not have 48. Incorrect matching amongst the following is
a linear arrangement of atoms? a) Linear – H2O, SO2
1) H2S 2) CO2 b) V-shaped – O3, H2O
3) BeCl2 4) BeH2 c) See-Saw – SF4, TeCl4
41. BCl3 is a planar molecule while NCl3 is d) T-Shaped – ICl3, ClF3
pyramidal, because 1) only (a)
1) BCl3 has no lone pair of electrons but NCl3 2) both (a) and (b)
has a lone pair of electrons 3) only (c)
2) B – Cl bond is more polar than N – Cl bond 4) both (c) and (d)
3) Nitrogen atom is smaller than boron atom 49. Two types of FXF angles are present in which
4) N – Cl bond is more covalent than B – Cl of the following molecules (X = Si, Xe, S, C).
bond 1) SiF4 2) XeF2
42. In BrF3 molecule, the lone pairs occupy 3) SF6 4) CF4
equatorial positions to minimize 50. The shape of ClO3− , according to VSEPR
1) Lone pair – lone pair repulsion and lone theory is :
pair – bond pair repulsion
1) planar triangle
2) Lone pair – lone pair repulsion only
2) pyramidal
3) Lone pair – bond pair repulsion only
3) tetrahedral
4) Bond pair – bond pair repulsion only
4) square planar
43. Isostructural pair is :
51. Which of the following has tetrahedral shape?
1) BH −4 and NH +4 2) CCl4 and SF6
1) CH4 2) PCl3
3) SiF4 and SF4 4) I3− and XeO3 3) XeF6 4) SF4
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52. CH3 – CH = C = CH2. In this structure the 59. The hybridization of S in SO2 and SO3 are
type of hybridization at the four carbons from respectively
left to right are 1) sp2, sp3 2) sp3, sp3
2 2 3
1) sp , sp, sp , sp 3) sp2, sp2 4) sp3, sp2
2) sp2, sp3, sp2, sp 60. The correct order of electronegativity by
3) sp3, sp2, sp, sp2 hybrid orbitals of carbon is
4) sp3, sp2, sp2, sp2 1) sp < sp2 < sp3 2) sp > sp2 > sp3
53. In the molecule of XeF4, hybridization of ‘Xe’ 3) sp2 > sp > sp3 4) sp3 > sp > sp2
atom is 61. Statement – I : Generally σ-bond is stronger
1) sp3 2) sp3d as compared to the pi-bond
3) sp3d2 4) sp3d3 Statement – II : The extent of overlapping is
54. The hybridization of sulphur in SF2, SF4 and
more in σ-bond due to axial overlapping
SF6 molecules are respectively.
1) Both Statement-I and II are true
1) sp2, sp3, sp2d2 2) Both Statement-I and II are false
2) sp3, sp3, sp3d2 3) Statement-I is true and Statement-II is false
3) sp3, sp3d, sp3d2 4) Statement-I is false and Statement-II is true
4) sp3, spd2, sp2
62. Number of σ and π bonds in
55. Which of the following conversion involve
change in both hybridization and shape?
1) CH4 → C2H6 2) NH3 → NH +4
3) BF3 → BF4− 4) H2O → H3O+ 1) 9σ and 9π 2) 5σ and 9π
56. Trigonal bi-pyramidal structure contains bond 3) 9σ and 7π 4) 5σ and 8π
angles approximately 63. Which type of overlapping results in the
o o o o o
1) 120 , 90 , 180 2) 90, 45 , 100 formation of a π bond
3) 70, 60, 90 4) 90, 90, 90 1) axial overlapping of s-s orbital
57. What are the bond angles in sp3d3? 2) lateral overlapping of p-p orbitals
1) 72o only 2) 90o only 3) axial overlapping of p-p orbitals
3) 60o only 4) both 72o, 90o 4) axial overlapping of s-p orbitals
58. Match the following 64. False statement is
List – I List – II 1) Hybrid orbitals form π-bond
(Molecule/Ion) (Type of hybridization) 2) Hybridization takes place prior to
A) NH +4 1) sp3d3 overlapping
B) PCl5 2) sp3d 3) s-orbitals cannot form π-bond
C) SF6 3) sp3 4) In σ bond electron cloud is along the inter
D) IF7 4) sp3d2
nuclear axis
1) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
65. Which of the following has a shape different
2) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
from others?
3) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
1) PCl3 2) NH3
4) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
3) PH3 4) BF3
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66. Which is the correct increasing order of lone 3) In CH4 the four σ bonds are formed by sp3-
pairs of electrons on central atom? s-overlapping
1) IF7 < IF5 < ClF3 < XeF2 4) p-orbitals form only π-bond
2) IF7 < XeF2 < ClF3 < IF5 72. The bond length of HX is 1.5Å (Charge = 3.0
3) IF7 < ClF3 < XeF5 < IF5 × 10−10 e.s.u) if µ = 1.05D then HX is
4) IF7 < XeF2 < IF5 < ClF3
1) 100% ionic
67. If inter nuclear axis is Z-axis then
2) 76.6% ionic
1) pz and pz overlapping gives σ bond
3) 23.3% ionic
2) py and py overlapping give σ bond 4) 40% ionic
3) s and px overlapping leads to σ bond 73. Which of the following molecule has dipole
4) px and px overlapping leads to σ bond moment zero
68. Shape and hybridization of XeF2 is
1) CHCl3 2) CH2Cl2
1) Linear, sp3d
3) CH3Cl 4) CCl4
2) Tetrahedral sp3d
74. The correct order for viscosity of a given
3) Pyramidal sp3
molecules is
4) Pyramidal sp3d
69. The number of lone pairs on sulphur atom in 1) H2O > CH3OH > CH3OCH3
the SF4 molecule is : 2) CH3OH > H2O > CH3OCH3
1) 2 2) 3 3) CH3OCH3 > H2O > CH3OH
3) 1 4) 4 4) H2O > CH3OCH3 > CH3OH
70. Assertion (A) : The structure of O3 is 75. Which of the following molecules shows
intermolecular hydrogen bonding?
i) o-nitrophenol ii) p-nitrophenol
iii) alcohol iv) ammonia
v) HF
Reason (R) : structure is not 1) i, ii, iii 2) i, ii, iii, iv, v
allowed because oxygen can’t form 4 bond. 3) ii, iii, iv, v 4) only i
1) Both (A) and (R) are true and the (R) is a 76. The maximum number of hydrogen bonds
correct explanation of the (A) formed by H2O molecule is
2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a 1) 1 2) 2
correct explanation of the (A) 3) 3 4) 4
3) (A) is true but the (R) is false 77. H2O is polar but BeF2 is not a polar molecule
4) Both (A) and (R) are false because
71. Incorrect statement is 1) Electronegativity of F is greater than that of
1) Hybrid orbitals form strong bond than pure O
orbitals 2) H2O involves H-bonding, whereas BeF2 is a
2) Number of hybrid orbitals is equal to discrete molecule
number of atomic orbitals which are 3) H2O is angular and BeF2 is linear
involved in hybridization 4) H2O is linear and BeF2 is angular
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78. Which of the following molecule has highest 86. The correct Lewis dot symbol of ‘Sn’ is :
C-H bond length in the given?
1) 2) Sn
1) 2) 3) 4) Sn
87. The types of bonds present in N2O is :
3) 4) All are same
79. Among the compounds BF3, NCl3, CO2, 1) only covalent
BeCl2, SF4, XeF2 identify the one in which the 2) only ionic
central atom has the ‘sp’ hybridization is 3) covalent and ionic
4) covalent and co-ordinate covalent bond
1) BF3, NCl3 2) CO2, BeCl2
88. The correct representation of formation of
3) CO2, XeF2 4) BeCl2, XeF2
3 2 dative bond is :
80. The shape of sp d hybridized molecule with 2
lone pairs will be 1)
1) square pyramidal 2) square planar 2)
3) linear 4) see-saw
81. To form PCl5 molecule, the central atom ‘P’ 3)
should be in :
1) 1st excited state 4)
2) 2nd excited state 89. The positive overlapping is from the following
3) 3rd excited state is :
4) ground state
82. Which of the following species has i)
isostructural?
ii)
1) [NF3, NO3−] & [BF3, H3O+]
2) [NF3, BF3] & [NO3−, BF3]
3) [NF3, H3O+] & [NO3−, BF3] iii)
4) [NF3, H3O+] & [NH3, BF3]
83. The total no. of lone pairs are present in the
XeO3 molecule is :
1) 1 2) 4 iv)
3) 7 4) 9
84. The oxygen atoms in CO2 molecule are
labeled as O(a) = C = O(b). The formal charges v)
of O(a), O(b) and C atoms are respectively
1) 0, 0, 1 2) 0, 1, 1
3) 1, 1, 0 4) 0, 0, 0 1) i, ii, iii, iv
85. The molecule in which expanded octet is 2) ii, iii, iv
present? 3) i, ii, iii
1) PCl5 2) H2O 4) ii, iii only
3) BeCl2 4) BCl3
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90. The bond order of C−O bond in CO3−2 is : 1) i-s, ii-r, iii-q, iv-p
1) 1.5 2) 1.25 2) i-q, ii-r, iii-s, iv-p
3) 1.75 4) 1.33 3) i-q, ii-r, iii-s, iv-r
91. Which of the following disubstituted benzene 4) i-p, ii-q, iii-r, iv-s
95. Arrange the following in order of increasing
compound have zero dipole moment?
dipole moment : H2O, H2S, BF3
1) BF3 < H2S < H2O
2) H2S < BF3 < H2O
1) 2) 3) H2O < H2S < BF3
4) BF3 < H2O < H2S
96. The no. of σ and π bonds are present in the
propyne CH3−C≡CH is
1) 2, 6 2) 6, 2
3) 5, 2 4) 7, 2
3) 4) 97. Which of the following species have a double
bond is made up of only two π bonds?
1) He2 2) O2
+ 3) C2 4) Li2
92. During the change of N2 → N2 , the electron is
removed from 98. The hybridization of NH3 is similar to :

1) σ 2) π 1) BF3 2) NH4+
3) PCl5 4) SO3
3) σ* 4) π*
99. The sum of bond pairs and lone pairs on each
93. The correct order of O-O bond length for the
Xe atom of XeF4, XeO3 and XeF6 are
given molecule H2O2, O2, KO2 is
respectively
1) H2O2 > O2 > KO2
1) 6, 6, 6 2) 7, 6, 6
2) H2O2 > KO2 > O2
3) 6, 7, 7 4) 7, 7, 6
3) KO2 > O2 > H2O2
100. An octahedral complex is formed by the
4) O2 > H2O2 > KO2 hybridization of which of the following atomic
94. Match the following. orbitals
Column-I Column-II 1) s, px, py, pz, dxy, dyz
(Molecule) (Hybridisation of 2) s, px, py, pz, dxy, dx2-y2
central atom) 3) s, px, py, pz, dx2-y2, dz2
4) s, px, py, pz, dxz, dyz
i) SF6 p) sp2
101. The given structures are correctly represented
ii) NH4+ q) sp3d2 by which of the following molecules?
iii) I3− r) sp3
iv) I3+ s) sp3d
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1) BCl3, CH4 108. Identify the correct match.
2) BF3, SF4 i) XeF2 a) Central atom has sp3d hybridization
3) NH3, XeF4 ii) N3− b) Central atom has sp3d2 hybridization
4) H3O+, SiCl4 iii) SF6 c) Central atom has sp hybridization
102. Which of the following molecular orbital has
iv) IF7 d) Central atom has sp3d3 hybridization
maximum number of nodal planes? 1) i-c, ii-d, iii-b, iv-a
1) σ*1s 2) σ*2pz 2) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
3) π2px 4) π*2py 3) i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d
103. The example of odd electron species is 4) i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b
109. Which reaction involves a change in the
1) BeCl2 2) CH4
geometry for the underlined element?
3) SF6 4) NO
104. Which of the following pairs of species are 1) BF3 + F− → BF4−
isostructural? 2) NH3 + H+ → NH4+
1) I3−, I3+ 3) 2SO2 + O2 → 2SO3
2) CH4, NH4+ 4) H2O + H+ → H3O+
3) SF4, CCl4 110. Effective overlapping will shown by
−
4) CO2, NO2 1)
105. Predict the correct order of electronic
repulsions.
2)
1) lone pair- lone pair > lone pair – bond pair
> bond pair – bond pair
3)
2) lone pair – lone pair > bond pair – bond
4) All of these
pair > lone pair – bond pair
111. Select the VSEPR representation of XeF4
3) bond pair – bond pair > lone pair – bond
pair > lone pair – lone pair
F F
4) lone pair – bond pair > bond pair – bond 1) Xe
pair > lone pair – lone pair F F
106. The hybridization of central atom in XeO4,
XeF4, XeF6 are F
2)
1) sp3, sp3d2, sp3d3 Xe
2) sp3, sp3d3, sp3d2 F F F
3) sp3, sp3, sp3d
4) sp3, sp3d2, sp3d 3)
107. The total no. of lone pairs are present in a BrF5
molecule is
4) All of these
1) 1 2) 10
3) 15 4) 16
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112. Which of the following is the correct 113. In the Lewis structure of nitrous acid
representation for formation of σ bond? what is the formal charge on

nitrogen?
1) 2)
1) −1 2) 0
3) +1 4) +3

3) 4)
p p