UNIT 10: Chemical bonding - Online Test

Q1. Which of these represents the correct order of their increasing bond order.
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:



Q2. Hybridisation of central atom in PCl5 involves the mixing of orbitals.
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

PCl5 – Sp3d hybridization

S, Px , Py , Pz  and dx2 y2


Q3. The correct order of O-O bond length in hydrogen peroxide, ozone and oxygen is
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

O2 > O3 > H2O2

2 > 1.5 > 1


Q4. Which one of the following is diamagnetic.?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

O22– is diamagnetic. Additional two electrons paired in antibonding molecular orib-ital π*2Py and π*2 Pz 

Q5. Bond order of a species is 2.5 and the number of electons in its bonding molecular orbital is formd to be 8 The no. of electons in its antibonding molecular orbital is
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:


5 = 8 – na

na = 8-5 = 3


Q6. Shape and hybridisation of IF5 are
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

IF5 - 5 bond pair + 1 lone pair hybridisation Sp3d2


Q7. Pick out the incorrect statement from the following
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

Correct statement : All five Sp3d hybrid orbitals are equivalent

incorrect statement : Option (c)


Q8. The molecules having same hybridisation, shape and number of lone pairs of electons are
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

SeF4, XeO2F2 - Sp3d hybridisation,

First option  T-shaped, one line pair on central atom.


Q9. In which of the following molecules / ions BF3, NO2-, H2 O the central atom is sp2 hybridised?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

H2O - Central atom Sp3 hybridised

NO2– - Central atom Sp2 hybridised

BF3 - Central atom Sp2 hybridised

NH2– - Central atom Sp3 hybridised option 


Q10. Some of the following properties of two species, NO3- and H3O+ are described below. which one of them is correct?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

NO3 - Sp2 hybridisation, planar

H3O+ - Sp3 hybridisation, pyramidal