Chemistry

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

1,277 Questions

This section tests your knowledge of chemical bonding, molecular structure, and hybridization. It covers ionic and covalent bonds, octet rule exceptions, and molecular geometry. These chemistry questions are common in various competitive entrance examinations.

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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Hf

  2. HCl

  3. HBr

  4. HI

  5. -

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A Correct answer
Explanation

The difference between electronegativities of hydrogen and fluorine is maximum. Hence, the hydrogen bonds are formed by hydrogen fluoride molecule.

Multiple choice
  1. By loss of electrons

  2. By gain of electrons

  3. By sharing of electrons

  4. By loss or gain of electrons

  5. -

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Because ions are either positively charged or negatively charged, so these can be formed either by loss or gain of electrons.

Multiple choice
  1. bond energy

  2. bond dipole moment

  3. bond length

  4. bond order

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A Correct answer
Explanation

In chemistry, bond energy (E) is a measure of bond strength in a chemical bond. It is the heat required to break one Mole (unit) of molecules into their individual atomsb

Multiple choice
  1. conjugation

  2. resonance

  3. hyperconjugation

  4. cross-conjugation

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Explanation

Conjugation is the overlap of one p-orbital with another across an intervening sigma bond (in larger atoms d-orbitals can be involved). A conjugated system has a region of overlapping p-orbitals, bridging the interjacent single bonds. They allow a delocalization of pi electrons across all the adjacent aligned p-orbitals.

Multiple choice
  1. agostic bond

  2. dipolar bond

  3. π backbonding

  4. salt bond

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Salt bond falls into the broader category of noncovalent interactions. A salt bond is actually a combination of two noncovalent interactions: hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions .This is most commonly observed to contribute stability to the entropically unfavourable folded conformation of proteins.

Multiple choice
  1. a three-centre two-electron bond

  2. the three-centre-four-electron bond

  3. a four-centre two-electron bond

  4. none of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The 3-centre-4-electron bond is a model used to explain bonding in hypervalent molecules such as phosphorus pentafluoride, sulfur hexafluoride, the xenon fluorides, and the bifluoride ion.

Multiple choice
  1. delta bond

  2. quadruple bond

  3. quintuple bond

  4. Sextuple bond

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D Correct answer
Explanation

A sextuple bond is a type of covalent bond involving 12 bonding electrons and in which the bond order is 6. The only known molecules with true sextuple bonds are the diatomic dimolybdenum (Mo2) and ditungsten (W2), which exist in the gaseous phase.

Multiple choice
  1. a non-covalent bond

  2. bent bonds

  3. low-barrier hydrogen bond

  4. polar bond

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A Correct answer
Explanation

A non-covalent bond is a type of chemical bond, typically between macromolecules, that does not involve the sharing of pairs of electrons, but rather involves more dispersed variations of electromagnetic interactions.