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.
Ionic and covalent bondsHybridisation of elementsOctet rule exceptionsMolecular geometryIntermolecular forces
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure Questions
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The difference between electronegativities of hydrogen and fluorine is maximum. Hence, the hydrogen bonds are formed by hydrogen fluoride molecule.
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Methane
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Ammonia
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Phosphine
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Hydrogen sulphide
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B
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Explanation
Ammonia contains hydrogen bonds. Hence, its boiling point is high.
D
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Explanation
It contains all the three types of bonds.
C
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Explanation
As this element contains 7 electrons in the outermost shell, so it can accept one electron to form an electrovalent compound.
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atoms
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molecules
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oppositely charged ions
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both molecules and ions
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C
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Electrovalent compounds are made up of negatively and positively charged ions.
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By loss of electrons
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By gain of electrons
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By sharing of electrons
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By loss or gain of electrons
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D
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Because ions are either positively charged or negatively charged, so these can be formed either by loss or gain of electrons.
B
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Electronegativity between C and H is less than 0.5. So, it is a non polar covalent bond.
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bond energy
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bond dipole moment
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bond length
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bond order
A
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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
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dihydrogen bond
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dihydrogen complexes
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symmetric hydrogen bond
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mechanical bond
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In chemistry, a dihydrogen bond is a kind of hydrogen bond, an interaction between a metal hydride bond and an OH or NH group or another proton donor.
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conjugation
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resonance
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hyperconjugation
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cross-conjugation
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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.
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agostic bond
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dipolar bond
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π backbonding
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salt bond
D
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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.
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a three-centre two-electron bond
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the three-centre-four-electron bond
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a four-centre two-electron bond
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none of these
B
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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.
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delta bond
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quadruple bond
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quintuple bond
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Sextuple bond
D
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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.
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a non-covalent bond
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bent bonds
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low-barrier hydrogen bond
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polar bond
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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.
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Niobium oxychloride
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Niobium(V) chloride
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Nitric oxide
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Nitrosylsulfuric acid
C
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Explanation
Nitric oxide is an important cell signaling molecule in mammals, including humans. Nitric oxide is an air pollutant produced by combustion of substances in air, like in automobile engines and fossil fuel power plants.