Chemical Bonding (VSEPR Theory) MCQs for CSIR NET GATE - Download PDF

VSEPR Theory
MCQs for CSIR NET & GATE

Chemical Bonding
Topic wise Assignment-2

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Q1. The shape and geometry of [XeF₃]⁺ respectively is
(a) TBP and T-shape
(b) T-shape and TBP
(c) TBP and See-Saw
(d) See-Saw and TBP

Q2. The molecule with biggest bond angle is
(a) NH₃
(b) NF₃
(c) H₃O⁺
(d) NH₄⁺

Q3. What will be the basicity of acid formed by hydrolysis of AsX₃ and P₂X₄?
(a) 3 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4

Q4. Number of vertices, edges and faces in pentagonal bipyramidal geometry are respectively
(a) 7, 15, 10
(b) 7, 10, 15
(c) 7, 10, 12
(d) 5, 10, 15

Q5. How many molecules/ions in the following have two lone pairs in the central atom according to VSEPR theory?

SF₄, BF₄^-, XeF₄, ICl₄^-

[NET June 2011] 

 (a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 0

Q6. In water, ammonia and methane molecules

[NET June 2011] 

(a) Bond angles are same
(b) Bond distances are same
(c) Hybridizations are same
(d) Shapes are same

Q7. According to the VSEPR theory, molecule/ion having ideal tetrahedral shape is

[NET June 2011] 

(a) SF₄
(b) SO₄^2-
(c) S₂Cl₂
(d) SO₂Cl₂

Q8. Among the following pairs, those in which both the species have similar structures are

[NET Dec 2011] 

(A) N₃^-, XeF₂
(B) [ICl₄]^-,[PtCl₄]^2-
(C) [ClF₂]⁺, [ICl₂]^-
(D) XeO₃, SO₃
(a) A and B only
(b) A and C only
(c) A, B and C
(d) B, C and D

Q9. Match list I compounds with list II structures and select the correct answers using the codes below.

[NET June 2012] 

List I List II
(A) XeO₄ (I) Square Planer
(B) BrF₄^- (II) Tetrahedral
(C) SeCl₄ (III) Distorted Octahedral
(a) (A-II) (B-III) (C-I)
(b) (A-III) (B-I) (C-II)
(c) (A-II) (B-I) (C-III)
(d) (A-I) (B-II) (C-III)

Q10. Total number of lone pairs of electrons in I₃^- is

[NET June 2012] 

(a) 0
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 9

Q11. Which among CO₃^2-, SO₃, XeO₃ and NO₃^- have planer structure?

[NET Dec 2012] 

(a) CO₃2-, SO₃, XeO₃
(b) SO₃, XeO₃, NO₃^-
(c) CO₃^2-, XeO₃, NO₃^-
(d) CO₃^2-, SO₃, NO₃^-

Ans KEY

1.b 2.d 3.a 4.a 5.a 6.c 7.b 8.a 9.c 10.d 11.d 12.a 13.c 14.b 15.c

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