Question 1

Which of the following molecules/ions has the maximum number of lone pairs?

XeF₂
CO₂
XeF₅^-
ClF₃
TiCl₄

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 2

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

XeF₄- tetrahedral
SF₄- seesaw
Wl₆- octahedral
BrF₃- T-shaped
XeOF₄- square pyramidal

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 3

Which of the following molecules/ions possess bent geometry?

I₃^-
XeF₂
H₂O
SO₂

Only (1) and (2)
Only (2) and (3)
Only (3) and (4)
(1), (2) and (3)
(2), (3) and (4)

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 4

Which of the following molecules bears no lone pair of electrons with linear shape?

XeF₂
CCl₂
CdI₂
XeF₄
PbCl₂

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 5

Which of the following molecules bears one lone pair on the central atom with bent shape?

SO₂
F₂O
H₂O
XeF₂
O₃

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 6

Which of the following pairs are incorrectly matched?

P. NH₃ - Trigonal planar Q. SO₃ - Trigonal planar R. XeCl₂ - Linear geometry S. XeF₅^- - Trigonal bipyramidal

(P) and (Q)
(Q) and (R)
(R) and (S)
(P) and (R)
(P) and (S)

Answer

Correct Option: E

Question 7

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

(P) Both XeF₂ and OF₂ molecules are identical in bond pairs and lone pairs, but are different in their shapes. (Q) NO₃^-, BF₃and SO₃ possess identical geometry. (R) The bond angle in formaldehyde (H-C=O) is greater than that in ethylene (H-C=C).

Only (P)
Only (Q)
Only (R)
Both (P) and (Q)
Both (Q) and (R)

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 8

Match the following:


Column - I
	Column - II
A. WBr₂F₄	1. Seesaw
B. TeF₄	2. Octahedral
C. XeO₄	3. Tetrahedral
D. XeOF₅^-	4. Pentagonal pyramidal
	5. Square planar

A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4
A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 5
A - 5, B - 3, C - 5, D - 4
A - 4, B - 1, C - 3, D - 2
A - 2, B - 5, C - 4, D - 3

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 9

Which of the following statements is/are false?

P. IF₈^- has a square antiprismatic shape. Q. IF₇ bears zero lone pairs of electrons and possesses pentagonal bipyramidal geometry. R. SnCl₂has one lone pair of electrons and a linear shape. S. IOF₃ has seesaw geometry.

Only (P)
Both (P) and (Q)
Both (Q) and (R)
Both (R) and (S)
Only (R)

Answer

Correct Option: E

Question 10

Which of the following pairs has square planar geometry?

SCl₂, XeF₂
SnBr₂, SeF₂
SCl₄, CH₄
XeF₄, ICl₄^-
TiCl₄, XeO₄

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 11

The geometry of carboplatin is

linear
trigonal planar
tetrahedral
square planar
octahedral

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 12

How many sigma and pi bonds does calcium carbide have?

One sigma and one pi
Two sigma and one pi
One sigma and two pi
Two sigma and two pi
Three sigma and two pi

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 13

Which of the following sets of atomic orbitals represent(s) the formation of a square planar complex?

s, p_x, p_y, p_z
s, p_x, p_y, p_z, d
s, p_x, p_y, p_z, d, d
d, s, p_x, p_y
Both (3) and (4)

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 14

Match the following:


Group - I (molecules/ions)
	Group - II (corresponding shapes)
P. BrF₃	1. Pyramidal
Q. XeOF5-	2. Bent
R. SeO₃^2-	3. T-shaped
S. Cl₂O	4. Pentagonal pyramidal
	5. Trigonal planar

P - 3, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 2
P - 2, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 5
P - 5, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 2
P - 2, Q - 3, R - 1, S - 4
P - 2, Q - 3, R - 5, S - 1

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 15

Match the following:


List - A
	List - B
	List - C
P. IOF₅^2-	1. Square planar	i. 1
Q. XeCl₂	2. Pentagonal pyramidal	ii. 2
R. SbI₅	3. Linear	iii. 0
S. BrF₄^-	4. Trigonal bipyramidal	iv. 3

P - 3 - i, Q - 2 - iv, R - 4 - iii, S - 1 - ii
P - 2 - i, Q - 3 - iv, R - 1 - iii, S - 4 - ii
P - 2 - i, Q - 3 - ii, R - 1 - iii, S - 4 - iv
P - 2 - i, Q - 3 - iv, R - 1 - ii, S - 4 - iii
P - 2 - i, Q - 3 - iv, R - 4 - iii, S - 1 - ii

Answer

Correct Option: E

Description: Shape of molecules hybridisation bonding Geometry of Molecules,VSEPR ModelVSEPR TheoryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Number of Questions: 15
Created by: Varsha Mane
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