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VSEPR Theory Test

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Which of the following molecule/molecular ions has/have square planar shape on the basis of VSEPR theory?

  1. BrF4-
  2. XeF4
  3. TeCl4
  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 2

  4. 2 and 3

  5. 1 and 3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

According to VSEPR theory, BrF4- and XeF4 both have four bond pairs of electrons and two lone pairs of electrons with square planar shape. TeCl4 has four bond pairs of electrons and one lone pair of electrons with distorted trigonal bipyramidal shape. Hence, 1 and 2 have square planar shape.

Which among the following molecule/molecular ions possess(es) sp3d hybridisation and seasaw geometry?

  1. SF4
  2. XeO2F2
  3. XeOF2
  4. XeO3F2
  1. Only 1

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 3 and 4

  5. Only 4


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

SF4 and XeO2F2 have sp3d hybridisation and one lone pair of electrons with seasaw geometry. XeOF2 has sp3d hybridisation and two lone pair of electrons with T-shaped geometry. XeO3F2 has sp3d hybridisation and zero lone pair of electrons with trigonal bipyramidal geometry.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect? (1) I3+ is linear shaped and XeF6 possesses octahedral geometry. (2) BCl3 and SO3 have same number of bond pairs and lone pairs with identical geometry. (3) XeOF4 molecule has square pyramidal shape.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. Only 1 and 2

  5. Only 2 and 3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This option is correct because the geometry of I3+ is bent while XeF6 is distorted octahedral.

Match the Column - I (molecules/molecular ions) with Column - II (geometries).

 
Column - I Column - II
A. XeOF5- 1. octahedral
B. WCl2F4 2. pentagonal pyramidal
C. TeCl4 3. seasaw
D. XeO4 4. tetrahedral
5. square planar
  1. A - 2, B - 5, C - 4, D - 3

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

  3. A - 5, B - 3, C - 5, D - 4

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

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


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

XeOF5- has six bond pairs and one lone pair with pentagonal pyramidal shape. WCl2F4 has six bond pairs and a zero lone pair with octahedral geometry. TeCl4 has four bond pairs and one lone pair with seasaw geometry. XeO4 has four bond pairs and zero lone pair with tetrahedral shape. Hence, the representation of codes A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4 is correct.

Which of the following molecules/molecular ion possess(es) capped square antiprismatic geometry?

  1. WF6

  2. ZrF84-

  3. ReH92-

  4. IF8-

  5. IF7


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The capped square antiprismatic molecular geometry describes the shape of compounds where nine atoms, groups of atoms, or ligands are arranged around a central atom, defining the vertices of a gyroelongated square pyramid. Example is ReH92-.

Identify the incorrect statements.

  1. NH3 and PCl3 molecules have identical lone pair of electrons with trigonal planar geometry.
  2. OF2 has bent geometry.
  3. SO3 has zero lone pair of electrons with trigonal planar geometry.
  4. CO2 and XeCl2 have zero lone pair of electrons with linear geometry.
  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 3 and 4

  4. 1 and 3

  5. 1 and 4


Correct Option: E
Explanation:
  1. NH3 and PCl3 both molecules have one lone pair of electrons with trigonal pyramidal geometry.
    1. OF2 has two lone pair of electrons with bent geometry.
    2. SO3 has zero lone pair of electrons with trigonal planar geometry.
    3. CO2 has zero lone pair of electrons with linear geometry. XeCl2 has three lone pair of electrons with linear geometry. Hence, 1 and 4 statements are incorrect.

Match the molecules/molecular ions in List - I with their geometry given in List - II.

 
List - I
List - II
A. ReCl8- 1. trigonal prismatic
B. W(CH3)6 2. square antiprismatic
C. Na[CoCl2(NH3)4] 3. distorted trigonal bipyramidal
D. SeF4 4. Octahedral
  1. A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3

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

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

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

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

ReCl8- has square antiprismatic molecular geometry (the shape of compounds where eight atoms, groups of atoms, or ligands are arranged around a central atom, defining the vertices of a square antiprism). W(CH3)6 has trigonal prismatic geometry (the shape of compounds where six atoms, groups of atoms, or ligands are arranged around a central atom, defining the vertices of a triangular prism). Na[CoCl2(NH3)4] has octahedral geometry. SeF4 has one lone pair of electrons with distorted trigonal bipyramidal shape. Hence, the representation of codes A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3 is correct.

Which of the following molecules/molecular ions have linear geometry?

  1. I3-
  2. XeF2
  3. HgCl2
  4. SO2
  1. Only 1 and 2

  2. Only 2 and 3

  3. Only 3 and 4

  4. Only 1, 2 and 3

  5. Only 2, 3 and 4


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

I3- and XeF2 both have three lone pair of electrons with linear geometry. HgCl2 has zero lone pair of electrons with linear geometry. Hence, 1, 2, 3 all molecules have linear geometry.

Which among the following have the maximum number of lone pairs?

  1. CO2, I3+, ClF2-

  2. XeF2, I3-, ICl2-

  3. XeF4, XeO3, XeF2

  4. ClF3, IF7, IBr3

  5. TiCl4, OF2, CO2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This option is correct because the lone pairs are present in XeF2, I3- are ICl2- maximum, i.e. three.

Which of the following pairs possess V-shaped geometry?

  1. SnCl2, SeH2

  2. SO2, CO2

  3. H2O, ClO-

  4. ICl, ClO-

  5. SCl2, XeF2


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

SnCl2 has one lone pair of electrons with V-shaped geometry. SeH2 has two lone pairs of electrons with V-shaped geometry. SO2 has one lone pair of electrons with V-shaped geometry while CO2 has zero lone pair of electrons with linear shape.

Match the entries in List - I with those in List - II.

 
List - I (molecules/molecular ions)
List - II (shape)
P. XeOF5- 1. octahedral
Q. PI3 2. bent
R. SF6 3. pentagonal pyramidal
S. BrCl3 4. trigonal pyramidal
  1. P - 3, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 2

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

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

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

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

XeOF5- has one lone pair of electrons with a pentagonal pyramidal shape. PI3 has one lone pair of electrons with a trigonal pyramidal shape. SF6 has zero lone pair of electrons with an octahedral geometry. BrCl3 has two lone pair of electrons and a bent geometry. Hence, the correct answer using the codes is P - 3, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 2.

Which of the following are the ions with identical geometry? (i) NH4+ (ii) IF4+ (iii) ClO2- (iv) ClO4-

  1. i and ii

  2. ii and iii

  3. i and iv

  4. i, ii and iii

  5. ii, iii and iv


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

NH4+ and ClO4- both ions have four bond pairs of electrons and zero lone pair of electrons with tetrahedral geometry. IF4+ has four bond pairs of electrons and one lone pair of electrons with seasaw geometry. ClO2- has three bond pairs of electrons and two lone pairs of electrons with V-shaped geometry. Hence, i and iv are identical in geometry.

Match the List - A (molecule/ion), List - B (shape) and List - C (number of lone pair) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

   
List - A
List - B
List - C
P. SbCl5 1. square planar i. 0
Q. SnCl2 2. trigonal bipyramidal ii. 2
R. ICl 3. V-shaped iii. 3
S. ICl4- 4. linear iv. 1
  1. P - 3 - i, Q - 2 - iv, R - 4 - iii, S - 1 - ii

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

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

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

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


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

SbCl5 has zero lone pair of electrons with trigonal bipyramidal geometry. SnCl2 has one lone pair of electrons with V-shaped geometry. ICl has three lone pairs of electrons with linear shape. ICl4- has two lone pairs of electrons with square planar shape.
Hence, the correct answer using the codes is P - 2 - i, Q - 3 - iv, R - 4 - iii, S - 1 - ii.

Which of the following statements is/are false?

  1. XeCl2 has three lone pairs of electrons with bent geometry.
  2. The shape of XeF6 is a distorted pentagonal bipyramidal.
  3. ICl4- and XeF4 both species have identical geometry.
  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. 1 and 2

  5. 2 and 3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  1. XeCl2 has three lone pairs of electrons with linear geometry.
    1. XeF6 has six bond pairs of electrons and one lone pair of electrons with distorted pentagonal bipyramidal shape.
    2. ICl4- ion and XeF4 molecules have four bond pairs of electrons and two lone pairs of electrons with square planar geometry. Hence, only statement P is false.

Match the List - I with List - II.

 
List - I (molecules/ions)
List - II (corresponding geometry)
A. BH2+ 1. V-shaped
B. SnBr2 2. linear
C. XeF3+ 3. square pyramidal
D. IF5 4. T-shaped
  1. A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3

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

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

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

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

BH2+ has sp hybridization and zero number of lone pair of electrons with linear shape. SnBr2 has sp2 hybridisation and one lone pair of electrons with V-shaped geometry. XeF3+ has sp3d hybridisation and two lone pairs of electrons with T-shaped geometry. IF5 has sp3d2 hybridisation and one lone pair of electrons with square pyramidal geometry. Hence, the representation of codes A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3 is correct.

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