4. Chemical bonding and Structure – MCQ

  1. What is the formula for the compound formed by calcium and nitrogen?





2. Element X is in group 2, and element Y in group 7, of the periodic table. Which ions will be present in the compound formed when X and Y react together?





3. Based on electronegativity values, which bond is the most polar?





4. Which substance is most soluble in water (in mol dm–3) at 298 K?  





5. Which molecule is linear?





6. According to VSEPR theory, repulsion between electron pairs in a valence shell decreases in the order





7. What type of solid materials are typically hard, have high melting points and poor electrical conductivities?

I. Ionic

II. Metallic

III. Covalent-network






8. What is the formula of the compound formed when aluminium reacts with oxygen?





9. Which compound has the highest boiling point?





10. How many electrons are used in the carbon-carbon bond in C2H2?





11. Which statement is true for compounds containing only covalent bonds?





12. Which combination of DHvaporization and boiling point is the result of strong intermolecular forces?





13. What is the shape of the CO32– ion and the approximate O–C–O bond angle?





14. The compounds listed have very similar molar masses. Which has the strongest intermolecular forces?





15. In the molecules N2H4, N2H2, and N2, the nitrogen atoms are linked by single, double and triple bonds, respectively. When these molecules are arranged in increasing order of the lengths of their nitrogen to nitrogen bonds (shortest bond first) which order is correct?





16. What is the formula for an ionic compound formed between an element, X, from group 2 and an element, Y, from group 6?





17. When C2H4, C2H2 and C2H6 are arranged in order of increasing C–C bond length, what is the correct order?





18. Which species has a trigonal planar shape?





19. Which compound contains both ionic and covalent bonds?





20. Which compound has the least covalent character?





21. What are responsible for the high electrical conductivity of metals?





22. Which molecule is polar?





23. What intermolecular forces are present in gaseous hydrogen?





24. Which is a correct description of metallic bonding?





25. In which substance is hydrogen bonding present?





26. Which molecule has the smallest bond angle?





27. Which substance is most similar in shape to NH3?





28. Which fluoride is the most ionic?





29. What is the valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory used to predict?





30. Which statement is true for most ionic compounds?





31. When the following bond types are listed in decreasing order of strength (strongest first), what is the correct order?





32. Which substance has the lowest electrical conductivity?





33. What happens when sodium and oxygen combine together?





34. Which statement is correct about two elements whose atoms form a covalent bond with each other?





35. Why is the boiling point of PH3 lower than that of NH3?







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