The bond order depends on the number of electrons in the bonding and antibonding orbitals.
Which of the following statements are correct about bond order?
1. Bond order can have a negative value.
2. It always has an integral value.
3. It is always a non zero quantity
4. It can assume any value-positive or fractional, including zero.
What is the best description of the geometry of the nitrogen atoms in dimethylnitrosamine, ?
N bounded to groups N bonded to O
1. Trigonal planar Linear
2. Trigonal planar Bent
3. Trigonal pyramidal Linear
4. Trigonal pyramidal Bent
The following diagram is sometimes used to illustrates the structure of benzene
Which of the statements concerning the structure of benzene is false?
1. The double bonds oscillate rapidly back and forth between adjacent pairs of carbon atoms
2. The
3. The carbon atoms form a flat hexagonal ring
4. Above structures are resonance structures
Removing an electron from molecular oxygen, , to form the dioxygenyl cation, , causes what changes in the bond length and in the number of unpaired electrons?
Bond length Number of unpaired electrons
1. Increase Increase
2. Increase Decrease
3. Decrease Increase
4. Decrease Decrease
How many carbon-carbon double bonds are present in linolenic acid, ?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
The formulae and boiling points of three compounds are given in this table.
The trend in boiling points is best attributed to variations in
1. Covalent bonding
2. Dipole forces
3. Dispersion forces
4. Hydrogen bonding
Three monosulfur fluorides are known : . Of these, polar species include
1. Only
2. Only
3. and Only
4. , and
Which ionic compound has the largest lattice energy?
1. LiF
2. BeO
3. KBr
4. CaS
The boiling points of are , respectively. This increase is best attributed to an increase in which of the following?
l. Dipole-dipole interactions.
ll. Dispersion forces.
lll. Hydrogen bonding.
1. l only
2. I and ll
3. lll only
4. ll and lll only