Which one of he following pairs is isostructural (i.e., having the same shape and

hybridization)?

1. [BCl₃ and BrCl₃]

2. [NH₃ and ${\mathrm{NO}}_3^{-}$]

3. [NF₃ and BF₃]

4. [${\mathrm{BF}}_4^{-}$ and ${\mathrm{NH}}_4^{+}$]

Which of the following species contains three bond pairs and one lone pair around the

central atom?

1. H₂O                           

2. BF₃

3. ${\mathrm{NH}}_2^{-}$                           

4. PCl₃

Find the pair of species having the same bond order:

Considering the state of hybridisation of carbon atoms, find out the molecule among the

following which is linear.

1. HC≡CH

2. CH₂ = CH—CH₂—C = CH

3. CH₃ — CH₂ — CH₂ — CH₃

4. CH₃—CH = CH—CH₃

The correct order of increasing bond length of 

C-H, C-O, C-C and C=C is:

1. C-C<C=C<C-O<C-H

2. C-O<C-H<C-C<C=C

3. C-H<C-O<C-C<C=C

4. C-H<C=C<C-O<C-C

Which of the following compounds has the lowest melting point?

1. CaBr₂

2. CaI₂

3. CaF₂

4. CaCl₂

Identify the species having the shortest O–O bond length:

1.  O₂
2.  O₂⁻
3.  O₂²⁻ 
4.  O₂⁺

In which of the following pairs of molecules/ions, the central atoms have \(\mathrm{sp}^2\) hybridisation?

The tendency of BF₃, BCl₃, and BBr₃ to behave as Lewis acid decreases in the sequence

1. BCl₃ > BF₃ > BBr₃

2. BBr₃ > BCI₃ > BF₃

3. BBr₃ > BF₃ > BCl₃

4. BF₃ > BCl₃ > BBr₃

Given the following hydrocarbon:

The state of hybridisation of carbons marked 2, 3, 5 and 6 in the following hydrocarbon are, respectively :

1. sp, sp³, sp² and sp³

2. sp³, sp², sp² and sp

3. sp, sp², sp² and sp³

4. sp, sp² sp³ and sp²