The correct Lewis structure of acetic acid is:

1.		2.
3.		4.	None of the above.

An electron-deficient compound among the following is:

Which among the following does not contain a set of isoelectronic species?

1. $\mathrm{S}{{\mathrm{O}}_3}^{2-\mathrm{}}$, CO₃^2-, NO₃^-

2. ${\mathrm{CN}}^{-}, {\mathrm{N}}_2, \mathrm{CO}$

3. ${\mathrm{BO}}_3^{3-} , {\mathrm{CO}}_3^{2- },\mathrm{N}{{\mathrm{O}}_3}^{-}$

4. ${\mathrm{PO}}_4^{3-}, {\mathrm{SO}}_4^{2-}, \mathrm{Cl}{{\mathrm{O}}_4}^{-}$

Which of the following pairs of ions are isoelectronic and isostructural?

1. ${\mathrm{CO}}_3^{2-}, {\mathrm{SO}}_3^{2-}$

2. ${\mathrm{ClO}}_3^{-}, {\mathrm{CO}}_3^{2-}$

3. ${\mathrm{SO}}_3^{2-}, {\mathrm{NO}}_3^{-}$

4. ${\mathrm{ClO}}_3^{-}, {\mathrm{SO}}_3^{2-}$

The set of oxides of nitrogen that are paramagnetic in nature is:

1. NO, N₂O

2. N₂O₃, NO

3. NO, NO₂

4. N₂O, NO₂

The number of sigma ($\mathrm{\sigma }$) and pi ($\mathrm{\pi }$) bonds in pent-2-en-4-yne is:

1.  13 $\mathrm{\sigma }$ bonds and no $\mathrm{\pi }$ bond.

2.  10 $\mathrm{\sigma }$ bonds and 3 $\mathrm{\pi }$ bonds.

3.  8 $\mathrm{\sigma }$ bonds and 5 $\mathrm{\pi }$ bonds.

4.  11 $\mathrm{\sigma }$ bonds and 2 $\mathrm{\pi }$ bonds.

The correct order of \(\mathrm{C-O}\) bond length among \(\mathrm{CO},\mathrm{CO}_3^{2-},\) and \(\mathrm{CO_2}\) is :

1. \(\mathrm{CO}_2<\mathrm{CO}_3^{2-}<\mathrm{CO} \)
2. \(\mathrm{CO}<\mathrm{CO}_3^{2-}<\mathrm{CO}_2 \)
3. \(\mathrm{CO}_3^{2-}<\mathrm{CO}_2<\mathrm{CO} \)
4. \(\mathrm{CO}<\mathrm{CO}_2<\mathrm{CO}_3^{2-}\)

The electronic configurations of the elements A, B, and C are given below.

$\mathrm{A} = 1{\mathrm{s}}^2 2{\mathrm{s}}^2 2{\mathrm{p}}^6$
$\mathrm{B} = 1{\mathrm{s}}^2 2{\mathrm{s}}^2 2{\mathrm{p}}^6 3{\mathrm{s}}^2 3{\mathrm{p}}^3$
$\mathrm{C} = 1{\mathrm{s}}^2 2{\mathrm{s}}^2 2{\mathrm{p}}^6 3{\mathrm{s}}^2 3{\mathrm{p}}^5$

The stable form of A may be represented by the formula:

The electronic configurations of the elements A, B, and C are given below.

$\mathrm{A} = 1{\mathrm{s}}^2 2{\mathrm{s}}^2 2{\mathrm{p}}^6$
$\mathrm{B} = 1{\mathrm{s}}^2 2{\mathrm{s}}^2 2{\mathrm{p}}^6 3{\mathrm{s}}^2 3{\mathrm{p}}^3$
$\mathrm{C} = 1{\mathrm{s}}^2 2{\mathrm{s}}^2 2{\mathrm{p}}^6 3{\mathrm{s}}^2 3{\mathrm{p}}^5$

The bond between B and C will be : 

Most covalent compound among the following is :