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Chemistry · CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
Consider the following isoelectronic pairs/species: \( \text{N}_2 \), \( \text{CO} \), \( \text{NO}^+ \), \( \text{F}_2 \), and \( \text{O}_2^{2-} \). Let \( S_1 \) be the sum of bond orders of \( \text{N}_2 \), \( \text{CO} \), and \( \text{NO}^+ \), and \( S_2 \) be the sum of bond orders of \( \text{F}_2 \) and \( \text{O}_2^{2-} \). What is the value of \( S_1 - 2S_2 \)?
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In terms of orbital overlap and bond directionality, which statement explains why simple atomic orbital overlap fails to describe the geometry of \( \text{CH}_4 \)?
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Two isolated hydrogen atoms do not form a bond when their total potential energy increases as they approach each other. Reason (R): A covalent bond between two atoms is formed only when the net attractive forces overcome the repulsive forces and the system acquires minimum potential energy. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Match List-I with List-II: List-I (Molecule) List-II (Dipole moment in Debye) A \( \text{HF} \) I \( 0.23 \) B \( \text{H}_2\text{S} \) II \( 1.78 \) C \( \text{NH}_3 \) III \( 0.95 \) D \( \text{NF}_3 \) IV \( 1.47 \) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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The experimentally determined carbon-oxygen bond length in \( \text{CO}_2 \) is \( 115\text{ pm} \). This value is intermediate between which of the following standard bond lengths?
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Which of the following sets contains only species that are isoelectronic and have a bond order of 3?
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Which combination of enthalpy characteristics most easily favors the formation of an electrovalent (ionic) bond between two elements?
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Which of the following molecules has a shape primarily governed by \( sp^2 \) hybridization with a bond angle of \( 120^\circ \)?
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Match List-I with List-II: List-I (Chemical Species) List-II (Octet Rule Deviation Category) A \( \text{BeH}_2 \) I Odd-electron molecule B \( \text{NO}_2 \) II Expanded octet (12 electrons around central atom) C \( \text{PF}_5 \) III Incomplete octet (4 electrons around central atom) D \( \text{SF}_6 \) IV Expanded octet (10 electrons around central atom) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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In the Lewis structure of carbon monoxide \( :\text{C}\equiv\text{O}: \), what are the formal charges on the carbon atom and the oxygen atom, respectively, calculated using \( \text{F.C.} = V - L - \frac{1}{2}B \)?
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According to Nyholm and Gillespie (1957) refinement of the VSEPR theory, why do lone pairs of electrons produce greater repulsion than bonding pairs?
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In the shown orbital overlap representations (i) and (j), which type of overlap condition is illustrated?
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According to the Kössel-Lewis approach, what is the group valence of an element if the number of valence electrons (dots in Lewis symbol) is 6, as in oxygen?
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Calculate the total number of valence electrons available for drawing the Lewis structure of the carbonate ion, \( \text{CO}_3^{2-} \).
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For an octahedral molecule \( \text{AB}_6 \) (such as \( \text{SF}_6 \)) with zero lone pairs on the central atom, calculate the ratio of the number of \( 90^\circ \) \( \text{B}-\text{A}-\text{B} \) bond angles to the number of \( 180^\circ \) \( \text{B}-\text{A}-\text{B} \) bond angles.
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What is the total number of valence electrons available for drawing the Lewis structure of the carbonate ion (\( \text{CO}_3^{2-} \))?
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What is the primary factor that makes a \( \sigma \) bond stronger than a \( \pi \) bond formed between the same two atoms?
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For nitric acid (\( \text{HNO}_3 \)), calculate the difference between the total number of valence electrons and the number of electrons involved in forming covalent bonds as represented in its complete octet Lewis structure.
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Given below are two statements: Statement I: In chemistry, the crossed arrow (\( \mapsto \)) representing a dipole moment points with its head toward the negative centre and its cross on the positive centre. Statement II: The physical dipole moment vector convention in physics points from the negative charge to the positive charge. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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In the ozone (\( \text{O}_3 \)) molecule, the formal charges on the central oxygen atom (numbered 1) and the singly bonded terminal oxygen atom (numbered 3) in its standard Lewis structure are respectively:
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For a molecule of type \( \text{AB}_5 \) having no lone pairs on the central atom (such as \( \text{PCl}_5 \)), the molecular geometry and the bond angles present are:
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The ground state electronic configuration of the central nitrogen atom in \( \text{NH}_3 \) is \( 2s^2 2p_x^1 2p_y^1 2p_z^1 \). The observed \( \text{H}-\text{N}-\text{H} \) bond angle is reduced from \( 109.5^\circ \) to \( 107^\circ \) primarily because:
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