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5051.

The high density of water compared to ice is due to [CBSE PMT 1997; BHU 1999; AFMC 2001]

A.                 Hydrogen bonding interactions
B.                 Dipole-dipole interactions
C.                 Dipole-induced dipole interactions
D.                 Induced dipole-induced dipole interactions
Answer» B.                 Dipole-dipole interactions
5052.

Ethanol and dimethyl ether form a pair of functional isomers. The boiling point of ethanol is higher than that of dimethyl ether due to the presence of     [AIIMS 1998]

A.                 Hydrogen bonding in ethanol
B.                 Hydrogen bonding in dimethyl ether
C.                  group in ethanol
D.                  group in dimethyl ether
Answer» B.                 Hydrogen bonding in dimethyl ether
5053.

Compounds showing hydrogen bonding among  and are

A.                 Only  and
B.                 Only  and
C.                 Only  and
D.                 All the four
Answer» E.
5054.

Which of the following compounds in liquid state does not have hydrogen bonding         [MP PMT 1996]

A.                      
B.                
C.                
D.                
Answer» C.                
5055.

Hydrogen bonding is formed in compounds containing hydrogen and                                     [MP PET 1995]

A.                 Highly electronegative atoms
B.                 Highly electropositive atoms
C.                 Metal atoms with d-orbitals occupied
D.                 Metalloids
Answer» B.                 Highly electropositive atoms
5056.

In the following which has highest boiling point [MP PMT 1989; RPMT 1997]

A.                 \[HI\]   
B.                 \[HF\]
C.                 \[HBr\]
D.                 \[HCl\]
Answer» C.                 \[HBr\]
5057.

In which of the following compounds intramolecular hydrogen bond is present [MP PET 1994]

A.                 Ethyl alcohol      
B.                 Water
C.                 Salicylaldehyde
D.                 Hydrogen sulphide
Answer» D.                 Hydrogen sulphide
5058.

Strength of hydrogen bond is intermediate between [DPMT 1991]

A.                 Vander Waal and covalent
B.                 Ionic and covalent
C.                 Ionic and metallic
D.                 Metallic and covalent
Answer» B.                 Ionic and covalent
5059.

B.P. of \[{{H}_{2}}O\,({{100}^{o}}C)\] and \[{{H}_{2}}S\,(-{{42}^{o}}C)\] explained by

A.                 Vander Waal's forces    
B.                 Covalent bond
C.                 Hydrogen bond               
D.                 Ionic bond
Answer» D.                 Ionic bond
5060.

Methanol and ethanol are miscible in water due to [CPMT 1989]

A.                 Covalent character         
B.                 Hydrogen bonding character
C.                 Oxygen bonding character          
D.                 None of these
Answer» C.                 Oxygen bonding character          
5061.

The hydrogen bond is strongest in [BHU 1987; CBSE PMT 1990, 92]

A.                 Water  
B.                 Ammonia
C.                 Hydrogen fluoride          
D.                 Acetic acid
Answer» D.                 Acetic acid
5062.

The high boiling point of ethanol \[({{78.2}^{o}}C)\] compared to dimethyl ether\[(-{{23.6}^{o}}C)\], though both having the same molecular formulae \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{6}}O\], is due to [MP PMT 1993]

A.                 Hydrogen bonding         
B.                 Ionic bonding
C.                 Coordinate covalent bonding
D.                 Resonance
Answer» B.                 Ionic bonding
5063.

Hydrogen bonding is maximum in [IIT 1987; MP PMT 1991; MP PET 1993, 2001; MNR 1995; CPMT 1999; KCET (Med.) 2002]

A.                 Ethanol                
B.                 Diethyl ether
C.                 Ethyl chloride    
D.                 Triethyl amine
Answer» B.                 Diethyl ether
5064.

The maximum possible number of hydrogen bonds in which an \[{{H}_{2}}O\]molecule can participate is                                                                         [MP PMT 1986; MNR 1991; IIT 1992;MP PET 1999]

A.                 1             
B.                 2
C.                 3             
D.                 4
Answer» E.
5065.

Water is liquid due to     [MADT Bihar 1983]

A.                 Hydrogen bonding         
B.                 Covalent bond
C.                 Ionic bond          
D.                 Vander Waals forces
Answer» B.                 Covalent bond
5066.

\[HCl\] is a gas but \[HF\]is a low boiling liquid. This is because [NCERT 1984; MP PMT 2001]

A.                 \[H-F\]bond is strong
B.                 \[H-F\]bond is weak
C.                 Molecules aggregate because of hydrogen bonding
D.                 \[HF\]is a weak acid
Answer» D.                 \[HF\]is a weak acid
5067.

The relatively high boiling point of \[HF\]is due to [NCERT 1984]

A.                 Hydrogen bonding         
B.                 Covalent bonding
C.                 Unshared electron pair on \[F\]
D.                 Being a halogen acid
Answer» B.                 Covalent bonding
5068.

In which of the following hydrogen bond is present

A.                 \[{{H}_{2}}\]      
B.                 Ice
C.                 Sulphur               
D.                 Hydrocarbon
Answer» C.                 Sulphur               
5069.

The bond that determines the secondary structure of a protein is            [NCERT 1984; MP PET 1996]

A.                 Coordinate bond             
B.                 Covalent bond
C.                 Hydrogen bond               
D.                 Ionic bond
Answer» D.                 Ionic bond
5070.

Which one among the following does not have the hydrogen bond         [IIT 1983; MP PMT 1994;  UPSEAT 2001]

A.                 Phenol 
B.                 Liquid \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
C.                 Water  
D.                 Liquid \[HCl\]
Answer» E.
5071.

Acetic acid exists as dimer in benzene due to      [CPMT 1982]

A.                 Condensation reaction
B.                 Hydrogen bonding
C.                 Presence of carboxyl group
D.                 Presence of hydrogen atom at \[\alpha -\]carbon
Answer» C.                 Presence of carboxyl group
5072.

Which among the following compounds does not show hydrogen bonding                                          [MP PMT 1989]

A.                 Chloroform        
B.                 Ethyl alcohol
C.                 Acetic acid          
D.                 Ethyl ether
Answer» E.
5073.

In which of the following compounds does hydrogen bonding occur                                        [CBSE PMT 1989]

A.                 \[Si{{H}_{4}}\]  
B.                 \[LiH\]
C.                 \[HI\]   
D.                 \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
Answer» E.
5074.

Water has high heat of vaporisation due to          [AFMC 1982]

A.                 Covalent bonding           
B.                 \[H-\]bonding
C.                 Ionic bonding       
D.                 None of the above
Answer» C.                 Ionic bonding       
5075.

The pairs of bases in \[DNA\] are held together by [NCERT 1978; DPMT 1985; CBSE PMT 1992]

A.                 Hydrogen bonds
B.                 Ionic bonds
C.                 Phosphate groups          
D.                 Deoxyribose groups
Answer» B.                 Ionic bonds
5076.

Of the following hydrides which has the lowest boiling point [CBSE PMT 1987]

A.                 \[N{{H}_{3}}\]  
B.                 \[P{{H}_{3}}\]
C.                 \[Sb{{H}_{3}}\] 
D.                 \[As{{H}_{3}}\]
Answer» C.                 \[Sb{{H}_{3}}\] 
5077.

Which of the following compound can form hydrogen bonds      [NCERT 1978; MP PMT 1997]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{4}}\]
B.                 \[NaCl\]
C.                 \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\]               
D.                 \[{{H}_{2}}O\]
Answer» E.
5078.

Which contains strongest \[H-\]bond                         [IIT 1986; MP PET 1997, 2003; UPSEAT 2001, 03]

A.                 \[O-H.....S\]       
B.                 \[S-H.....O\]
C.                 \[F-H.....F\]        
D.                 \[S-H.....O\]
Answer» D.                 \[S-H.....O\]
5079.

Shape of \[B{{F}_{3}}\] molecule is          [CPMT 2000; Pb. CET 2002]

A.                 Linear   
B.                 Planar
C.                 Tetrahedral       
D.                 Square pyramidal
Answer» C.                 Tetrahedral       
5080.

 Which of the following has tetrahedral structure [CPMT 2000]

A.                 \[CO_{3}^{-}\]  
B.                 \[NH_{4}^{+}\]
C.                 \[{{K}_{4}}[Fe{{(CN)}_{6}}]\]     
D.                 None of these
Answer» C.                 \[{{K}_{4}}[Fe{{(CN)}_{6}}]\]     
5081.

The geometry of the molecule with \[s{{p}^{3}}{{d}^{2}}\] hybridised central atom is      [NCERT 1981; AFMC 1982; RPMT 2000]

A.                 Square planar   
B.                 Trigonal bipyramidal
C.                 Octahedral         
D.                 Square pyramidal
Answer» D.                 Square pyramidal
5082.

The bond angle in \[P{{H}_{3}}\] is           [RPMT 2000]

A.                 Much less than \[N{{H}_{3}}\]   
B.                 Equal to that of \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
C.                 Much greater than \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
D.                 Slightly greater than \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
Answer» B.                 Equal to that of \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
5083.

Which of the following molecule is linear              [MP PMT 2000]

A.                 \[S{{O}_{2}}\]   
B.                 \[NO_{2}^{+}\]
C.                 \[NO_{2}^{-}\] 
D.                 \[SC{{l}_{2}}\]
Answer» C.                 \[NO_{2}^{-}\] 
5084.

What is the correct mode of hybridization of the central atom in the following compounds : \[NO_{2}^{+},S{{F}_{4,}}P{{F}_{6}}^{-}\] [AMU 1999]

A.                 \[s{{p}^{2}},\,\,s{{p}^{3}},\,\,{{d}^{2}}s{{p}^{3}}\]           
B.                 \[s{{p}^{3}},\,\,s{{p}^{3}}{{d}^{2}},\,\,s{{p}^{3}}{{d}^{2}}\]
C.                 \[sp,\,\,s{{p}^{3}}d,\,\,s{{p}^{3}}{{d}^{2}}\]       
D.                 \[sp,\,\,s{{p}^{2}},\,\,s{{p}^{3}}\]                
Answer» D.                 \[sp,\,\,s{{p}^{2}},\,\,s{{p}^{3}}\]                
5085.

Pyramidal shape would be of        [RPET 1999]

A.                 \[NO_{3}^{-}\] 
B.                 \[{{H}_{2}}O\]
C.                 \[{{H}_{3}}{{O}^{+}}\]   
D.                 \[NH_{4}^{+}\]
Answer» D.                 \[NH_{4}^{+}\]
5086.

Which of the following molecule does not show tetrahedral shape          [RPET 1999]

A.                 \[CC{{l}_{4}}\]  
B.                 \[SiC{{l}_{4}}\]
C.                 \[S{{F}_{4}}\]    
D.                 \[C{{F}_{4}}\]
Answer» D.                 \[C{{F}_{4}}\]
5087.

Compound formed by \[s{{p}^{3}}d\]hybridization will have structure [BHU 1982; RPMT 1999]

A.                 Planar  
B.                 Pyramidal
C.                 Angular               
D.                 Trigonal bipyramidal
Answer» E.
5088.

Which compound does not possess linear geometry [RPET 1999]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{2}}=C{{H}_{2}}\]            
B.                 \[HC\equiv CH\]
C.                 \[BeC{{l}_{2}}\]
D.                 \[C{{O}_{2}}\]
Answer» B.                 \[HC\equiv CH\]
5089.

The type of hybridisation of boron in diborane is [BHU 1999]

A.                 sp - hybridisation            
B.                 \[s{{p}^{2}}\]- hybridisation
C.                 \[s{{p}^{3}}\]- hybridisation       
D.                 \[s{{p}^{3}}{{d}^{2}}\] - hybridization
Answer» D.                 \[s{{p}^{3}}{{d}^{2}}\] - hybridization
5090.

The structure and hybridisation of \[Si{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{4}}\] is                                 [CBSE PMT 1996]

A.                 Bent, \[sp\]       
B.                 Trigonal, \[s{{p}^{2}}\]
C.                 Octahedral, \[s{{p}^{3}}d\]         
D.                 Tetrahedral, \[s{{p}^{3}}\]
Answer» E.
5091.

When the hybridisation state of carbon atom changes from \[s{{p}^{3}}\]to \[s{{p}^{2}}\]to \[sp,\] the angle between the hybridised orbitals           [AIIMS 1998]

A.                 Decreases gradually       
B.                 Increases gradually
C.                 Decreases considerably               
D.                 All of these
Answer» C.                 Decreases considerably               
5092.

The ammonium ion is     [CET Pune 1998]

A.                 Tetrahedral       
B.                 Trigonal pyramidal
C.                 Square planar   
D.                 Square pyramidal
Answer» B.                 Trigonal pyramidal
5093.

In graphite, electrons are             [CBSE PMT 1997]

A.                 Localised on every third \[C\] atom
B.                 Present in antibonding orbital
C.                 Localised on each \[C\]  atom
D.                 Spread out between the structure
Answer» E.
5094.

The geometry and the type of hybrid orbital present about the central atom in \[B{{F}_{3}}\]is  [IIT 1998; BHU 2001]

A.                 Linear, \[sp\]    
B.                 Trigonal planar, \[s{{p}^{2}}\]
C.                 Tetrahedral, \[s{{p}^{3}}\]          
D.                 Pyramidal, \[s{{p}^{3}}\]
Answer» C.                 Tetrahedral, \[s{{p}^{3}}\]          
5095.

The correct order towards bond angle is               [RPMT 1997]

A.                 \[sp<s{{p}^{2}}<s{{p}^{3}}\]      
B.                 \[s{{p}^{2}}<sp<s{{p}^{3}}\]
C.                 \[s{{p}^{3}}<s{{p}^{2}}<sp\]
D.                 Bond angle does not depend on hybridization
Answer» D.                 Bond angle does not depend on hybridization
5096.

The bond angle in ethylene is     [CPMT 1987]

A.                 \[{{180}^{o}}\] 
B.                 \[{{120}^{o}}\]
C.                 \[{{109}^{o}}\] 
D.                 \[{{90}^{o}}\]
Answer» C.                 \[{{109}^{o}}\] 
5097.

Which one of the following statements is true for ammonium ion             [EAMCET 1997]

A.                 All bonds are ionic
B.                 All bonds are coordinate covalent
C.                 \[H\]atoms are situated at the corners of a square
D.                 \[H\]atoms are situated at the corners of a tetrahedron
Answer» E.
5098.

Which of the following compounds is not linear [CPMT 1996]

A.                 \[SnC{{l}_{2}}\]
B.                 \[HCl\]
C.                 \[C{{O}_{2}}\]   
D.                 \[HgC{{l}_{2}}\]
Answer» B.                 \[HCl\]
5099.

\[CC{{l}_{4}}\] has the hybridisation        [DPMT 1996]

A.                 \[s{{p}^{3}}d\] 
B.                 \[ds{{p}^{2}}\]
C.                 \[sp\]   
D.                 \[s{{p}^{3}}\]
Answer» E.
5100.

Which of the following is isoelectronic as well as has same structure as that of \[{{N}_{2}}O\]      [CPMT 1999]                

A.                 \[{{N}_{3}}H\]  
B.                 \[{{H}_{2}}O\]
C.                 \[N{{O}_{2}}\]  
D.                 \[C{{O}_{2}}\]
Answer» E.