Introduction

1.The formation of a chemical bond is accompanied by

(1) Decrease in energy
(2) Increase in energy
(3) Neither increase nor decrease in energy
(4) None of these
2. Chemical bond implies
(1) Attraction (2) Repulsion
(3) Neither attraction nor repulsion (4) Both (1) and (2)
3.The major cause of an atom in entering into chemical combination is its
tendency
(1) to acquire electrons (2) to loss electrons
(3) to donate electron pair (4) to acquire octet configuration
4.Which of the following does not have a duet configuration?
(1) Fluoride (2) Lithium cation
(3) Helium atom (4) Dipositive beryllium cation.
5.Noble gases are generally unreactive because
(1) They are gases
(2) they have s2p6 configuration
(3) They have very high ionization potentials
(4) they have large Vander Waal’s radii.
6.Helium is monoatomic because
(1) It has very stable fulfilled configuration
(2) It is placed in zero group
(3) It has no vacant orbital
(4) Its ionization potential is highest among all elements
7.Hydrogen atoms are held together to form hydrogen molecules by
(1) Hydrogen bond (2) Ionic bond
(3) Covalent bond (4) Dative bond
8.Hydrogen chloride molecule contains a
(1) Covalent bond (2) Double bond
(3) Coordinate bond (4) Electrovalent bond
9.The bond between two identical non-metal atoms has a pair of electrons
(1) Unequally shared between the two atoms.
(2) Transferred fully from one atom to another
(3) With identical spins
(4) Equally shared between them.
10.A covalent bond is likely to be formed between two elements which
(1) Have similar electronegativities (2) Have low ionization energies
(3) Have low melting points (4) Form ions with a small charge
11.Octet configuration cannot be achieved through:
(1) Loss of electrons (2) gain of electrons
(3) sharing of electrons (4) exchange of electrons
12.Bond formed in crystal by anion and cation is
(1) Ionic (2) Metallic (3) Covalent (4) Dipole
13.Atoms or group of atoms which are electrically charged are known
(1) Anions (2) Cations (3) Ions (4) Atoms
14.A electrovalent compound is made up of
(1) Electrically charged molecules (2) Neutral molecules
(3) Neutral atoms
(4) Electrically charged atoms or group of atoms
15.When sodium and chlorine react then
(1) Energy is released, and ionic bond is formed
(2) Energy is released, and a covalent bond is formed
(3) Energy is absorbed, and ionic bond is formed
(4) Energy is absorbed, and covalent bond is formed
16.An atom of sodium loses one electron and chlorine atom accepts one
electron. This results the formation of sodium chloride molecule. This type of
molecule will be
(1) Coordinate (2) Covalent (3) Electrovalent (4) Metallic bond
17.An atom with atomic number 20 is most likely to combine chemically with
the atom whose atomic number is
(1)11 (2) 14 (3)16 (4)10
18.Which of the following compound has electrovalent linkage
(1) CH3Cl (2) NaCl (3) CH4 (4) Cl2
19.Which one of the following compounds is ionic
(1) KCl (2) CH4 (3) Diamond (4) Cl2
20.A covalent bond between two atoms is formed by which of the following
(1) Electron nuclear attraction (2) Electron sharing
(3) Electron transfer (4) Electrostatic attraction
21. Atoms in the water molecule are linked by
(1) Electrovalent bond (2) Covalent bond
(3) Coordinate covalent bond (4) Odd electron bond
22. Silicon has 4 electrons in the outermost orbit. In forming the bonds
(1) It loses electrons (2) It gains electrons
(3) It shares electrons (4) None of these
23. the electron pair which forms a bond between two similar non-metallic
atoms will be
(1) Dissimilar shared between the two
(2) by complete transfer from one atom to other
(3) in a similar spin condition
(4) Equally shared in between the two
24. Amongst the following covalent bonding is found in
(1) Magnesium chloride (2) Sodium chloride
(3) Water (4) Brass
25. Coordinate covalent compounds are formed by
(1) Transfer of electrons (2) equal sharing of electrons
(3) unequal sharing of electrons (4) none of these
26.Which of the following substances has giant covalent structure
(1) Iodine crystal (2) CO2
(3) Silica (4) White phosphorus
27.Which condition favours the bond formation: -
(1) maximum attraction and maximum potential energy
(2) minimum attraction and minimum potential energy
(3) minimum potential energy and maximum attraction
(4) none of the above
28.When two atoms combine to form a molecule?
(1) Energy is released (2) Energy is absorbed
(3) Energy is neither released nor absorbed
(4) Energy may either released or absorbed
29.In the formation of a molecule by an atom
(1) Attractive forces operate
(2) Repulsive forces operate
(3) Both attractive and repulsive forces operate
(4) None of these
30.Which of the following occurs when two hydrogen atoms bond with each
others
(1) Potential energy is lowered (2) Kinetic energy is lowered
(3) Electronic motion ceases (4) Energy is absorbed
31.The weakest bond of the following is:
(1) Ionic bond (2) Covalent bond
(3) Hydrogen bond (4) Metallic bond
32.Among the following the weakest one is
(1) Metallic bond (2) Ionic bond
(3) Van der Waal's force (4) Covalent bond
33.Strength of hydrogen bond is intermediate between
(1) Vander Waal and covalent (2) Ionic and covalent
(3) Ionic and metallic (4) Metallic and covalent
Condition of ionic bond
34.When metals combine with non-metals, the metal atom tends to
(1) Lose electrons (2) Gain electrons
(3) Remain electrically neutral (4) None of these
35.Which does not favour the formation of ionic compound:
(1) the ionization energy of the metal atom should be low.
(2) the lattice energy of the compound formed must be low.
(3) the electron affinity of the non-metal should be high.
(4) the lattice energy of the compound formed must be high.
36.Electrovalent bond formation depends on
(1) Ionization energy (2) Electron affinity
(3) Lattice energy (4) All the three above
37.The lattice energy of sodium chloride crystal is the energy released when one
mole of NaCl(s) is formed from:
(1) Na(g) and Cl(g) atoms (2) Na+(g) and Cl–(g) ions
(3) Na(s) and Cl2(g)
(4) crystallization from aqueous solution of sodium chloride.
38.Lattice energy of BeCO3 (I), MgCO3 (II) and CaCO3 (III) are in the order
(1) I > II > III (2) I < II < III (3) I < III < II (4) II < I < III
39.Lattice energy of an ionic compound depends upon
(1) Charge on the ion only (2) Size of the ion only
(3) Packing of ions only (4) Charge on the ion and size of the ion
40.Which of the following substance has the largest negative lattice
enthalpy?
(1) NaCl (2) CaBr2 (3) NaBr (4) CaCl2
41.Indicate the nature of bonding in CCl4 and CaH2
(1) Covalent in CCl4 and electrovalent in CaH2
(2) Electrovalent in both CCl4 and CaH2
(3) Covalent in both CCl4 and CaH2
(4) Electrovalent in CCl4 and covalent in CaH2
42.Which forms a crystal of NaCl
(1) NaCl molecules (2) Na+ and Cl- ions
(3) Na and Cl atoms (4) None of the above
43.When sodium and chlorine react then
(1) Energy is released, and ionic bond is formed
(2) Energy is released, and a covalent bond is formed
(3) Energy is absorbed, and ionic bond is formed
(4) Energy is absorbed, and covalent bond is formed
44.Which of the following is an electrovalent linkage
(1) CH4 (2) MgCl2 (3) SiCl4 (4) BF3
45.From the following which group of elements easily forms cation
(1) F, Cl, Br (2) Li, Na, K (3) O, S, Se (4) N, P, As
46.Which of the following ionic compound has high lattice energy?
(1) NaF (2) NaCl (3) AlF3 (4) Al2O3
47.Which of the following has the highest lattice energy?
(1) NaF (2) MgF2 (3) AlF3 (4) CaF2
48.Compound having least lattice energy is:
(1) NaF (2) KF (3) RbF (4) CsF
49.The lattice energies of the oxides of Mg, Ca Sr and Ba follow the order
(1) BaO>SrO>CaO> MgO (2) CaO>BaO>SrO> MgO
(3) MgO >CaO>SrO>BaO (4) MgO >SrO>CaO>BaO
50.Which of the following has highest lattice energy?
(1) MgO (2) SrO (3) BaO (4) CaO
51.The order of increasing lattice energy of the following salt is:
(1) NaCl <CaO<NaBr<BaO (2) NaBr< NaCl <BaO<CaO
(3) NaCl <NaBr<BaO<CaO (4) NaBr< NaCl <CaO<BaO
52.Lattice energy of alkali metal chlorides follows the order
(1) LiCl > NaCl > KCl > RbCl > CsCl
(2) CsCl > NaCl > KCl > RbCl > LiCl
(3) LiCl > CsCl > NaCl > KCl > RbCl
(4) NaCl > LiCl > KCl > RbCl > CsCl
Properties of ionic compound
53.If the electronic configuration of 𝑀 = 2,8,3 and that of 𝐴 = 2,8,7, the
formula of the compound is
(1) MA2 (2) MA (3) M2A3 (4) M3A2
54.The valency of 𝐴 = 3 and 𝐵 = 2, then the compound is
(1) AB2 (2) AB (3) AB3 (4) A2B3
55. Two elements X and Y have following electron configurations
X= 1𝑠2, 2𝑠2 2𝑝6, 3𝑠2 3𝑝6 , 4𝑠2 and Y = 1𝑠2 , 2𝑠2 2𝑝6 , 3𝑠2 3𝑝4
The compound formed by combination of X and Y is
(1) 𝑋𝑌 (2) 𝑋2𝑌 (3) 𝑋𝑌2 (4) X2Y3
56. An element X with the electronic configuration 1𝑠 , 2𝑠2 2𝑝6, 3𝑠2 would be
2

expected to form the chloride with the formula

(1) 𝑋Cl (2) 𝑋2Cl (3) 𝑋Cl2 (4) X2Cl3
57. The sulphate of a metal has the formula 𝑀2(𝑆𝑂4)3. The formula for its
phosphate will be
(1) 𝑀(𝐻𝑃𝑂4)2 (2) 𝑀3(𝑃𝑂4)2 (3) 𝑀2(𝑃𝑂4)3 (4) 𝑀𝑃𝑂4
58. Phosphate of a metal M has the formula 𝑀3(𝑃𝑂4)2. The formula for its
sulphate would be
(1) 𝑀(S𝑂4)2 (2) 𝑀3(S𝑂4)2 (3) 𝑀2(S𝑂4)3 (4) 𝑀S𝑂4
59. The molecular formula of chloride of a metal M is 𝑀𝐶𝑙.
The formula of its carbonate would be
(1) 𝑀(C𝑂3)2 (2) 𝑀2(C𝑂3) (3) 𝑀3(C𝑂3)2 (4) 𝑀C𝑂3
60. Chloride of metal is 𝑀𝐶𝑙. The formula of its phosphate will be
(1) 𝑀(𝐻𝑃𝑂4)2 (2) 𝑀3(𝑃𝑂4)2 (3) 𝑀2(𝑃𝑂4)3 (4) 𝑀𝑃𝑂4
61. The phosphate of a metal has the formula 𝑀𝑃𝑂4. The formula of its nitrate
will
(1) 𝑀(N𝑂3)2 (2) 𝑀3(N𝑂3)2 (3) 𝑀(N𝑂3)3 (4) 𝑀N𝑂3
62. Formula of a metallic oxide is 𝑀𝑂. The formula of its phosphate will be
(1) 𝑀(𝐻𝑃𝑂4)2 (2) 𝑀3(𝑃𝑂4)2 (3) 𝑀2(𝑃𝑂4)3 (4) 𝑀𝑃𝑂4
63.Molten sodium chloride conducts electricity due to the presence of
(1) Free electrons (2) Free ions
(3) Free molecules (4) Atoms of sodium and chlorine
64.Ionic compounds do not have
(1) Hard and brittle nature (2) High melting and boiling point
(3) Directional properties (4) Soluble in polar solvents
65.Which of the following statements is wrong regarding ionic compounds -
(1) These are generally in solid state at room temperature
(2) The force of attraction between ions is non directional
(3) Ionic compounds are soluble in all solvents
(4) They conduct electricity in molten and solution state
66.Electrovalent compound's
(1) Melting points are low (2) Boiling points are low
(3) Conduct current in fused state (4) Insoluble in polar solvent
67.Element X is strongly electropositive, and Y is strongly electronegative.
Both elements are univalent, the compounds formed from their
combination will be
(1) X+Y- (2) X-Y+ (3) X-Y (4) X→Y
68.In the formation of NaCl from Na and Cl
(1) Sodium and chlorine both give electrons
(2) Sodium and chlorine both accept electrons
(3) Sodium loses electron and chlorine accepts electron
(4) Sodium accepts electron and chlorine loses electron
69.Electrovalent compounds do not have
(1) High M.P. and Low B.P. (2) High dielectric constant
(3) High M.P. and High B.P. (4) High polarity
70.Many ionic crystals dissolve in water because
(1) Water is an amphiprotic solvent
(1) Water is a high boiling liquid
(3) The process is accompanied by a positive heat of solution
(4) Water decreases the interionic attraction in the crystal lattice due to
salvation
71.The electronic structure of four elements A, B, C, D are
(A) 1s2 (B) 1s2,2s2,2p2 (C) 1s2,2s2,2p5 (D) 1s2,2s2,2p6
The tendency to form electrovalent bond is largest in
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
72.In the given bonds which one is most ionic
(1) Cs-Cl (2) Al-Cl (3) C-Cl (4) H-Cl
73.Sodium chloride easily dissolves in water. This is because
(1) It is a covalent compound (2) Salt reacts with water
(3) It is a white substance (4) Its ions are easily solvated
74.When NaCl is dissolved in water the sodium ion becomes
(1) Oxidized (2) Reduced (3) Hydrolysed (4) Hydrated
75.Solid NaCl is a bad conductor of electricity since
(1) In solid NaCl there are no ions
(2) Solid NaCl is covalent
(3) In solid NaCl there is no motion of ions
(4) In solid NaCl there are no electrons
76.Ionic bonds are usually formed by combination of elements with
(1) High ionisation potential and low electron affinity
(2) Low ionisation potential and high electron affinity
(3) High ionisation potential and high electron affinity
(4) Low ionisation potential and low electron affinity
77.Molten sodium chloride conducts electricity due to the presence of
(1) Free electrons (2) Free ions
(3) Free molecules (4) Atoms of sodium and chlorine
78.A number of ionic compounds e.g., AgCl, CaF2, BaSO4 are insoluble in water.
This is because
(1) Ionic compounds do not dissolve in water
(2) Water has a high dielectric constant
(3) Water is not a good ionizing solvent
(4) These molecules have exceptionally high alternative forces in the
lattice
79.What is the nature of chemical bonding between Cs and F
(1) Covalent (2) Ionic (3) Coordinate (4) Metallic
80.Which one of the following compounds is ionic
(1) KCl (2) CH4 (3) Diamond (4) H2
81.Which of the following compound has electrovalent linkage
(1) CH3Cl (2) NaCl (3) CH4 (4) Cl2
82. An ionic compound is generally a
(1) Good electrolyte (2) Weak electrolyte
(3) Non-electrolyte (4) Neutral
83.What metals combine with non-metals, the metal atom tends to
(1) Lose electrons (2) Gain electrons
(3) Remain electrically neutral (4) None of these
84.Among the bonds formed by a chlorine atom with atoms of hydrogen,
chlorine, sodium and carbon, the strongest bond is formed between
(1) HCl (2) Cl-Cl (3) Na-Cl (4) C-Cl
85.Out of the following, which compound will have electrovalent bonding
(1) Ammonia (2) Water
(3) Calcium chloride (4) Chloromethane
86.The force which holds atoms together in an electrovalent bond is
(1) Vander Waal's force (2) Dipole attraction force
(3) Electrostatic force of attraction (4) All the above
87.The main reaction during electrovalent bond formation is
(1) Redox reaction (2) Substitution reaction
(3) Addition reaction (4) Elimination reaction
88.Electrovalent compounds are
(1) Good conductor of electricity (2) Polar in nature
(3) Low M.P. and low B.P. (4) Easily available
89.Ionic compounds do not have
(1) Hard and brittle nature (2) High melting and boiling point
(3) Directional properties (4) Soluble in polar solvents
90.Which type of bonding exists in Li2O and CaF2 respectively
(1) Ionic, ionic (2) Ionic, covalent
(3) Covalent, ionic (4) Coordinate, ionic
91.An atom with atomic number 20 is most likely to combine chemically with
the atom whose atomic number is
(1) 11 (2) 14 (3) 16 (4) 10
92.Bond formed in crystal by anion and cation is
(1) Ionic (2) Metallic (3) Covalent (4) Dipole
93.Atoms or group of atoms which are electrically charged are known
(1) Anions (2) Cations (3) Ions (4) Atoms
94.The interionic attraction depends on interaction of
(1) Solute-Solute (2) Solvent-Solvent
(3) The charges (4) Molecular properties
95.Which of the following compounds is ionic
(1) KI (2) CH4 (3) Diamond (4) H2
96.The energy that opposes dissolution of a ionic bond is
(1) Hydration energy (2) Lattice energy
(3) Internal energy (4) Bond energy
97.Which of the following statements is not true for ionic compounds
(1) High melting point (2) Least lattice energy
(3) Least solubility in organic compounds (4) Soluble in water
98.Electrolytes are compound containing
(1) Electrovalent bond (2) Covalent bond
(3) Coordinate bond (4) Hydrogen bond
100. The electronic configuration of a metal 𝑀 is 1s2,2s2 2p6,3s2.The formula of
its oxides will be
(1) MO2 (2) MO (3) M2O3 (4) M3O2
101.The electronic structure of four elements a,b,c and d are :
a = 1s2, b = 1s2, 2s2 2p2, c = 1s2 2s2 2p2 ,d = 1s2 2s2 2p6
The tendency to form electrovalent bond is greatest in:
(1) a (2) b (3) c (4) d
102.Compound with maximum ionic character is formed from:
(1) Na and Cl (2) Cs and F (3) Cs and I (4) Na and F
103.Solid NaCl is a bad conductor of electricity because:
(1) In solid NaCl there are no ions
(2) Solid NaCl is covalent
(3) In solid NaCl there is no mobility of ions
(4) In solid NaCl there are no electrons

Polarization and Fazan’s Rule

104.Polarization is the distortion of the shape of an anion by an adjacently
placed cation. Which of the following statements is correct?
(1) Maximum polarization is brought about by a cation of high charge
(2) Minimum polarization is brought about by a cation of low radius
(3) A large cation is likely to bring about a large degree of polarization
(4) A small anion is likely to undergo a large degree of polarization
105. bond with maximum covalent character between non-metallic elements is
formed
(1) Between identical atoms
(2) Between chemically similar atoms
(3) between atoms of widely different electronegativities
(4) between atoms of the same size
106.Polarising power is estimated by

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107.Out of list I select the cation which has less polarizing power than Ca2+ and
from list II select the anion having more polarizability than S2–
List I : Mg2+, Sc3+, K+ List II: O2-, Cl-, P3-
(1) Mg2+, O2- (2) K+, P3- (3) Sc3+, P3- (4) Mg2+, Cl-
108.Which cationic species has more polarising power –
(1) Na+ (2) Mg+2 (3) Al+3 (4) all
109.According to Fajan’s rule covalent bond is favoured by –
(1) Large cation and small anion (2) Large cation and large anion
(3) Small cation and large anion (4) Small cation and small anion
110.Which option is correct for the following order
LiCl < NaCl <KCl<RbCl<CsCl
(1) Ionic character (2) Melting point order
(3) Solubility in water (4) Polarising power of their cations
111.Choose incorrect option:
(1) More distortion of anion, more will be polarisation then covalent character
increases.
(2) CsF is 100% ionic compound.
(3) Charge on cation α polarisation. (4) Size of anion α polarisation
112.Among LiCl, BeCl2, BCl3 and CCl4, the covalent bond characteristics follow
the order
(1) LiCl > BeCl2> BCl3> CCl4 (2) LiCl < BeCl2< BCl3< CCl4
(3) LiCl > BeCl2> BCl3> CCl4 (4) LiCl > BeCl2< BCl3> CCl4
113.Which among the following has maximum covalent character:
(1) NaCl (2) MgCl2 (3) AlCl3 (4) CaCl2
114.Among LiCl, BeCl2, NaCl, CsCl, the compounds with the greatest and the
least ionic character respectively are
(1) LiCl and CsCl (2) NaCl and LiCl
(3) CsCl and NaCl (4) CsCl and BeCl2
115.The correct order of increasing covalent character is:
(1) LiCl, NaCl, BeCl2 (2) BeCl2, NaCl, LiCl
(3) NaCl, LiCl, BeCl2 (4) BeCl2, LiCl, NaCl
116.Choose the compounds of maximum and minimum ionic character from
LiCl, RbCl, BeCl2 and MgCl2:
(1) LiCl and RbCl (2) RbCl and BeCl2
(3) RbCl and MgCl2 (4) MgCl2 and BeCl2
117.Higher polarisation in case of AgCl compared to KCl is due to
(1) larger size of cation (2) smaller size of cation
(3) inert gas configuration of cation
(4) Pseudo inert gas configuration of cation.
118.Which of the following is most covalent.
(1) CuCl (2) NaCl (3) AgCl (4) AuCl
119.Out of the following which one has the highest values of covalent
character?
(1) ZnCl2 (2) CdCl2 (3) HgCl2 (4) CuCl
120.Which of the following has highest covalent character.
(1) CaCl2 (2) ZnCl2 (3) KCl (4) CuCl
121.Polarisation may be called as the distortion of the shape of an anion by an
adjacently placed cation. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(1) Lesser polarization is brought about by a cation of low radius
(2) A large cation is likely to bring about a large degree of polarization
(3) Larger polarisation is brought about by a cation of high charge
(4) A small anion is likely to undergo a large degree of polarisation
122.Out of following which one has maximum ionic character -
(1) NaCl (2) KCl (3) CaCl2 (4) MgCl2
123.Favourable conditions for electrovalence are
(1) Low charge on ions, large cation, small anion
(2) High charge on ions, small cation, large anion
(3) High charge on ions, large cation, small anion
(4) Low charge on ions, small cation, large anion
124.Which one is most ionic in the following compounds
(1) AgCl (2) KCl (3) BaCl2 (4) CaCl2
125.Which of the following does not conduct electricity in the fused state
(1) BeCl2 (2) MgCl2 (3) SrCl2 (4) BaCl2
126.If the electron pair forming a bond between two atoms A and B is not in the
centre, then the bond is
(1) Single bond (2) Polar bond (3) Non-polar bond (4) π-bond
127.Polarization is the distortion of the shape of an anion by an adjacently
placed cation. Which of the following statements is correct?
(1) Maximum polarization is brought about by a cation of high charge
(2) Minimum polarization is brought about by a cation of low radius
(3) A large cation is likely to bring about a large degree of polarization
(4) A small anion is likely to undergo a large degree of polarization
128.The bonds between P atoms and Cl atoms in PCl5 are likely to be
(1) Ionic with no covalent character
(2) Covalent with some ionic character
(3) Covalent with no ionic character
(4) Ionic with some metallic character
129.Two electrons of one atom A and two electrons of another atom B are
utilized to form a compound AB. This is an example of
(1) Polar covalent bond (2) non-polar covalent bond
(3) Polar bond (4) Dative bond
130.Which of the following has a high polarising power
(1) Mg+2 (2) Al+3 (3) Na+ (4) Ca+2
131.Maximum covalent character is associated with the compound
(1) NaI (2) MgI2 (3) AlCl3 (4) AlI3
132.Polarisibility of halide ions increases in the order
(1) F-, Cl-, Br-, I- (2) Cl-, F-, Br-, I-
(3) I-, Br-, Cl-, F- (4) I-, Br-, F-, Cl-
133.According to Fajan’s rule, covalent bond is favoured by
(1) Large cation and small anion (2) Large cation and large anion
(3) Small cation and large anion (4) Small cation and small anion
134.Choose the correct statement
(1) Amino polarisation is more pronounced by highly charged cation
(2) Small cation has minimum capacity to polarise an anion.
(3) Small anion has maximum polarizability
(4) None of these
135.Amongst LiCl, RbCl, BeCl2 and MgCl2 the compounds with the greatest and
the least ionic character, respectively, are
(1) LiCl and RbCl (2) RbCl and BeCl2
(3) RbCl and MgCl2 (4) MgCl2 and BeCl2
136.Compound with maximum ionic character is formed from:
(1) Na and Cl (2) Cs and F (3) Cs and I (4) Na and F
137.Which compound is highest covalent
(1) LiCl (2) LiF (3) LiBr (4) LiI
138.Which among the following elements has the tendency to form covalent
compounds
(1) Ba (2) Be (3) Mg (4) Ca
139.A bond with maximum covalent character between non-metallic elements is
formed
(1) Between identical atoms
(2) Between chemically similar atoms
(3) Between atoms of widely different electronegativities
(4) Between atoms of the same size
140.The correct sequence of increasing covalent character is represented by
(1) LiCl < NaCl < BeCl2 (2) BeCl2 < NaCl < LiCl
(3) NaCl < LiCl < BeCl2 (4) BeCl2 < LiCl < NaCl
141.Highest covalent character is found in
(1) CaF2 (2) CaCl2 (3) CaBr2 (4) Cal2
142.The following salt shows maximum covalent character
(1) ACl3 (2) MgCl2 (3) CsCl (4) LaCl3
143.Which of the following has covalent bond
(1) Na2S (2) AlCl3 (3) NaH (4) MgCl2
144.Which of the following compound has maximum covalent character
(1) PbI2 (2) AgI (3) HgI2 (4) CsI

Answer Key
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(1) (1) (4) (1) (2) (1) (3) (1) (4) (1)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
(4) (1) (3) (4) (1) (3) (3) (2) (1) (2)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
(2) (3) (1) (4) (2) (3) (3) (1) (3) (1)
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
(3) (3) (1) (1) (2) (4) (2) (1) (4) (4)
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
(1) (2) (1) (2) (2) (4) (3) (4) (3) (1)
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
(2) (1) (1) (4) (1) (3) (4) (4) (2) (2)
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
(3) (2) (2) (3) (3) (3) (1) (3) (1) (4)
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
(3) (1) (4) (4) (3) (2) (2) (4) (2) (1)
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
(2) (1) (1) (3) (3) (3) (1) (2) (3) (1)
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
(3) (1) (3) (3) (1) (2) (2) (1) (2) (2)
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
(3) (2) (2) (1) (1) (3) (2) (3) (3) (1)
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
(2) (2) (3) (4) (3) (2) (4) (4) (3) (2)
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
(3) (2) (2) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2)
131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
(4) (1) (3) (1) (2) (2) (4) (2) (1) (3)
141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
(4) (1) (2) (3)