Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Kossel-Lewis approach to chemical bond formation; ionic bond — lattice enthalpy; covalent bond — Lewis structures; polar covalent bond; valence bond theory; hybridisation involving s, p and d orbitals; resonance; molecular orbital theory of homonuclear diatomic molecules; hydrogen bonding; VSEPR theory.
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Which of the following molecules has a linear shape according to VSEPR theory?
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The bond order of O2+ ion according to molecular orbital theory is:
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The hybridisation of the central atom in XeF4 is:
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Which of the following has the highest lattice enthalpy?
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Among the molecules SF₄, XeF₄, BF₃, and NH₃, the total number of species having sp³d hybridization of the central atom is: