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Mention some examples of stable compounds with an incomplete octet.

Important Questions on Chemical Bonding

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The number of molecules or ions from the following, which do not have odd number of electrons are _____ .
(A) NO2
(B) ICl4-
(C) BrF3
(D) ClO2
(E) NO2+
(F) NO
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Which of the following pair of molecules contain odd electron molecule and an expanded octet molecule?
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The formal charges of atoms 1,2 and 3 in the ion O1=N2=O3+ is
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The oxide which contains an odd electron at the nitrogen atom is
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Which of the following species is a radical?
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The formal charge on central oxygen atom in ozone is
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The set of molecules in which the central atom is not obeying the octet rule is
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PCl5 is well known but NCl5 is not.Because,
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In the given electron dot structure, the formal charge on each nitrogen atom (respectively) from left to right is _______

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Which of the following molecule does not obey octet rule?
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In ozone molecule, the formal charge on the central oxygen atom is
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Which of the following, the molecular species has unpaired electron(s) ?
 
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Calculate formal charge on all central atoms of HNO3, NO2 and H2SO4.
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In PO43-, the formal charge on each oxygen atom and the P-O bond order respectively are
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Which one is electron deficient compound?
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Both 'H' and 'F' are monovalent in covalent bonding, phosphorus forms PF5 but no PH5 exists. It is because  X H - X P  negligible?
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Explain why SF4 and SF6 exist while OF4 is non-existent, although both 'S' and 'O' belong to the same group of the periodic table, VI A.
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Which of the following is correct?
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The number of electrons in the valence shell of sulphur in SF6 is
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Which of these molecules do not obey the octet rule in any of the important Lewis structures needed, to describe the bonding in the molecule?
(I)  N ¯ O 2
(II)  As ¯ Cl 3
(III)   S ¯ F 4
(IV)  Cl ¯ O 3 -
(V) C2H4