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Write any six characteristics of ionic compounds.

Important Questions on Chemical Bonding

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Give a reason for the following:

Ionic compounds have a high melting point.

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Ionic compounds in a solid-state do not conduct electricity, whereas molten states are good conductors of electricity. Give reason.
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Which of the following compounds contain(s) no covalent bond(s)?

KCl, PH3, O2, B2H6, H2SO4
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For the molecules LiF,N2, K2O and ClF3, what is the correct arrangement of bonds in order of increasing ionic character?

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Among the following compounds, the one with the highest lactice energy is
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What should be the correct order of lattice energy values of the following alkali halides?

LiCl,KI,KCland NaCl

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The formation of the oxide ion, O2-(g) , from oxygen atom requires first an exothermic and then an endothermic step as shown in below:

Og+e-O-g   ;  ΔfH=-141 kJ mol-1

O-g+e-O2- g ;  ΔfH=+780 kJ mol-1

Thus process of formation of O2- in gas phase is unfavourable though O2- is isoelectronic with neon. It is due to the fact that,
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Draw a geometric diagram for the formation of MgCl2 from magnesium and chlorine by transfer of electrons.
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The lattice energies of NaCl, NaF, KCl and RbCl follow the order
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Assuming AB is an ionic compound and rc, ra are the ionic radii of A+and B-respectively. The lattice energy of the compound AB is proportional to:

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Match the following species with the correct number of electrons present in them:

Species Number of Electrons
 (iBe2+ (a) 0
 (iiH+ (b) 10
 (iiiNa+ (c) 2
 (ivMg+ (d) 11
  (e) 4

 

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Find out the correct order of ionic character in the following molecules

i  SO2     ii  K2O     iii  N2    iv  LiF

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A pair of molecules with see-saw shape and linear shape, respectively, is
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Which of the following is most soluble in water?
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The metal ion with total number of electrons same as S2- is
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Which of the following compound formed by ionic bond?
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The electronic configuration of element X is 2, 8, 8, 1 and the electronic configuration of element Y is 2, 8, 7. Then the type of bond formed between these two elements is

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The following table represents the elements and the atomic number. With reference to this, answer the following using only the alphabets given in the table.

Element Atomic number
P 13
Q 7
R 10

Name the element which forms an ionic compound with chlorine.

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Which of the following contains both covalent and ionic bonds?
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Two elements A and B have electronegativities 1.2 and 3.0 respectively. The nature of bond between A and B would be