Covalent Bonding

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Covalent Bonding: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Differences between Ionic and Covalent Bond, Conditions for Covalent Bond Formation, Covalency & Condition of Coordinate Bond etc.

Important Questions on Covalent Bonding

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What is covalency?

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Which among the following is least covalent in nature?

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The Xenon difluoride can act as _____.

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Bonding in this molecule can be understood to involve coordinate bonding.

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The valency of iron in Fe2O3 is

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The formula of compound represents

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Oxygen, nitrogen and platinum are respectively

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There should be less than four electrons for atoms to form covalent bonds.

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Which of the following reaction is not possible?

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Which of the following mixtures has predominantly "Keesom forces" between the molecules?

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Boiling point is highest for :-

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XCl2 is the chloride of a metal X. State the formula of the sulphate and the hydroxide of the metal X.

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Type 1: Subjective Numerical

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Assertion. The atoms in a covalent molecule are said to share electrons, yet some covalent molecules are polar.

Reason. In a polar covalent molecule, the shared electrons spend more time than average near one of the atoms

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Assertion. When two hydrogen atoms approach each other to form a covalent bond, nearly 435.8 kJ mol-1 of energy is released.

Reason. When two atoms approach each other to form a covalent bond between them, potential energy of the system continuously decreases.

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Correct fact about number of electrons in the electronic structure of Acetic acid is:

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What happens during a coordinate bond formation?

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What types of bonds and their number of are present in NH4+?

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This question contains two statements. This is Assertion-Reason type question.  Statement - 1 (Assertion) and Statement - 2 (Reason). This question also has four alternative choices, only one of which is the correct answer. You have to select the correct choice.

Statement - 1: Thermally diamond is more stable than graphite.

Statement - 2: In diamond, the type of unit cell present is zinc blende.

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Among the following, select the correct statement(s) about covalent compounds.