Covalent Bonding

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Covalent Bonding: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Conditions for Covalent Bond Formation, Covalent Bond, Characteristics of Covalent Compounds, Single Covalent Bond, Double Covalent Bond, Triple Covalent Bond & Coordinate Bond etc.

Important Questions on Covalent Bonding

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Which among the following is least covalent in nature?

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The different types of bonds present in CuSO4·5H2O are

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

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

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The formation of a chemical bond is accompanied with decrease in:

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Total number of electron pairs shared by nitrogen atoms in the N2 molecule is?

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Select which type of overlapping is responsible for π-character in SiN bond of H3SiNCO

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During a coordinate bond formation,

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In a covalent bond formation:

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How many and what types of bonds are present in NH4+?

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This is Assertion-Reason type question. This question contains two statements. 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.

Assertion: Diamond is thermally more stable than graphite.

Reason: In diamond unit cell is like of zinc blende.

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Number of electrons in -CONH2 is

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Which of the following does not have coordinate bond?

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Which of the following molecule/ion has all the three types of bonds, electrovalent, covalent and coordinate?

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In the N2 molecule, the number of electron pairs shared by the nitrogen atoms is

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The bond that exists between NH3 and BF3 is called

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Which of the following, statements is correct for carbon monoxide?

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Which of the following , statements is correct for carbon monoxide ?