Kossel-Lewis Approach to Chemical Bonding

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Kossel-Lewis Approach to Chemical Bonding: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Atom, Chemical Bonds, Lewis Structure for Simple Molecules & Electron Deficient Species etc.

Important Questions on Kossel-Lewis Approach to Chemical Bonding

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What are the formal charges on P and O in the Lewis (electron dot) structure of the phosphate oxyanion represented in the figure?

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Electron deficient species among the following is:

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Which of the following oxides is an odd-electron molecule.

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Which of the following noble gas compound has sp3d hybridisation?

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If an element is represented by its Lewis symbols as  Question Image , then A may be

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What will be the probable chemical formula if the valence shell of element A contain three electrons, while the valence shell of element B contain six electrons are combined?

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In OF2 molecule, the number of bond pairs and lone pairs of electrons are 2 and 8.

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In the Lewis structure, the formal charge on the central atom of SnCl3- is

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Maximum number of lone pairs is present in Lewis dot structure of which compound?

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What are the formal charges on oxygen atoms in the following Lewis structure of HNO3?

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Calculate the formal charges on each atom in the following Lewis structure of O3 molecule. 
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In PO43- ion formal charge on the oxygen atom of P-O bond is

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Which of the following is a hypovalent species?

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The formal charge on the O-atoms in the ion [:O¨=N=O¨:]+ is

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The average charge of the O- atom in the O2- ion will be :-

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In which of the following molecule central atom is having complete octet?

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Which of following is not an exception to octet rule?

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In Lewis structure of ozone O3, formal charges on all three oxygen atoms can be ?

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Number of molecules in which lone pair or odd electron of central atom present in directional orbital

NH3, PH3, NO2, ClO3, H2O, C˙F3, C˙H3