Molecular Orbital Theory
Molecular Orbital Theory: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Molecular Orbital Theory, Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals, Salient features of Molecular Orbital Theory, Energy of Atomic Orbitals and, Energy Level Diagram of Molecular Orbitals
Important Questions on Molecular Orbital Theory
The following pairs of compounds can be distinguished by which of the following tests:
(i) Ethylamine and aniline
(ii) Aniline and N-methylaniline

The number and type of bonds between two carbon atoms in calcium carbide are

Which of the following species has four lone pairs of electrons?

The bond order in is 2.5 while that in Which statement is true for these two species:

The shape of an atomic orbital is determined by the type of the atomic orbital (s, p, d or f), while the shape of a molecular orbital is determined by the shapes of atomic orbitals that make the molecule.

Assertion. Molecular nitrogen is less reactive than molecular oxygen.
Reason. The bond length of is shorter than that of oxygen

Assertion : molecule is more stable than molecule.
Reason : The anti bonding electron in the molecule destabilises it.

Atomic number of and are and respectively. Which of the following inner orbital octahedral complexes are paramagnetic?

In the molecular orbital diagram for the molecular ion , the number of electrons in the molecular orbital is

Stability of the species increases in the order of

After understanding the assertion and reason, choose the correct option.
Assertion: In the bonding molecular orbital (MO) of electron density is increased between the nuclei.
Reason: The bonding MO is , which shows destructive interference of the combining electron waves.

What will be the bond order of the species with electronic configuration ?(one/two/three)

If an extra electron is added to the hypothetical molecule this extra electron will occupy the molecular orbital:-

The diamagnetic species among the following is

Among the following, the species with identical bond order are

Which among the following species is paramagnetic in nature?

Which of the following order of energies of molecular orbitals is correct for ?

The correct bond order in the following species is

Which of the following combination of atomic orbitals result into non-bonding?

Choose the incorrect order:
