Molecular Orbital Theory

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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

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The following pairs of compounds can be distinguished by which of the following tests:

 (i) Ethylamine and aniline

(ii) Aniline and N-methylaniline

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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The bond order in   NO is 2.5 while that in   NO +  is 3. Which statement is true for these two species:

 

 

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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.

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Assertion. Molecular nitrogen is less reactive than molecular oxygen.

Reason. The bond length of N2 is shorter than that of oxygen

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Assertion : H2 molecule is more stable than HeH molecule.

Reason : The anti bonding electron in the molecule destabilises it.

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Atomic number of Cr, Fe and Co are 24, 26 and 27 respectively. Which of the following inner orbital octahedral complexes are paramagnetic?

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In the molecular orbital diagram for the molecular ion N2+ , the number of electrons in the σ2p molecular orbital is

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Stability of the species  Li 2 , Li 2 - and Li 2 +  increases in the order of

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After understanding the assertion and reason, choose the correct option.

Assertion: In the bonding molecular orbital (MO) of H 2 , electron density is increased between the nuclei.
Reason: The bonding MO is ψA+ψB , which shows destructive interference of the combining electron waves.

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What will be the bond order of the species with electronic configuration  1s2 2s2 2p5?(one/two/three)

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If an extra electron is added to the hypothetical molecule C2, this extra electron will occupy the molecular orbital:-

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The diamagnetic species among the following is 

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Among the following, the species with identical bond order are

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Which among the following species is paramagnetic in nature?

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Which of the following order of energies of molecular orbitals is correct for N2?

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The correct bond order in the following species is

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