Octet Rule and its Limitations

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Octet Rule and its Limitations: Overview

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

Important Questions on Octet Rule and its Limitations

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The formal charges of atoms 1,2 and 3 in the ion O1=N2=O3+ is

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The set of molecules in which the central atom is not obeying the octet rule is

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

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Which of the following is not an application of formal charge?

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Lewis symbols are used to depict _____ in simple molecules.

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The number of dots around the symbol represents the number of _____ electrons.

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In OF2 molecule, the number of bond pairs and lone pairs of electrons are:

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Which of the following is a Super octet molecule?

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Metals lose electrons during ionization. This change is called

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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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Assertion. SF6 is not a stable molecule.

Reason. A stable molecule must have 8 electrons around the central atom, i.e., octet rule should be satisfied.