Consider the following compounds:
\(LiCl, BeF_2, BCl_3, IF_7, CH_4, SF_6, PCl_5\)
How many of these compounds have an expanded octet around the central atom?

1.  2

2.  4

3.  2

4.  3

Which of the following atomic orbitals will show zero overlaps? (consider x-axis as the molecular axis)

1.  $P_x, P_x$

2.  $P_y, P_y$

3.  $P_y, P_z$

4.  $P_x, s$

The lattice energies of NaCl, NaF, KCl, and RbCl follow the order:

1.  KCl < RbCl < NaCl < NaF

2.  NaF < NaCl < KCl < RbCl

3.  RbCl < KCl < NaCl < NaF

4.  NaCl < RbCl < NaF < KCl

Which of the following molecules has the maximum covalent character?

1. NaH

2. ${\mathrm{Na}}_2\mathrm{S}$

3. ${\mathrm{CaCl}}_2$

4. ${\mathrm{SnCl}}_4$

Identify the species in which the central atom exhibits \(sp^2\) hybridization:

1.  ${\mathrm{PH}}_3$

2.  ${\mathrm{NH}}_3$

3.  ${{\mathrm{CH}}_3}^{+}$

4.  ${\mathrm{SbH}}_3$

Which of the following contain a maximum number of electrons in the antibonding molecular orbitals?

1.  ${O_2}^{2-}$

2.  $O_2$

3.  ${O_2}^{1-}$

4.  ${O_2}^{+}$

The bond order for a species with the configuration $\sigma 1s^2 \sigma *1s^2 \sigma 2s^2 \sigma *2s^2 \sigma {{\rho }^1}_x$ will be

1.  1

2.  $\frac{1}{2}$

3.  Zero

4.  3/2

Which molecule is least likely to form hydrogen bonds? 

Which of the following compounds has zero dipole moment?

1.  ${\mathrm{NH}}_3$

2.  ${\mathrm{NF}}_3$

3.  ${\mathrm{BF}}_3$

4.  ${\mathrm{CHCl}}_3$

The bond order of ${\mathrm{NO}}^{+}$ ion is

1.  1

2.  2

3.  2.5

4.  3