According to molecular orbital theory, the total number of bonding electron pairs in O2 is
2
3
5
4
In which one of the following pairs the two species have identical shape, but differ in hybridisation?
I, BeCl2
NH3, BF3
XeF2, I
NH, SF4
What are the shapes of ethyne and methane?
Square planar and linear
Tetrahedral and trigonal planar
Linear and tetrahedral
Trigonal planar and linear
Which of the following compounds has zero dipole moment?
1, 4-dichlorobenzene
1, 2-dichlorobenzene
1, 3-dichlorobenzene
1-chloro-2-methyl benzene
The number of electrons is the valence shell of the central atom of a molecules is 8. The molecule is
BCl3
BeH2
SCl2
SF6
In which of the following molecules, all bond lengths are not equal?
SF6
PCl5
BCl3
CCl4
B.
PCl5
In PCl5 phosphorus shows sp3d hybridisation. It forms 5 equivalent sp3d orbitals. The structure of PCl5 is trigonal bipyramidal in which three chlorine atoms are at the corners of triangle while two chlorine atoms are at axial position.
Bond length of axial bond is greater than the length of equatorial bond to minimise the bond pair-bond pair repulsion between axial and equatorial bonds.