Bonding MCQs

  1. Which type of bond involves transfer of electrons?
    A) Covalent
    B) Ionic
    C) Metallic
    D) Hydrogen
    Answer: B) Ionic
  2. Which bond involves sharing of electrons?
    A) Ionic
    B) Covalent
    C) Metallic
    D) Hydrogen
    Answer: B) Covalent
  3. Which element is most likely to form a covalent bond?
    A) Sodium
    B) Chlorine
    C) Oxygen
    D) Calcium
    Answer: C) Oxygen
  4. Ionic bonds are usually formed between:
    A) Two metals
    B) Two non-metals
    C) Metal and non-metal
    D) Noble gases
    Answer: C) Metal and non-metal
  5. Which compound is ionic?
    A) CO₂
    B) H₂O
    C) NaCl
    D) CH₄
    Answer: C) NaCl
  6. Covalent bonds are strongest between atoms with:
    A) High electronegativity difference
    B) Similar electronegativity
    C) Low atomic number
    D) High atomic mass
    Answer: B) Similar electronegativity
  7. Which bond is present in H₂ molecule?
    A) Ionic
    B) Polar covalent
    C) Non-polar covalent
    D) Metallic
    Answer: C) Non-polar covalent
  8. Which force holds metal atoms together?
    A) Covalent bond
    B) Ionic bond
    C) Metallic bond
    D) Hydrogen bond
    Answer: C) Metallic bond
  9. Hydrogen bonding occurs in:
    A) CH₄
    B) NH₃
    C) CO₂
    D) NaCl
    Answer: B) NH₃
  10. Which compound has polar covalent bonds?
    A) O₂
    B) H₂
    C) HCl
    D) N₂
    Answer: C) HCl
  11. Which element tends to lose electrons?
    A) Oxygen
    B) Nitrogen
    C) Sodium
    D) Chlorine
    Answer: C) Sodium
  12. Which element tends to gain electrons?
    A) Sodium
    B) Magnesium
    C) Chlorine
    D) Aluminum
    Answer: C) Chlorine
  13. A bond formed by donation of lone pair is called:
    A) Ionic
    B) Covalent
    C) Coordinate
    D) Metallic
    Answer: C) Coordinate
  14. Example of coordinate bond:
    A) NH₃
    B) NH₄⁺
    C) CH₄
    D) CO₂
    Answer: B) NH₄⁺
  15. Which has highest bond energy?
    A) Single bond
    B) Double bond
    C) Triple bond
    D) Ionic bond
    Answer: C) Triple bond
  16. Bond length decreases with:
    A) Increase in bond order
    B) Decrease in bond order
    C) Increase in atomic size
    D) Increase in temperature
    Answer: A) Increase in bond order
  17. Sigma bond is formed by:
    A) Sideways overlap
    B) End-to-end overlap
    C) Ionic attraction
    D) Hydrogen bonding
    Answer: B) End-to-end overlap
  18. Pi bond is formed by:
    A) Head-on overlap
    B) Sidewise overlap
    C) Electron transfer
    D) Nuclear fusion
    Answer: B) Sidewise overlap
  19. Which bond is weaker?
    A) Sigma
    B) Pi
    C) Ionic
    D) Metallic
    Answer: B) Pi
  20. Number of sigma bonds in ethane (C₂H₆):
    A) 5
    B) 6
    C) 7
    D) 8
    Answer: C) 7
  21. Hybridization in methane:
    A) sp
    B) sp²
    C) sp³
    D) sp³d
    Answer: C) sp³
  22. Shape of methane:
    A) Linear
    B) Trigonal planar
    C) Tetrahedral
    D) Bent
    Answer: C) Tetrahedral
  23. Hybridization in ethene:
    A) sp
    B) sp²
    C) sp³
    D) sp³d
    Answer: B) sp²
  24. Shape of ethene molecule:
    A) Linear
    B) Trigonal planar
    C) Tetrahedral
    D) Octahedral
    Answer: B) Trigonal planar
  25. Hybridization in acetylene:
    A) sp
    B) sp²
    C) sp³
    D) sp³d
    Answer: A) sp
  26. Shape of acetylene:
    A) Linear
    B) Bent
    C) Tetrahedral
    D) Trigonal
    Answer: A) Linear
  27. Bond angle in methane:
    A) 90°
    B) 104.5°
    C) 109.5°
    D) 120°
    Answer: C) 109.5°
  28. Bond angle in water:
    A) 180°
    B) 120°
    C) 104.5°
    D) 90°
    Answer: C) 104.5°
  29. Lone pair repulsion is:
    A) Weakest
    B) Stronger than bond pair
    C) Equal to bond pair
    D) Negligible
    Answer: B) Stronger than bond pair
  30. VSEPR theory predicts:
    A) Bond strength
    B) Molecular shape
    C) Atomic mass
    D) Reaction rate
    Answer: B) Molecular shape
  31. Which molecule is linear?
    A) CO₂
    B) H₂O
    C) NH₃
    D) CH₄
    Answer: A) CO₂
  32. Which molecule is bent?
    A) CO₂
    B) CH₄
    C) H₂O
    D) BF₃
    Answer: C) H₂O
  33. Which molecule is trigonal pyramidal?
    A) NH₃
    B) CO₂
    C) CH₄
    D) BF₃
    Answer: A) NH₃
  34. Which molecule has zero dipole moment?
    A) NH₃
    B) H₂O
    C) CO₂
    D) HCl
    Answer: C) CO₂
  35. Dipole moment depends on:
    A) Mass
    B) Charge and distance
    C) Temperature
    D) Pressure
    Answer: B) Charge and distance
  36. Which bond is most polar?
    A) H-H
    B) C-H
    C) H-Cl
    D) C-C
    Answer: C) H-Cl
  37. Electronegativity increases across period:
    A) Left to right
    B) Right to left
    C) Top to bottom
    D) Bottom to top
    Answer: A) Left to right
  38. Electronegativity decreases down group:
    A) True
    B) False
    C) Constant
    D) Random
    Answer: A) True
  39. Which has highest electronegativity?
    A) Oxygen
    B) Nitrogen
    C) Fluorine
    D) Chlorine
    Answer: C) Fluorine
  40. Which bond is purely covalent?
    A) NaCl
    B) H₂
    C) HCl
    D) NH₃
    Answer: B) H₂
  41. Which compound shows hydrogen bonding?
    A) CH₄
    B) HF
    C) CO₂
    D) NaCl
    Answer: B) HF
  42. Which intermolecular force is strongest?
    A) London forces
    B) Dipole-dipole
    C) Hydrogen bonding
    D) Van der Waals
    Answer: C) Hydrogen bonding
  43. Which compound has metallic bonding?
    A) NaCl
    B) Fe
    C) H₂O
    D) CO₂
    Answer: B) Fe
  44. Metals are good conductors due to:
    A) Fixed electrons
    B) Free electrons
    C) Strong bonds
    D) Low density
    Answer: B) Free electrons
  45. Which bond has highest melting point?
    A) Covalent
    B) Ionic
    C) Metallic
    D) Hydrogen
    Answer: B) Ionic
  46. Covalent compounds are usually:
    A) High melting
    B) Low melting
    C) Conductors
    D) Ionic
    Answer: B) Low melting
  47. Which compound is non-polar?
    A) NH₃
    B) H₂O
    C) CO₂
    D) HCl
    Answer: C) CO₂
  48. Which type of bond is in diamond?
    A) Ionic
    B) Metallic
    C) Covalent
    D) Hydrogen
    Answer: C) Covalent
  49. Graphite conducts electricity due to:
    A) Ionic bonding
    B) Free electrons
    C) Hydrogen bonds
    D) Weak forces
    Answer: B) Free electrons
  50. Which molecule has resonance?
    A) CH₄
    B) NH₃
    C) CO₂
    D) O₃
    Answer: D) O₃
    ✅ Done: MCQs 1–50

  1. Which type of bonding exists in Na₂O?
    A) Covalent
    B) Ionic
    C) Metallic
    D) Hydrogen
    Answer: B) Ionic
  2. Which compound has only single covalent bonds?
    A) C₂H₄
    B) C₂H₂
    C) CH₄
    D) CO₂
    Answer: C) CH₄
  3. Bond order of O₂ molecule is:
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 0
    Answer: B) 2
  4. Bond order of N₂ molecule is:
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 4
    Answer: C) 3
  5. Which molecule has highest bond dissociation energy?
    A) O₂
    B) N₂
    C) F₂
    D) Cl₂
    Answer: B) N₂
  6. Which bond is longest?
    A) Triple bond
    B) Double bond
    C) Single bond
    D) All equal
    Answer: C) Single bond
  7. Which has shortest bond length?
    A) Single bond
    B) Double bond
    C) Triple bond
    D) Ionic bond
    Answer: C) Triple bond
  8. Which compound shows partial ionic character?
    A) H₂
    B) HCl
    C) CH₄
    D) O₂
    Answer: B) HCl
  9. Which type of overlap forms sigma bond?
    A) Lateral
    B) Axial
    C) Diagonal
    D) Circular
    Answer: B) Axial
  10. Which orbital overlap forms pi bond?
    A) s-s
    B) s-p
    C) p-p sideways
    D) s-d
    Answer: C) p-p sideways
  11. Which molecule is non-linear?
    A) CO₂
    B) H₂O
    C) BeCl₂
    D) NO₂⁺
    Answer: B) H₂O
  12. Which molecule has sp³d hybridization?
    A) CH₄
    B) NH₃
    C) PCl₅
    D) CO₂
    Answer: C) PCl₅
  13. Shape of PCl₅ is:
    A) Tetrahedral
    B) Trigonal bipyramidal
    C) Octahedral
    D) Linear
    Answer: B) Trigonal bipyramidal
  14. Which molecule has sp³d² hybridization?
    A) SF₆
    B) NH₃
    C) CO₂
    D) BF₃
    Answer: A) SF₆
  15. Shape of SF₆ is:
    A) Tetrahedral
    B) Octahedral
    C) Trigonal planar
    D) Linear
    Answer: B) Octahedral
  16. Which molecule has lone pairs on central atom?
    A) CO₂
    B) BF₃
    C) NH₃
    D) CH₄
    Answer: C) NH₃
  17. Which molecule is planar?
    A) CH₄
    B) NH₃
    C) BF₃
    D) H₂O
    Answer: C) BF₃
  18. Which theory explains hybridization?
    A) MOT
    B) VBT
    C) VSEPR
    D) Kinetic theory
    Answer: B) VBT
  19. Which theory explains magnetic properties?
    A) VBT
    B) VSEPR
    C) MOT
    D) Orbital theory
    Answer: C) MOT
  20. Oxygen molecule is:
    A) Diamagnetic
    B) Paramagnetic
    C) Non-magnetic
    D) Ferromagnetic
    Answer: B) Paramagnetic
  21. Which molecule is diamagnetic?
    A) O₂
    B) NO
    C) N₂
    D) O₂⁻
    Answer: C) N₂
  22. Bond order of O₂⁻ is:
    A) 1.5
    B) 2
    C) 2.5
    D) 3
    Answer: A) 1.5
  23. Bond order of O₂²⁻ is:
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3
    D) 0
    Answer: A) 1
  24. Which molecule has resonance?
    A) NH₃
    B) CO₂
    C) SO₂
    D) CH₄
    Answer: C) SO₂
  25. Which structure contributes to resonance?
    A) Single structure
    B) Multiple structures
    C) Only ionic
    D) Only covalent
    Answer: B) Multiple structures
  26. Which is an example of polar molecule?
    A) CO₂
    B) CH₄
    C) NH₃
    D) BF₃
    Answer: C) NH₃
  27. Which factor affects bond polarity?
    A) Atomic mass
    B) Electronegativity difference
    C) Temperature
    D) Pressure
    Answer: B) Electronegativity difference
  28. Which bond has maximum ionic character?
    A) H-F
    B) Na-Cl
    C) C-H
    D) O-H
    Answer: B) Na-Cl
  29. Which element forms strongest hydrogen bonds?
    A) Carbon
    B) Fluorine
    C) Sulfur
    D) Phosphorus
    Answer: B) Fluorine
  30. Hydrogen bonding increases:
    A) Boiling point
    B) Conductivity
    C) Density
    D) Pressure
    Answer: A) Boiling point
  31. Which compound has intermolecular hydrogen bonding?
    A) Alcohol
    B) Ether
    C) Alkane
    D) Alkene
    Answer: A) Alcohol
  32. Which intermolecular force is weakest?
    A) Hydrogen bond
    B) Dipole-dipole
    C) London dispersion
    D) Ionic
    Answer: C) London dispersion
  33. Which property is affected by intermolecular forces?
    A) Melting point
    B) Atomic number
    C) Proton number
    D) Electron configuration
    Answer: A) Melting point
  34. Which type of bonding exists in alloys?
    A) Ionic
    B) Covalent
    C) Metallic
    D) Hydrogen
    Answer: C) Metallic
  35. Sea of electrons model explains:
    A) Ionic bonding
    B) Metallic bonding
    C) Covalent bonding
    D) Hydrogen bonding
    Answer: B) Metallic bonding
  36. Which property is due to metallic bonding?
    A) Brittleness
    B) Conductivity
    C) Low density
    D) Non-reactivity
    Answer: B) Conductivity
  37. Which bond is directional?
    A) Ionic
    B) Covalent
    C) Metallic
    D) Hydrogen
    Answer: B) Covalent
  38. Which bond is non-directional?
    A) Covalent
    B) Ionic
    C) Coordinate
    D) Polar
    Answer: B) Ionic
  39. Which compound has network covalent bonding?
    A) CO₂
    B) Diamond
    C) NaCl
    D) NH₃
    Answer: B) Diamond
  40. Which allotrope conducts electricity?
    A) Diamond
    B) Graphite
    C) Fullerene
    D) Carbon black
    Answer: B) Graphite
  41. Which molecule has expanded octet?
    A) NH₃
    B) BF₃
    C) PCl₅
    D) CH₄
    Answer: C) PCl₅
  42. Which violates octet rule?
    A) CH₄
    B) NH₃
    C) BF₃
    D) H₂O
    Answer: C) BF₃
  43. Which species has odd number of electrons?
    A) NO
    B) CO₂
    C) NH₃
    D) CH₄
    Answer: A) NO
  44. Which compound is electron-deficient?
    A) NH₃
    B) BF₃
    C) CH₄
    D) H₂O
    Answer: B) BF₃
  45. Which molecule forms coordinate bond?
    A) NH₄⁺
    B) CH₄
    C) CO₂
    D) O₂
    Answer: A) NH₄⁺
  46. Which orbital participates in sp³ hybridization?
    A) 1s + 3p
    B) 1s + 2p
    C) 1s + 3d
    D) 2s + 2p
    Answer: D) 2s + 2p
  47. Which shape has 120° bond angle?
    A) Linear
    B) Trigonal planar
    C) Tetrahedral
    D) Bent
    Answer: B) Trigonal planar
  48. Which molecule is symmetric?
    A) NH₃
    B) H₂O
    C) CO₂
    D) SO₂
    Answer: C) CO₂
  49. Which compound has highest polarity?
    A) CO₂
    B) CH₄
    C) H₂O
    D) BF₃
    Answer: C) H₂O
  50. Which concept explains molecular geometry best?
    A) MOT
    B) VBT
    C) VSEPR
    D) Quantum theory
    Answer: C) VSEPR

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