EASY
Earn 100

Which of the following factors on which lattice energy of an ionic compund depends?

50% studentsanswered this correctly

Important Questions on Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

EASY
A hard substance melts at high temperature and is an insulator in both solid and in molten state.
This solid is most likely to be a / an :
EASY
The correct set from the following in which both pairs are in correct order of melting point is:
MEDIUM

What should be the correct order of lattice energy values of the following alkali halides?

LiCl,KI,KCland NaCl

MEDIUM
Which of the following compounds contain(s) no covalent bond(s)?

KCl, PH3, O2, B2H6, H2SO4
EASY
Which of the following contains both covalent and ionic bonds?
HARD

Which of the following statements are correct ?

(A) Both LiCl and MgCl2 are soluble in ethanol.

(B) The oxides Li2O and MgO combine with excess of oxygen to give superoxide.

(C) LiF is less soluble in water than other alkali metal fluorides.

(D) Li2O is more soluble in water than other alkali metal oxides.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

MEDIUM

Give a reason for the following:

Ionic compounds have a high melting point.

MEDIUM

Two elements A and B have electronegativities 1.2 and 3.0 respectively. The nature of bond between A and B would be

EASY

For the molecules LiF,N2, K2O and ClF3, what is the correct arrangement of bonds in order of increasing ionic character?

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

Match List-I with List-II

  List-I   List-II
(a) Ca(OCl)2 (i) Antacid
(b) CaSO4·12H2O (ii) Cement
(c) CaO (iii) Bleach
(d) CaCO3 (iv) Plaster of paris

Choose the most appropriate answer from the

MEDIUM

Arrange the following in the decreasing order of their covalent character :

(A) LiCl

(B) NaCl

(C) KCl

(D) CsCl

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

MEDIUM

Arrange the following in increasing order of their covalent character.

(A) CaF2

(B) CaCl2

(C) CaBr2

(D) CaI2

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

EASY
Which one of the following alkaline earth metal ions has the highest ionic mobility in its aqueous solution?
MEDIUM

Find out the correct order of ionic character in the following molecules

i  SO2     ii  K2O     iii  N2    iv  LiF

MEDIUM
Amongst LiCl, RbCl, BeCl2 and MgCl2 the compounds with the greatest and the least ionic character, respectively are :
EASY
Which of the alkaline earth metal halides given below is essentially covalent in nature?