Chemical Bonding - 11 - Fill in the Blanks Type Questions

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1. There are ____________________ π (pi) bonds in a nitrogen molecule. (JEE 1982)
Anwer : 2

2. __________ hybrid orbitals of nitrogen are involved in the formation of ammonium ion. (JEE 1982)
Answer sp³

3. The terminal carbon atom in butane is _____________ hybridized. (JEE 1985)
Answer sp³



The shape of [CH3] ⁺ is ------------------------.
(JEE 1990)
Answer: Triangular planar

The valence atomic orbitals of carbon in silver acetylide is _________________.
(JEE 1990)

Answer: sp

IN P4O10, the number of oxygen atoms bonded to each phosphorus atom is ____________ .
(JEE 1992)

Answer: 4

When N2 goes to N2⁺
The N—N bond distance _________ and when O2 goes to )2⁺, the O—O bond distance ______________.

(JEE 1996)
Answer: increases, decreases