The species which has a square planar structure is
A. BF 4 −
B. FeCl 4 −
C. SF4
D. XeF4
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The hybrid orbitals used by bromine atom in BrF3 are
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The symmetry elements that are present in BF3 are
A. C3 , σv , σh , 3C2
B. C3 , 3C2 , S2 , σv
C. C3 , 3C2 , σh , S2
D. C3 , σh , σv , i
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The symmetry point group of the BF3 molecule is
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Icosahedral structure is generally exhibited by
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On the basis of LCAO-MO theory, the magnetic characteristics of N2 and N 2 + are
A. both diamagnetic
B. both paramagnetic
C. N2 diamagnetic and N 2 + paramagnetic
D. N2 paramagnetic and N 2 + diamagnetic
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The point group of CIF3 molecule and its corresponding number of irreducible representations are respectively
A. C3v and 4
B. C2v and 4
C. C3v and 3
D. C2v and 3
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The crystal structure of Pb3 O4 contains
A. octahedral and tetrahedral units
B. only octahedral units
C. octahedral arid pyramidal units
D. octahedral and square planar units
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The ground state term symbols for high spin d5 s1 and d5 configurations, respectively are
A. 3 S and 6 S
B. 6 P and 3 S
C. 7 S and 6 S
D. 7 P and 6 S
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The bond angle of Cl2 O is
A. smaller than of F2 O
B. greater than that of H2 O
C. smaller than that of H2 O
D. same as that of F2 O
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The shape of the molecule XeO2 F2 is
A. distorted tetrahedral
B. square planar
C. trigonal bipyramidal
D. tetrahedral
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The number of manganese ions in tetrahedral and octahedral sites, respectively in Mn3 O4 are
A. one Mn2+ and two Mn3+
B. one Mn3+ and two Mn2+
C. two Mn3+ and one Mn2+
D. two Mn2+ and one Mn3+
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NaCI is crystallized by slow evaporation of its aqueous solution at room temperature. The correct statement is
A. the crystals will be non-stoichiometric
B. the crystals should have Frenkel defects
C. the percentage of defects in the crystals will depend on the concentration of the solution and its rate of evaporation
D. the nature of defects will depend upon the concentration of the solution and its rate of evaporation
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Among the following molecules, the shortest bond length is to be found in
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The ground state term for V3+ ion is
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The coordination number of the Ba2+ ions in barium fluoride is 8. The coordination number of the fluoride ion is
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The compound (SiH3 )3 N is expected to be
A. pyramidal and more basic than (CH3 )3 N
B. planar and less basic than (CH3 )3 N
C. pyramidal and less basic than (CH3 )3 N
D. planar and more basic than (CH3 )3 N
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The atomic radius (in cm) of an element with a body centred cubic unit cell of volume 75.8 cm3 mol-1 , molecular weight 137.3 and density 3.62 g cm-3 is
A. 1.5 × 10-8
B. 1.6 × 10-8
C. 2.0 × 10-8
D. 2.2 × 10-8
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Among the compounds Fe3 O4 , NiFe2 O4 and Mn3 O4
A. NiFe2 O4 and Mn3 O4 are normal spinels
B. Fe3 O4 and Mn3 O4 are normal spinels
C. Fe3 O4 and Mn3 O4 are inverse spinels
D. Fe3 O4 and NiFe2 O4 are inverse spinels
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The structures of O3 and N 3 − are
A. linear and bent respectively
B. both linear
C. both bent
D. bent and linear respectively
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