JEE Main · 2023 · Shift-ImediumBOND-065

For OF2 molecule consider the following: (A) Number of lone pairs on oxygen is 2. (B) FOF angle is less than 104.5°.…

Chemical Bonding · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question

Question

For OF2\mathrm{OF_2} molecule consider the following:

(A) Number of lone pairs on oxygen is 2. (B) FOF angle is less than 104.5°. (C) Oxidation state of O is −2. (D) Molecule is bent 'V' shaped. (E) Molecular geometry is linear.

Correct options are:

Options
  1. a

    C, D, E only

  2. b

    B, E, A only

  3. c

    A, C, D only

  4. d

    A, B, D only

Correct Answerd

A, B, D only

Detailed Solution

🧠 \ceOF2\ce{OF2} (oxygen difluoride): F is more electronegative than O, so O acts as the central atom. O has 6 valence electrons, forms 2 bonds to F, leaving 4e = 2 lone pairs.

(A) "O has 2 lone pairs"Correct

(B) "FOF angle < 104.5°"Correct ✓. F is more electronegative than H, so in \ceOF2\ce{OF2} the bonding pairs are pulled further toward F than in \ceH2O\ce{H2O}. This increases LP–BP repulsion relative to BP–BP, compressing the F–O–F angle below the H–O–H angle of 104.5°. (Measured: ~103.2°)

(C) "Oxidation state of O is −2"Incorrect ✗. F is more electronegative than O, so F has O.S. = −1. Using \ceOF2\ce{OF2}: OS(O) + 2(−1) = 0 → OS(O) = +2, not −2.

(D) "Molecule is bent V-shaped"Correct ✓. 2 bonds + 2 LP → tetrahedral electron geometry → bent molecular shape.

(E) "Molecular geometry is linear"Incorrect ✗. The presence of 2 lone pairs makes it bent, not linear.

Answer: (d) A, B, D only\boxed{\text{Answer: (d) A, B, D only}}

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