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Molecular Orbital Theory: JEE Questions & Solutions

14 previous-year JEE Chemistry questions on Molecular Orbital Theory, each with a worked step-by-step solution.

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  1. 01Pair of species among the following having same bond order as well as paramagnetic character will be:MCQEasyJEE 2026
  2. 02Given below are two statements: Statement I: The number of species among BF₄⁻, SiF₄, XeF₄ and SF₄, that have unequal E–F bond lengths is…MCQMediumJEE 2026
  3. 03Which of the following linear combinations of atomic orbitals will lead to the formation of molecular orbitals in homonuclear diatomic…MCQEasyJEE 2025
  4. 04Given below are two statements: Statement I: Experimentally determined oxygen-oxygen bond lengths in O₃ are found to be the same and the…MCQEasyJEE 2025
  5. 05Which of the following molecule(s) show/s paramagnetic behavior? A. O₂ B. N₂ C. F₂ D. S₂ E. Cl₂ Choose the correct answer from the options…MCQEasyJEE 2025
  6. 06Sum of bond order of CO and NO⁺ is:NVAEasyJEE 2024
  7. 07The total number of antibonding molecular orbitals formed from 2s and 2p atomic orbitals in a diatomic molecule is:MCQEasyJEE 2024
  8. 08The total number of molecular orbitals formed from 2s and 2p atomic orbitals of a diatomic molecule is:NVAEasyJEE 2024
  9. 09The linear combination of atomic orbitals to form molecular orbitals takes place only when the combining atomic orbitals A. have the same…MCQEasyJEE 2024
  10. 10Total number of electrons present in (π^*) molecular orbitals of O₂, O₂⁺, and O₂⁻ is:NVAEasyJEE 2024
  11. 11What is the number of unpaired electrons(s) in the highest occupied molecular orbital of the following species: N₂, N₂⁺, O₂, O₂⁻?MCQMediumJEE 2023
  12. 12According to MO theory, the bond orders for O₂²⁻, CO and NO⁺, respectively, are:MCQMediumJEE 2023
  13. 13The bond order and magnetic property of acetylide ion are same as that of:MCQEasyJEE 2023
  14. 14Consider the following statements: (A) NF₃ molecule has a trigonal planar structure. (B) Bond length of N₂ is shorter than O₂. (C)…MCQEasyJEE 2023

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Our bank has 14 previous-year JEE Chemistry questions tagged to Molecular Orbital Theory, drawn from JEE papers between 2023 and 2026, including 2 from 2026 alone. Each comes with a full step-by-step solution.

Molecular Orbital Theory is rated Advanced overall for JEE Chemistry. The PYQs on this page break down as 11 easy, 3 medium.

Of the 14 previous-year questions on Molecular Orbital Theory, 11 are multiple-choice (MCQ) and 3 are numerical-value (NVA) questions.

Based on recent paper analysis, Molecular Orbital Theory is worth about 1 mark in JEE Main. It sits in Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure, a Class 11 Chemistry chapter.

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