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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: CHEMICAL BONDING & MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

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Glycerol is more viscous than ethanol due to

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Correct option: C

Many hydrogen bonds per molecule

Option C (Many hydrogen bonds per molecule) is correct because glycerol has three hydroxyl groups, allowing it to form more hydrogen bonds than ethanol, which has only one, leading to higher viscosity.

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\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{O}_2}

has the same geometry as:

\left( A \right)\mathrm{HgC}{\mathrm{l}_2},\left( B \right)\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{O}_2},\left( C \right)\mathrm{SnC}{\mathrm{l}_4},\left( D \right){\mathrm{C}_2}{\mathrm{H}_2}

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{BF}_3

is a weaker Lewis acid than

{BCl}_3

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Reason (R) : The planar

{BF}_3

molecule is stabilised to a greater extent than

{BCl}_3

{B}-X \pi

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