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TOPIC p-BLOCK ELEMENTS

6
SECTION : STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE

6.1 When orthoboric acid (H3BO3) is red heated, the residue left could be
(1) metaboric acid (2) Boron (3) Boric anhydride (4) Borax
6.2 From B2H6, all the following can be prepared except :
(1) H3BO3 (2) [BH2(NH3)2]+ [BH4]– (3) B2(CH3)6 (4) NaBH4

6.3 S1 : Argon is used in arc welding of metals or alloys to provide an inert atmosphere.
S2 : XeF2, XeF4 and XeF6 are colourless crystalline solids and sublime readily at 298K.
S3 : XeF2, XeF4 and XeF6 are readily hydrolysed.
S4 : Xenon fluorides react with fluoride ion acceptor to form cationic species and fluoride ion donors to
form fluoro anions.
(1) FFFF (2) TFTF (3) TTTT (4) FTFT
6.4 Consider the following statements
Statement :1 HBr is a stronger acid then HI because of hydrogen bonding.
Statement :2 F– ion has higher hydration energy than Cl–.
Statement :3 O3 is more powerful oxidising agent than F2 because it contains three ‘O’.
Statement :4 fluorine does not form polyhalides.
and arrange in the order of true/false.
(1) T T T F (2) F T F T (3) T F T F (4) F F T T

6.5 H2SO4 + NaCl (s)  NaHSO4 + HCl. Hydrochloric acid is liberated because
(1) H2SO4 is a reducing agent. (2) HCl is a smaller molecule than H2SO4
(3) HCl is more volatile than H2SO4 (4) (2) and (3) Both

6.6 Nitrogen and oxygen exist as diatomic but their congeners are P4 and S8 respectively because :
(1) phosphorus and sulphur are solids.
(2) phosphorus and sulphur catenate due to the existence of d-orbitals and form strainless structures.
(3) phosphorus and sulphur polymerise as soon as they are formed.
(4) catenation tendency of P and S is stronger because of the high P – P and S – S bond energies as
compared to N – N and O – O bond energies.
6.7 H3BO3 is :
(1) monobasic and weak Lewis acid (2) monobasic and weak Bronsted acid
(3) monobasic and strong Lewis acid (4) tribasic and weak Bronsted acid
6.8 The tendency of BF3, BCl3 and BBr3 to behave as Lewis acid decreases in the sequence :
(1) BCl3 > BF3 > BBr3 (2) BBr3 > BCl3 > BF3
(3) BBr3 > BF3 > BCl3 (4) BF3 > BCl3 > BBr3

6.9 Ammonia can be dried by :

(1) conc. H2SO4 (2) P4O10 (3) CaO (4) anhydrous CaCl2

6.10 XeF6 on complete hydrolysis gives :

(1) Xe (2) XeO2 (3) XeO3 (4) XeO4

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6.11 Which of the following metals gives N2O gas with dilute HNO3 ?
(1) Zn (2) Cu (3) Au (4) Pb
6.12 HNO3 on dehydration with phosphorus pentaoxide yields :
(1) N2O (2) N2O5 (3) NO2 (4) N2O3

6.13 Holme's signals can be given by using :

(1) CaC2 + CaCN2 (2) CaC2 + Ca3P2 (3) Ca3P2 + CaCN2 (4) CaC2 + CaCO3

6.14. B(OH)3 + NaOH  Na[B(OH)4] (aq).

Then addition of which of the following proceeds the reaction in the forward direction.
(1) cis-1, 2 diol (2) Trans-1, 2 diol (3) Borax (4) Na2 HPO4

6.15 What are the products formed in the reaction of XeF6 with silicon dioxide?
(1) XeSiO4 + HF (2) XeF2 + SiF2 (3) XeOF4 + SiF4 (4) XeO3 + SiF2

6.16 Which of the following compounds gives a mixture of SO2 and SO3 on heating ?
(1) ZnSO4 (2) Fe2(SO4)3 (3) FeSO4 (4) CaSO4

6.17 Which oxide of carbon is obtained when K4[Fe(CN)6] is warmed with concentrated sulphuric acid ?
(1) CO (2) CO2 (3) C3O2 (4) Both CO and CO2
6.18 Which of the following options correctly describes the reagents, products and reaction conditions ?
(q)
HNO3 + NO
NH3 + O2 (excess of air) 
 NO (p) (r)
Air (s)
850ºC

Option (p) (q) (r) (s)

(1) Catalyst and high pressure Cool NO2 H2O and O2
(2) Catalyst Cool N2O HNO3 and O2
(3) Catalyst and high pressure High pressure NO2 H2O and O2
(4) High pressure catalyst N2O3 HNO3

6.19 Select the incorrect order.

(1) He > Ar > Kr > Ne > Xe – (abundance in air). (2) He < Ne < Ar < Kr < Xe – (boiling point).
(3) XeF2 > XeF4 > XeF6 – (melting point). (4) XeF6 < XeF4 < XeF2– (Xe – F bond length).

6.20 Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

(1) O3 is used as disinfectant. (2) NO2 is oxidised to N2O5 by O3
–
(3) O3 is paramagnetic in nature (4) Dry iodine reacts with ozone and form 2O5
6.21. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
(1) At ordinary temperature, the rate of disproportionation of hyphohalites of chlorine, bromine and iodine
follows the order IO– > BrO– > ClO–
(2) Fluorine can not be prepared in aqueous medium by electrolysis, since it decomposes water with
liberation of ozonised oxygen.
(3) HI is a stronger acid than HBr because of the low dissociation energy of HI.
(4) In aqueous solution chlorine is a strong oxidising agent than fluorine.

6.22. Hydrolysis of one mole of peroxodi-sulphuric acid produces :

(1) two moles of sulphuric acid
(2) two moles of peroxomono-sulphuric acid
(3) one mole of sulphuric acid, one mole of peroxomono-sulphuric acid
(4) one mole of sulphuric acid, one mole of peroxomono-sulphuric acid and one mole of hydrogen
peroxide

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6.23 Which of the following is correct statement ?

(1) F2 has higher dissociation energy than Cl2 (2) F has higher electron affinity than Cl
(3) HF is stronger acid than HCl (4) Boiling point increases down the group in
halogens
6.24. The dipole moment of H2O2 is more than that of H2O but H2O2 is not a good solvent because :
(1) It has a very high dielectric constant so that ionic compounds cannot be dissolved in it
(2) It does not act as an oxidising agent
(3) It acts as a reducing agent
(4) It dissociates easily and acts as an oxidising agent in chemical reactions

6.25. Which of the following on heating produces NO2 ?

(1) NaNO3 (2) AgNO3 (3) NH4NO3 (4) NH4NO2

6.26. Which is the correct sequence in the following properties. For the correct order mark (T) and for the
incorrect order mark (F) :
(a) Acidity order : SiF4 < SiCl4 < SiBr4 < SiI4 (b) Melting point : NH3 > SbH3 > AsH3 > PH3
(c) Boiling point : NH3 > SbH3 > AsH3 > PH3 (d) Dipole moment order : NH3 > SbH3 > AsH3 > PH3
(1) FTFT (2) TFTF (3) FFTT (4) FFTF

6.27. Borax is converted into crystalline boron by the following steps :


 B2O3  B
Y
Borax 
X
 H3BO3 

X and Y are respectively :
(1) HCl, Mg (2) HCl, C (3) C, Al (4) HCl, Al

6.28. Give the correct order of initials T or F for following statements. Use T if statement is true and F if it false.
(I) Number of S–S bonds in H2SnO6 are (n + 1)
(II) When F2 reacts with water gives HF, O2 and O3
(III) LiNO3 and BaCl2 compounds are used in fire works
(IV) Be and Mg hydrides are ionic and polymeric
(1) FTTF (2) FTTT (3) TFTT (4) TTFF

6.29. Which of the following is not true about helium ?

(1) It has the lowest boiling point.
(2) It has the highest first ionization energy.
(3) It can diffuse through rubber and plastic material.
(4) It can form clathrate compounds.

6.30 SbF5 reacts with XeF4 to form an adduct. The shapes of cation and anion in the adduct are respectively :
(1) square planar, trigonal bipyramidal (2) T-shaped, octahedral
(3) square pyramidal, octahedral (4) square planar, octahedral
6.31. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List-I List II
a. BBr3 i. Dimer
b. Tl2O ii. Trigonal planar
c. B(OH)3 iii. Basic
d. AlCl3 iv. Monobasic acid
Code :
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a b c d a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv (2) ii iii iv i
(3) iv iii i ii (4) iii iv ii iii
6.32 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I List II
a. (SiH3)3N i. 3 centre-2-electron bond
b. BF3 ii. sp3-hybridization
c. SiO2 iii. p-p bond
d. B2H6 iv. p-d bond
Code :
a b c d a b c d
(1) iv iii i ii (2) ii iii iv i
(3) i ii iii iv (4) iv iii ii I

6.33. Consider the following statements;

(I) Amongst HCl, HBr, HI and HOCl, HCl is most stable to heat.
(II) Chlorine gas is evolved when potassium chlorate reacts with iodine.
(III) The basicity of F–, Cl–, Br–, and I– follows the order F– > Cl– > Br– > I– .
(IV) Sodium hypochlorite is used as bleaching and sterilising agent.
of these,
(1) (I), (II), and (III) are correct (2) (I), (II) and (IV) are correct
(3) (I), (III), and (IV) are correct (4) All of these

6.34. Which of the following gives acetylene on hydrolysis ?

(1) Al2(C2)3 (2) Mg2C3 (3) B4C (4) La4C3

6.35. Which of the following is pseudo alum ?

(1) (NH4)2SO4.Fe(SO4)3.24H2O (2) K2SO4.Al2(SO4)3.24H2O
(3) MnSO4.Al2(SO4)3 .24H2O (4) None

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