S-BLOCK ELEMENTS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. A compound X on heating gives a colourless gas. The
residue is dissolved in water to obtain Y. Excess CO2 is
bubbled through aqueous solution of Y when Z is formed.
Z on gentle heating gives back X. The X is
(a) CaCO3 (b) Ca(HCO3)2
(c) Na2CO3 (d) NaHCO3
Sol. (a)

2. X and Y are two metals. When burnt in air, X forms only

oxide while Y forms oxide and nitride. The metals X and Y
may be
(a) Ca and Mg (b) Na and Mg
(c) Li and Na (d) Na and K
Sol. (b)

3. Which of the following statement regarding alkali metals is

not correct?
(a) Alkali metals tarnish in air.
(b) They are kept under kerosene.
(c) All alkali metals form oxides on burning in air.
(d) The reaction of alkali metals with water increases in
violence on descending down the group.
Sol. (c)
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 Alkali metals form, oxides, peroxides superoxides and
sesquioxides. Reactivity with water increases due to rapid
decrease in ionisation energy on moving down the group.

4. Which of the following on heating at 125°C gives Plaster

of Paris?
(a) Borax (b) Gypsum
(c) Alum (d) Calomel
Sol. (b)

5. A metal (X) on heating in nitrogen gas gives (Y). (Y) on

treatment with H2O gives a colourless gas, which when
passed through CuSO4 solution gives a blue colour.
Identify the compound (Y).
(a) Mg(NO3)2 (b) Mg3N2
(c) NH3 (d) MgO
Sol. (b)  Mg N ;
3Mg  N 
2 3 2
(X) (Y)

Mg3N2 + 6H2O  3Mg(OH)2 + 2NH3

(Y) CuSO4
Blue colour

6. The lattice energy order for lithium halides is

(a) LiF>LiCl>LiBr>LiI (b) LiCl>LiF>LiBr>LiI
(c) LiBr>LiCl>LiF>LiI (d) LiI>LiBr>LiCl>LiF
Sol. (a)
Smaller is the size of anion, lesser is its polarization, more
is ionic nature, more is lattice energy.
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7. 1 mol of substance (X) was treated with an excess of water.
2 mol of readily combustible gas were produced alongwith
solution which when reacted with CO2 gas produced a
white turbidity. The substance (X) could be:
(a) Ca (b) CaH2
(c) Ca(OH)2 (d) Ca(NO3)2
Sol. (b) CaH2 + 2H2O Ca(OH)2 + 2H2
Ca(OH)2 + CO2 CaCO3 + H2O

8. Chile saltpetre is
(a) NaNO 3 (b) Na 2SO 4

(c) KNO3 (d) Na 2SO3

Sol. A

9. Based on lattice energy and other considerations which one

of the following alkali metal chlorides is expected to have
the highest melting point
(a) LiCl (b) NaCl
(c) KCl (d) RbCl
Sol. (b)
Although lattice energy of LiCl higher than NaCl but LiCl is
covalent in nature and NaCl ionic thereafter, the melting
point decreases as we move NaCl because the lattice energy
decreases as a size of alkali metal atom increases (lattice
energy  melting point of alkali metal halide)

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10. The reagent commonly used to determine hardness of water
titrimetrically is
(a) Oxalic acid (b) Disodium salt of EDTA
(c) Sodium citrate (d) Sodium thiosulphate
Sol. (b)
It form calcium and magnesium complex with EDTA

11. The elements of group IA provide a colour to the flame of

Bunson burner due to
(a) Low ionization potential
(b) Low melting point
(c) Softness
(d) Presence of one electron in the outermost orbit
Sol. A

12. The alkali metal that reacts with nitrogen directly to form
nitride is
(a) Li (b) Na
(c) K (d) Rb
Sol. (a)
6Li  N  2Li N Lithium nitride.
2 3

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13. Which of the following chemicals, in addition to water, are
used for the manufacture of Na CO by Solvay process 2 3

(a) NaCl, CO and NH (b) NaCl, CO and NH

3 2 3

(c) NaCl, NH Cl and CO

4 (d) NaHCO , CO and NH
2 3 3

Sol. B

14. Electrolysis of molten sodium chloride leads to the

formation of
(a) Na and H 2 (b) Na and O 2

(c) H and O
2 2 (d) Na and Cl 2

Sol. (d)
2NaCl 
Electrolysis
 2Na  Cl 2
Molten Cathode Anode

15. Sodium thiosulphate is prepared by

(a) Reducing Na SO solution with H S .
2 4 2

(b) Boiling Na SO solution with S in alkaline medium.

2 3

(c) Neutralising H S O solution with NaOH .

2 2 3

(d) Boiling Na SO solution with S in acidic medium.

2 3

Sol. (b)
Na 2SO3  S 
NaOH
 Na 2S2O3
Sod. thiosulphate

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16. Which of the following sulphates have the highest
solubility in water
(a) MgSO 4 (b) BaSO 4

(c) CaSO 4 (d) BeSO 4

Sol. (d)
BeSO is most soluble because hydration energy is more than
4

lattice energy.
BeSO > MgSO > CaSO > SrSO > BaSO
4 4 4 4

Hydration energy decreases hence, solubility decreases.

17. The composition formulae of gypsum is

(a)  CaSO  .H O4 2 (b) 2CaSO
2 4

(c) CaSO4 .2H 2O (d) 2CaSO4 .H 2O

Sol. C

18. Gypsum CaSO .2H O on heating to about 120 C forms a

4 2
o

compound which has the chemical composition represented

by
(a) CaSO 4 (b) 2CaSO .H O 4 2

(c) CaSO .H O
4 2 (d) 2CaSO .3H O 4 2

Sol. (b)
2 (CaSO 4 .2H 2 O)   2CaSO 4 .H 2O  3H 2O
o
120 C

Gypsum Dehydration Plaster of paris

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19. The thermal stability of alkaline earth metal carbonates
MgCO , CaCO , BaCO and SrCO decreases as
3 3 3 3

(a) CaCO  SrCO  MgCO  BaCO (b) BaCO  SrCO  MgCO  CaCO
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

(c) BaCO  SrCO  CaCO  MgCO (d) MgCO  CaCO  SrCO  BaCO
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Sol. (c)
Thermal stability increasing from top to bottom.

20. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the lists List I List II

List - I List - II

(A) Peroxide (1) C3O2

(B) Superoxide (2) PbO2

(C) Dioxide (3) KO2

(D) Suboxide (4) H2O2

(a) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1

(b) A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
(c) A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
(d) A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3

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Sol. (a)
(a) Peroxide is H2O2 (4)
(b) Super oxide is KO2 (3)
(c) Dioxide is PbO2 (2)
(d) Suboxide is C3O2 (1)

21. What is the formula Plaster of Paris is

(a) CaSO .2H O
4 2 (b) CaSO .3H O 4 2

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(c) CaSO4 .H 2O (d) CaSO 4 . H 2 O
2
Sol. (d)
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CaSO 4 . H 2 O or (CaSO4 )2 .H 2O
2

22. Select the correct formula of Globar salt

(a) MgSO .7H O 4 2 (b) CuSO .5H O 4 2

(c) FeSO .7H O

4 2 (d) Na SO .10H O2 4 2

Sol. D

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INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS

23. A mixture containing 2.0 mol each of H2 and O2 is ignited

so that water is formed. The amount of water formed is
Sol. (36.0 g)
2H2 + O2 2H2O
The moles of H2 require one mole of O2 to give two moles
of 36 g water. Here H2 is the limiting reactant.

24. Valency electrons in alkali metals are

Sol. (1)
Alkali metals valence shell configuration  ns1

25. Ferric alum has the composition (NH 4 )2 SO4 .Fe2 (SO4 )3 .xH 2O

Sol. 24

26. Fusion mixture is NanCOn+1+KnCOn+1 . what is n.

Sol. 2
Fusion mixture is Na2CO3+K2CO3.

27. The maximum covalency of Be is

Sol. (4)
Be = [He] 2S2 2P0

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 2S
*
Be

four orbitals
28. Among BeCO3, CaCO3, SrCO3
How many no. of these compounds are thermally more
stable than MgCO3
Sol.. (2)
BeCO3< MgCO3< CaCO3< SrCO3
depends upon ionic character.

29. Number of molecules of water of crystallization in MgCl2

is
Sol. (6)
Mg has a high charge density and also has empty d orbitals.
This allows it to accommodate 6 water molecules in its
hydration sphere.

30. 6 m mols of pure gypsum is heated to convert it completely

to plaster of paris. What is the number of m mols of steam
evolved in the process
Sol. (9)
 1 3
CaSO 4 . 2H 2 O   CaSO 4 . H 2 O  H 2 O
(s) 2 2
(s) (g)

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