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The p-Block Elements

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(Group 15 to 18)

7. Strong reducing behaviour of H3PO2is due to: (2015 Re)

Group 15 Elements a. Presence of two –OH groups and one P – H bond
b. Presence of one –OH group and two P – H bonds
(Nitrogen Family)
c. High electron gain enthalpy of phosphorus
d. High oxidation state of phosphorus
1. Urea reacts with water to form A which will decompose to
form B. B when passed through Cu2+ (aq), deep blue colour 8. Nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide have some properties
solution C is formed. What is the formula of C from the in common. Which property is shown by one of these
following? (2020) compounds, but not by the other? (2015)
a. [Cu(NH3)4]2+ b. Cu(OH)2 a. Is soluble in water b. Is used as a food preservative
c. CuCO3.Cu(OH)2 d. CuSO4 c. Forms ‘acid-rain’ d. Is a reducing agent
2. Among the compounds shown below which one revealed a 9. Which of the following does not give oxygen on heating?
linear structure? (2020-Covid) (2013)
a. HOCl b. O3
a. KClO3 b. Zn(ClO3)2
c. N2O d. NO2
c. K2Cr2O7 d. (NH4)2Cr2O7
3. Match the following: (2019)
Column-I Column-II
A. Pure nitrogen i. Chlorine
B. Haber process ii. Sulphuric acid Group 16 Elements
C. Contact process iii. Ammonia (Oxygen Family)
D. Deacon’s process iv. Sodium azide or Barium azide
Which of the following is the correct option?
A B C D 10. Given below are two statements: (2022)
a. i ii iii iv Statement I : The boiling points of the following hydrides of
b. ii iv i iii group 16 elements increases in the order-
c. iii iv ii i H2O < H2S < H2Se < H2Te.
d. iv iii ii i Statement II : The boiling points of these hydrides increase
with increase in molar mass.
4. The correct order of N-compounds in its decreasing order of
In the light of the above statements, choose the most
oxidation states is (2018)
appropriate answer from the options given below:
a. HNO3, NO, N2, NH4Cl b. HNO3, NO, NH4Cl, N2
a. Statements I is incorrect but Statements II is correct.
c. NH4Cl, N2, NO, HNO3 d. HNO3, NH4Cl, NO, N2
b. Both Statements I and Statements II are correct
5. Which is the correct statement for the given acids? (2016 - I)
c. Both Statements I and Statements II are incorrect
a. Phosphinic acid is a diprotic acid while phosphonic acid
is a monoprotic acid. d. Statements I is correct but Statements II is incorrect
b. Phosphinic acid is a monoprotic acid while phosphonic 11. In which one of the following arrangements the given
acid is a diprotic acid sequence is not strictly according to the properties indicated
c. Both are diprotic acids against it? (2021)
d. Both are triprotic acids
a. H2O < H2S < H2Se < H2Te : Increasing pKa values
6. When copper is heated with conc. HNO3 it produces:
b. NH3 < PH3 < AsH3 < SbH3 : Increasing acidic character
(2016 - I)
c. CO2 < SiO2 < SnO2 < PbO2 : Increasing oxidizing power
a. Cu(NO3)2 and N2O b. Cu(NO3)2 and NO2
c. Cu(NO3)2 and NO d. Cu(NO3)2 , NO and NO2 d. HF < HCl < HBr < HI : Increasing acidic strength
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12. Which of the following oxoacid of sulphur has – O – O – 19. Statement-I: Acid strength increases in the order given as HF
linkage? (2020) << HCl << HBr << HI. (2021)
a. H2SO4, sulphuric acid Statement II: As the size of the elements F, Cl, Br, I increases
b. H2S2O8, peroxodisulphuric acid down the group, the bond strength of HF, HCl, HBr and HI
decreases and so the acid strength increases.
c. H2S2O7, pyrosulphuric acid
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct
d. H2SO3, sulphurous acid answer from the options given below.
13. The reaction of concentrated sulphuric acid with carbohydrates a. Both statement I and statement II are false
(C12H12O11) is an example of (2020-Covid) b. Statement I in correct but statement II is false
a. Oxidation b. Reduction c. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true
c. Sulphonation d. Dehydration d. Both statement I and statement II are true
14. Which is the correct thermal stability order for H2E (E = O, 20. Which one of the following reactions does not come under
S, Se, Te and Po) ? (2019) hydrolysis type reaction? (2020-Covid)
a. H2S < H2O < H2Se < H2Te < H2Po a. Li3N(s) + 3H2O(l) → NH3(s) + 3LiOH(aq)
b. 2F2(g) + 2H2O(l) → 4HF(aq) + O2(g)
b. H2O < H2S < H2Se < H2Te < H2Po
c. P4O10(s) + 6H2O(l) → 4H3PO4(aq)
c. H2Po < H2Te < H2Se < H2S < H2O
d. SiCl4(l) + 2H2O(l) → SiO2(s) + 4HCl(aq)
d. H2Se < H2Te < H2Po < H2O < H2S
21. Which of the following statements is not true for halogens?
15. In which pair of ions both the species contain S – S bond? (2018)
(2017-Delhi) a. All form monobasic oxyacids
a. S4O62 − ,S2O72 − b. S2O72 − ,S2O32 − b. All are oxidizing agents
2− 2− c. Chlorine has the highest electron-gain enthalpy
c. S4O62 − ,S2O32 − d. S2O7 ,S2O8
d. All but fluorine show positive oxidation states
16. Which of the statements given below is incorrect? (2015 Re) 22. In the structure of ClF3, the number of lone pair of electrons
a. O3 molecule is bent on central atom ‘Cl’ is (2018)
b. ONF is isoelectronic with O2N– a. One b. Two
c. OF2 is an oxide of fluorine c. Three d. Four
d. Cl2O7 is an anhydride of perchloric acid 23. Match the interhalogen compounds of Column-I with
the geometry in Column-II and assign the correct code:
17. Acidity of diprotic acids in aqueous solutions increases in (2017-Delhi)
the order: (2014)
Column-I Column-II
a. H2Se < H2S < H2Te
(A) XXʹ (i) T–shape
b. H2Te < H2S < H2Se
(B) XXʹ3 (ii) Pentagonal bipyramidal
c. H2Se < H2Te < H2S
(C) XXʹ5 (iii) Linear
d. H2S < H2Se < H2Te
(D) XXʹ7 (iv) Square–pyramidal
(v) Tetrahedral
Group 17 Elements Code:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(Halogens) a. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
b. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
18. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion c. (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) (2022) d. (v) (iv) (iii) (ii)
Assertion (A): ICl is more reactive than I2. 24. Which one of the following orders is correct for the bond
Reason (R): I-Cl bond is weaker than I-I bond dissociation enthalpy of halogen molecules? (2016 - I)
a. F2 > Cl2 > Br2 > I2 b. I2 > Br2 > Cl2 > F2
In the light of the above statements, choose the most
c. Cl2 > Br2 > F2 > I2 d. Br2 > I2 > F2 > Cl2
appropriate answer from the options given below:
a. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct. 25. Among the following, the correct order of acidity is:
b. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct (2016 - I)
explanation of (A). a. HClO4 < HClO2 < HClO < HClO3
c. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct b. HClO3 < HClO4 < HClO2 < HClO
explanation of (A). c. HClO < HClO2 < HClO3 < HClO4
d. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct. d. HClO2 < HClO < HClO3 < HClO4
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26. The variation of the boiling points of the hydrogen halides is 30. Match the Xenon compounds in Column-I with its structure
in the order HF > HI > HBr > HCl. What explains the higher in Column-II and assign the correct code:  (2019)
boiling point of hydrogen fluoride? (2015 Re) Column-I Column-II
a. The effect of nuclear shielding is much reduced in fluorine (A) XeF4 (i) Pyramidal
which polarizes the HF molecule
(B) XeF6 (ii) Square planar
b. The electronegativity of fluorine is much higher than for
(C) XeOF4 (iii) Distorted octahedral
other elements in the group
(D) XeO3 (iv) Square pyramidal
c. There is strong hydrogen bonding between HF molecules
Code:
d. The bond energy of HF molecules is greater than in other A B C D
hydrogen halides a. i ii iii iv
27. Which is the strongest acid in the following? (2013) b. ii iii iv i
a. H2SO4 c. ii iii i iv
d. iii iv i ii
b. HClO3
c. HClO4 31. Which of the following pairs of compounds is isoelectronic
and isostructural? (2017-Delhi)
d. H2SO3
a. IF3, XeF2 b. BeCl2, XeF2
c. Tel2, XeF2 d. IBr2– , XeF2
32. The correct geometry and hybridization for XeF4 are:
Group 18 Elements (2016 - II)
(Noble Gases) a. Planar triangle, sp3d3 b. Square planar, sp3d2
c. Octahedral, sp3d2 d. Trigonal bipyramidal, sp3d

28. Noble gases are named because of their inertness towards 33. Match the compound given in Column-I with the hybridization
and shape given in Column-II and mark the correct option.
reactivity. Identify an incorrect statement about them.
(2016 - I)
(2021)
Column-I Column-II
a. Noble gases have very high melting and boiling points
(A) XeF6 (i) Distorted octahedral
b. Noble gases have weak dispersion forces
(B) XeO3 (ii) Square planar
c. Noble gases have large positive values of electron gain (C) XeOF4 (iii) Pyramidal
enthalpy
(D) XeF4 (iv) Square pyramidal
d. Noble gases are sparingly soluble in water
Code:
29. Match the compounds of Xe in Column-I with the molecular (A) (B) (C) (D)
structure in Column-II. (2020-Covid) a. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Column-I Column-II b. (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(A) XeF2 (i) Square planar c. (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
d. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) XeF4 (ii) Linear
34. In which of the following pairs, both the species are not
(C) XeO3 (iii) Square pyramidal
isostructural? (2015 Re)
(D) XeOF4 (iv) Pyramidal
a. XeF4 , XeO4 b. SiCl4 ,PCl+4
a. A-ii B-i C-iv D-iii c. Diamond, silicon carbide d. NH3 , PH3
b. A-ii B-i C-iii D-iv 35. XeF2 is isostructural with: (2013)
c. A-ii B-iv C-iii D-i a. TeF2 b. ICl2 –

d. A-ii B-iii C-i D-iv c. SbCl3 d. BaCl2

Answer Key
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
a c d a b b b b d c a b d c c c d
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
b d b d b c c c c c a a b d b b a
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