THE D- AND F-BLOCK ELEMENTS

DPP SHEET

ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT TYPE

1. Identify the correct structure of dichromate ion.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

2. When MnO2 is fused with KOH and O2, what is the product formed and its colour?

(a) MnO  colourless

(b) KMnO4 – purple

(c) K2MnO4 – dark green

(d) MnO3 – black

3. The number of moles of KMnO4 that are needed to react completely with one mole of ferrous oxalate in acidic

solution is

(a) 3/5 (b) 2/5 (c) 4/5 (d) 1

4. The correct order of ionic radii of Ce,La,Pm and Yb in  3 oxidation state is

(a) La 3  Pm3  Ce3  Yb3

(b) Yb3  Pm3  Ce3  La 3

(c) La 3  Ce3  Pm3  Yb3

(d) Yb3  Ce3  Pm3  La 3

(a) increases across the lanthanoid series

(b) decrease across the lanthanoid series

(c) first increases and then decreases

(d) first decreases and then increases

6. Match the column I with column II and mark the appropriate choice.

Column I Column II

(A) An element which can show +8 oxidation (i) Ce

state

(B) An element with +7 as the most stable (ii) Pm

oxidation state in its oxides

(C) Radioactive lanthanoid (iii) Os

(D) Lanthanoid which shows +4 oxidation state (iv) Mn

(a)  A    i  ,  B  ii  ,  C  iii  ,  D   iv 

(b)  A    ii  ,  B   iii  ,  C    iv  ,  D   i 

(c)  A    iv  ,  B  i  ,  C  ii  ,  D   iii 

(d)  A    iii  ,  B  iv  ,  C  ii  ,  D   i 

7. Consider the following statements

I. La(OH)3 is least basic among hydroxides of lanthanides.

II. Zr 4 and Hf 4 possess almost the same ionic radii.

III. Ce 4  can act as an oxidizing agent.

Which of the above is/are true?

(a) I and III

(b) II and III

(c) II only

(d) I and II
8. Composition of mischmetal is

(a) 5% of a lanthanoid metal, 95% of iron and traces of S, C, Ca and Al

(b) 95% of an actionid metal, 5% of iron and traces of S, C, Ca and Al

(c) 95% of an lanthanoid metal, 5% of iron and traces of S, C, Ca and Al

(d) 95% of an transition metal, 5% of iron and traces of S, C, Ca and Al

9. Actinoids in general show more oxidation states than the lanthanoids. The main reason for this is

(a) higher energy difference between 5f and 6d orbitals than between 4f and 5d orbitals

(b) lower energy difference between 5f and 6d orbitals than between 4f and 5d orbitals

(c) higher reactivity of actionids than lanthanoids

(d) actinoids are more basic than lanthanoids

10. Match the column I with column II and mark the appropriate choice.

Column I Column II

(A) Mischmetal (i) Alloy of Cu and Sn

(B) Ziegler catalyst (ii) Alloy of lanthanoid metals

(C) Brass (iii) TiCl4  Al  CH 3 3

(D) Bronze (iv) Alloy of Cu and Zn

(a)  A    i  ,  B  iii  ,  C  ii  ,  D   iv 

(b)  A    ii  ,  B   iii  ,  C    iv  ,  D   i 

(c)  A    iv  ,  B  i  ,  C  iii  ,  D   ii 

(d)  A    iii  ,  B  ii  ,  C  i  ,  D   iv 

Column I Column II

(A) Ni in the presence of (i) Ziegler Natta catalyst

hydrogen

(B) Cu 2 Cl 2 (ii) Contact process

(C) V2 O5 (iii) Vegetable oil to ghee

(D) Finely divided iron (iv) Sandmeyer reaction

(E) TiCl4  Al  CH 3 3 (v) Haber’s process

(a)  A    iv  ,  B  ii  ,  C  iii  ,  D   i  ,  E    v 

(b)  A    ii  ,  B   v  ,  C    i  ,  D    iii  ,  E    iv 

(c)  A    v  ,  B  iii  ,  C  iv  ,  D   ii  ,  E   i 

(d)  A    iii  ,  B  iv  ,  C  ii  ,  D    v  ,  E   i 

12. Electronic configuration of transition element X in 3 oxidation state is  Ar  3d5 . What is its atomic number?

(a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 24

13. Metallic radii of some transition elements are given below. Which of these elements will have highest density?

Element Fe Co Ni Cu

Metallic radii /pm 126 125 125 128

(a) Fe (b) Ni (c) Co (d) Cu

14. Generally transition elements form coloured salts due to the presence of unpaired electrons. Which of the

following compounds will be coloured in solid state?

(a) Ag 2SO 4 (b) CuF2 (c) ZnF2 (d) Cu 2 Cl 2

highly explosive in nature. Identify the compound from the following.

(a) Mn 2 O 7 (b) MnO 2 (c) MnSO 4 (d) Mn 2 O 3

16. The magnetic nature of elements depends on the presence of unpaired electrons. Identify the configuration of

transition element, which shows highest magnetic moment.

(a) 3d 7 (b) 3d 5 (c) 3d 8 (d) 3d 2

17. Which of the following oxidation state is common for all lanthanoids?

(a) 2 (b) +3 (c) +4 (d) +5

18. Which of the following reactions are disproportionation reactions?

(I) Cu  
 Cu 2  Cu

(II) 3MnO24  4H 

(III) 2KMnO4 
 K2 MnO4  MnO2  O2

(IV) 2MnO4  3Mn 2  2H2O 

(a) (I), (II) (b) (I), (II), (III) (c) (II), (III), (IV) (d) (I), (IV)

19. When KMnO4 solution is added to oxalic acid solution, the decolourisation is slow in the beginning but becomes

instantaneous after some time because

(a) CO2 is formed as the product

(b) reaction is exothermic

(c) MnO4 catalyses the reaction

(d) Mn 2 acts as autocatalyst

20. There are 14 elements in actinoid series. Which of the following elements does not belong to this series?

(a) U (b) Np (c) Tm (d) Fm

21. KMnO4 acts as an oxidising agent in acidic medium. The number of moles of KMnO4 that will be needed to react

with one mole of sulphide ions in acidic solution is

2 3
(a) (b)
5 5

4 1
(c) (d)
5 5
22. Which of the following is amphoteric oxide?

Mn 2 O7 ,CrO3 ,Cr2 O3 ,CrO, V2 O5 , V2 O 4

(a) V2 O5 ,Cr2 O3 (b) Mn 2 O 7 ,CrO3 (c) CrO, V2 O 5 (d) V2 O5 , V2 O 4

23. Gadolinium belongs of 4f series. Its atomic number is 64. Which of the following is the correct electronic

configuration of gadolinium?

(a)  Xe 4 f 7 5d1 6s2 (b)  Xe 4 f 6 5d 2 6s2 (c)  Xe 4 f 8 6d 2 (d)  Xe 4 f 9 5s1

24. The magnetic moment is associated with its spin angular momentum and orbital angular momentum. Spin only

magnetic moment value of Cr3+ ion is

(a) 2.87 B.M. (b) 3.87 B.M. (c) 3.47 B.M. (d) 3.57 B.M.

25. KMnO 4 acts as an oxidising agent in alkaline medium. When alkaline KMnO4 is treated with KI, iodide ion is

oxidised to

(a) I2 (b) IO (c) IO3 (d) IO4

26. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Copper liberates hydrogen from acids.

(b) In higher oxidation states, manganese forms stable compounds with oxygen and fluorine.

(c) Mn3 and Co3 are oxidising agent in aqueous solution.

(d) Ti2 and Cr 2 are reducing agents in aqueous solution.

27. Highest oxidation state of manganese in fluorides is +4 (MnF4) but highest oxidation state in oxides is +7(Mn2O7)

because

(a) fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen

(b) fluorine does not possess d-orbitals

(c) fluorine stabilises lower oxidation state

(d) in covalent compounds, fluorine can form single bond only while oxygen forms double bond.

28. The set having ions which are coloured and paramagnetic both is

(a) Cu  , Zn 2 , Mn 4 (b) Ni2 ,Mn7 ,Hg2 (c) Cu 2  ,Cr 3 ,Sc  (d) Sc3 , V 5 ,Ti 4 
29. A 
4KOH,O 2
 2B  2H 2 O
 green 

3B 
4HCl
 2C  MnO 2  2H 2 O
 purple 

2C 
H2 O,KI
2A  2KOH  D

In the above sequence of reactions, A and D, respectively are

(a) KI and KMnO4 (b) KIO3 and MnO 2 (c) KI and K 2 MnO 4 (d) MnO2 and KIO3

30. Thermal decomposition of Mn compound (X) at 513 K results in compound Y, MnO 2 and a gaseous product.

MnO2 reacts with NaCl and concentrated H2SO4 to give a pungent gas Z. X, Y, and Z, respectively, are

(a) K 3 MnO 4 , K 2 MnO 4 and Cl2

(b) K 2 MnO 4 , KMnO 4 and Cl 2

(c) K 2 MnO4 , KMnO4 and SO 2

(d) KMnO 4 , K 2 MnO 4 and Cl 2

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

A C A B B D B C B B

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

D B D B A B B A D C

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

A A A B C A D C D D