A diamagnetic element burns in air to form a dioxide.This dioxide can reduce iodine to HI. When H2 gas is bubbled through this element, it forms a hydride.It was found that the reaction of the dioxide and hydride of this element produces the same metal again.The element is

  • S

  • Si

  • Te

  • PO

Point out the incorrect statement among the following :

  • The oxidation state of oxygen is +2 in OF2.

  • Acidic character follows the order H2O < H2S < H2Se < H2Te.

  • The tendency to form multiple bonds increases in moving down the group from sulphur to tellurium (towards C and N)

  • Sulphur has a strong tendency to catenate while oxygen shows this tendency to a limited extent.

Which of the following statements is unacceptable?

  • Among HClO3, HClO4,HClO and HClO2, HClO3 is the weakest acid.

  • Bromide ion can be oxidised to Br2 by chlorine.

  • Cl2O7 is the anhydride of HClO4.

  • Among halide ions, F- has the highest hydration energy.

Moist ammonia gas is dried over

  • P2O5

  • Anhydrous CaCl2

  • Quick lime

  • Conc. H2SO4

The correct order for the increasing acidic strength of oxides of nitrogen is -

  •  N2O <NO<N2O4<N2O3<N2O5

  •  N2O <NO<N2O3<N2O4<N2O5

  •  N2O <N2O3<N2O4<N2O5<NO

  •  NO<N2O <N2O3<N2O4<N2O5

In the compounds of the type POX3, the P atom multiple bond is of the type

  •  pπ-

  •  dπ-

  •  pπ-

  • None of these

Which of the following statements are not true for phosphorus

  • It is non-metal

  • It exists as a tetrahedral molecular solid

  • It is less reactive than nitrogen

  • P-P bond is much weaker than NN bond

Dipole moment is highest for

  • NCl3

  • NBr3

  • NI3

  • NF3

The basicity of the acids H3PO2, H3PO3, H3PO and H4P2O7 are respectively

  • () 1,2,3,7

  • () 2,3,4,7

  • () 1,2,3,4

  • () 1,2,3,5

The correct order of decreasing Lewis acid strength of trichlorides of group 15 elements is

(A) AsCl3>PCl3>BiCl3>SbCl3(B)PCl3>AsCl3>SbCl3>BiCl3(C) NCl3>PCl3>AsCl3>SbCl3(D)SbCl3>BiCl3>PCl3>AsCl3

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Which of the following flourides has the least capacity as fluoride ion acceptor

  • AsF5

  • SbF5

  • PF5

  • None of these

The ionic character of H-X is highest in

  • HBr

  • HI

  • HF

  • HCl

The strongest acid is

  • H3PO2 

  •  H3PO3 

  •  H4P2O7 

  •  H3PO4 

Which of the following HY(hydra-acid of halogen) is the strongest acid, best reducing agent, is the least stable and is easily oxidised

  • HF

  • HCl

  • HBr

  • HI

Strength of halogen acids, HF,HCl,HBr and HI varies in the order

  • HF>HCl>HBr>HI

  • HF>HBr>HI>HCl

  • HBr>HI>HCl>HF

  • HI>HBr>HCl>HF

Fluorine does not form oxyacids because -

  • It is most electronegative

  • It is the most powerful oxidising agent

  • It has vacant d- orbitals

  • None of the above

Which is correct order of basic strength

  • () OCl->ClO2->ClO3->ClO4-

  • () ClO4->ClO3->ClO2->ClO-

  • () ClO3->ClO4->ClO2->ClO-

  • () None of these

Which of the following does not form stable pentoxide

  • As

  • Sb

  • Bi

  • P

Which is the correct order order of decreasing boiling point of azeotropic mixtures HX-H2O

  • HI,HBr,HF,HCl

  • HI,HCl,HBr,HF

  • HF,HCl,HBr,HI

  • HCl,HF,HBr,HI

F2 reacts with dilute NaOH to give oxygen difluroide. The formula is

  • F2O

  • OF2

  • F2O2

  • F2O3

Which of the following oxyacids of chlorine is least tendency to get oxidise?

  • HOCl

  • HClO2

  • HClO3

  • HClO4

Which of the following is most basic

  • F-

  • Cl-

  • Br-

  • I-

Which of the following is responsible for turning moist starch iodide paper blue when it is brought in contact with O3?

  • Liberation of iodine

  • Liberation of O2

  • Formation of alkali

  • All of these

The correct order of  acidic nature among the following is -

  • HClO< HClO< HClO4

  • H3PO< H3PO< H3PO2

  • CH< NH< H2O < HF

  • All of the above.

Of the hydrides, H2OH2Seand H2Te, the one which has the smallest pKa value is

  • H2O

  • H2S

  • H2Se

  • H2Te

The shape of ClO3- is

  • Tetrahedral

  • Triangular planer

  • Triangular pyramid

  • Planer

Which reaction can not be used for the preparation of halogen acid

(A) 2KBr +H2SO4(conc.) K2SO4 +2HBr(B) NaCl +H2SO4(conc.) NaHSO4 +HCl(C) NaHSO4 +NaCl Na2SO4 +HCl(D) CaF2 +H2SO4(conc.) CaSO4 +2HF

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

An element (X) forms compounds of the formula XCl3, X2O5 and Ca3X2,but does not form XCl5. Which of the following is the element

  • B

  • Al

  • N

  • P

Oxygen does not form OF6 because

  • It has a small size

  • There are no vacant d- orbitals available

  •   It has high ionization energy

  • It has a large size

The molecule having the smallest bond angle is

  • H2O

  • H2S

  • H2Te

  • H2Se

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