s- Block Elements
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Questions
Which of the following metal of II A group is not counted as an alkaline earth metal?
- Sr
- Be
- Ba
- Rd
Compounds of alkaline earth metals are extensively hydrated than those of alkali metals because of
- high bond dissociation enthalpy
- high enthalpy of formation
- high hydration enthalpy
- none of these
Which one of the following does not give flame test?
- Ba
- Ca
- Sr
- Mg
Which of the following group II A element is used in radiotherapy used in cancer therapy?
- Sr
- Ca
- Mg
- Rd
Which of the following alkaline earth metals does not react with hydrogen to form hydride?
- Be
- Mg
- Ca
- Ba
Halide of which of the following group II-A metal is soluble in organic solvents?
- Mg
- Sr
- Ca
- Be
Chlorophyll contains which of the following group II-A elements?
- Ca
- Mg
- Ba
- Sr
The hydroxide of which of the following metals is amphoteric in nature?
- Mg
- Ca
- Sr
- Be
Which of the following metal hydroxides has the lowest value of Ksp?
- Mg(OH)2
- Ca(OH)2
- Ba(OH)2
- Be(OH)2
Complete the following:
In vapour phase BeCl2 tends to form a
- chloro bridged dimer
- chloro bridged trimer
- chloro bridged monomer
- none of these
Metal used as a reducing agent in extraction of boron and silicon is
- Ca
- Be
- Mg
- Ba
Which of the following is not true regarding alkaline earth metal carbonates?
- Solubility increases with increase in the atomic number of the metal ion.
- Decompose on heating to give CO2 and respective oxide.
- Berryllium carbonate is unstable.
- Thermal stability increases with increase in cationic size.
Which of the following is the correct order of stability of hydroxides of alkaline earth metals?
- Mg(OH)2 > Ca(OH)2 > Sr(OH)2 > Ba(OH)2
- Ba(OH)2 > Sr(OH)2 > Ca(OH)2 > Mg(OH)2
- Ca(OH)2 > Mg(OH)2 > Sr(OH)2 > Ba(OH)2
- Ba(OH)2 > Sr(OH)2 > Mg(OH)2 > Ca(OH)2
When cation exchange resin is treated with hard water, the hardness causing ions get exchanged with
- H+ ions
- Ca2+ ions
- SO42- ions
- Mg2+ ions
Beryllium does not exhibit coordination number greater than 4 because of
- non-availability of s orbital
- non-availability of p orbital
- non-availability of d orbital
- none of these
What is the oxidation sate of K in KO2?
- +2
- -2
- +1
- -1
Which of the following ions present in human body is/are responsible for the transmission of nerve signals?
- K+
- Na+
- Both K+ and Na+
- Neither K+ nor Na+
+2 oxidation state is generaly not observed in alkali metals because of
- high first ionisation enthalpy.
- low first ionisation enthalpy
- low second ionisation enthalpy
- high second ionisation enthalpy
Which of the following cation is abundant within the cell fluid?
- K+
- Na+
- Both K+ and Na+
- Neither K+ and Na+
Match the compounds in column 1 with their uses in column 2.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| (A) Na2CO3 | (P) Glass |
| (B) Na2SiO3 | (Q) Bleach |
| (C) NaOH | (R) SO2 absorber |
| (D) NaOCl | (S) detergent |
- A-S, B-P, C-R, D-Q
- A-P, B-R, C-S, D-Q
- A-Q, B-S, C-P, D-R
- A-R, B-Q, C-S, D-P
Solvay process cannot be extnded to manufacture of K2CO3 because of
- high heat of formation of K2CO3
- high solubility of K2CO3 in solution
- low hydration enthalpy of K+ ion
- low ionisation enthalpy of K2CO3
Because of which property of sodium it is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors?
- High specefic heat and thermal conductivity
- Highly reducing nature
- Its catalytic nature
- High lusture
Sodium hydroxide is obtained commercially by the electrolysis of sodium chloride in
- lastner-kellner cell
- muffle furnace
- quinhydrone cell
- none of these
The correct order of mobilities of alkali metal ions in aqueous solution is
- Li+ < Na+ < K+ < Rb+ < Cs+
- Cs+ < Rb+ < K+ < Na+ < Li+
- Cs+ < Rb+ < Na+
- Li+ < K+ < Na+ < Rb+ < Cs+
Which of the following is not true regarding solvay process for formation of Na2CO3
- CaCl2 is obtained as a by product
- Ammonia is recivered by treatment of solution containing NH4Cl with Ca(OH)2
- Advantage of high solubility of Na2CO3 is taken
- None of these