s- Block Elements

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following metal of II A group is not counted as an alkaline earth metal?

  1. Sr
  2. Be
  3. Ba
  4. Rd
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Compounds of alkaline earth metals are extensively hydrated than those of alkali metals because of

  1. high bond dissociation enthalpy
  2. high enthalpy of formation
  3. high hydration enthalpy
  4. none of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following does not give flame test?

  1. Ba
  2. Ca
  3. Sr
  4. Mg
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following group II A element is used in radiotherapy used in cancer therapy?

  1. Sr
  2. Ca
  3. Mg
  4. Rd
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following alkaline earth metals does not react with hydrogen to form hydride?

  1. Be
  2. Mg
  3. Ca
  4. Ba
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Halide of which of the following group II-A metal is soluble in organic solvents?

  1. Mg
  2. Sr
  3. Ca
  4. Be
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Chlorophyll contains which of the following group II-A elements?

  1. Ca
  2. Mg
  3. Ba
  4. Sr
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The hydroxide of which of the following metals is amphoteric in nature?

  1. Mg
  2. Ca
  3. Sr
  4. Be
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following metal hydroxides has the lowest value of Ksp?

  1. Mg(OH)2
  2. Ca(OH)2
  3. Ba(OH)2
  4. Be(OH)2
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Complete the following:

In vapour phase BeCl2 tends to form a

  1. chloro bridged dimer
  2. chloro bridged trimer
  3. chloro bridged monomer
  4. none of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Metal used as a reducing agent in extraction of boron and silicon is

  1. Ca
  2. Be
  3. Mg
  4. Ba
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not true regarding alkaline earth metal carbonates?

  1. Solubility increases with increase in the atomic number of the metal ion.
  2. Decompose on heating to give CO2 and respective oxide.
  3. Berryllium carbonate is unstable.
  4. Thermal stability increases with increase in cationic size.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the correct order of stability of hydroxides of alkaline earth metals?

  1. Mg(OH)2 > Ca(OH)2 > Sr(OH)2 > Ba(OH)2
  2. Ba(OH)2 > Sr(OH)2 > Ca(OH)2 > Mg(OH)2
  3. Ca(OH)2 > Mg(OH)2 > Sr(OH)2 > Ba(OH)2
  4. Ba(OH)2 > Sr(OH)2 > Mg(OH)2 > Ca(OH)2
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When cation exchange resin is treated with hard water, the hardness causing ions get exchanged with

  1. H+ ions
  2. Ca2+ ions
  3. SO42- ions
  4. Mg2+ ions
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Beryllium does not exhibit coordination number greater than 4 because of

  1. non-availability of s orbital
  2. non-availability of p orbital
  3. non-availability of d orbital
  4. none of these
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the oxidation sate of K in KO2?

  1. +2
  2. -2
  3. +1
  4. -1
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following ions present in human body is/are responsible for the transmission of nerve signals?

  1. K+
  2. Na+
  3. Both K+ and Na+
  4. Neither K+ nor Na+
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

+2 oxidation state is generaly not observed in alkali metals because of

  1. high first ionisation enthalpy.
  2. low first ionisation enthalpy
  3. low second ionisation enthalpy
  4. high second ionisation enthalpy
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following cation is abundant within the cell fluid?

  1. K+
  2. Na+
  3. Both K+ and Na+
  4. Neither K+ and Na+
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
  1. A-S, B-P, C-R, D-Q
  2. A-P, B-R, C-S, D-Q
  3. A-Q, B-S, C-P, D-R
  4. A-R, B-Q, C-S, D-P
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Solvay process cannot be extnded to manufacture of K2CO3 because of

  1. high heat of formation of K2CO3
  2. high solubility of K2CO3 in solution
  3. low hydration enthalpy of K+ ion
  4. low ionisation enthalpy of K2CO3
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Because of which property of sodium it is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors?

  1. High specefic heat and thermal conductivity
  2. Highly reducing nature
  3. Its catalytic nature
  4. High lusture
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sodium hydroxide is obtained commercially by the electrolysis of sodium chloride in

  1. lastner-kellner cell
  2. muffle furnace
  3. quinhydrone cell
  4. none of these
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The correct order of mobilities of alkali metal ions in aqueous solution is

  1. Li+ < Na+ < K+ < Rb+ < Cs+
  2. Cs+ < Rb+ < K+ < Na+ < Li+
  3. Cs+ < Rb+ < Na+
  4. Li+ < K+ < Na+ < Rb+ < Cs+
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not true regarding solvay process for formation of Na2CO3

  1. CaCl2 is obtained as a by product
  2. Ammonia is recivered by treatment of solution containing NH4Cl with Ca(OH)2
  3. Advantage of high solubility of Na2CO3 is taken
  4. None of these