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Read the assertion and reason carefully and answer the question on the basis of the following options. You have to select the one that best describes the two statements.


Assertion: Potassium and caesium are used in photoelectric cells.
Reason: Potassium and caesium emit electrons on exposure to light.

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  1. If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

  2. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

  3. If the assertion is true but reason is false

  4. If both the assertion and reason are false

  5. If the assertion is false but the reason is true

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Potassium and Caesium are electropositive elements with very low ionisation potential so they emit electrons on exposure to light.


Hence assertion is correct and the reason is the true explanation for the assertion.

At night when the lights of a scooter or a car fall on a road-sign or on a vehicle moving ahead, the painted letters or numbers shine with a glow. Which of the following is a luminous paint?

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  1. Nickel-chrome alloy

  2. Barium sulphide

  3. Silver-plated metal

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Barium sulphide can be employed as a short wavelength emitter for electronic displays and used in electronics, paint pigments, flame retardant, luminous paints, and producing pure hydrogen sulphide.

A metal salt solution forms a yellow precipitate with potassium chromate in acetic acid, a white precipitate with dilute sulphuric acid but does not give precipitate with sodium chloride or iodide. The white precipitate obtained when sodium carbonate is added to the metal salt solution will consist of:

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  1. lead carbonate

  2. basic lead carbonate

  3. barium carbonate

  4. strontium carbonate

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pb and Ba both give yellow ppt with $K _2CrO _4$ in acetic and white precipitate with dil. $H _2SO _4$. but lead salts give a precipitate with sodium chloride or iodide also whereas barium does not. It means given salt is barium salts and with sodium carbonate, it gives a white precipitate of barium carbonate.

Beautiful colours of fireworks are produced by adding salts of various metals into the burning mixture. The firework colours of different metals are mentioned here. Pick the false one.

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  1. Calcium gives a brick-red light

  2. Sodium gives a yellow light

  3. Copper gives a green light

  4. Strontium gives a blue light

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The Magical Colors of Fireworks
  • Red-strontium salts, lithium salts.
  • Orange- calcium salts.
  • Gold-incandescence of iron (with carbon), charcoal, or lampblack.
  • Yellow-sodium compounds.
  • White-white-hot metal, such as magnesium or aluminum.
  • Green-barium compounds + chlorine producer,copper.
  • Blue-copper compounds + chlorine producer.
  • Brick-red light-Calcium

Hence option D is wrong option.

Sparkling red colour after the blast of fire crackers is due to the presence of:

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  1. sulphur

  2. sodium

  3. strontium

  4. magnesium

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Firework colors come from the use of metal salts, packed in pellets called “stars.”Metal salts commonly used in firework displays include: strontium carbonate (red fireworks), calcium chloride (orange fireworks), sodium nitrate (yellow fireworks), barium chloride (green fireworks) and copper chloride (blue fireworks). 

Hence,Sparkling red colour after the blast of fire crackers is due to the presence of Strontium.

Cancer is a disease where body cells grow unchecked. A protein found in the body interferes with the growth of cancer cells. It is used for the treatment of cancer. Identify it.

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  1. Haemoglobin

  2. Casein

  3. Keratin

  4. Interferon

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Casein is a slow-digesting dairy protein that people often take as a supplement. It releases amino acids slowly, so people often take it before bed to help with recovery and reduce muscle breakdown while they sleep. Several studies have shown it helps boost muscle growth, along with a ton of other benefits.

Also Casein interferes with the growth of cancer cells and hence is also used for the treatment of cancer.
Hence option B is correct answer.

Which of the following product is obtained when bleaching powder is distilled with acetone?

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  1. $CCl _4$

  2. $CH _2Cl _2$

  3. $CH _3 -CH _3$

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: D

When dealing with a spillage of metallic sodium it is important that no toxic or flammable products are formed.
Which material should be used if there is a spillage of metallic sodium?

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  1. Dilute hydrochloric acid

  2. Ethanol

  3. Sand

  4. Water spray

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sand can be used if there is a spillage of metallic sodium as sand will have no reaction with sodium metal and it serves as a coating to protect sodium from any reaction.

Select the incorrect statement:

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  1. sodium and potassium are $6$th and $7$th most abundant element in the earth's crust

  2. $NaOH$ is hygroscopic in nature

  3. if a crystal of $NaOH$ is exposed to air for longer periods it potassium a white powder of $Na _{2}CO _{3}$

  4. lithium is an alkali metal and can be used in photoelectric cells

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Among alkali metals, cesium has lowest ionisation enthalpy and hence it can show photoelectric effect to the maximum extent and therefore preffered in photoelectric cell. The alkali metal widely used in photoelectric cell is Cs
Alkali metals have lower ionisation energy than their counterparts and hence havemhigher chance of emitting electrons, when  a radiation falls on them. So they are used in photoelectric cells so that they easily emit electron when energy containing photons in sunlight strikes them.
Hence option D is incorrect statement

Which are involved in various physiological functional in animals?

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  1. $Na^{+}$

  2. $K^{+}$

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$Na^{+}$,$K^{+}$,$Mg^{+2}$ and $Ca^{+2}$ ions are concentrated in animals.