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Group 16 elements have a lower value of first ionization enthalpy as compared to group 15 elements because:

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  1. half filled p-orbitals in group 15 elements are more stable

  2. group 16 elements have smaller size than group 15 elements

  3. group 16 elements contain double bond while group 15 elements have a triple bond

  4. group 16 elements have more number of electrons in p-orbitals

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Group 16 elements have a lower value of first ionization enthalpy as compared to group 15 elements. As group 15 elements have half filled p-orbital due to which group 15 have got extra stability.

_______ group elements are known as chalcogens.

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  1. VIA

  2. VA

  3. Zero

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

VIA group or Group 16 elements belong to the oxygen family are also called chalcogens. The name is derived from the Greek word 'chalcos', which means 'ore' and 'gen', which means 'formation'. 

A group 16 element exists in the monoatomic state in the metallic lattices. It also exists in two crystalline forms. The metal is:

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  1. Po

  2. S

  3. Se

  4. Te

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

polonium has two metallic allotropes, the $\alpha $ atom has the simple cubic structure in a single atom basis at STP and $\beta $ atom of it has rhombohedral structure. Po belongs to group 16.

Arrange the following elements in order of their increasing ionisation energies $O, S, Se, Te, Po$ :

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  1. $Se, Te, S, Po, O$

  2. $O, S, Se, Te, Po$

  3. $Po, Te, Se, S, O$

  4. $Te, O, S, Po, Se$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ionisation energy decreases from top to bottom in a group. So increasing order will be
Po < Te < Se < S < O

Which is the following order is INCORRECT?

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  1. ${ Na } _{ 2 }O<{ SiO } _{ 2 }<{ Cl } _{ 2 }{ O } _{ 7 }$ Acidic character order

  2. ${ PH } _{ 3 }<{ AsH } _{ 3 }<{ SbH } _{ 3 }$ basic character order

  3. ${ PH } _{ 3 }<{ AsH } _{ 3 }={ SbH } _{ 3 }$ acidic character order

  4. $I{ EA } _{ 1 }$>$I{ EA } _{ 2 }$>$I{ EA } _{ 1 }$ Successive electron affinity order.

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Correct Option: B

Group $16$ element are called:

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  1. Carbon family

  2. Chalcogen family

  3. Halogen family

  4. Nitrogen family

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The chalcogens are the chemical elements in the group $16$ of the periodic table. 

This group is also known as the oxygen family. It consists of the elements oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and the radioactive element polonium. 

Hence, the correct answer is option $B$.

Which of the following is not a chalcogen?

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  1. $Se$

  2. $O$

  3. $S$

  4. $Na$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Oxygen family is known as the chalcogen group.


So, $Na$ is not a chalcogen as it belongs to the alkali metal family.

Therefore, correct option is D.

Oxygen is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust.
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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust. Oxygen is not a metal.

Which of the following sets of atomic numbers belongs to chalcogens?

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  1. 8, 52, 84

  2. 9, 17, 35

  3. 20, 37, 56

  4. 14, 32, 50

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:



$\underset{VI group elements so belongs to chalcogens}{\underbrace{  8:oxygen   52:Tellurium   84:Polonium}} $

Which of the following VIA group element has maximum catenation capacity?

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  1. S

  2. O

  3. Se

  4. Te

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In VI group elements sulphur shows maximum no of valencies:-2,4,6

$\because $ Catenation properties is also dependent in valency 

$\therefore $ Extent of catenation:-$S>Se>O>Te$