Bihar Board 12th Chemistry Objective Answers Chapter 7 The p-Block Elements

Bihar Board 12th Chemistry Objective Questions and Answers

Bihar Board 12th Chemistry Objective Answers Chapter 7 The p-Block Elements

Question 1.
Nitrogen shows different oxidation states ranging from
(a) -3 to +5
(b) -5 to + 5
(c) 0 to -5
(d) -3 to +3
Answer:
(a) -3 to +5

Question 2.
The oxidation state of nitrogen is highest in
(a) N₃H
(b) NH₃
(c) NH₂OH
(d) N₂H₄
Answer:
(a) N₃H

Question 3.
Nitrogen forms stable N₂ molecule but phosphorus is converted to P₄ from P₂ because
(a) pπ – pπ bonding is strong in phosphorus
(b) pπ – pπ bonding is weak in phosphorus
(c) triple bond is present in phosphorus
(d) single P – P bond is weaker than N – N bond
Answer:
(b) pπ – pπ bonding is weak in phosphorus

Question 4.
The decreasing order of boiling points of the following hydrides is …………..
(a) H₂O > SbH₃ > AsH₃ > PH₃ > NH₃
(b) H₂O > NH₃ > SbH₃ > AsH₃ > PH₃
(c) H₂O > SbH₃ > NH₃ > AsH₃ > PH₃
(d) H₂O > PH₃ > AsH₃ > SbH₃ > NH₃
Answer:
(c) H₂O>SbH₃>NH₃>AsH₃>PH₃

Question 5.
Nitrogen can form only one chloride with chlorine which is NCl₃ where as P can form PCl₃ and PCl₅. This is
(a) due to absence of d – orbitals in nitrogen
(b) due to difference in size of N and P
(c) due to higher reactivity of P towards Cl than N
(d) due to presence of multiple bonding in nitrogen
Answer:
(a) due to absence of d – orbitals in nitrogen

Question 6.
On heating a mixture of NH₄Cl and KNO₂, we get
(a) NH₄NO₃
(b) KNH₄(NO₃)₂
(c) N₂
(d) NO
Answer:
(c) N₂

Question 7.
Nitrogen is relatively inactive element because
(a) its atoms has a stable electronic configuration
(b) it has low atomic radius
(c) its electronegativity is fairly high
(d) dissociation energy of its molecule is fairly high
Answer:
(d) dissociation energy of its molecule is fairly high

Question 8.
Nitrogen combines with metals to form
(a) nitrites
(b) nitrates
(c) nitrosyl chloride
(d) nitrides
Answer:
(d) nitrides

Question 9.
Nitrogen is used to fill electric bulbs because
(a) it is lighter than air
(b) it makes the bulb to glow
(c) it does not support combustion
(d) it is non-toxic
Answer:
(c) it does not support combustion

Question 10.
Which of the following compounds will not give ammount on heathing ?
(a) (NH₄)₂SO₄
(b) (NH₄)₂CO₃
(c) NH₄NO₂
(d) NH₄Cl
Answer:
(c) NH₄NO₂

Question 11.
Which of the following factors would favour the formation of ammonia ?
(a) High pressure
(b) Low temperatue
(c) High volume
(d) Low pressure
Answer:
(a) High pressure

Question 12.
Ammonia is a Lewis base. It forms complexes with cations. Which one of the following cations does not form complex with ammonia ?
(a) Ag⁺
(b) Cu²⁺
(c) Cd²⁺
(d) Pb²⁺
Answer:
(d) Pb²⁺

Question 13.
Which oxide of nitrogen is obtained on heating ammonium nitrate at 250°C ?
(a) Nitric oxide
(b) Nitrous oxide
(c) Nitrogen dioxide
(d) Dinitrogen  tetraoxide
Answer:
(b) Nitrous oxide

Question 14.
Which of the following oxides is anhydride of nitrous acid ?
(a) N₂O₃
(b) NO₂
(c) NO
(d) N₂O₄
Answer:
(a) N₂O₃

Question 15.
Atomicity of phosphorus is
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four
Answer:
(d) four

Question 16.
The structure of white phosphorus is ‘
(a) square planar
(b) pyramidal
(c) tetrahedral
(d) trigonal planar
Answer:
(c) tetrahedral

Question 17.
Each of the following is true for white and red phosphorus except that they
(a) are both soluble in CS₂
(b) can be oxidized by heating in air
(c) consist of the same kind of atoms
(d) can be converted into one another
Answer:
(a) are both soluble in CS₂

Question 18.
Phosphine is prepared by the action of
(a) P and H₂SO₄
(b) P and NaOH
(c) P and H₂S
(d) P and HNO₃
Answer:
(b) P and NaOH

Question 19.
Holme’s signal uses chemical compound
(a) calcium carbide
(b) calcium phosphide
(c) calcium carbide and calcium phosphide
(d) calcium carbide and aluminium carbide
Answer:
(c) calcium carbide and calcium phosphide

Question 20.
Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(a) PCl₅ – sp³d hybridisation
(b) PCl₃ – sp³ hybridisation
(c) PCl₅ – (solid) – [PtCl₄]⁺ [PtCl₆]
(d) PCl₅ –  brownish powder
Answer:
(d) PCl₅ –  brownish powder

Question 21.
How many P-O-P bonds appear in cyclic metaphosphoric acid ?
(a) Four
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) One
Answer:
(b) Three

Question 22.
Which of the following is a tetrabasic acid ?
(a) Hypophosphorous acid
(b) Metaphosphoric acid
(c) Pyrophosphoric acid
(d) Orthophosphoric acid
Answer:
(c) Pyrophosphoric acid

Question 23.
Phosphorous acid on heating gives the following products:

The above reaction is an example of
(a) oxidation
(b) thermal decomposition
(c) disproportionation
(d) reduction
Answer:
(c) disproportionation

Question 24.
Arrange the following hydrides of group 16 elements in order of increasing stability.
(a) H₂S < H₂O < H₂Te > H₂Se
(b) H₂O < H₂Te < H₂Se < H₂S
(c) H₂O < H₂S < H₂Se < H₂Te
(d) H₂Te < H₂Se < H₂S < H₂O
Answer:
(d) H₂Te < H₂Se < H₂S < H₂O

Question 25.
The hybridisation of sulphur in sulphur tetrafluoride is
(a) sp³d
(b) sp³d²
(c) sp³d³
(d) sp³
Answer:
(a) sp³d

Question 26.
On heating KCIO3, we get
(a) KCl O₂ + O₂
(b) KCl + O₂
(c) KCl + O₃
(d) KCl + O₂ + O₃
Answer:
(b) KCl + O₂

Question 27.
Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(a) Acidic oxides – P₂O₅, NO₂, Cl₂O₇
(b) Basic oxides : Na₂O, CaO, MgO
(c) Neutral oxides – CO₂, CO, BeO
(d) Amphoteric oxides – ZnO, SnO, Al₂O₃
Answer:
(c) Neutral oxides – CO₂, CO, BeO

Question 28.
The correct order of acidic strength is
(a) K₂O > CaO > MgO
(b) CO₂ > N₂O₅ > SO₃
(c) Na₂O > MgO > Al₂O₃
(d) Cl₂O₇ > SO₂ > P₄O₁₀
Answer:
(d) Cl₂O₇ > SO₂ > P₄O₁₀

Question 29.
Which one is not a property of ozone ?
(a) it acts as an oxidising agent in dry state
(b) oxidation of Kl into KlO₂
(c) PbS is oxidised to PbSO₄
(d) Hg is oxidised to Hg₂O
Answer:
(b) oxidation of Kl into KlO₂

Question 30.
Sulphur molecule is …………
(a) diatomic
(b) triatomic
(c) tetratomic
(d) octa-atomic
Answer:
(d) octa-atomic

Question 31.
Which of the following statements is not correct for SO₂ gas?
(a) It acts as bleaching agent in moist conditions
(b) Its dilute solution is used as disinfectant
(c) Its molecules have linear geometry
(d) Acidified KMnO₄ is decolourised when SO₂ is passed through it
Answer:
(c) Its molecules have linear geometry

Question 32.
The oxyacid of sulphur that contains a lone pair of electrons on sulphur is
(a) sulphurous acid
(b) sulphuric acid
(c) peroxodisulphuric acid
(d) pyrosulphuric acid
Answer:
(a) sulphurous acid

Question 33.
In which of the following sulphur is present in +5 oxidation state ?
(a) Dithionic acid
(b) Sulphurous acid
(c) Sulphuric acid
(d) Disulphuric acid
Answer:
(a) Dithionic acid

Question 34.
The correct order of increasing electron affinity of halogens is
(a) I < Br < Cl
(b) Br < I < Cl
(c) Cl < Br < I
(d) I < Cl < Br
Answer:
(a) I < Br < Cl

Question 35.
Which is the correct arrangement of the compounds based on their bond strength ?
(a) HF < HCl > HBr > HI
(b) Hl > HBr > HCl > HF
(c) HCl > HF > HBr > Hl
(d) HF > HBr > HCl > HI
Answer:
(a) HF < HCl > HBr > HI

Question 36.
The comparatively high boiling point of hydrogen fluoride is due to
(a) high reactivity of fluroine
(b) small size of hydrogen atom
(c) formation of hydrogen bonds
(d) small size of florine
Answer:
(c) formation of hydrogen bonds

Question 37.
The halogen that is most easily reduced is
(a) F₂
(b) Cl₂
(c) Br₂
(d) I₂
Answer:
(a) F₂

Question 38.
Fluorine is the best oxidising agent because it has
(a) highest electron affinity
(b) highest reduction potential
(c) highest oxidation potential
(d) lowest electron affinity
Answer:
(b) highest reduction potential

Question 39.
Which of the following is used to prepara Cl₂ gas at room temperature from concentrated HCl ?
(a) MnO₂
(b) H₂S
(c) KMnO₄
(d) Cr₂O₃
Answer:
(c) KMnO₄

Question 40.
If chlorine is passed through a solution of hydrogen sulphide in water, the solution turns turbid due to the formation of ………………
(a) free chlorine
(b) free sulphur
(c) nascent oxygen
(d) nascent hydrogen
Answer:
(b) free sulphur

Question 41.
HCl can be prepared by ………….

(c) NaNO₃ + H₂SO₄→
(d) both (a) and (b)
Answer:
(d) both (a) and (b)

Question 42.
When three parts of cone. HCl and one part of cone. HNO₃ is mixed, a compound ‘X’ is formed. The correct option related to ‘X’ is
(a) ‘X’ is known as aqua-regia
(b) ‘X’ is used for dissolving gold
(c) ‘X’ is used for decomposition of salts of weaker acids
(d) both (a) and (b)
Answer:
(d) both (a) and (b)

Question 43.
The correct order of acidity of oxoacids of halogens is
(a) HClO < HClO₂ < HClO₃ < HClO₄
(b) HClO₄ < HClO₃ < HClO₂ < HClO
(c) HClO < HClO₄ < HClO₃ < HClO₂
(d) HClO₄ < HClO₂ < HClO₃ < HClO
Answer:
(a) HClO < HClO₂ < HClO₃ < HClO₄

Question 44.
Which compound is prepared by the following reaction :

(a) XeF₄
(b) XeF₂
(c) XeF₆
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) XeF₂

Question 45.
In the clathrates of xenon with water the nature of bonding in Xe and H₂O molecule is ………..
(a) covalent
(b) hydrogen bonding
(c) coordinate
(d) dipole-induced dipole
Answer:
(d) dipole-induced dipole

Question 46.
Among the following molecules
(a) XeO₃
(ii) XeOF₄
(iii) XeF₆
those having same number of lone pairs on Xe are
(a) (i) and (ii) only
(b) (i) and (iii) only
(c) (ii) and (iii) only
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Answer:
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

Question 47.
In XeF₂, XeF₄ and XeF₆ the number of lone pairs on Xe is respectively
(a) 2, 3,1
(b) 1,2,3
(c) 4,1,2
(d) 3,2,1
Answer:
(d) 3,2,1

Question 48.
Compound with the geometry square pyramidal and sp³ d² hybridisation is
(a) XeOF₂
(b) XeOF₄
(c) XeO₄
(d) XeO₂F₂
Answer:
(b) XeOF₄

Question 49.
Which of the following elements can be involved in pn – dn bonding ?
(a) Carbon
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Phosphorus
(d) Boron
Answer:
(c) Phosphorus

Question 50.
Which of the following paris of ions are isoelectronic and isostructural ?

Answer:
(a)

Question 51.
Which of the following acids forms three series of salts ?
(a) H₃PO₂
(b) H₃BO₃
(c) H₃PO₄
(d) H₃PO₃
Answer:
(c) H₃PO₄

Question 52.
Strong reducing behaviour of H₃PO₂ is due to
(a) low oxidation state of phosphorus
(b) presence of two – OH groups and one P-H bond
(c) presence of one – OH group and two P-H bonds
(d) high electron gain enthalpy of phosphorus
Answer:
(c) presence of one – OH group and two P-H bonds

Question 53.
On heating, lead nitrate forms oxides of nitrogen and lead. The oxides formed are…………….
(a) N₂O, PbO
(b) NO₂, PbO
(c) NO, PbO
(d) NO, PbO₂
Answer:
(b) NO₂, PbO

Question 54.
Which of the following elements does not show allotropy ?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Bismuth
(c) Antimony
(d) Arsenic
Answer:
(b) Bismuth

Question 55.
Maximum covalency of nitrogenis …………………………………….
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 6
Answer:
(c) 4

Question 56.
Elements of group-15 form compounds in +5 oxidation state. However, bismuth forms only one well characterised compound in +5 oxidation state. The compound is
(a) Bi₂O_s
(b) BiF₅
(c) BiCl₅
(d) Bi₂S₅
Answer:
(b) BiF₅

Question 57.
The oxidation state of central atom in the anion of compound NaH₂PO₂ will be
(a)+3
(b) +5
(c) + 1
(d) -3
Answer:
(c) + 1

Question 58.
Which of the following is not tetrahedral in shape ?
(a) NH⁺₄
(b) SiCl₄
(c) SF₄
(d) SO²₄
Answer:
(c) SF₄

Question 59.
Which of the following is an isoelectronic pair ?
(a) ICI₂, CIO₂
(b) BrO^–₂, BrF>⁺₂
(c) CIO₂,BrF
(d) CN^–,O₃
Answer:
(b) BrO^–₂, BrF⁺₂