Chemistry Revision Test 8.03.

2014
Q1.How does H
2
O
2
behave as a bleaching agent? [2]
Q.2What do you expect the nature of hydrides is, if formed by elements of atomic numbers 15, 19, 23
and 44 with dihydrogen? Compare their behaviour towards water [3]
Q.3 What properties of water make it useful as a solvent? What types of compound can it (i) dissolve,
and (ii) hydrolyse ? [5]

Q.4What is the difference between the terms hydrolysis and hydration ? [2]

Q.5 Do you expect different products in solution when aluminium(III) chloride and [5]
potassium chloride treated separately with (i) normal water (ii) acidified water,
and (iii) alkaline water? Write equations wherever necessary.

Q.6 [5]

Q.7 Why is LiF almost insoluble in water whereas LiCl soluble not only in water but
also in acetone ? [2]

Q.8 Comment on each of the following observations: [4]
(a) The mobilities of the alkali metal ions in aqueous solution are Li
+
< Na
+
< K
+
< Rb
+
< Cs
+

(b) Lithium is the only alkali metal to form a nitride directly

Q.9 Discuss the various reactions that occur in the Solvay process [5]
Q.10 Compare the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals with respect to (i) ionization enthalpy
(ii) basicity of oxides and (iii) solubility of hydroxides. [3]

Q.11 Why is Li
2
CO
3
decomposed at a lower temperature whereas Na
2
CO
3
at higher temperature? [3]
Q.12 Compare the solubility and thermal stability of the following compounds of the
alkali metals with those of the alkaline earth metals. (a) Nitrates (b) Carbonates(c) Sulphates [6].

Q.13 What are electron deficient compounds ? Are BCl
3
and SiCl
4
electron deficient species ? [6]
Write the order of lewis acid strength of BX
3
(X=F,Cl,Br) .Explain why ?

Q.14 Explain why is there a phenomenal decrease in ionization enthalpy from carbon to silicon ? [3]

Q.15Aluminium trifluoride is insoluble in anhydrous HF but dissolves on addition of NaF. Aluminium
trifluoride precipitates out of the resulting solution when gaseous BF3 is bubbled through. Give reasons.
[3]

Q.16 Explain structures of diborane and boric acid. [5]