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Section - C : Assertion - Reason Type

1.

Answer (4)
Temporary hardness is due to bicarbonate of calcium and magnesium.

2.

Answer (1)

Na+ + H in aqueous solution. These ion conduct electricity in aqueous solution.

NaH
3.

Answer (2)

4.

Answer (2)

5.

Answer (2)
Both statements are correct.

6.

Answer (4)
Mg has highest ionisation energy, value due to its smaller size and fully field s-orbital.

7.

Answer (1)
Due to cohesive forces.

8.

Answer (1)

9.

Answer (2)
Both statements are correct.

10. Answer (3)

11. Answer (2)
Their electrons are easily excited to higher energy states by absorbing heat energy from non-luminous oxidising
flame.
12. Answer (2)
Both statements are correct.
13. Answer (2)
14. Answer (3)

Mg2 Na 2HPO 4 NH4 OH 5H2O Mg(NH4 )PO 4 6H2O 2Na

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15. Answer (4)

BaCO3 > SrCO3 > CaCO3 > MgCO3
(Thermal stability)
16. Answer (1)
Na has greater cohesive forces.
17. Answer (2)
Be(OH)2 reacts with acids and bases both.
18. Answer (2)
BI3 is stronger Lewis acid than BF3 due to less effective pp back bonding in BI3 which si more prominent in
BF3.
19. Answer (1)
Due to high hydration energy, Al+3 is ionic compound.
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20. Answer (4)

Statement-1 is incorrect Statement-2 is correct WC (tungsten carbide) is interstitial carbide.
21. Answer (2)
22. Answer (2)

O
Si
O

In silicate tetrahedral, each silicon atom is bonded with four oxygen.

Si O 44 is basic unit of all type of silicate.
23. Answer (3)
Due to poor screening of 4f orbital, effective nuclear charge is higher in case of lead in compare to tin although
size of lead is larger than tin.
24. Answer (2)
In NF3, due to high electronegativity of F. N becomes a positive centre and lone pair behave like a dipole which is
opposite to resultant dipole.
25. Answer (4)
H3PO2 > H3PO3 > H3PO4. This is actual order of acidic strength.
26. Answer (3)
Sulphur can show catenation upto some extent but cannot form double bond with itself that of pd type.
27. Answer (2)
Fact.
28. Answer (2)
F2 is strongest oxidising agent and oxidation potential depend on electron affinity, bond dissociation energy and
hydration energy.
29. Answer (3)
In H2O network is formed due to hydrogen bonding while in HF linear chain is formed due to hydrogen bonding.
30. Answer (3)
Xe and Kr upto some extent are reactive.
31. Answer (1)

SiF4 + 2XeOF4
2XeF6 + SiO2
32. Answer (1)
When mixture of ZnO and CuO is boiled with NaOH, ZnO will dissolve in it as sodium zincate and CuO will
remain undissolved.
33. Answer (2)
Flux combines with gangue and form fusible slag
Gangue + Flux
Slag
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34. Answer (4)

Calcination involves heating of ore below its fusion temperature in absence of air to remove moisture and CO2
from carbonates.
35. Answer (2)
36. Answer (2)
37. Answer (1)
Aluminium metal can be used for the extraction of Cr, Mn metal because it has great affinity for oxygen.

Al2O3 + 2Cr
Cr2O3 + 2Al
38. Answer (1)
In graphite free electrons exist in the hexagonal layered structure but in diamond there is no free electron
due to 3D network structure therefore diamond is bad conductor.
39. Answer (2)
During the partial roasting copper glance converted into Cu2O which again reacts with Cu2S to form copper

6Cu + SO2
Cu2S + 2Cu2O
40. Answer (1)

FeCl3.6H2O

Fe(OH)3
Brown coloured

+ 3HCl

41. Answer (3)

42. Answer (1)

La(OH)3 is more ionic
43. Answer (3)
Ce+4 is a lanthanoid which is used as oxidising agent.
44. Answer (3)
Elements of 4d and 5d series element favour more delta bond formation because of large size of 4d or 5d
orbital.
45. Answer (2)
Fact.
46. Answer (1)
If two metal ions belonging to actinoid have same colour because they have same number of unpair e.
47. Answer (3)
AgI is yellow coloured due to polarisation.
48. Answer (2)
Transition metal have strong tendency to form complex because small size and high charge.
49. Answer (1)
Reduction potential depend on enthalpy of atomisation, enthalpy of hydration and ionisation energy.
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50. Answer (2)

In Ni(Co)4Ni goes for sp3 hybridisation.
[Ni(CN)4]2Ni goes for dsp2 hybridisation.
51. Answer (4)
Due to low crystal field energy and high pairing energy, complex will be high spin complex.
52. Answer (4)
Square planar complex are not optical active.
53. Answer (1)
Due to complex formation
[FeF6]3
FeF3(aq) + F

54. Answer (3)

55. Answer (4)
Square planar complex having formula [MABCD]+n show 3 isomers.
56. Answer (1)
Fact.
57. Answer (4)
EDTA is flexident ligand.
58. Answer (1)
On the basis of M.O. diagram of CO.
59. Answer (1)
Carbonyl complexes are generally favoured by those metal ion which have e its d-orbital for back bonding.

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