JAMIA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

Class – XI Chemistry ASSIGNMENT Unit 10- The s- Block Elements

• Make a table of all alkali and alkaline earth metals along with their atomic number, symbol and electronic
configuration.

Fill in the blanks :-

1. The s- block elements of the Periodic Table are those in which the last electron enters the outermost __________
orbital.

2. The general electronic configuration of s- block elements is _________ for alkali metals and ______________ for
alkaline earth metals.

3. Lithium shows similarities to magnesium and beryllium to aluminium in many of their properties. This type of
diagonal similaity is commonly referred to as ____________.

4. The atomic and ionic radii of the alkali metals __________on moving down the group.

5. The hydration enthalpies of the alkali metal ions ______________with increase in ionic sizes.

6. In all the oxides, the oxidation state of the alkali metal is _______________.

7. Alkaline earth metals are so called because their oxides and hydroxides are _________

in nature and these metal oxides are found in the __________ __________.

8. The first ionisation enthalpies of the alkaline earth metals are _________ than those of the corresponding Group 1
metals.

9. ______________ is used as a building material in the form of marble and in the manufacture of quick lime.

10. A suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water, called _____________ of ________ , is used as antacid in
medicine.

Multiple Choice Questions

11. Alkali metals react with water vigorously to form hydroxides and dihydrogen. Which of the following alkali
metals reacts with water least vigorously?

(i) Li (ii) Na (iii) K (iv) Cs

12. The order of decreasing ionisation enthalpy in alkali metals is

(i) Na > Li > K > Rb (ii) Rb < Na < K < Li

(iii) Li > Na > K > Rb (iv) K < Li < Na < Rb

13. When sodium is dissolved in liquid ammonia, a solution of deep blue colour is obtained. The colour of the
solution is due to

(i) ammoniated electron (ii) sodium ion (iii) sodium amide (iv) ammoniated sodium ion

14. A chemical A is used for the preparation of washing soda to recover ammonia. When CO2 is bubbled through an
aqueous solution of A, the solution turns milky. It is used in white washing due to disinfectant nature. What is the
chemical formula of A?

(i) Ca(HCO3)2 (ii) CaO (iii) Ca(OH)2 (iv) CaCO3

15. Amphoteric hydroxides react with both alkalies and acids. Which of the following Group 2 metal hydroxides is
soluble in sodium hydroxide?

(i) Be(OH)2 (ii) Mg(OH)2 (iii) Ca(OH)2 (iv) Ba(OH)

Questions :-

16. When a metal of group 1 was dissolved in liquid ammonia, the following observations were obtained:

(i) Blue solution was obtained initially.

(ii) On concentrating the solution, blue colour changed to bronze colour.

How do you account for the blue colour of the solution? Give the name of the product formed on keeping the
solution for some time.

17. What are oxo- acids ? Discuss the properties of its salts.

18. Write Lewis strucure of O2 – ion and find out oxidation state of each oxygen atom? What is the average oxidation
state of oxygen in this ion?

19. Present a comparative account the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals with respect to following
characteristics :-

i) Ionisation enthalpy

ii) Basicity of oxides

iii) Solubilty of their hydroxides

iv) Formation of oxosalts

v) Tendency to form ionic /covalent compounds

20. An element of group 2 forms covalent oxide which is amphoteric in nature and dissolves in water to give an
amphoteric hydroxide. Identify the element and write chemical reactions of the hydroxide of the element with an
alkali and an acid.
Unit 11 – The p-Block Elements

• Make a table of all the elements of Group -13 and Group-14 along with their atomic number, symbol and
electronic configuration.

Fill in the blanks :-

1. The maximum oxidation state shown by a p-block element is equal to the total number of valence electrons, ie the
sum of the ______ and _______ electrons.

2. The non- metallic character of elements ___________ down a group.

3. ___________ is the most abundant metal and the third most abundant element in the earth’s crust.

4. When Borax is heated in a bunsen burner flame with CoO on a loop of platinum wire, a blue coloured
____________ is formed.

5. Due to its ability to receive OH- ions from water and in turn release H+ ions ___________ is considered as a weak
acid.

6. _________ is unable to form BF63- ion due to non- availability of d orbitals.

7. Silicon is _____________, germanium is a ________, whereas tin and lead are soft ____________.

8. _____________ is the second most abundant element in the earth’s crust and is present in th form of _________
and ___________.

9. The highly poisonous nature of CO arises due to its ability to form a complex with_____________.

10. ZSM-5 ( a type of zeolite) is used to convert alcohols directly into ________________.

Multiple Choice Questions :-

11. Which of the following is a Lewis acid ?

(i) AlCl3 (ii) MgCl2 (iii) CaCl2 (iv) BaCl2

12. Catenation i.e., linking of similar atoms depends on size and electronic configuration of atoms. The tendency of
catenation in Group 14 elements follows the order:

(i) C > Si > Ge > Sn

(ii) C >> Si > Ge ≈ Sn

(iii) Si > C > Sn > Ge

(iv) Ge > Sn > Si > C

13. In the structure of diborane

(i) All hydrogen atoms lie in one plane and boron atoms lie in a plane perpendicular to this plane.

(ii) 2 boron atoms and 4 terminal hydrogen atoms lie in the same plane and 2 bridging hydrogen atoms lie in the
perpendicular plane.
(iii) 4 bridging hydrogen atoms and boron atoms lie in one plane and two terminal hydrogen atoms lie in a plane
perpendicular to this plane.

(iv) All the atoms are in the same plane.

14. Assertion (A): Silicones are water repelling in nature.

Reason (R) : Silicones are organosilicon polymers, which have (–R2SiO–) as repeating unit.

(i) A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

(ii) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(iii) A and R both are not true.

(iv) A is not true but R is true.

15. A compound X, of boron reacts with NH3 on heating to give another compound Y which is called inorganic
benzene. The compound X can be prepared by treating BF3 with Lithium aluminium hydride. The compounds X
and Y are represented by the formulas.

(i) B2H6 , B3N3H6 (ii) B2O3, B3N3H6 (iii) BF3, B3N3H6 (iv) B3N3H6 , B2H6

Questions :-

16. Explain the nature of boric acid as a Lewis acid in water.

17. Account for the following observations:

(i) Diamond is covalent , yet it has high melting point.

(ii) Though fluorine is more electronegative than chlorine yet BF3 is a weaker Lewis acid than BCl3

(iii) PbO2 is a stronger oxidising agent than SnO2

(iv) The +1 oxidation state of thallium is more stable than its +3 state.

18. A tetravalent element forms monoxide and dioxide with oxygen. When air is passed over heated element (1273
K), producer gas is obtained. Monoxide of the element is a powerful reducing agent and reduces ferric oxide to iron.
Identify the element and write formulas of its monoxide and dioxide. Write chemical equations for the formation of
producer gas and reduction of ferric oxide with the monoxide.

19. Carbon exhibits many allotropic forms . Describe the characteristics of all the allotropes of carbon in detail.

20. Aluminium dissolves in mineral acids and aqueous alkalies and thus shows amphoteric character. A piece of
aluminium foil is treated with dilute hydrochloric acid or dilute sodium hydroxide solution in a test tube and on
bringing a burning matchstick near the mouth of the test tube, a pop sound indicates the evolution of hydrogen gas.
The same activity when performed with concentrated nitric acid, reaction doesn’t proceed. Explain the reason.