S-BLOCK ELEMENTS - IV

01. Find number of reaction(s) which produce MO2 type main (stable) product (where M is a
metal).
Na  O2  Excess  
Burning
K  O2  Excess  
Burning

 . Tharmal decomposition
Ba  O2  Excess  
Burning
 BaCO3  
 . Tharmal decomposition
KHCO3  

02. Which of the following hydride contain 3C  2e bond?
a)  BeH 2 n b) B2 H 6 c) Be  BH 4 2 d) All of these
03. When a substance A reacts with water it produces a combustible gas B and a solution of substance C in
water. When another substance D reacts with the solution C, it also produces the same gas B on
warming but D can produce B on reaction with dil.H 2SO4 at room temperature. A imports a deep
golden yellow colour to a smokeless flame of Bunsen bumer, A, B, C, D are respectively.
a) K,H 2 ,KOH,Al b) Na,H 2 , NaOH, Zn
c) CaC2 ,CaH 2 ,Ca  OH  2 ,Fe d) Ca,H 2 ,Ca  OH  2 ,Sn
04. The correct order of increasing solubility in water is
a) LiHCO3  NaHCO3  KHCO3 b) LiHCO3  NaHCO3  KHCO3
c) K 2 CO 3  Na 2 CO3  Li 2 CO 3 d) KCl  NaCl  LiCl
05. Lowest solubility of the group-1 metal halides is of
a) LiF b) NaF c) KF d) CsF
06. While moving down the group (in alkaline earth metals) following property increases except
a) Radius b) Solubility of hydroxides
c) Solubility of sulphates d) Thermal stability of carbonates
07. What will be the increasing order of covalent character for the molecules BeCl2 , MgCl2 ,CaCl 2 ?
a) CaCl2  Mgcl2 ,BeCl 2 b) MgCl 2  Cacl 2 ,BeCl 2
c) BgCl 2  Cacl2 ,MgCl 2 d) Cannot be predicted
08. Which of the following statement is correct?
a) Thermal stability of CaCO3 is more than that of MgCO3
b) MgO is more basic than Na 2O
c) Beryllium oxide is acidic oxide d) Magnesium oxide is amphoteric
09. The s-block hydride with covalent polymeric structures are
a) LiH b) BeH 2 c) NaH d) MgH 2
10. Which of the following pairs of elements will give superoxide or peroxides respectively when heated in
excess of air?
a) K, Ba b) Na, Rb c) K, Rb d) Na, Ba
11. The correct order of hydration energy of following metals ions
2
a) Be  Mg 2  Ca 2  Sr 2  Ba 2 b) Mg 2  Be 2  Ba 2  Sr 2  Be2
         
c) Cs  Rb  K  Na  Li d) Cs  Rb  K  Na  Li
12. Which of the following alkali metal gives hydrate salt?
a) Li b) Na c) K d) Cs
13. Which of the following has the lowest melting point?
a) LiCl b) NaCl c) KCl d) RbCl
14. The Reducing property of alkali meals follows the order
a) Na  K  Rb  Cs  Li b) K  Na  Rb  Cs  Li
c) Li  Cs  Rb  K  Na d) Rb  Cs  K  Na  Li
15. Which of the following has the lowest melting point?
a) SrF2 b) BeF2 c) MgF2 d) CaF2
16. Which of the following alkaline earth metal oxides shows a co-ordination four?
a) BeO b) MgO c) SrO d) Cao
17. Which of the following does not exist?
a) KO 2 b) BeO 2 c) SrO 2 d) BaO 2
18. Na and Li are placed in dry air. We get
a) NaoH, Na 2O,Li 2O b) Na 2O, Li 2O
c) Na 2O,Li 2O,Li 3 N, NH 3 d) Na 2O,Li 2 N, Li3O
19. 1 Mole of a mixture of Li 2CO3 and Na 2CO3 forms 0.75 mol of CO 2 at NTP. What is the
percentage of Li 2 CO3 in the mixture?
a) 75 b) 25 c) 100 d) 10
0
20. 3 mol of mixture of NaHCO3 and Na 2CO 3 is strongly heated at 200 C ¸when 1 mole of CO 2 is
obtained. The molar percentage of Na 2CO 3 in the mixture is
a) 33.33 b) 66.67 c) 25 d) 50
21. The possible products when Mg is burnt in air and then decomposed by H 2 O
a) Mg  OH 2 , NH 3 b) MgO,Mg 3 N 2 c) Only MgO d) Only Mg 3 N 2
22. When hydrated magnesium chloride  MgCl 2 .6H 2O  is heated
a) MgO is formed b) Anhydrous MgCl 2 is formed
b) Mg(OH)HCl is formed d) MgOCl2 is formed
23. The change in the hybrid state of BeCl 2 in the solid state from vapour state is
2 3 3 2
a) sp to sp b) sp to sp c) sp to sp d) No change
24. The compound [X] on decomposition forms a gas {y} which neither burns nor support combustion and
gas [Y] when passed through Ca  OH 2 forms a salt [Z]. [X] [Y] & [Z] are
a) MgCO3 ;CO 2 ;CaCO3 b) K 2CO3 ;CO2 ;CaCO3
c) Na 2CO3 ;CO 2 ;CaCO3 d) Non of these
25.What will be the order of ionic conductances f following hydrated ions?
2
a) Be  Mg 2  Sr 2  Ba 2 b) Be
2
 Ba 2  Mg 2  Sr 2
2
c) Ba  Be2  Mg 2  Sr 2 d) Ba
2
 Sr 2  Mg 2  Sr 2
2 2
26. The co-ordination number for Be and Mg are
a) 4, 6 b) 4, 4 c) 2, 4 d) 2, 2
27. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a) Nitrates, carbonates and sulphates of alkali metals are soluble in water, their solubility, however,
increases as we move down the group.
b) Sulphates of all alkaline earth metals are soluble in water. Their solubility, however increases as we
go down the group
c) Nitrates of both alkali and alkaline earth metals decompose on heating
d) Carbonates of both alkali and alkaline earth metals decompose on heating to form metal oxide and
CO 2

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
  Li  F 

N 2  O2
Lithium  
A B

H 2O H 2O
C    C  D 
28. Which to the following is compound (A)?
A) Li3 N B) Li2O C) Li2O2 D) LiO2
29. The anion present in compound (C) is :
A) O 2 B) N 3 C) OH  D) NO3
30. Which of the following is a property of gas F  ?
A) It is paramagnetic in nature B) It’s bond order is 3
C) It does not contain lone pairs
D) It contains two sigma and one pi bond per molecule
Passage : (31 to 33)

Hydration Energy Lattic Energy


H hydr. kJ mol 1
 
H U kJ mol 1 
Li  499 LiCl  840
Na   390 NaCl  776
K  305 KCl  703
Cl   382

31. The heat of solution of LiCl is,

1 1 1 1
a) 41kJ mol b) 4 kJ mol c) 16 kJ mol d) 41 kJ mol
32. A salt is soluble in water if its
a) Hydration energy is more than its lattice energy
b) Hydration energy is less than its lattice energy
c) Hydration energy is equal to its lattice energy
d) The solubility of a salt does not depend on the relation between its hydration energy
and lattice energy.
33. For compounds with the same anion, the hydration energies of
Na  ,K  ,Rb ,Cs  and Li  follow the order
a) Cs   Rb   K   Na   Li  b) Li   Na   K   Rb   Cs 
         
c) K  Na  Li  Cs  Rb d) Li  K  Na  Cs  Rb

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