XIth Sci 2021-22

CHEMISTRY ASSIGNMENT - 01
S-Block Elements
BATCH : 01, 02, 03

01. Which of the following is lightest metal? (3) NaOH

(4) LiOH
(1) Na (2) K
(3) Cs (4) Rb 08. Which of the following has density greater than water
(1) Li (2) Na
02. A pair of alkali metals which forms coloured superoxide is
(3) K (4) Rb
(1) Li,Na (2) K,Rb
09. Which alkali metal is most metallic in character
(3) Na, K (4) Li, K (1) K (2) Cs
03. The word ‘alkali’used for alkali metals indicates (3) Na (4) Li
(1) Ashes of plants 10. Which of the following reacts with water with high rate

(2) Metallic luster (1) Li (2) K

(3) Na (4) Rb
(3) Soft metals
11. The atomic number of an element is 11. Its oxide will be
(4) Reactive metals
(1) Acidic
04. When NaCl is dissolved in water, the sodium ion is
(2) Basic
(1) Oxidised (2) Reduced
(3) Acid and basic both
(3) Hydrolysed (4) Hydrated
(4) Neutral
05. Which of the following is colourless? 12. Alkali metals are strong reducing because
(1) Li2O (1) These are monovalent
(2) Na2O2 (2) Their ionisation potential are very high

(3) KO2 (3) Their standard electrode potential are very much
negative
(4) Both (a) and(b)
(4) These are metals
06. Which of the following alkali metals is smallest in size
13. When sodium is heated with moist air, then the product
(1) Rb (2) K obtained is
(3) Na (4) Li (1) Na2O
07. Which is most basic in character (2) NaOH
(1) RbOH (3) Na2CO3
(2) KOH (4) Na2O2
14. On dissolving moderate amount of sodium metal in liquid 17. The strongest reducing agent of the alkali metal is
NH3 at low temperature, which one of the following does
(1) Li (2) Na
not occur
(3) K (4) Cs
(1) Blue coloured solution is obtained
18. The reaction of water with sodium and potassium is
(2) Na+ ions are formed in the solution
(1) Exothermic
(3) Liquid NH3 becomes good conductor of electricity
(2) Endothermic
(4) Liquid ammonia remains diamagnetic
(3) Reversible
15. Which of the following properties is not true for an alkali
metal (4) Irreversible and endothermic
(1) Low atomic volume 19. A substance X is a compound of an element of group IA
the substance X gives a violet colour in flame test, X is
(2) Low ionization energy
(1) LiCl (2) NaCl
(3) Low density
(3) KCl (4) None
(4) Low electronegativity
20. Sodium when heated in a current of dry ammonia gives
16. Which of the following alkali metals has the biggest tendency
for the half reaction, M(g)  M+(aq) + e– (1) Sodium nitrite

(1) Lithium (2) Sodium hydride

(2) Sodium (3) Sodium amide

(3) Cesium (4) Sodium azide

(4) Potassium

ANSWER KEY

01. 2 02. 2 03. 1 04. 4 05. 4 06. 4 07. 1 08. 4 09. 2 10. 4 11. 2
12. 3 13. 4 14. 4 15. 1 16. 1 17. 1 18. 1 19. 3 20. 3