Chapter Two

Hydrogen
Some selective mcqs for practice
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• 1. The most reactive state of H2 is:
• A. Atomic hydrogen
• B. Molecular hydrogen
• C. Adsorbed hydrogen
• D. Hydrogen in compound
• E. H2O
• 2. Which of the following in NOT an isotope of
• hydrogen?
• DUHS, NTS, PMC
• A. Deuterium
• B. Tritium
• C. Protium
• D. Uranium
• & PM&DC
• E. All of the above are isotopes
• 3. H2S is an example of ________ hydride.
• A. ionic
• B. covalent
• С. Complex
• D. metallic
• E. border-line hydride
• 4. The heat generated in atomic hydrogen torch
• having a flame of temperature b/w 4000 to 5000
• degree centigrade, is due to:
• I. burning of hydrogen
• II. recombination of hydrogen atoms
• III. isotopes of hydrogen atoms
• A. I only
• B. II only
• C. III only
• D. I & II only
• 5. CaH2 is an example of:
• A. Ionic hydride
• C. Complex hydride
• D. Border line hydride
• E. Polymeric hydride
• 1. The most reactive state of H2 is: • 9. Coke is produced from bituminous coal by:
• A. Atomic hydrogen
• B. Molecular hydrogen • A. Cracking
• C. Adsorbed hydrogen • B. Synthesis
• D. Hydrogen in compound
• E. H2O
• C. Substitution
• 2. Which of the following in NOT an isotope of • D. Destructive distillation
• hydrogen?
• E. Filtration
• A. Deuterium
• B. Tritium • 10. Molecular mass of water is:
• C. Protium • A. 15 amu
• D. Uranium
• E. All of the above are isotopes • B. 15 amu
• 3. H2S is an example of ________ hydride. • C. 17 amu
• A. ionic
• B. covalent
• A. D.13 amu
• С. Complex • D. 19 amu
• D. metallic
• 11. Which of the following has hydrogen
• E. border-line hydride
• 4. The heat generated in atomic hydrogen torch • bonding?
• having a flame of temperature b/w 4000 to 5000 • A. C6H6
• degree centigrade, is due to:
• I. burning of hydrogen • B. ice
• II. recombination of hydrogen atoms • C. paraffin
• III. isotopes of hydrogen atoms
• A. I only
• D. O2
• B. II only • E. all of the above
• C. III only
• 12. Interstitial compound is formed by:
• D. I & II only
• 5. CaH2 is an example of: • A. Fe, Co
• A. Ionic hydride • B. Co, Ni
• C. Complex hydride
• D. Border line hydride • C. Fe, Ni
• E. Polymeric hydride • D. All of the above
• 13. The pair that yields the same gaseous • 17. An example of covalent hydride is:
• product on reaction with water: • A. NaH
• A. K and KO2
• B. Ca and CaH2
• B. CaH2
• C. Na and Na2O2 • C. SrH2
• D. Ba and BaO2 • D. AsH3
• 14. Ionic hydrides: • 18. The atoms of the same elements, which have
• A. are colorless nonvolatile salt like solids
• B. are sufficiently unstable towards heat
• the same atomic number but different mass
• A. С. Stability increase with increasing atomic • number are called)
• masses • A. Isobars
• C. are insoluble in water • B. Actanids
• D. are used as oxidizing agent in metallurgical
• processes.
• C. Allotrops
• 15. Which one of the following is radioactive • D. Isotopes
• Hydrogen? • 19. (BeH2)n is an example of
• A. Protium • A. Border line Hydride.
• B. Tritium
• C. Hydrogen molecule
• B. Covalent Hydride.
• D. Deuterium • C. Ionic Hydride.
• E. None of the above • D. Polymeric Hydride
• 16. Which of the following is a Covalent • 20. Anomalous behavior & high B)P of H2O is
• Hydride?
• A. NaBH4
• due to:
• B. ZnH2 • A. Strong covalent bond
• C. NaH • B. Hydrogen bonding
• D. CaH2 • C. Ionic bonding
• E. H2S
• D. Wander Val forces
•21. An example of covalent hydride is: • 25. The position of hydrogen is periodic table is:
• A. IA
•A. CaH2
• B. IVA
•B. NaH • C. VIIA
•C. SrH2 • D. Still undecided
•22. NaBH4 is _______ hydride: • 26. Isotopes differ in:
• A. Proton number
•A. PolymericB. Complex • B. Neutron number
•C. Covalent • C. Atomic Number
•D. Metallic • D. Electron number
• 27. Hydrogen has ground state energy of:
•23. Hydrogen is placed in various groups
• A. 1.5 e.v
•sometimes in IV-A, VIl-A, by different authors. • B. 13.6 e.v
•Its actual position is: • C. -0.8 e.v
• D. 23.3 e.v
•A. Unknown
• 28. Hydrogen is not absorbed by:
•B. Undetected • A. CO
•C. Undecided • B. Ni
•D. None • C. Pt
• D. Pd
•24. What is true about water density? • 29. Water is said to be permanently hard when
•A. It is less than that of ice • it contains:
•B. It is more than that of ice • A. Chlorides of Ca+2 & Mg +2
• B. Carbonate of Ca+2 & Mg +2
•C. It is equal • C. Bicarbonate of C+2 & Mg+2
•D. None of the above • D. None
 • 34. Hydrogen lies in:
• 30. Hydrogen forms salt hydrides with the
• element of:
• A. IA and IIA
• B. IlIA and IVA
• C. VA and VIA
• A. 1s period
• D. VllA
• 31. The temperature at which a solid changes • B. 3d period
• into liquid is called its:
• A. Critical point
• B. Melting point
• C. 2nd period
• C. Boiling point
• D. Equilibrium point • D. 4th period
• 32. Hydrogen may be readily prepared by the
• action of water on:
• A. Fe
• 35. D2O is used in:
• B. HCL
• C. Zn • A. Nuclear technology
• D. Na
• 33. The atoms of the same elements, which have
• the same atomic number but different mass
• B. Polymerization
• number are called
• A. Isobars • C. Hydrolysis
• B. Actinides
• C. Allotropes
• D. Isotope
• D. None of the above
• 36. The atoms of the same elements, which have •40. Hydrides which are prepared by passing
• the same atoms number but different mass
• number are called •hydrogen gas over hot alkali metals or alkaline
• A. Isobars •earth metals are called:
• B. Actinides
• C. Allotropes
•A. Covalent hydrides
• D. Isotopes •B. Ionic hydrides
• 37. In the combined state hydrogen is present in
• the compounds of;
•C. Complex hydrides
• A. Oxygen •D. Metallic hydrides
• B. Sulphur
•E. Polymeric hydrides
• C. Nitrogen
• D. Carbon •41. D2O is used in _______?
• E. All of the above
•A. Nuclear Technology
• 38. Nacent hydrogen used in the formation of
• methane, is obtained from the reaction of: •B. Hydrolysis
• A. NaHCO3 with Zn •C. Polymerization
• B. HCl with Zn
• C. KOH with Zn •D. None of them
• D. H2O with Zn •42. Equal weights of methane and hydrogen are
• E. CH3l with Zn
• 39. Nascent hydrogen used in the formation of •mixed in an empty container at 25°C. The
• methane, is obtained from the reaction of •fraction of total pressure exerted by hydrogen
• A. NaHCO3 with Zn
• B. HCI with Zn •is:
• C. KOH with Zn •A. 1/2
• D. H2O with Zn
• E. CH3l with Zn
•B. 8/9
•C. 1/9
•D. 16/17
• 43. The false statement regarding saline • E. Covalent hydrides
• hydrides is: • 48. _______ are prepared by passing hydrogen
• A. They are formed from hydrogen and most
• electropositive element
• gas over hot alkali metals or alkaline earth
• B. They are used as reducing agents • metals.
• C. They give H2 from H2O • A. Covalent hydrides
• D. They are ionic in nature • B. Ionic hydrides
• E. They are covalent in nature
• 44. Which of the following is not an interstitial
• C. Border line hydrides
• compound? • D. Metallic hydrides
• A. Cu-Zn • E. Complex hydrides
• B. Cu-Zn-Sn • 49. Hydrogen resembles with alkali metals in all
• C. TiH 1.73
• D. V2O5
• respects except
• 45. Commercial hydrogen is obtained from • A. Half-filled valence shell
• A. coal gas • B. Formation of unipositive ion
• B. oil gas • C. Reducing nature
• C. marsh gas
• D. producer gas
• D. Valence shell electronic configuration
• 46. The ionization of Hydrogen atom gives: • 50. Mark the correct statement about hydrides
• A. hydride ion • of group V-A
• B. hydronium ion • A. The hydrides of Group V-A are covalent
• C. proton
• D. hydroxyl ion
• B. The hydrides of Group V-A are ionic.
• 47. ZnH2 is an example of: • C. Half of the hydrides of Group V-A are covalent
• A. Metallic hydrides • and other half are ionic
• B. Complex hydrides • D. None of the hydride of V-A are covalent
• C. Polymeric hydrides
• D. Borderline hydrides
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