GROUP – 14 ELEMENTS

FULL MARKS : 30 (1X3) TIME : 20 min

1. Lead sulphate is soluble in

a) Conc. HNO3 (b) Conc. HCl (c) A solution of ammonium acetate (d) Water

2. Molecular shapes of SF4 ,CF4 and XeF4 are

a) The same, with 2, 0 and 1 lone pairs of electrons respectively

b) The same with 1, 1 and 1 lone pairs of electrons respectively
c) Different with 0, 1 and 2 lone pairs of electrons respectively
d) Different with 1, 0 and 2 lone pairs of electrons respectively
3. In which of the following carbides, the carbon atom is tetrahedrally hybridised

a) SiC (b) Be 2 C (c) Al 4 C3 (d) All are correct

4. p − d bonding exists in

a) Diamond (b) Graphite (c) Trisilylamines (d) None

5. SiCl 4 is hydrolysed because

a) The bonding in SiCl 4 is ionic (b) Si can expand its co-ordination number beyond six
c) SiCl 4 can form H-bonds (d) Si is non-volatile

6. Which of the following is strongest bond

a) Sn-Sn (b) Pb-Pb (c) Si-Si (d) C-C
7. Which is the correct order of decreasing ionic character

a) PbF2  PbCl 2  PbBr2  PbI 2 (b) PbF2  PbBr2  PbCl 2  PbI 2

c) PbF2  PbI 2  PbBr2  PbCl 2 (d) PbF2  PbCl 2  PbBr2  PbI 2

8. In silicates, silicon is

a) sp-hybridised (b) sp 2 - hybridised (c) sp 3 - hybridised (d) sp 3 d - hybridised

9. Material used in solar cells

a) Cs (b) Si (c) Sn (d) Ti
10. Which of the following is not correct

a) PbCl 2 is ionic but PbCl 4 is covalent

b) PbBr4 and PbI 4 do not exist because Pb 4+ is a strong oxidizing agent and Br − and I − are
strong reducing agents
c) Silanes are good reducing agents
d) Metal fires are put off either by sand or pyrene extinguishers
e) All are correct
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11. Which of the following species does not exist
a) [SnCl 6 ]2− (b) [GeCl6 ]2− (c) [SiCl 6 ]2− (d) [CCl 6 ]2−
12. When tin reacts with conc HNO3

a) It is converted into stannous nitrate (b) It is converted into stannic nitrate

c) It is converted into metastannic acid (d) It becomes passive
13. Which oxide is used in Crooke’s glass to cut off UV rays.
a) BaO (b) BeO (c) PbO2 (d) CeO2
14. Glass reacts with HF giving
a) F2 (b) H 2 SiF6 (c) CaF2 (d) NaF
15. CO2 is called dry ice, because
a) It wets the surface (b) It does not melt
c) At atmospheric pressure solid CO2 changes directly into the gas without changing into liquid
and does not wet the surface
d) It is gaseous in nature
16. Massicot is prepared by
a) Heating tin in air at about 300 0 C (b) Heating Litharge
c) Heating red lead (d) Heating lead nitrate
17. Which of the following gases are major source of greenhouse effect
a) CH 4 (b) CO2 (c) CFCs (d) All
18. The type of hybridization involved in recently discovered allotrope of carbon (e.g. C 60 or
fullerene) is
a) sp (b) sp 2 (c) sp 3 (d) d 2 sp 3

19. The correct increasing order of extent of hydrolysis in the following is

a) CCl 4  MgCl 2  AlCl 3  SiCl 4  PCl 5 (b) CCl 4  AlCl 3  MgCl 2  PCl 5  SiCl 4
c) AlCl 3  MgCl 2  CCl 4  PCl 5  SiCl 4 (d) SiCl4  MgCl2  AlCl3  PCl5  CCl4
20. Dry powder fire extinguisher contains

a) Sand (b) Sand and Na 2 CO3 (c) Sand and baking soda (d) Sand and K 2 CO3
21. Carbogen is

a) Pure form of carbon (b) COCl2 (c) Mixture of CO and CO2 (d) Mixture of O2 and CO2

22. The halide which is not hydrolysed is

a) SiCl 4 (b) SiF4 (c) CCl 4 (d) PbCl 4

23. The substance used as a smoke screen in warfare is

a) SiCl 4 (b) PH 3 (c) PCl 5 (d) Acetylene