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TEST SERIES
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
S BLOCK & HYDROGEN
TEST DATE: __-___-2023
Time Allotted: 1 Hour Maximum Marks: 100

General Instructions:

• Each question carries 4 marks. For each correct response, the candidate will get 4
marks.

• For every wrong response. 1 mark shall be deducted from the total score.
Unanswered / Unattempted questions will be given no marks. The maximum marks
are 300.

Name of the Candidate: _________________________

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SECTION – A

This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and
(D), out of which ONLY ONE option is correct.

Q1. Which of the following has maximum ionisation energy ?

(A) Ba → Ba+ + e−
(B) Be → Be+ + e−
(C) Ca → Ca2+ + 2e−
(D) Mg → Mg 2+ + 2e−
Q2. Which of the following increases in magnitude as the atomic number of alkali
metals increases?
(A) Electronegativity
(B) First ionisation potential
(C) Ionic radius
(D) Melting point
Q3. Alkali metals give colour in Bunsen flame due to :
(A) Low electronegativeity
(B) One electron in outer most orbit
(C) Smaller atomic radii
(D) Low ionisation energy
Q4. Which of the following s about solution of alkali metals in liquid ammonia is
correct?
(A) The solutions have strong oxidizing properties.
(B) Both the dilute solution as well as concentrated solution are paramagntic in
nature.
(C) Colour of the solution is attributed to charge transfer spectrum.
(D) None of these.
Q5. Select the incorrect statement:
(A) Solutions of alkali metals in liquid ammonia are good reducing agents
because they contain free or solvated electrons.
(B) The crystalline salts of alkaline earth metals contain more water of
crystallisation than the corresponding alkali metal salts.
(C) Atoms of alkaline earth metals have smaller size and more nuclear charge
than alkali metal atoms of same period.
(D) All alkali metal halides form hydrates.
Q6. Which of the following has the highest reactivity towards water?
(A) Na
(B) Rb
(C) Li
(D) K

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Q7. Sodium burns in dry air to largely give:

(A) Na2 O
(B) Na2 O2
(C) NaO2
(D) Na3 N
Q8. Alkali metals are not characterised by :
(A) good conductor of heat and electricity
(B) high oxidation potentials
(C) high melting points
(D) solubility in liquid ammonia
Q9. In view of their ionisation energies, the alkali metals are :
(A) weak oxidising agents
(B) strong reducing agents
(C) strong oxidising agents
(D) weak reducing agents
Q10. Which of the following is incorrect statement:
(A) Solubilities of alkaline earth metal fluorides and hydroxides generally
increase down the group.
(B) Hydration energies of alkali metal halides decrease down the group with
increase in size of cations.
(C) Mg 2+ ion is bigger than Li+
(D) BeCl2 is easily hydrolysed in water.

Q11. Carbon can be oxidised to CO2 while heating its powder with :
(A) SO2
(B) KNO3
(C) K 2 CO3
(D) FeS2

Q12. What happens when sodium metal is heated in excess of dry air containing
carbon dioxide gas?
(A) Na2 O2 is formed.
(B) Na2 O is formed.
(C) Na2 CO3 is formed.
(D) Na3 N is formed.

Q13. Solution of K 2 O in water is basic, because it contains a significant concentration

of:
(A) O2−
2
(B) O2−
(C) OH −
(D) K +

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Q14. Which of the following oxides is formed when potassium metal is burnt in
excess air?
(A) KO3
(B) K 2 O
(C) K 2 O2
(D) KO2

Q15. On commercial scale, sodium hydroxide is prepared by:

(A) Dow's process
(B) Solvay process
(C) Castner-Kellner cell
(D) Hall-Heroult process

Q16. Which of the following can exist in aqueous solution?

(A) Na2 O
(B) Na2 O2
(C) KO2
(D) K 2 CO3

Q17. When ionic nitrides react with water, the products are :
(A) acidic solution and hydrogen gas.
(B) acidic solution and ammonia gas.
(C) basic solution and ammonia gas.
(D) basic solution and hydrogen gas.

Q18. Low solubility of CsI in water is due to :

(A) smaller hydration enthalpy of Cs+ .
(B) smaller hydration enthalpy of I − .
(C) lower lattice enthalpy of its two ions.
(D) (A) and (B) both.

Q19. Baking powder used to make cake is a mixture of starch, NaHCO3 and
Ca(H2 PO4 )2. The function of Ca(H2 PO4 )2 is :
(A) to slow down the release of CO2 gas
(B) it has acidic hydrogen and gives CO2 when moistened with NaHCO3
(C) to act as a filler
(D) None of these

Q20. Methanides are :

(A) Mg 2 C3 , Be2 C, Al4 C3 and CaC2
(B) Mg 2 C3 , Be2 C and Al4 C3
(C) Be2 C, Al4 C3 and CaC2
(D) Be2 C and Al4 C3

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SECTION – B

This section contains 5 questions. Each question has a Numerical Answer in the form xxxx.xx

Q21. How many statements are correct

(1) Among alkali metal halides lithium iodide is the most covalent in nature.
(2) Potassium has greater photoelectric work function than sodium.
(3) The blue solution of alkali metals in liquid ammonia is stable at room
temperature, where ammonia is still a liquid, in the presence of Fe.
(4) The melting and boiling points of alkali metal halides always follow the trend:
chloride > fluoride > bromide > iodide.
(5) Interstitial carbides are formed by metalloids like Si and B.
(6) SiC and B4 C are covalent carbides.
(7) B4 C on hydrolysis gives methane.
(8) VC and WC are Ionic Carbides

Q22. How many of the following are correctly matched?

Element Colour in flame test

K Violet/Lilac
Na Yellow
Be Crimson red
Ca Brick red
Sr Apple green
Mg No colour
Rb Red violet
Cs Blue
Li Crimson red
Q23. How many of the following form polymeric chains?
BeCl2 , AlCl3 , NaHCO3 , Li2 CO3 , BeH2 , Na2 CO3
Q24. How many of the following will turn moist red litmus blue and finally white?
Li2 O, KO3 , RbO2 , Cs2 O2 , BeO, MgO, BaO2 , SrO

Q25. Molecular formula of Glauber's salt in Na2 SO4 ⋅ xH2 O. The value of 𝑥 is

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