GROUP 15

Class - 12th

Total questions: 100 Max. Marks: 100

Instructions
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Section 1 100 marks

1. group elements are known as:

A. halogens
B. normal elements
C. chalcogens
D. pnicogens

2. The most abundant element in the earth's crust among the following is_________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

3. A metalloid of nitrogen family is:

A.
B.
C.
D.

4. Among VA group elements, the element which has highest ionization energy?

A.
B.
C.

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 D.

5. Which of the following are ionic nitrides?

A.
B.
C.

D.

6. Inert pair effect is more prominently seen in:

A. nitrogen
B. bismuth
C. phosphorus

D. antimony

7. Inert pair effect from top to bottom in a group_______.

A. increases

B. decreases

C. constant
D. un-predictable

8. Which of the following exist in mono-atomic state?

A. Phosphorus

B. Nitrogen
C. Antimony

D. Bismuth

9. The maximum and minimum oxidation states of phosphorus are:

A.

B.

C.

D.

10. The common oxidation states exhibited by VA group elements are:

A. +3 and +5

B. +3 and +4

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 C. +1 and +3
D. +3 and -5

11. The trend in the hydrides from Bi to N is :

A. Bond length increases

B. Bond length decreases

C. Acidic nature increases

D. Bond energy decreases

12. The bond angle decreases from to due to:

A. the decrease in basic strength

B. the decrease in bond dissociation energy

C. the decrease in electronegativity of the centalatom

D. all of these

13. The largest bond angle is in :

A.

B.
C.

D.

14. Which of the following is least stable?

A.

B.

C.

D.

15. The formula of the hydride of nitrogen that is acidic in nature is :

A.

B.
C.

D.

16. Nitrogen cannot form penta halide because:

A. Nitrogen atom is very small

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 B. Nitrogen atom has no vacant orbitals in valency shell
C. Electronegativity of nitrogen is very high.

D. Nitrogen molecule contains a very strong triple bond

17. The element which gives explosive halides is:

A. phosphorus

B. nitrogen
C. arsenic

D. bismuth

18. Which of the following trihalides can not be hydrolysed?

A.

B.
C.

D.

19. If exists, why does not?

A. because has high electronegativity

B. because has high ionisation energy

C. because has lowest atomic size

D. because has no vacant d-orbital

20. Which of the following never gives its oxy-halide on hydrolysis?

A.
B.

C.

D.

21. Which of the following pentahalides of exists:

A.
B.

C.

D.

22. Which of the following halides undergoes hydrolysis?

A.

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 B.

C.

D.

23. An element X belongs I, II, III or V groups. Its oxide reacts with water to produce highly acidic solution
the element X belongs to :

A. I groups

B. II group

C. III group

D. V group

24. The compound having least basic nature is:

A.

B.

C.

D.

25. The element which forms acidic hydride is:

A. nitrogen

B. phosphorus

C. sodium

D. iron

26. Which of the following is not a poisonous substance?

A.

B.

C.

D.

27. Which of the following is correct about V group Hydrides (from ammonia to Bismuthine)

A. Their thermal stability gradually increase

B. Their ease of preparation gradually increase

C. The electron pair donating nature gradually decrease

D. The bond energies gradually increase

28. The best reducing agent among the following is :

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 A.

B.

C.
D.

29. on hydrolysis forms a white precipitate of :

A. bismuth acid

B. bismuth oxychloride

C. bismuth pentachloride
D. bismuth hydride

30. In Nitrogen family the H-M-H angle in the hydrides gradually becomes closer to on
going from N to Sb. This shows that gradually :

A. The basic strength of the hydrides increases

B. Due to the increase in the size of central atom M and increase in its electronegativity

C. The bond energies of M-H increase

D. The bond pairs of electrons become closer to each other

31. The oxidation states of nitrogen in are :

A. -3 , + 5
B. -4, + 5

C. + 3, + 5
D. +3 , -5

32. The aqueous solution of can be used as :

A. Chlorinating agent
B. Bleaching agent

C. Reducing agent
D. Explosive

33. Nitrolim is a mixture of:

A.
B. graphite

C. a N N + diamond

D.

34. Nitrolim is obtained by heating calcium carbide in :

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B.
C.

D.

35. The total number of electrons that take part in forming bonds in is:

A. 2

B. 4
C. 6

D. 10

36. Which of the following is an explosive compound of ?

A.

B.
C.

D.

37.
Compound ( A ) is used as a / an :

A. fertilizer
B. dehydrating agent

C. oxidising agent
D. reducing agent

38.
(i)

(ii)

Identify and :

A. ; B:

B. ; B:

C. ; B:

D. ; B:

39. Match List-I (Compounds) with List-II (Oxidation states of Nitrogen) and select answer using the codes
given below the lists.

List - I List - II

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 A.
B.

C.
D.

40. Which of the following is a property of nitrogen?

A. Supports combustion
B. Allows combustion

C. Supports but does not allow combustion

D. Neither supports nor allows combustion

41. The product obtained as a result of a reaction of nitrogen with is:

A.

B.

C.
D.
E. No option

42. Hydride of nitrogen is called:

A. dinitrogen hydride

B. urea
C. ammonia
D. nitrous hydride

43. Fill in the blanks.

When equal volumes of nitrogen gas and oxygen gas at low pressures are sparked, they react at
, to form ________ gas.

44. The explosive compound of is:

A.
B.

C.

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 D.

45. Nitrogen is inert because:

A. it supports combustion
B. of low boiling point

C. of high electronegativity
D. dissociation energy of its molecule is fairly high

46.

Here and are respectively:

A.

B.

C.

D.

47. What are the products obtained when excess ammonia is reacted with chlorine?

A. and

B. and
C. and

D. and

48. What are the products formed when ammonia reacts with excess chlorine?

A. and

B. and
C. and

D. and

49. In Haber's process for the manufacture of ammonia, the catalyst used is :

A. finely divided nickel

B. finely divided molybdenum

C. finely divided iron

D. finely divided platinum

50. The catalytic promoter used in Haber's process is :

A. Mo

B. Ni

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 C. Pt
D.

51. Which compound does not give ammonia gas on reaction with water ?

A.

B.
C.

D.

52. An aqueous solution of ammonia contains :

A. ammonium ions
B. hydroxy ions
C. both A and B

D. ions

53. Calcium cyanamide on treatment with steam under pressure gives ammonia and :

A. calcium carbonate
B. calcium hydroxide

C. calcium oxide
D. calcium bicarbonate

54. Hydrolysis of gives :

A.

B.
C.

D.

55. Ammonia is dried over :

A. Quick lime

B. Slaked lime
C. Phosphorus pentoxide
D. Con.

56. Hydrolysis of gives and . Which of the following is X?

A.

B.

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 C.
D.

57. can enter into complex formation due to:

A. hydrogen bonding

B. coordinate bond
C. covalent bond
D. ionic bond

58. Sodium dissolved in ammonia has blue colour due to:

A. solvated sodium molecule

B. amide ion
C. solvated electron
D. lone pair of electrons on nitrogen in ammonia

59. Gas obtained by heating a mixture of ammonium chloride and slaked lime is:

A.
B.

C.
D.

60. Ammonia is not a product in the :

A. hydrolysis of nitrolim

B. hydrolysis of aluminium nitride

C. decomposition of ammonium nitrite
D. hydrolysis of urea

61. Some of the reasons of reacting with hydrogen chloride are given below. Pick up the correct
statement(s) from the following.

A. The nitrogen atom of gains electrons

B. can give a pair of electron

C. A proton in can accept an electron pair from

D. The formed has a stable configuration of 8 electrons

62. The bottles of liquid ammonia are opened after cooling them in ice for sometime. It is because liquid
ammonia :

A. has high vapour pressure at room temperature

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 B. is corrosive liquid
C. is an explosive
D. brings tears in eyes

63. Assertion (A): A mixture of and graphite is known as nitration mixture.

Reason (R) : is collected by downward displacement of air.

A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C. (A) is true and (R) is false

D. (A) is false but (R) is true

64. One mole of magnesium nitride on the reaction with an excess of water gives :

A. one mole of ammonia

B. one mole of nitric acid
C. two moles of ammonia
D. two moles of nitric acid

65. Which compound form linear polymer due to H-bond :

A.
B.

C.
D.

66. Ammonia gas is prepared by :

A. reduction of sodium nitrite or sodium nitrate by the reaction with zinc dust and sodium hydroxide.
B. hydrolysis of calcium cyanamide.

C. heating of

D. heating ammonium chloride with slaked lime.

67. In the synthesis of sodium carbonate by solvay (or ammonia-soda) process, the recovery of ammonia is
done by treating with . The by-product obtained in this process is:

A.

B.
C.
D.

68. A molecule of ammonia has :

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 A. only single bonds

B. only double bonds

C. only triple bonds
D. two double bonds and one single bond

69. An element X of group 15 exists as diatomic molecule and combines with hydrogen at 773 K in
presence of the catalyst to form a compound, ammonia which has a characteristic pungent smell. The
element X is :

A. nitrogen
B. oxygen

C. phosphorous
D. sulphur

70. A colourless paramagnetic gas among the following is :

A. Nitric Oxide
B. Nitrous Oxide
C. Nitrogen dioxide
D. Dinitrogen trioxide

71. Which of the following is both neutral and paramagnetic?

A.
B.

C.
D. none of the above

72. Which of the following is a mixed acid anhydride?

A. Nitrogen (III) Oxide

B. Nitrogen (II) Oxide
C. Nitrogen (V) Oxide
D. Nitrogen (IV) Oxide

73. Which of the following oxides of nitrogen is anhydride of nitric acid?

A. N O
B. N O

C. N O
D. N O

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 74. Which of the following is paramagnetic in nature?

A. N O
B. N
C. NO
D. N O

75. Which of the following oxide is brown coloured gas :

A.
B.

C.
D.

76. Nitrous oxide is:

A. soluble in cold water

B. soluble in hot
C. acidic in nature
D. none of these

77. Most acidic oxide among the following is :

A.
B.

C.
D.

78. forms brown ring with:

A.
B.
C.
D.

79. Number of Bonds present in molecule is :

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6

D. 8

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 80. Which of the following is paramagnetic :

A. NO

B.
C.
D. All

81. Acidic para magnetic oxide of nitrogen :

A. NO
B.
C.
D.

82. Regarding , the wrong statement is :

A. It is called laughing gas

B. It is called nitrous oxide

C. It is a linear molecule
D. It is a more reactive oxide

83. In the formation of by the dehydration of nitric acid with phosphorous pentoxide.
The phosphorous pentoxide converts into :

A. Phosphorous trioxide
B. Meta phosphoric acid
C. Ortho phosphoric acid

D. Both B and C

84. Of the following statements which are true for ?

Nitrogen dioxide brown liquid turns pale on cooling and becomes colourless solid
ii) undergoes dimerisation to form
iii) is paramagnetic, is diamagnetic

A. i and ii
B. i and iii
C. ii and iii
D. All

85. The total number of electrons in the oxide of Nitrogen with molecular weight 30 is :

A. 22
B. 23

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 C. 15

D. 26

86. Select the correct statement :

A. Nitric Oxide is isoelectronic with

B. Nitric Oxide is diamagnetic
C. Nitric Oxide is an endothermic compound
D. Nitric Oxide gas is used to induce general anesthesia

87. on burning in oxygen gives :

A.
B. and
C.

D.

88. Which one of the following gas is most soluble in water?

A.

B.
C.
D.

89. Two oxides of Nitrogen, and react together at and form a compound Nitrogen X . X
reacts with water to yield another compound of Nitrogen Y. The shape of the anion of Y molecule is :

A. Tetrahedral
B. Triangular planar

C. Square planar
D. Pyramidal

90. In nitroprusside ion, the iron and NO exist as and , instead of and . The given
conclusion can be drawn by:

A. estimating the concentration of iron

B. measuring the concentration of ion

C. measuring the solid state magnetic moment
D. thermally decomposing the compound

91. Assertion (A): on gently heating gives

Reason(R) : is acidic in nature
The correct answer is :

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 A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true and (R) is false

D. (A) is false but (R) is true

92. The number of oxygen atoms surroundings each nitrogen atom in is :

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

93. The nitrogen oxide(s) that contain(s) bonds is/are:

A.
B.
C.

D.

94. A pale blue liquid which obtained by equi molar mixture of two gases at is:

A.
B.
C.
D.

95. Select the incorrect statement(s) about and .

(i) In , d-orbitals are contracted by electronegative fluorine atoms, but d-orbital contraction is
not possible by H-atoms in .
(ii) The bond energy in is more than bond energy in .
(iii) The bond length in is more than that in .
(iv) The bond length in is less than that in .
Choose the correct code.

A. I, II and III
B. I and III

C. II and IV
D. II and III

96. The wrong statement about is :

A. it is nitrous oxide
B. it is least reactive oxide of nitrogen

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 C. it is not a linear molecule
D. it is known as laughing gas

97. Which of the following gases turns starch iodide paper blue?

A.
B.
C.
D.

98. Formation of nitric oxide is a/an:

A. highly exothermic reaction

B. highly endothermic reaction

C. both and
D. exothermic reaction

99. is a mixed anhydride of:

A. two halo acids

B. one halo and one oxy acids
C. two oxy acids
D. none of the above

100. A colorless gas ' ' forms a brown colored gas ' ' when mixed with air. and could be:

A. ,
B. ,
C. ,
D. ,

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