VELAMMAL VIDYALAYA-VIRAGANOOR

SUB-CHEMISTRY
P-block elements – WORK SHEET
Multiple choice questions

1.What is the maximum covalency of the nitrogen atom?

a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four

2.What is the primary product of Haber process?

a) Ammonia b) Nitric acid c) Nitrous acid d) Pyridine
3. Why does nitrogen show poor tendency towards catenation?
a) N atom can form multiple pπ – pπ bonds b) Octet of N2 is complete unlike carbon
c) The N ≡ N is unreactive at room temperature d) The N – N single bond is weaker and
unstable
4. Which gas is released when copper chips are subjected to concentrated nitric acid?
a) Nitrogen (I) oxide b) Nitrogen (II) oxide c) Nitrogen (III) oxide d)
Nitrogen (IV) oxide
5.Which of the following ions is the brown ring test useful for determining?
a) NO3– b) NO2+ c) NO2 d) NO2–
6. What catalyst is used for oxidation of ammonia to produce nitric acid?
a) Palladium hydride b) Sodium amalgam c) Platinum-Rhodium gauze d)
Vanadium (V) oxide
7.Which of the following is a strong base?
a)NH3 b)PH3 c)SbH3 d)BiH3
8.Which of the following Element does not show allotropy?
a)Nitrogen b)Bismuth c)Antimony d)Arsenic
9.On heating ammonium dichromate and barium azide separately we get
a)N2 in both cases b) N2 with ammonium dichromate and NO with barium azide
c) N2 o with ammonium dichromate and NO with barium azide d) N2 o with ammonium
dichromate and NO2 with barium azide
10.Bismuth forms only one well characteristic compound in +5 oxidation state. The compound is
a)Bi2O5 b)BiF5 c)BiCl5 d)Bi2S5
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11.In 15 group, while moving down from As to Bi there is a small increase in size why?
a) Bond enthalpy increases b)Number of proton increases
c)Due to presence of completely filled d and f orbital electron d)electro negativity
decreases

12.In 15th group ,the stability of +5 oxidation state decreases down the group why?
a) metallic character increases b) Non-metallic character increases c) inert pair effect
d)Shielding effect
13. What shape is the HNO3 molecule in its gaseous state?
a) Bent b) Linear c) Planar d) See Saw
14.What is the oxidation state of nitrogen in di-nitrogen trioxide?
a) +1 b) +2 c) +3 d) +4
15.Which of the following metal does not dissolve in concentrated nitric acid
a) k b)cu c)Al d)Zn
16.Why N2 is less reactive at room temperature?
a)due to small size b)high bond dissociation enthalpy c)high electronegative
d)None of the above
17.The correct order of reducing nature of hydride is
a)NH3< PH3 <AsH3<SbH3<BiH3 b) NH3> PH3 >AsH3>SbH3>BiH3
c) NH3> PH3 <AsH3>SbH3<BiH3 d) NH3< PH3 <AsH3<SbH3>BiH3
18.The ammonia acts as a Lewis base ,due to
a)pyramidal shape b)its high electro negativity c)one lone pair of electron d)its
solubility in water
19.Which of the following element acts as a promoter in Haber’s process?
a) Iron b)copper c)molybdenum d)cobalt
20.NH3 has higher boiling point than PH3
a) due to presence of hydrogen bonding b) due to pyramidal shape
c) because ammonia acts as a Lewis base d)None of the above

21. Which of the following elements does not belong to group 16 of the periodic table?
a) Oxygen b) Phosphorus c) Sulphur d) Selenium
22.What is the general outer electronic configuration of the Oxygen family?
a) ns2np4 b) ns2np3 c) ns2np5 d) ns2np2
23. Which of the following is radioactive in nature?
a) Oxygen b) Sulphur c) Tellurium d) Polonium
24.Which group 16 element has the highest tendency for catenation?
a) Oxygen b) Sulphur c) Selenium d) Polonium
25.H2S is more acidic than H2O because
(a) oxygen is more electronegative than sulphur. (b) atomic number of sulphur is higher
than oxygen.
(c) H — S bond dissociation energy is less as compared to H — O bond.
(d) H — O bond dissociation energy is less also compared to H — S bond.
26.The stability of hydrides of group 16 are in the order
(a) H2O > H2Te > H2S > H2Se (b) H2O > H2S > H2Se > H2Te (c) H2O > H2Te > H2Se >
H2S (d) None of these
27.In th preparation of H2SO4 by contact process why is SO3 not absorbed directly in water nto
form H2SO4
a)the reaction is exothermic ,acid mist is formed b)less amount of acid is formed
c)to avoid impurity d)None of these
28.The acidc strength of hydrides of group 16 are in the order
(a) H2O < H2Te < H2S < H2Se (b) H2O <H2S < H2Se <H2Te
(c) H2O > H2Te > H2Se > H2S (d) None of these
29.In 16th group the stability of halides decreases in the order of
a)F- > Cl- > Br- > I- b)F- < Cl- > Br- > I- c)F-< Cl- < Br- < I- d) F- < Cl- > Br-
< I-
30.Which of the following metal doesnot react with oxygen directly
a)Zn b)Ti c)Pt d)Fe
31.Which of the following allotropic form sulphur exist as a paramagnetic
a)S8 b)S6 c)S d)None of these
32.When excess of So2 reacts with sodium hydroxide solution,the product is
a)Na2SO4 b)Na2SO3 c)NaHSO3 d)Na2S
33.While passing SO2 into acidified KMnO4 solution ,it decolourise the KMnO4 because
a) it behaves as a hydrating agent b) it behaves as a dehydrating agent
c) it behaves as a oxidizing agent d)it behaves as a reducing agent
34.Which of the following gas is released from supersonic jet aeroplanes which cause for ozone
depletion
a)NO2 b)NO c)SO2 d)N2O4
35.At which of the following temperature both Rhombic and monoclinic sulphur are stable
a)369 K b)368 K c)367 K d)360K
36.The catalyst used in the contact process is
a)P2O5 b)V2O5 c)Pt/Rh d)V2O3
37.why 15th group elements show higher value of first ionization enthalpy compared to the 16th
group
a) due to stable half -filled p- orbital b)due to small size
c)due to high electro negativity d)due to high reactivity
38.In 16th group,The stability of +6 oxidation state of elements decreases down the group due to
a) inert pair effect b)catenation
c)low ionization enthalpy d)metallic character increases down the group
39.Which of the following gas is liberated on heating potassium chlorate
a)O2 b)SO2 c)SO3 d)O3
40.Which of the following oxide is acidic
a)SO2 b)CO c)CO2 d)NO
41.Which of the following is the strongest oxidising agent?
(a) F2 (b) Cl2 (c) l2 (d) Br2
42.Which one of the following order is correct for the bond dissociation enthalpy of halogen
molecule?
(a) Br2 > I2 > F2 > Cl2 (b) F2 > Cl2 > Br2 > I2
(c) I2 > Br2 > Cl2 > F2 (d) Cl2 > Br2 > F2 > I2
43.The increasing order of acidic strength of the halogen acids is
(a) HF < HCl < HBr < HI (b) HI < HBr < HCl < HF
(c) HBr < HCl < HF < HI (d) HCl < HBr < HF < HI
44.The formation of O2+ [PtF6]– is the basis for the formation of first xenon compound. This is
because
(a) O2 and Xe have different sizes. (b) both O2 and Xe are gases.
(c) O2 and Xe have comparable electro-negativities.
(d) O2 and Xe have comparable ionisation enthalpies.
45.When chlorine reacts with cold and dilute solution of sodium hydroxide, it forms
(a) Cl– and ClO– (b) Cl– and ClO2– (c) Cl– and ClO3– (d) Cl– and ClO4–
46.Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Acidic oxides-P2O5 NO2, CL2O7 (b) Basic oxides-Na2Om, CaO, MgO
(c) Neutral oxides-CO2, CO, BeO (d) Amphoteric oxides-ZnO, SnO,Al2O3
47.Complete hydrolysis of XeF6 gives
(a) XeO3 (b) XeOF2 (c) XeOF4 (d) XeF2
48.When Cl2 reacts with hot and cone. NaOH, the oxidation number of chlorine changes from
(a) zero to +1 and zero to +5 (b) 0 to -1 and 0 to +5
(c) zero to -1 and zero to +3 (d) 0 to +1 and 0 to -3
49.Chlorine reacts with excess of NH3 to form
(a) NH4Cl (b) N2 + HCl (c) N2 + NH4Cl (d) NCl3 + HCl
50.The set with correct order of acidity is
(a) HClO < HClO2 < HClO3 < HClO4 (b) HClO4 < HClO3 < HClO2 < HClO
(c) HClO < HClO4 < HClO3 < HClO2 (d) HClO4 < HClO2 < HClO3 < HClO
51.Which of the following statements are correct? [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) Among halogens, radius ratio between iodine and fluorine is maximum.
(b) Leaving F—F bond, all halogens have weaker X—X bond than X—X’ bond in
interhalogens.
(c) Among interhalogen compounds maximum number of atoms are present in iodine fluoride.
(d) Interhalogen compounds are more reactive than halogen compounds.

52.Match the items of Columns I and II and mark the correct option. [NCERT Exemplar]
Column I Column II

(A) H2SO4 (1) Highest electron gain enthalpy

 (B) CCl3NO2 (2) Chalcogen

(C) Cl2 (3) Tear gas

(D) Sulphur (4) Storage batteries

Answer/ExplanationCode:
(a) A (4) B (3) C (1) D (2) (b) A (3) B (4) C (1) D (2)
(c) A (4) B (1) C (2) D (3) (d) A (2) B (1) C (3) D (4)
53.Fluorine does not exhibit any positive oxidation state. Why? 
Fluorine is small in size and most electronegative element 
Low bond dissociation enthalpy
High bond dissociation enthalpy
It form only one oxoacid
54. The isoelectronic pair is
(a) Cl2O, ICl2– (b) ICl2– ClO2 (c) IF2+, I3– (d) ClO2–, ClF2+
55.In BrF3, molecule, the lone pairs occupy equatorial positions to minimise.
(a) lone pair-bond pair repulsions only
(b) bond pair-bond pair repulsions only
(c) lone pair-lone pair and lone pair-bond pair repulsions
(d) lone pair-lone pair repulsions only.
56.Which of the following gas is used in botanical garden
a)He b)Ne c)Ar d)Kr
57. Noble gases have low boiling point because
a)less electronegativity b)high ionization enthalpy
c)weak dispersion force between the atoms d)None of these
58.which of the following gas is used as cryogenic agent?
a)He b)Ne c)Ar d)Kr
59. Which of the following reactions is an example of redox reaction?
(a) XeF4 + O2F2 → XeF6 + O2 (b) XeF2 + PF5 → [XeF]+ [PF6]–
(c) XeF6 + H2O → XeOF4 + 2HF (d) XeF6 + 2H2O → Xeo2F2 + 2HF
60.HF is a liquid but H2S is a gas because
a)due to presence of dispersion force b)due to presence of hydrogen bonding
c)Flourine is a strong oxidizing agent d)sulphur is a strong oxidizing agent

ASSERTION AND REASON

In the following questions a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given.

Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct statements, and reason is the correct explanation of the
assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct statements, but reason is not the correct explanation of
the assertion.
(iii) Assertion is correct, but reason is wrong statement.
(iv) Assertion is wrong but reason is correct statement.
(v) Both assertion and reason are wrong statements.

61.Assertion : N2 is less reactive than P4.

Reason : Nitrogen has more electron gain enthalpy than phosphorus.
Ans-ii
62.Assertion : HNO3 makes iron passive.
Reason : HNO3 forms a protective layer of ferric nitrate on the surface of iron.
Ans-i

63.Assertion : HI cannot be prepared by the reaction of KI with concentrated H2SO4

Reason : HI has lowest H–X bond strength among halogen acids.
Ans-ii

Assertion : Both rhombic and monoclinic sulphur exist as S8 but oxygen exists as O2.
Reason : Oxygen forms pπ – pπ multiple bond due to small size and small bond length but pπ –
pπ bonding is not possible in sulphur.
Ans-i

Assertion : NaCl reacts with concentrated H2SO4 to give colourless fumes with pungent smell.
But on adding MnO2 the fumes become greenish yellow.
Reason : MnO2 oxidises HCl to chlorine gas which is greenish yellow.
Ans –i

Assertion : SF6 cannot be hydrolysed but SF4 can be.

Reason : Six F atoms in SF6 prevent the attack of H2O on sulphur atom of SF6.
Ans-i

Assertion : Hydrolysis of XeF6 is an example of a redox reaction

Reason : XeF6 when hydrolysed yields XeOF4 and XeO2F2
Ans-ii

67.Assertion : The O-O bond length in ozone is identical with that in molecular oxygen
Reason : The ozone molecule is a resonance hybrid of two canonical structures.
Ans-i

68. Assertion : HCIO is stronger acid than HBrO.

Reason : Greater is the electronegativity of the halogen, greater will attraction of electron pair
towards it and hence more easily the H+ ion will be released.
Ans-i

69. Assertion : SO3 has a planer structure

Reason : S atom in SO3 is sp2 hybridized and O-S-O bond angle is 1200 .
Ans-i

70. . Assertion : In 15th group +5 oxidation state decreases down the group
Reason : Due to inert pair effect
Ans-i

Fill in the blank

71.The mixture of cone. HCl and anhydrous ZnCl 2 is called ___________ .( Lucas
reagent)

72.Tin reacts with excess of chlorine gas to form ___________ (SnCl4)

73.Lead sulphide is heated with air to form ___________ .( PbO + SO2 )

74.I2 gets oxidised to ___________ by cone. HNO3.(  HIO3)

75.______ oxidizing agent is used to convert primary alcohol to

aldehyde(PCC)

State true or false

 76.Interhalogen compounds are more reactive than helogens except fluorine.

[True/False]

True. It is due to less effective overlapping.

77.ClF is neutral molecule isoelectronic withCIO –. [True/False]

True. Both have 17 + 9 = 26 electrons.

78.Hydrolysis of XeF6 is redox reaction. [True/False]

 It is false. XeF6 + 3H2O > XeO3 + 6HF.

79.Ozone is thermodynamically less stable than O2. [True/False]

True

80.Nitrogen covalency is maximum 4 . True –Absence of d-orbital

Complete the following equations:

81. XeF4 + O2F2 ———->

Answer:

82.Complete the following equations:

i)Ag + PCl5 ——–>
ii)CaF2 + H2SO4 ——>
Answer:

83.Complete the following equations:

(i) C+ conc. H2S04 ——->
(ii) XeF2 + H20 ——–>
Answer:

84.

Answer:

a) Complete the following chemical equations:

(i) Cu + HNO3 (dilute) ——->
(ii) XeF4 + O2F2 ———->
Answer:

CASE STUDY QUESTIONS

 Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
Under the normal conditions, noble gases are monoatomic and have closed shell
electronic configuration. Lighter noble gases have low boiling points due to weak
dispersion forces between the atoms and the absence of other interatomic
interactions. Xenon, one of the important noble gas, forms a series of compounds
with fluorine with oxidation number +2, +4 and +6. All xenon fluorides are strong
oxidising agents. XeF4 reacts violently with water to give XeO3. The geometry of
xenon compounds can be deduced by considering the total number of electron
pairs in their valence shell.
The following questions are multiple choice questions. Choose the most
appropriate answer:
(85) Among noble gases (from He to Xe) only xenon reacts with fluorine to form
stable xenon fluorides because xenon
(a) has the largest size
(b) has the lowest ionisation enthalpy
(c) has the highest heat of vapourisation
(d) is the most readily available noble gas.

(86) 
The structure of XeO3 is
(d) T-shaped.
(a) square planar (b) pyramidal (c) linear
(87)
In the preparation of compound of xenon, Bartlett had taken O+2PtF−6O2+PtF6− as
a base compound. This is because
(a) both O  and Xe have same size
2

(b) both Xe and O  have same electron gain enthalpy

2

(c) both have almost same ionisation enthalpy

(d) both Xe and O  are gases.
2

(88) The oxidation state of xenon in XeO3 is

(a) +4 (b) +2 (c) +8 (d) +6

 Read the passage given below and answer the following questions :
Interhalogen compounds are formed when halogen group elements react with each
other. These are the compounds which consist of two or more different elements of
group - 17. A halogen with large size and low electronegativity reacts with an
element of group - 17 with small size and high electronegativity. As the ratio of
radius of larger and smaller halogen increases, the number of atoms in a molecule
also increases.
The following questions are multiple choice questions. Choose the most
appropriate answer :
(89) The stability of interhalogen compounds follows the order
(a) IF > BrF  > ClF
3 3 3 (b) ClF  > BrF  > IF
3 3 3

(d) ClF  > IF  > BrF

(c) BrF  > IF > ClF
3 3 3
3 3  3

(90)

Identify the correct match from the following.

(a) [ICl ] -bent
2
- 
(b) IF  - pentagonal bipyramidal
7

(d) [BrF r] -square pyramidal

- 

(c) ClF  - trigonal planar

4
3

(91)
In XA5, the central atom has (both X and A are halogens)
(a) 5 bond pairs and no lone pairs (b) 5 bond pairs and one lone pair
(c) 6 bond pairs and no lone pairs (d) 4 bond pairs and one lone pair.
(92) In the known interhalogen compounds, the maximum number of atoms are

(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 8 (d) 7

 Read the passage given below and answer the following questions :
Noble gases are inert gases with general electronic configuration of ns2np6. These
are mono atomic, colourless, odourless and tasteless gases. The first compound of
noble gases was obtained by the reaction of Xe with PtF6. A large number of
compounds of Xe and fluorine have been prepared till now. The structure of these
compounds can be explained on the basis of VSEPR theory as well as concept of
hybridisation. The compounds of krypton are fewer. Only the difluoride of krypton
(KrF2) has been studied in detail. Compounds of radon have not isolated but only
identified by radio tracer technique. However, no true compounds of helium, neon
or argon are yet known.
The following questions are multiple choice questions. Choose the most
appropriate answer:
(93) The formula of the compound when Xe and PtF6 are mixed, is
(d) Xe+[PtF ] -

(a) XeF (b) XeF (c) Xe PtF

6
6 4 2 6

(94) Which of the following is not formed by Xe?

(d) All of these

(a) XeF s (b) XeF (c) XeF 3

(95)
The number of lone pairs and bond pairs of electrons around Xe in
XeOF4 respectively are
(d) 2 and 3
(a) O and 5 (b) 1 and 6 (c) 1 and 4
(96)

Which of the following compounds has more than one lone pair of electrons
around central atom?

(a) XeO 3 (b) XeF 2 (c) XeOF 4 (d) XeO F 2 2

 Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
All the elements of group 16 have ns2 np4 configuration in their outermost shell.
Therefore, the atoms of these elements try to gain or share two electrons to achieve
noble gas configuration. Sulphur and other elements of group 16 are less
electronegative than oxygen, so, they cannot accept electrons easily. By sharing of
two electrons with other elements, these elements acquire ns2 np6 configuration and
exhibit +2 oxidation state. Except oxygen, group 16 elements have vacant d-
orbitals in their valence shell to which electrons can be promoted from p- and s-
orbitals of the same shell. As a result, they can show +4 and +6 oxidation states
also.
The following questions are multiple choice questions. Choose the most
appropriate answer:
(97) Oxygen shows +2 oxidation state in
(d) H O
(a) OF (b) H O (c) Cl O
2 2
2 2 2

(98)

Like sulphur, oxygen is not able to show +4 and +6 oxidation states because

(a) oxygen is a gas while sulphur is a solid

(b) sulphur has high ionisation enthalpy as compared to oxygen
(c) oxygen has no d-orbitals in its valence shell
(d) oxygen has high electron affinity as compared to sulphur.

(99)
Oxidation state of sulphur in Na2S4O6
(d) 3/2
(a) 7/2 (b) 5/2 (c) 1/2
(100)
The oxidation states of sulphur in S ' SO3 and H2S are respectively
8

(a) 0, +6 and -2 (b) +6,0 and -2 (c) -2,0 and +6 (d) +2, +6 and -2