CHEMI

STRYTEST-3

S-BLOCK

1.Theal
kal
imet
alsar
elowmel
ti
ng.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngal
kal
imet
ali
sexpect
ed

t
omel
tift
her
oom t
emper
atur
eri
sest
o30°
C?

(
i)Na

(
ii
)K

(
ii
i)Rb

(
iv)Cs

2.Al
kal
imet
alsr
eactwi
thwat
erv
igor
ousl
ytof
orm hy
droxi
desanddi
hydr
ogen.

Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngal
kal
imet
alsr
eact
swi
thwat
erl
eastv
igor
ousl
y?

(
i)Li

(
ii
)Na

(
ii
i)K
(
iv)Cs

3.Ther
educi
ngpowerofamet
aldependsonv
ari
ousf
act
ors.Suggestt
hef
act
or

whi
chmakesLi
,thest
rongestr
educi
ngagenti
naqueoussol
uti
on.

(
i)Subl
i
mat
ionent
hal
py

(
ii
)Ioni
sat
ionent
hal
py

(
ii
i)Hy
drat
ionent
hal
py

(
iv)El
ect
ron-
gai
nent
hal
py

4.Met
alcar
bonat
esdecomposeonheat
ingt
ogi
vemet
aloxi
deandcar
bon

di
oxi
de.Whi
choft
hemet
alcar
bonat
esi
smostst
abl
ether
mal
l
y?

(
i)MgCO3

(
ii
)CaCO3

(
ii
i)Sr
CO3

(
iv)BaCO3
5.Whi
choft
hecar
bonat
esgi
venbel
owi
sunst
abl
einai
randi
skepti
nCO2

at
mospher
etoav
oiddecomposi
ti
on.

(
i)BeCO3

(
ii
)MgCO3

(
ii
i)CaCO3

(
iv)BaCO3

6.Met
alsf
orm basi
chy
droxi
des.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngmet
alhy
droxi
dei
sthe

l
eastbasi
c?

(
i)Mg(
OH)
2

(
ii
)Ca(
OH)
2

(
ii
i)Sr
(OH)
2

(
iv)Ba(
OH)
2
7.Someoft
heGr
oup2met
alhal
i
desar
ecov
alentandsol
ubl
einor
gani
csol
vent
s.

Amongt
hef
oll
owi
ngmet
alhal
i
des,
theonewhi
chi
ssol
ubl
einet
hanol
is

(
i)BeCl
2

(
ii
)MgCl
2

(
ii
i)CaCl
2

(
iv)Sr
Cl2

8.Theor
derofdecr
easi
ngi
oni
sat
ionent
hal
pyi
nal
kal
imet
alsi
s

(
i)Na>Li
>K>Rb

(
ii
)Rb<Na<K<Li

(
ii
i)Li
>Na>K>Rb

(
iv)K<Li
<Na<Rb

9.Thesol
ubi
l
ityofmet
alhal
i
desdependsont
hei
rnat
ure,
lat
ti
ceent
hal
pyand

hy
drat
ionent
hal
pyoft
hei
ndi
vi
dual
ions.Amongstf
luor
idesofal
kal
imet
als,
t
hel
owestsol
ubi
l
ityofLi
Finwat
eri
sduet
o

(
i)I
oni
cnat
ureofl
i
thi
um f
luor
ide

(
ii
)Hi
ghl
att
iceent
hal
py

(
ii
i)Hi
ghhy
drat
ionent
hal
pyf
orl
i
thi
um i
on.

(
iv)Lowi
oni
sat
ionent
hal
pyofl
i
thi
um at
om

10.Amphot
eri
chy
droxi
desr
eactwi
thbot
hal
kal
i
esandaci
ds.Whi
choft
he

f
oll
owi
ngGr
oup2met
alhy
droxi
desi
ssol
ubl
einsodi
um hy
droxi
de?

(
i)Be(
OH)
2

(
ii
)Mg(
OH)
2

(
ii
i)Ca(
OH)
2

(
iv)Ba(
OH)
2

11.I
nthesy
nthesi
sofsodi
um car
bonat
e,t
her
ecov
eryofammoni
aisdoneby
t
reat
ingNH4Cl
wit
hCa(
OH)
2.Theby
-pr
oductobt
ainedi
nthi
spr
ocessi
s

(
i)CaCl
2

(
ii
)NaCl

(
ii
i)NaOH

(
iv)NaHCO3

12.Whensodi
um i
sdi
ssol
vedi
nli
qui
dammoni
a,asol
uti
onofdeepbl
uecol
our

i
sobt
ained.Thecol
ouroft
hesol
uti
oni
sduet
o

(
i)ammoni
atedel
ect
ron

(
ii
)sodi
um i
on

(
ii
i)sodi
um ami
de

(
iv)ammoni
atedsodi
um i
on

13.Byaddi
nggy
psum t
ocement

(
i)set
ti
ngt
imeofcementbecomesl
ess.
(
ii
)set
ti
ngt
imeofcementi
ncr
eases.

(
ii
i)col
ourofcementbecomesl
i
ght
.

(
iv)shi
ningsur
facei
sobt
ained.

14.Deadbur
ntpl
ast
eri
s

(
i)CaSO4

(
ii
)CaSO4.hal
fH2O

(
ii
i)CaSO4.
H2O

(
iv)CaSO4.
2H2O

15.Suspensi
onofsl
akedl
i
mei
nwat
eri
sknownas

(
i)l
i
mewat
er

(
ii
)qui
ckl
i
me

(
ii
i)mi
l
kofl
i
me
(
iv)aqueoussol
uti
onofsl
akedl
i
me

16.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngel
ement
sdoesnotf
orm hy
dri
debydi
rectheat
ingwi
th

di
hydr
ogen?

(
i)Be

(
ii
)Mg

(
ii
i)Sr

(
iv)Ba

17.Thef
ormul
aofsodaashi
s

(
i)Na2

CO3

.
10H2O

(
ii
)Na2CO3.
2H2O

(
ii
i)Na2CO3.
H2O
(
iv)Na2CO3

18.Asubst
ancewhi
chgi
vesbr
ickr
edf
lameandbr
eaksdownonheat
ingt
ogi
ve

oxy
genandabr
owngasi
s

(
i)Magnesi
um ni
tr
ate

(
ii
)Cal
cium ni
tr
ate

(
ii
i)Bar
ium ni
tr
ate

(
iv)St
ront
ium ni
tr
ate

19.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sist
rueaboutCa(
OH)
2?

(
i)I
tisusedi
nthepr
epar
ati
onofbl
eachi
ngpowder

(
ii
)Iti
sal
i
ghtbl
uesol
i
d

(
ii
i)I
tdoesnotpossessdi
sinf
ect
antpr
oper
ty.

(
iv)I
tisusedi
nthemanuf
act
ureofcement
.
20.Achemi
cal
Aisusedf
ort
hepr
epar
ati
onofwashi
ngsodat
orecov
erammoni
a.

WhenCO2i
sbubbl
edt
hroughanaqueoussol
uti
onofA,
thesol
uti
ont
urns

mi
l
ky.I
tisusedi
nwhi
tewashi
ngduet
odi
sinf
ect
antnat
ure.Whati
sthe

chemi
cal
for
mul
aofA?

(
i)Ca(
HCO3)

(
ii
)CaO

(
ii
i)Ca(
OH)
2

(
iv)CaCO3

21.Dehy
drat
ionofhy
drat
esofhal
i
desofcal
cium,
bar
ium andst
ront
ium i
.e.
,

CaCl
26H2O,
BaCl
2.2H2O,
SrCl
2.2H2O,
canbeachi
evedbyheat
ing.These

becomewetonkeepi
ngi
nai
r.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
siscor
rect

aboutt
hesehal
i
des?
(
i)actasdehy
drat
ingagent

(
ii
)canabsor
bmoi
stur
efr
om ai
r

(
ii
i)Tendencyt
ofor
m hy
drat
edecr
easesf
rom cal
cium t
obar
ium

(
iv)Al
loft
heabov
e

I
nthef
oll
owi
ngquest
ionst
woormor
eopt
ionsmaybecor
rect
.

22.Met
all
i
cel
ement
sar
edescr
ibedbyt
hei
rst
andar
del
ect
rodepot
ent
ial
,fusi
on

ent
hal
py,
atomi
csi
ze,
etc.Theal
kal
imet
alsar
echar
act
eri
sedbywhi
choft
he

f
oll
owi
ngpr
oper
ti
es?

(
i)Hi
ghboi
l
ingpoi
nt

(
ii
)Hi
ghnegat
ivest
andar
del
ect
rodepot
ent
ial

(
ii
i)Hi
ghdensi
ty

(
iv)Lar
geat
omi
csi
ze
23.Sev
eral
sodi
um compoundsf
indusei
nindust
ri
es.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng

compoundsar
eusedf
ort
ext
il
eindust
ry?

(
i)Na2

CO3

(
ii
)NaHCO3

(
ii
i)NaOH

(
iv)NaCl

24.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngcompoundsar
ereadi
l
ysol
ubl
einwat
er?

(
i)BeSO4

(
ii
)MgSO4

(
ii
i)BaSO4

(
iv)Sr
SO4

25.WhenZeol
i
te,
whi
chi
shy
drat
edsodi
um al
umi
nium si
l
icat
eist
reat
edwi
th
har
dwat
er,
thesodi
um i
onsar
eexchangedwi
thwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
on(
s)?

(
i)H+

i
ons

(
ii
)Mg2+i
ons

(
ii
i)Ca2+i
ons

(
iv)2–SO4i
ons

26.I
dent
if
ythecor
rectf
ormul
aofhal
i
desofal
kal
i
neear
thmet
alsf
rom t
hef
oll
owi
ng.

(
i)BaCl
2.2H2O

(
ii
)BaCl
2

.
4H2O

(
ii
i)CaCl
2

.
6H2O
(
iv)Sr
Cl2.
4H2O

27.Chooset
hecor
rectst
atement
sfr
om t
hef
oll
owi
ng.

(
i)Ber
yll
i
um i
snotr
eadi
l
yat
tackedbyaci
dsbecauseoft
hepr
esenceof

anoxi
def
il
m ont
hesur
faceoft
hemet
al.

(
ii
)Ber
yll
i
um sul
phat
eisr
eadi
l
ysol
ubl
einwat
erast
hegr
eat
erhy
drat
ion

ent
hal
pyofBe2+ov
ercomest
hel
att
iceent
hal
pyf
act
or.

(
ii
i)Ber
yll
i
um exhi
bit
scoor
dinat
ionnumbermor
ethanf
our
.

(
iv)Ber
yll
i
um oxi
dei
spur
elyaci
dici
nnat
ure.

28.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngar
ethecor
rectr
easonsf
oranomal
ousbehav
iourofl
i
thi
um?

(
i)Except
ional
l
ysmal
lsi
zeofi
tsat
om

(
ii
)It
shi
ghpol
ari
singpower

(
ii
i)I
thashi
ghdegr
eeofhy
drat
ion

(
iv)Except
ional
l
ylowi
oni
sat
ionent
hal
py
I
nthef
oll
owi
ngquest
ionsast
atementofAsser
ti
on(
A)f
oll
owedbyast
atement

ofReason(
R)i
sgi
ven.Chooset
hecor
rectopt
ionoutoft
hechoi
cesgi
ven

bel
oweachquest
ion.

29.Asser
ti
on(
A):
Thecar
bonat
eofl
i
thi
um decomposeseasi
l
yonheat
ingt
o

f
orml
i
thi
um oxi
deandCO2.

Reason(
R):
Lit
hium bei
ngv
erysmal
li
nsi
zepol
ari
sesl
argecar
bonat
e

i
onl
eadi
ngt
othef
ormat
ionofmor
est
abl
eLi
2OandCO2

(
i)Bot
hAandRar
ecor
rectandRi
sthecor
rectexpl
anat
ionofA.

(
ii
)Bot
hAandRar
ecor
rectbutRi
snott
hecor
rectexpl
anat
ionofA.

(
ii
i)Bot
hAandRar
enotcor
rect

(
iv)Ai
snotcor
rectbutRi
scor
rect
.

30.Asser
ti
on(
A):
Ber
yll
i
um car
bonat
eiskepti
ntheat
mospher
eofcar
bon
di
oxi
de.

Reason(
R):
Ber
yll
i
um car
bonat
eisunst
abl
eanddecomposest
ogi
ve

ber
yll
i
um oxi
deandcar
bondi
oxi
de.

(
i)Bot
hAandRar
ecor
rectandRi
sthecor
rectexpl
anat
ionofA.

(
ii
)Bot
hAandRar
ecor
rectbutRi
snott
hecor
rectexpl
anat
ionofA.

(
ii
i)Bot
hAandRar
enotcor
rect
.

(
iv)Ai
snotcor
rectbutRi
scor
rect
.