VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)

LEVEL IV
SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE:
01. An inorganic white crystalline compound A has a rock salt structure. A on reaction with conc H2SO4 and
MnO2 , evolves a pungent smelling, greenish yellow gas B. Compound A gives whtie precipitate of C with
AgNO3 solution. Compounds A,B and C will be respectively:
a) NaCl, Cl2 , AgCl b) NaBr, Br2 , NaBr
c) NaCl, Cl2 , Ag 2SO4 d) Na 2 CO3 , CO 2 , Ag 2 CO3
02. When Cl2 reacts with a gas X, an explosive inorganic compound Y is formed. Then X and Y will be:
a) X  O2 and Y  NCl3 b) X  NH 3 and Y  NCl3
c) X  O2 and Y  NH 4Cl d) X  NH 3 and Y  NH 4Cl
03. Which is most stable oxoanion of chlorine?
a) ClO  b) ClO 2 c) ClO3 d) ClO 4
04. Shape of ICl 2 is:
a) Pyramidal b) Linear c) Trigonal planar d) Angular
05. XeF4 is structurally similar to:
a) ICl 4 b) SF4 c) SiH 4 d) BF4
06. The oxide of chlorine obtained by heating freshly precipitated mercuric oxide with the chlorine gas diluted
with dry air at 3000 C is:
a) Cl2 O b) Cl2 O6 c) Cl2 O7 d) ClO2
07. The mixed anhydride of chlorous acid and chloric acid is:
a) Cl2 O6 b) Cl2 O7 c) ClO2 d) Cl2 O
08. Which one of the following produces ozonised oxygen when reacts with water?
a) Cl2 b) I2 c) F2 d) Br2
X
09. 2CaOCl2   2CaCl2  O 2 , then X is:
a) P4 O10 b) CoCl2 c) CO2 d) Excess of dilute H2SO4
10. Which of the following has the maximum vapour pressure?
a) HBr b) HCl c) HI d) HF
11. Br2 is formed when concentrated HBr is heated with
a) KMnO4 b) K 2 Cr2 O 7 c) MnO2 d) all of these
12. Bleaching powder on long standing forms a mixture of:
a) CaO  CaCl2 b) CaO  Cl2 c) CaCl2  Ca  ClO3  2 d) CaCl2  HOCl
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
13. Regarding fluorine and chlorine
i) In Whytlaw Gray’s method, the electrolyte is fused anhydrous KHF2
ii) In Nelson method, the electrolyte is brine solution
iii) Interhalogen compounds are formed by only F and Cl
Then the correct statement(s) is/are:
a) only ii and iii b) all are correct c) only i and iii d) only i and ii
14. The change in oxidation number of S, in the reaction of I2 with Na 2S2O3 is:
a) 2 to 3 b) 2 to 2.5 c) 2 to 4 d) 2 to 6
15. What products are expected from the disproportionation reaction of hypochlorous acid?
a) HCl and Cl2 O b) HCl and HClO3 c) HClO3 and Cl2 O d) HClO2 and HClO4
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16. NH 4 ClO4  HNO3  dil   X  HClO 4 ; X   Y g
Then
a) X  NH 4 NO3 , Y  N 2 b) X  NH 4 NO3 , Y  N 2 O
c) X  NH 4 NO3 , Y  N 2O5 d) X  NH 4 NO2 , Y  N 2O
17. Which of the following order is not correct?
a) F2  Cl2  Br2  I2 : bond dissociation energe
b) HI  HBr  HCl  HF : acidic strength in water
c) HOCl  HClO 2  HClO3  HClO 4 : oxidising power
d) F2  Cl2  Br2  I2 : oxidising power
18. Which of the following reaction is feasible?
  1
a) Cl 2  2Br   2Cl  Br2 b) I 2  H 2 O  2H  2I  O 2
2
c) Br2  2F  2Br   F2 d) I2  2Br   Br2  2I
19. The high oxidising power of F2 is due to:
a) high electron affinity
b) low heat of hydration and high heat of dissociation
c) high heat of hydration and low heat of dissociation
d) high heat of hydration and high heat of dissociation
20. The property of halogen acids, that indicated incorrect is:
a) HF  HCl  HBr  HI : acidic strength
b) HI  HBr  HCl  HF : reducing strength
c) HI  HBr  HCl  HF : bond length
d) HF  HCl  HBr  HI : thermal stability
21. A solution of chlorine in water contains:
a) HOCl only b) HCl only c) HCl and HOCl only d) HCl,HOCl and Cl2
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
22. Open book structure is possessed by
A) H2 O2 B) O2 F2 C) S2 Cl2
The correct answer is:
a) B and C only b) A and B only c) A and C only d) A, B and C
23. Which one of the following cannot give halogen when heated with acidified KMnO4 solution?
a) HF b) HCl c) HBr d) HI
24. When Cl2 reacts with cold dilute NaOH solution, the oxyacid X is obtained.

X  Y  Z
Z gives a white precipitate with AgNO3 . The oxidation state of chlorine in Y is:
a) +5 b) +7 c) +3 d) +1
25. Which of the following is correct acidic strength?
a) HOCl  HOBr  HOI b) HOBr  HOCl  HOI
c) HOI  HOBr  HOCl d) HOBr  HOI  HOCl
26. In the known interhalogen compounds the maximum number of halogen atoms is:
a) 4 b) 5 c) 7 d) 8
27. Which of the following halogen oxide is used for estimation of carbon monoxide in automobile exhaust
gases?
a) Cl2 O7 b) I 2O5 c) ClO2 d) BrO3
28. The interhalogen which does not exist is:
a) IF5 b) ClF3 c) BrCl d) ICl 4
29. Which of the following halogen disproportionation in water?
a) F2 b) Cl2 c) I2 d) all three
30. Acid used for making permanent marking on the glass surface is:
a) HNO3 b) HF c) HIO3 d) H2SO4
31. Which one of the following is not a true peracid(peroxo acid)?
a) Permonosulphuric acid b) Pertitanic acid
c) Perdisulphuric acid d) Perchloric acid
32. Which of the following represents the correct increasing order of p K a values of the given acids?
a) HNO3  HClO4  B  OH 3  H 2CO3

b) HClO4  HNO3  H 2 CO3  B  OH 3

c) HClO4  HNO3  H 2CO3  B  OH 3

d) HClO4  HNO3  B  OH 3  H 2CO3

33. H 2O is oxidised to O2 by
a) ClO2 b) H2 O2 c) F2 d) O3
34. Hydrogen bonding does not play role in the boiling point of
a) HI b) NH3 c) H 2O d) HF
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
35. Which one of the hydracid does not form any precipitate with AgNO3 ?
a) HCl b) HBr c) HI d) HF
36. Which amongst the following reactions cannot be used for the respective preparation?
a) 2KBr  H 2SO 4  conc   K 2SO 4  2HBr
b) NaHSO4  NaCl  Na 2SO4  HCl
c) CaF2  H 2SO4  CaSO4  2HF
d) NaCl  H 2SO 4  conc   NaHSO4  HCl
37. In the preparation of HBr or HI, NaX(X=Br,I) is treated with H3 PO 4 and not by concentrated
H2SO4 since
a) Na 3 PO 4 is water insoluble and Na 2SO4 is water soluble
b) Na 2SO4 is water soluble and Na 3 PO 4 is water insoluble
c) H2SO4 makes the reaction reversible
d) H2SO4 oxidises HX to X 2  Br2 , I2 
38. HBr and HI can reduce H2SO4 , HCl can reduce KMnO4 and HF can reduce
a) K 2 Cr2O 7 b) KMnO4 c) H2SO4 d) none
39. In the following statements, which combination of true(T) and false(F) option is correct?
(i) Hydrofluoric acid cannot be kept in glass vessels
(ii) I2  s  forms an explosive compound with ammonia liquor
(iii) Chlorine monoxide is evolved when KClO3 is treated with conc H2SO4
(iv) Hydrochloric acid can be dried by passing it through P4 O10
a) TTTT b) TTFT c) FTFT d) TFTF
40. HI can be prepared by all the following methods except
a) PI3  H 2 O  b) KI  Conc H 2SO4 
Pt
c) H 2  I2   d) I2  H2S 
MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE:
41. Which of the following will undergo disproportionation when dissolved in aq NaOH solution?
a) NO2 b) ClO2 c) Cl2 O7 d) Cl2 O6
42. Iodine is formed when KI reacts with
a) ZnSO4 b) CuSO4 c) Cl2 d) Br2
43. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
a) ClF3  sp3d hybridised chlorine - T shape
b) BrF5  sp3d hybridised bromine - Pentagonal bipyramidal shape
c) ICl3  sp 2 hybridised iodine - Trigonal planar shape
d) I3 sp3d hybridised iodine - Linear shape
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
44. F2 reacts with water to form
a) O2 b) O3 c) HF d) HOF2
45. Identify the correct statements:
a) Fluorine is a super halogen b) Iodine shows basic nature
c) AgF is insoluble in water d) SCN  is a pseudohalide
46. Which of the following properties of the elements chlorine, bromine and iodine increase with increasing
atomic number?
a) Ionisation energy b) Ionic radius
c) Bond energy of the molecule X 2 d) Enthalpy of vapourisation
47. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
a) ClO2 is powerful oxidising agent but bleaching action is lower than Cl2
b) ClO2 in alkaline solution undergoes disproportionation
c) ClO2 is diamagnetic in nature
d) ClO2 is a yellow gas but deep red liquid
48. In the isolation of fluorine a number of difficulties were encountered. Which statements are correct?
a) Fluorine reacts with moist glass vessels
b) Fluorine has great affinity for hydrogen
c) Electrolysis of aq HF gives ozonized oxygen
d) The potential required for the discharge of the fluoride ions lowest.
49. Available chlorine is liberated from bleaching powder when it
a) decomposes in the presence of CoCl 2 catalyst
b) reacts with excess dilute sulphuric acid
c) reacts with limited amount of dilute sulphuric acid
d) reacts with CO2
50. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct for halogens?
a) A halogen which is liquid at room temperature is bromine
b) The most electronegative element is fluorine
c) The most reactive halogen is fluorine
d) The strongest oxidising agent is iodine
51. Which of the following product(s) is/are obtained in the following reaction:
KBrO3  F2  KOH  Pr oducts
a) HOF b) Br2 c) KBrO4 d) KF
52. Br2  OH   hot   A  B  H 2O
distillation
A  B  H    Z  H 2O
Then
a) A  Br  b) B  BrO 3 c) Z  Br2 d) B  BrO
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
53. Select correct statement:
a) Cl2 O explodes in presence of ammonia forming NH4 Cl and liberating N 2 gas
b) BrO 3 is oxidised to Br2 by Br  in acidic medium
c) OCl disproportionates in alkaline medium
d) OCl salts are used as detergent
54. Which of the following product(s) is/are obtained when Cl2 O reacts with ammonia?
a) NO2 b) N 2 c) NCl3 d) NH4 Cl
LEVEL V
SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE:
55. Which of the following confirm cyanogen as pseudo halogen?
a) Like halogens give salt with Ag which is soluble in water

b)  CN 2  2  OH   CN   OCN   H 2O
c) With hydrogen gives oxy acids
d)  CN 2  H 2 O  HCN  CO
56. In perchlorate ion, the   bonds are of the type:
a) one p  p and two d  p b) two p  p and one d  p
c) three d  p d) three p  p
57. In spite of being an odd electron molecule, ClO2 does not dimerise because:
a) the odd electron is localised in the chlorine atom
b) of p  p bonding in the central atom
c) the two Cl  O bonds do not have the same length
d) the odd electron is delocalised
58. If F2 is passed through cold dilute NaOH, a pale yellow gas is obtained. Then the oxidation state of less
electronegative element in that pale yellow gas is:
a) +1 b) +3 c) +2 d) + 5
59.
Phosphorous  red   Br2  Y  halogen compound of phosphorous 
 hydrolysis
X  HBr

Then the basicity of X is:

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
60. Bleaching powder on long standing it undergoes auto oxidation. In this reaction the change in oxidation
state of hypochlorite chlorine is:
a) +1 to +5 b) +1 to 1 c) 1 to +5 d) both a and b
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
61. An inorganic compound X gives brick red flame on performing the flame test. This also gives the following
tests:
(i) smell of chlorine when placed in moist air
(ii) If KI and CH 3COOH are added to its suspension in water, a brown colour is obtained.
The compound X is:
a) CaCl 2 b) CaOCl2 c) SrCl 2 d) BaCl 2
62. In which of the following pair of elements the   bond formation tendency is maximum?
a) S and O b) Si and O c) P and O d) Cl and O
63. Which of the following is more reactive interhalogen compound?
a) IF7 b) ClF3 c) BrF5 d) IF
64. Which is incorrectly matched?
3 
a) I4 O9  I  IO3  3
b) I 2 O 4  IO   IO3

c) CsBr3  Cs   Br3 d) 2ICl3  ICl  ICl5

65. Cl 2  g   Ba  OH 2  X  aq   BaCl2  H 2O
X  H2SO4  Y  BaSO4

Y 
365K
 Z  H 2O  O 2
Y and Z are respectively:
a) HClO4 , ClO2 b) HClO3 , ClO 2
c) HClO3 , ClO 6 d) HClO 4 , Cl2 O7
66. The incorrect acidic order of oxyacids of halogens is:
a) HOCl>HOBr>HOI b) HClO 4  HClO3  HClO2  HClO
c) HClO4  HBrO4  HIO4 d) HOBr  HOCl  HOI
67. The only oxyacid that can be formed by fluorine is:
a) HOF2 b) HOF3 c) HOF4 d) HOF
68. To the HgCl2 solution, a reagent X was added when a scarlet red precipitate was obtained. The
precipitate dissolved in excess of the reagent X to give a solution, which gave a chocolate brown
precipitate with aq ammonia and NaOH. The reagent X is:
a) NaF b) KI c) H 2S d) H2 O2
69. KClO3 is treated with conc HCl to give
a) Cl 2O 2  Cl2 O7 b) Cl2 O  ClO3 c) Cl2  ClO2 d) Cl 2O  ClO2
70. XeF6 dissolves in anhydrous HF to give a good conducting solution which contain:
a) H  and XeF7 b) HF2 and XeF5 c) HXeF6 and F d) HF3 and XeF8
71. Which of the following is correctly arranged in order of increasing hydration energy?
a) ClO 4  ClO 3  ClO   ClO 2 b) ClO 4  ClO   ClO 2  ClO 3
c) ClO 4  ClO 3  ClO 2  ClO  d) ClO   ClO 2  ClO 3  ClO 4
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
72. Which one of the following is not a psedohalogen?
a)  CN  2 b)  ONC  2 c) CN  d)  SCN 2
73. Select correct statement(s)
(i) Cl2 O and ClO2 are used as bleaching agents and as germicide
(ii) I 2O5 is used in the quantitative estimation of CO
(iii) Bond angle XOX varies in the order OFO<ClOCl<BrOBr
a) i,ii only b) ii, iii only c) i, iii only d) i,ii and iii
74. Which of the following is a preparation of chlorine?
i) HCl acting on KMnO4 ii) HCl acting on Na 2 O2 iii) Electrolysis of brine
a) i,ii,iii b) i,ii only c) i,iii only d) ii,iii only
75. In the following statements, which combination of true(T) and false(F) options is correct?
(i) All oxoacids of chlorine undergo disproportionation on heating
(ii) ClO2 does not dimerise
(iii) Six Cl  O bonds in Cl2 O7 are the same
(iv) Rb  ICl 2  on heating produces RbI + Cl2
a) FTTF b) FTTT c) TTTF d) FFTF
76. Which of the following is most stable to heat?
a) HOCl b) HI c) HBr d) HCl
77. Which of the following statements are correct?
 
(i) BrF3 self ionises as 2BrF3   BrF2    BrF4 
(ii) I2Cl6 is planar
(iii) Mg  ClO 4  2 is a effective desicant called anhydrone
(iv) Common form of periodic acid is H5 IO6
a) i,ii and iii only b) iii and iv only c) i and ii only d) all are correct
78. Which of the following statements is/are wrong?
a) Liquid IF5 conducts electricity

b) The substances which produce  BrF2  ions in liquid BrF3 are acids
c) Gaseous I2Cl6 ionises into ICl2 ICl4
d) ClF3 and BrF3 are covalent liquids.
79.

P4 O10
HClO 4 A  B


KOH
KOH

C

H 2O
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
boil with H2 O
A  0 D
above 250 C

The basicity of D is:

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
80. Pick out correct statements among the following:
(A) Dissolution of BrSbF6 or KBrF4 is in liquid BrF3 gives a highly conducting solution
(B) BrSbF8 acts as an acid in BrF3
(C) KBrF4 acts as a base in BrF3
(D) The reaction AgBrF4  BrF2SbF6  AgSbF6  2BrF3 is a neutralisation reaction in BrF3
a) i and ii only b) i and iii only c) i,ii,iii and iv d) i,ii and iii only
81. Which of the following statements is correct?
a) In O2 F2 , the O  O bond is shorter than the O  O bond in H2 O2
b) In O2 F2 , the O  O bond is longer than the O  O bond in H2 O2
c) H2 O2 and O2 F2 have similar structures, hence the O  O bond of the two molecules are identical in
length
d) O2 F2 does not contain the peroxide bond O  O
82. In which of the following pairs of species the central atom does not have the same hybridisation?
  
a) ClF3O, ClF3O 2 b)  ClF2 O  ,  ClF4O  c) ClF3 , ClF3O d)  ClF4O  , XeOF4
83. Only iodine forms hepta fluoride IF7 , but chlorine and bromine give penta fluorides. The reason for this is:
a) low electron affinity of iodine
b) unusual pentagonal bipyramidal structure of IF7
c) low chemical reactivity of IF7
d) that the larger iodine atom can accomodate more number of smaller fluorine atom around it
84. In the series HCl, HBr and HI, the boiling point increases in the order HCl<HBr<HI. This is due to:
a) HI is the strongest acid among the series
b) HI is the strongest reducing agent among the series
c) higher van der waals’ forces of attraction in HI
d) intermolecular hydrogen bonding in HI
85. F2 on reaction with KIO3  aq  gives A and on reaction with KHSO4 gives B. A and B are:
a) KIO 4 , K 2S2O 3 b) KI, F2O
c) HF, K 2S2 O8 d) I2 , K 2S2O8
86.
AgClO 3   A    B   C    D 

MnO 2  HCl  conc 

The substances A,B,C and D are:

 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
a) Cl 2 , Ag, Cl2 O6 , O 2 b) Cl2 , AgCl, ClO2 , O2
c) HClO, AgCl, Cl2 O,O2 d) H2 , AgCl, H 2O, O2
87. Which one of the following pairs of reactants does not form oxygen when they react with each other?
a) F2 , NaOH  hot, conc  b) F2 , H 2O

c) Cl 2 , NaOH solution  cold, dilute  d) CaOCl2 , H 2SO 4  dilute,smallamount 

MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE:
88. The possible product(s) formed in the following reaction is/are: IF5  H 2 O 
a) HIO3 b) HIO c) HIO4 d) HF
89. F2 oxidises KHSO4 to X. Then the correct statement(s) regarding X is/are:
a) It contains S  S linkage
b) It contains S  O  S linkage
c) In X, the oxidation state of sulphur is +6
d) HI reduces the anion of X to sulphate
90. Which of the following is/are correct?
a) Among the halogens, as the size of the molecule  X 2  increases, London forces of attraction
increases, causing the change of physical state.
b) Cyanide ion, cyanate ion, thiocyanate ion are all known as pseudohalides
c) All halogens(fluorine, chlorine,bromine and iodine) produces X 3 (X-halogen) type of polyhalides
d) HOCl  HClO 2  HClO3  HClO 4  increasing order of acidic strength
91. Out of following which are correctly indicated order?
a) NCl3  NBr3  NF3  NI3  Lewis basestrength 
b) Li3 N  Na 3 N  K 3 N  Rb3 N (decreasing order of stability)
c) Cl2  Br2  F2  I2 (decreasing order of bond dissociation energy)
d) AgF  AgCl  AgBr  AgI (decreasing order of solubility)
92. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about NO2 and ClO2 molecules?
a) Both are paramagnetic species
b) In both oxides, the central atom is sp 2 hybridised
c) Both molecules have bent shape
d) Both molecules have odd electron in their structures
93. Cl2 react in different mole reacts with NH3 to give different products. Which of these products are
formed?
a) N 2 b) NCl3 c) NH4 Cl d) HCl
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94. Which of the following is correct about interhalogens?
a) In general the interhalogens are more reactive than Cl2 , Br2 or I2
b) BrF5 hydrolyses to give HF and HBrO3
c) Liquid I2Cl6 self ionises as I 2 Cl6  ICl2  ICl4
d) The bond lengths of all the Cl  F bonds in ClF3 are equal
95. Which of the following reactions are correct?
a) 2Cl2  2HgO  Cl2 O  HgOHgCl2 b) Cl 2  2AgClO3  2Cl2 O  O 2  2AgCl
P4 O10 P4 O10
c) 2HClO 4  
 Cl2 O7  H 2 O d) HClO 4  HClO3   Cl2 O6  Cl 2O7  H 2O
96. Which of the following will displace the halogen from the solution of the given compound?
a) I2 is added to NaClO3 solution in presence of nitric acid
b) Cl2 is added to KBr solution
c) F2 is added to KCl solution d) Br2 is added to NaI solution
97. Which of the following statement is/are incorrect when mixture of chloride salt of sodium metal and
K 2 Cr2O 7 is gently warmed with concentrated sulphuric acid?
a) A deep red vapours is evolved
b) When the above vapour passed into NaOH, solution become yellow in colour
c) When the above yellow solution is neutralised by lead acetate, it appears blue in colour
d) Chloride of only Hg, Pb,Ag , Sb, Sn can give this test
98. Which of the following statements are correct?
a) The repulsion between the two lone pairs of electrons of the oxygen atom of F2O reduces the
F  O  F bond angle from 1090 to 1050
b) In both Cl2 O and Br2O molecules, the bond angles are greater than that of the OF2 molecule
because of steric crowding of the larger halogen atoms(Cl and Br)
c) Cl2 O, Br2 O and OF2 are all bent molecules
d) The O  F bond length in OF2 is longer than in O2 F2
99. Which of the following changes will occur when NO2 gas is passed into a dark red liquid of Cl2 O6 ?
a) NO2 gas undergoes disproportionation b) ClO2 gas is liberated
c) It forms nitronium perchlorate salt d) Cl2 O6 undergoes disproportionation
100.Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding interhalogen compounds of ABx type?
a) x may be 1,3,5 and 7
b) A is more electronegative halogen than B
c) FBr3 cannot exist
d) The structures of ClF3 and IF7 show deviation from normal structures and could be explained on the
basis of VSEPR theory
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
101.Which of the following orders are correct?
a) Thermal stability: HOX  HXO 2  HXO3  HXO 4  X  Cl 

b) Oxidising power: HOX  HXO 2  HXO3  HXO 4  X  Cl 

c) Bond angle: ClO2  Cl 2O  H 2 O  H2S
d) Intensity of colour: F2  Cl 2  Br2  I2
102.Which of the following reactions are the proof for the existence of ion pair in Cl2 O6 in solid state?
a) Cl 2O 6  H 2 O  HClO3  HClO 4 b) Cl 2O 6  HF  ClO 2 F  HClO 4
 
c) Cl 2O 6  NO 2  ClO 2   NO 2  ClO 4  d) 2ClO 2  2O3  Cl2 O6  2O 2
103.Which of the following statements are correct?

a) Liquid HF ionises as 2HF   H 2 F   F
b) HNO3 and H2SO4 behave as bases in HF solvent
c) SbF5 and AsF5 behaves as acids in HF solvent
d) HCl,HBr and HI are not hydrogen bonded in the liqud state.
104.Which of the following statements are correct?
a) Interhalogen compounds can serve as non - aq solvent media.

b) ICl  KI  K   ICl 2 
 
c) Liquid ICl ionises as  ICl2  and  ICl4 
 
d) 2BrF3   BrF2    BrF4 
105.Which of the following is/are incorrect?
a) In ClF3 , the axial Cl - F bond length is larger than equatorial Cl - F bond length
b) In SF4 , F  S  F equatorial bond angle is 1200

c) In  ICl4  , Cl  I  Cl bond angle is 900
d) In Br2O , the bond angle is less than in Cl2 O
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
MATRIX - MATCHING TYPE
01. Match the following:
Column I Column II
a) Pseudo halide p) HF
b) Moissan q)  CN  2
c) Pseudo halogen r) SeCN 
d) Etching of glass s) F2
02. Match the following:
Column I Column II
a) HOCl p) Oxidising agent
b) Cl2 O q) sp3 hybridised central atom
c) HClO4 r) Mixed anhydride
d) ClO2 s) Most stable among the compounds in column I
03. Match the following:
Column I Column II
a) Sea weeds p) Cl2
b) Superhalogen q) I2
c) Greenish yellow r) F2
d) Reddish brown s) Br2
04. Match the following:
Column I Column II

a) PtCl4   p) Bleaching powder

Ca  OH 2  Cl2 
b)  slaked lime 
q) Oxidising agent

c) KClO3 r) Cl2
d) Cl2 O7 s) anhydride of perchloric acid
t) Fire works
05. Match the following:
Column I Column II
a) F2 p) MnO 2  HX  X  halide 
b) Cl2 q) Give blue colour with starch
c) Br2 r) Gives blue colour with starch iodide paper
d) I2 s) Better oxidising agent than O2
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
06. Match the following:
Column I Column II
a) X2  2S  S2 X 2 p) All halogens
b) X2  SO2  SO2 X2 q) X will be Cl and Br
c) X2  H 2  2HX r) X will be F and Cl
d) 3X 2  S  SX 6 s) F only
07. Match the following:
Column I Column II(properties)
a) I2  Br2  Cl2  F2 p) Boiling point
b) Cl2  Br2  F2  I2 q) Electronegatvity
c) HI  HBr  HCl  HF r) Bond energy
d) HF  HI  HBr  HCl s) Oxidising property
08. Match the following:
Column I Column II
a) Calgon process p) Bleaching powder
Electric arc
b) Bachmann’s plant q) N 2  O 2   2NO
c) Birkeland Eyde process r) Marshalls acid
d) Anodic oxidation s)  NaPO 3 6
09. Match the reactions listed in column I with the product(s) listed in column II
Column I Column II
a) Cl2O 6  H 2 O  p) ClO2
b) NaClO 4  s   HCl  conc   q) HClO3

c) KClO3   COOH  2  r) Cl2 O

573K
d) HgO  Cl2   s) HClO4
10. Match the following:
Column I Column II
a) Maximum solubility in water p) F2
b) Liquid(at room temperature) q) Cl2
c) Maximum oxidising power r) Br2
d) Enthalpy of dissociation(maximum) s) I2
11. Match the following:
Column I Column II
a) Br2 p) Liquid at room temperature
b) O2 q) Used in estimation of CO
c) ClO2 r) Paramagnetic
d) I 2O5 s) Powerful bleaching agent
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
INTEGER TYPE
01. Among the anhydrous hydrohalic acids such as HF, HCl, HBr and HI, how many of these is/are liquid at
ordinary temperatue?
02. Fluorine belongs to group 17. How many different oxidation state can be shown by fluorine when it
combines with other elements?(neglect free state)
03. Number of explosive products formed when ammonia reacts with excess chlorine
04. X 2 gives deep blue colour with starch solution. X 2 is present in Group YZ(IUPAC) in periodic table,
where Y and Z are integers. What is the sum of Y and Z?
05. The number of lone pairs of electrons present on chlorine in ClF3 is:
06. Cl x O y is a yellow coloured gas which condenses to a deep red liquid. It is a powerful oxidising and
chlorinating agent. What is the sum of x and y?
07. What is the number of halogens which can show more than one oxidation state?(neglect free state)
08. A greenish yellow gas reacts with an alkali metal hydroxide to form a halate, KClO x , which can be used
in fireworks and safety matches. What is the value of x?
09. In the reaction of chlorine with excess ammonia, how many millimoles of ammonia are required to react
with 0.213gm of chlorine in giving products as per stoichiometric equation?
10. How many halogens can form a compound of type KHX 2 ?(X - halogen)
11. How many of the following compounds are paramagnetic?
ClO 2 , ICl3 , BrF5 , Cl2 O6 , Cl2 O7 , IF5
12. How many of the following orders are correct:
(i) HI<HBr<HCl<HF: increasing dipole moment
(ii) HF<HCl<HBr<HI: increasing reducing nature
(iii) HF<HCl<HBr<HI: increasing ionic nature
(iv) I   Br   Cl   F : increasing extent of hydration
(v) Cl2  Br2  I 2 : increasing order of solubility in water
13. In the known interhalogen compounds ABn , what is maximum value of n ?
14. Chlorine water on cooling deposits greenish yellow crystals of formula Cl2 .xH 2 O .What is the value of x:
COMPREHENSION TYPE
Paragraph 1:(QNo 1 to 3):
Bleaching powder is a mixed salt of hydrochloric acid and hypochlorous acid. It has the formula,
CaOCl2 .H 2 O . It is manufactured by the action of chlorine on dry slaked lime at 400 C . There is also a
view that bleaching powder is a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and basic calcium chloride
 Ca  OCl 2  CaCl 2 .Ca  OH  2 .H 2 O  .
The amount of chlorine obtained from a sample of bleaching powder by the treatment with excess of
dilute acids or CO2 is called available chlorine. A good sample of bleaching powder contains 35-38% of
available chlorine. On long standing, it undergoes auto - oxidation and the amount of available chlorine
decreases.
The estimation of available chlorine is done volumetrically by iodometric method.
In textile industry, the cotton cloth is mainly bleached with the help of bleaching powder.
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
01. Maximum percentage of available chlorine on the basis of CaOCl2 .H 2 O is:
a) 49 b) 40 c) 35 d) 38
02. 3.55g of bleaching powder when treated with CH 3COOH and excess of potassium iodide liberated
I2 which required 60mL of 0.5N hypo solution. The percentate of available chlorine in the sample is:
a) 35 b) 30 c) 25 d) 45
03. The percentage of available chlorine in commercial sample of bleaching powder is usually between 35-
38%. The low value is due to:
a) incomplete reaction between slaked lime and Cl2 during its formation
b) impurities present in the original slaked lime
c) decomposition of bleaching powder when kept in air
d) all of these
Paragraph 2:(Q No: 4 to 6):
The oxides of chlorine, bromine and iodine are well known. They have various composition. The oxides
of chlorine are thermally unstable and dangerously explosive. They react with alkali. The bromine oxides
are thermally more stable than chlorine oxides. The structure of halogen oxides is explained on the basis
of VSEPR theory.
04. Which of the given oxides of chlorine is colourless?
a) Cl2 O b) ClO2 c) Cl2 O6 d) Cl2 O7
05. Which halogen oxide is thermally stable up to 2900 C ?
a) Cl2 O b) I 2O5 c) Br2O d) Cl2 O7
06. With alkali, the constituents of which pair of given chlorine oxides disproportionate?
a) Cl2 O and ClO2 b) Cl2 O and Cl2 O6 c) Cl2 O and Cl2 O7 d) ClO2 and Cl2 O6
Paragraph 3:(QNo: 7 to 9)
0
 ,90 C
AgClO3  Cl2  dry   AgCl  A  B
0 C 0
B  ozonozed air  X  A
X  H 2 O  HClO3  D
0
P4O10 ,0 C
D   E  H2O
07. Which one of the following pair is paramagnetic?
a) B and X b) X and D c) D and E d) A and B
08. The type of bond not present in E is:
a) Cl  Cl b) Cl  O  Cl c) O  Cl d) O  Cl  O
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
09. Hybridised state of chlorine atom in E and D respectively:
a) sp3 ,sp3d b) sp3 ,sp3 c) sp3d,sp 2 d) sp3d,sp3
Paragraph 4:(QNo:10 to 12)
A black powder X when heated with NaCl and concentrated sulphuric acid gives off a greenish yellow
gas Y. The gas on passing through liquour ammonia liberates nitrogen and on passing through boiling
KOH yields three compounds A,B and Q. Among A , B and Q one of which when heated 1500 C  in
presence of the black powder X(catalyst), evolves paramagnetic gas. Then
10. X is:
a) PbS b) CuS c) MnO2 d) Sulphur
11. Y is:
a) Bromine b) Hydrogen c) Chlorine d) SO2
12. The paramagnetic gas is:
a) ClO2 b) NO c) O2 d) NO2
Paragraph 5:(QNo: 13 to 15)
Gas X reacts with water producing three compounds P, Q and R. P is used in etching of glass. R is used
in the detection of position of a double bond. Q and R are allotropes
13. Gas X is:
a) O2 b) Cl2 c) F2 d) SO2

14. Carbon  Q  Z
Z is also produced when carbon is heated with
a) F2 b) N 2 c) N 2 O d) NO2
15. P is formed in the hydrolysis of
a) CF4 b) XeF2 c) SiCl4 d) Na 2SiF6
Paragraph 6:(QNo 16 to 18):
Hydrogen chloride when heated with manganese dioxide and conc sulphuric acid gives a gas A. ‘A’ gives
an oxide of chlorine B with chlorite. B gives an oxide of chlorine C with O3 . C gives D and E with HF..
On dehydration, D gives an oxide of chlorine F with P2O 5 .
16. B is:
a) Cl2 O b) ClO2 c) Cl2 O6 d) Cl2 O7
17. In the vapour state C is:
a) paramagnetic b) diamagnetic c) sp3d hybridised d) angular shaped
18. Which of the following is correct with respect to F?
a) It is colourless gas
b) It gives ‘ous’ and ‘ic’ acids with water
c) It is highly reactive among the oxides of chlorine
d) In its structure two tetrahedral units are sharing one oxygen atom.
Paragraphe 7:(Q No 19 to 21):
Chlorine forms number of oxides such as Cl 2O, ClO 2 , Cl 2O 6 and Cl2 O7 . Chlorine and oxygen do not
combine directly with each other. So, these oxides are prepared by indirect methods.
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
For example, Cl2 O is prepared by passing Cl2 through freshly prepared yellow HgO.
HgO  Cl2  Cl2 O  Hg
Some of these oxides undergo disproportionation rather easily. For example
Cl 2O 6  KOH  KClO3  KClO 4  H 2 O
The oxides of chlorine are acidic in nature. Cl2 O7 is the anhydride of perchloric acid
Cl 2O 7  H 2 O  2HClO 4
19. Euchlorine is a mixture prepared by heating KClO3 with concentrated HCl. Euchlorine is a mixture of:
a) Cl2 and Cl2 O7 b) Cl2 O and ClO2 c) Cl2 and ClO2 d) Cl2 O5 and Cl2
20. In the given chemical reaction AgClO3   P    Q    R   S , what are P, Q , R and S if gas P can be

preapred by dissolving red lead  Pb3O 4  in hydrochloric acid.

a) Cl2 , AgCl, ClO2 , O2 b) H2 , AgCl, H 2O, O2
c) Cl 2 , Ag, Cl2 O6 , O 2 d) HClO, AgCl, Cl2 O,O2

21. Which of the given statement is incorrect?

a) ClO3 exists in equilibrium with Cl2 O6 . The dimer is diamagnetic, while the monomer is paramagnetic.
b) Cl2 O is an angular molecule.
c) Bleaching powder is a mixture of Ca  OH 2 and CaCl2 .Ca  OH 2 .H 2O
d) ClO2 reacts with KOH to give a mixture of Cl2 and KClO2
PREVIOUS YEARS OBJECTIVE PROBLEMS
01. Which one is the strongest acid? (IIT 1989)
a) ClO3  OH  b) ClO2  OH  c) SO  OH  2 d) SO 2  OH  2
02. The compound used as refrigerant is: (IIT 1990)
a) CCl4 b) COCl2 c) CF4 d) CF2Cl2
03. The type of hybrid orbitals used by chlorine atom in ClO 2 ion: (IIT 1992)
a) sp3 b) sp 2 c) sp d) none of these
04. The halogen that is most readily reduced is: (IIT 1992)
a) chlorine b) bromine c) iodine d) fluorine
05. Which pair gives Cl2 at room temperature? (IIT 1995)
a) Conc HCl  KMnO4 b) NaCl  Conc H2SO4
c) NaCl  MnO2 d) NaCl  Conc HNO3
06. The following acids have been arranged in the order of decreasing acid strength. Identify the correct
order: (IIT 1996)
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
I: ClOH II: BrOH III: HOI
a) I>II>III b) II>I>III c) III>II>I d) I>III>II

07. Which of the following species is not a pseudo -halide? (IIT 1997)
a) CNO  b) RCOO  c) OCN  d) N 3
08. Statement I: Fluorine atom has a less negative electron gain enthalpy than chlorine atom (IIT 2001)
Statement II: Additional electrons are repelled more effectively by 3p electrons in chlorine atom than by
2p electrons in fluorine atom.
09. The set with correct order of acidity: (IIT 2001)
a) HClO  HClO 2  HClO3  HClO 4 b) HClO 4  HClO3  HClO 2  HClO
c) HClO  HClO 4  HClO3  HClO 2 d) HClO 4  HClO 2  HClO3  HClO
10. The reaction 3ClO   aq   ClO3  aq   2Cl  aq  is an example of (IIT 2002)
a) oxidation reaction b) reduction reaction
c) disproportionation reaction d) decomposition reaction

11. A gas X is passed through water to form a saturated solution. The aqueous solution on treatment with
silver nitrate gives a white precipitate. The saturated aqueous solution also dissolves magnesium ribbon
with evolution of colourless gas Y. X and Y are respectively: (IIT 2002)
a) CO2 , Cl2 b) Cl2 , CO2 c) Cl2 , H2 d) H2 , Cl2
12. The product of oxidation of I with MnO4 in alkaline medium is: (IIT 2004)
a) IO3 b) I2 c) IO  d) IO 4
Paragraph: (IIT 2012)
Bleaching powder and bleach solution are produced on a large scale and used in several house hold
products. The effectiveness of bleach solution is often measured by iodometry.
13. Bleaching powder contains a salt of an oxoacid as one of its constituents. The anhydride of that oxoacid
is:
a) Cl2 O b) Cl2 O7 c) ClO2 d) Cl2 O6
14. 25mL of household solution was mixed with 30mL of 0.5M KI and 10mL of 4N acetic acid. In the
titration of the liberated iodine, 48mL of 0.25N Na 2S2O3 was used to reach the end point. The molarity
of the household bleach solution is:
a) 0.48 b) 0.96 c) 0.24 d) 0.024

KEY
01.a 02.b 03.d 04.b 05.a 06.a
07.c 08.c 09.b 10.b 11.d 12.c
13.d 14.b 15.b 16.b 17.a 18.a
19.c 20.a 21.d 22.d 23.a 24.a
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
25.a 26.d 27.b 28.b 29.b 30.b
31.d 32.b 33.c 34.a 35.d 36.a
37.d 38.d 39.b 40.b
41.abd 42.bcd 43.ad 44.abc 45.abd 46.bd
47.bd 48.abc 49.bd 50.abc 51.cd 52.abc
53.abc 54.bd
55.b 56.c 57.d 58.c 59.b 60.d
61.b 62.d 63.b 64.d 65.b 66.d
67.d 68.b 69.c 70.b 71.c 72.c
73.d 74.a 75.a 76.d 77.d 78.c
79.c 80.c 81.a 82.b 83.d 84.c
85.c 86.b 87.c
88.ad 89.cd 90.abd 91.abcd 92.abcd 93.abcd
94.abc 95.abc 96.abcd 97.cd 98.abcd 99.bcd
100.ac 101.acd 102.abc 103.abcd 104.abd 105.bd

HINTS
01. A  NaCl, B  Cl 2 , C  AgCl
02. X  NH 3 , Y  NCl3 ; 3Cl2  excess   NH 3  NCl3  explosive   3HCl
03. ClO 4 is most resonace stabilized
04. ICl 2 : sp3d hybridised iodine: Linear
05. XeF4 : sp3d 2 hybridised xenon: square planar
ICl 4 : square planar; SF4 : see saw
SiH 4 : tetrahedral; BF4 : tetrahedral
300 C 0
06. Cl 2  HgO   HgCl 2  Cl 2O

07. Cl2 O : anhydrous of hypochlorous acid

ClO2 : mixed anhydride of chlorous and chloric acid
Cl2 O6 : mixed anhydride of chloric and perchloric acid
Cl2 O7 : anhydride of perchloric acid
08. F2 produces ozonised oxygen when reacts with water
CoCl2 catalyst
09. 2CaOCl 2   2CaCl2  O 2
10. BP: HCl <HBr<HI<HF
11. 2KMnO4  16HBr  2KBr  2MnBr2  8H 2O  5Br2
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
K 2 Cr2 O 7  14HBr  2KBr  2CrBr3  7H 2O  3Br2
MnO2  4HBr  MnBr2  Br2  2H2O
on s tan ding
12. CaOCl2  CaCl2  Ca  ClO3 2 (auto oxidation)
13. Interhalogen compounds are formed by F,Cl,Br and I
2  2.5
14. I  Na S O  Na S O  NaI
2 2 2 3 2 4 6

1 1  5
15. HOCl  HCl  HClO
3

16. X  NH 4 NO3 , Y  N 2 O
17. Cl2  Br2  F2  I2 : bond dissociation energy

  1 1
18. I2  H 2O  2H  2I  O 2 , G  105 kJ mol
2
Fluorine to iodine: oxidising power decreases
F2  Cl / Br  / I  Cl2 / Br2 / I 2
Cl 2  Br  / I  Br2 / I 2
Br2  I  I 2
19. F2 is the strong oxidising agent among halogens due to
a) high heat of hydration
b) low bond dissociation energy
20. HF  HCl  HBr  HI : acidic strength
21. A solution of chlorine in water contains Cl 2 , HCl, HOCl
22. H2 O2 , O2 F2 and S2 Cl2 : all have open book structures
23. Fluorine is the stronest oxidising agent.
 
MnO4 / H
HF   F2 (not possible)
24. X=NaOCl
NaOCl  NaCl  NaClO3
25. HOCl  HOBr  HOI
(chlorine to iodine electronegativity decreases)
26. AX n (n = 1,3,5,7)
AX, AX 3 , AX5 , AX 7
27. I2 O5  CO  CO2  I 2
28. Interhalogen compounds: AX n  n  1,3,5, 7 
29. Cl 2  H2 O  HCl  HOCl
30. HF
31. Perchloric acid: HClO4 : does not contain peroxy linkage
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
32. B  OH 3  H 2 CO3  HNO3  HClO 4 : acidic strength
33. F2 oxidises H 2O to O2
34. NH 3 , H 2 O, HF : liquids(with the help of hydrogen bonding)
35. AgF(soluble in water)
Other silver halides  AgCl, AgBr, AgI  are insoluble in water
36. Br  
conc H 2SO 4
 Br2
37. Br  / I  
conc H 2SO 4
 Br2 / I 2
38. Fluorine is the strongest oxidising agent
39. 3KClO3  3H 2SO 4  2ClO 2  HClO 4  3KHSO 4  H 2 O
40. I  
conc H 2SO4
 I2
41. Cl2 O7 : simple anhydride of perchloric acid
NO 2 , ClO 2 , Cl 2O 6 :mixed anhydrides

42. CuSO 4  KI  Cu 2 I 2  I 2  I3 

Cl2  KI  I2  KCl
Br2  KI  I 2  KBr
43. BrF5 : sp3d 2 hybridised bromine: square pyramidal
ICl3 : sp3d hybridised iodine: T - shape
44. F2 reacts with water to form O2 , O3 , HF
45. AgF is soluble in water
46. Chlorine to iodine: ionisation energy decreases
Chlorine to iodine: BDE: Cl 2  Br2  I2
47. ClO2 is paramagnetic in nature
ClO2 is powerful oxidising agent and chlorinating agent. Its bleaching action is about 30 times to that of
chlorine.
48. abc
CoCl2 catalyst
49. CaOCl2   CaCl2  O 2
CaOCl2  H 2SO 4  limited   CaSO 4  CaCl2  HOCl
50. The strongest oxidising agent is fluorine
51. BrO 3  F2  OH   BrO 4  F   H 2 O
52. A  Br  , B  BrO 3 , Z  Br2
53. Cl 2O  NH 3  NH 4 Cl  N 2  H 2 O
OCl salts are not used as detergent
54. Cl 2O  NH 3  NH 4 Cl  N 2  H 2 O
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
55. Cl 2  OH   Cl  OCl  H 2O
 CN 2  OH   CN  OCN  H 2O
56. ClO 4 : 3  bonds: all are of the same type p  d
57. ClO2 does not dimerise due to the delocalisation of odd electron
58. F2  NaOH  OF2  NaF  H 2O
59. Y  PBr3 ; X  H 3PO3
60.
Cl
on standing 1 5
Ca CaCl 2  Ca  ClO 3  2
O
1
Cl

61. CaOCl2
62. between Cl and O

63. The series AX n , in which the oxidation state of A increases, the A - X bond enthalpy term decreases.
Ex: For the Cl - F bond in ClF, ClF3 , ClF5 they are 257, 175, 153 kJ/mol respectively..
Reactivity decreases in the general order ClFn  BrFn  IFn and within a series having common halogen,
the compound with the highest value of n is the most reactive.
Ex: BrF5  BrF3  BrF (reactivity)
Thermal stability of AB type interhalogen compounds decreases with the decrease in electronegativity
difference between A and B atoms.
Ex: IF > BrF > ClF > ICl > IBr > BrCl
On the basis of various chemical reactions, the order of reactivity among various interhalogen compounds
is:
ClF3  BrF5  IF7  ClF  BrF3  IF5  BrF  IF3  IF
 
64. 2ICl3   ICl2    ICl 4 

65. X= Ba  ClO3 2 ; Y = HClO3 ; Z  ClO2

 HClO3  ClO2  H 2O  O2 
66. HOCl  HOBr  HOI
67. HOF is obtained by passing F2 over ice at 0o C
F2  H 2 O  HOF  HF
68. X = KI
Scarlet red precipitate: HgI2
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
Soluble complex: K 2 HgI4 (Nessler’s reagent)
69. KClO3  HCl  ClO 2  Cl2  KCl  H 2 O
 
70. XeF6  HF   XeF5   HF2 
71. Increasing order of hydration energy: ClO 4  ClO 3  ClO 2  ClO 
72. CN 
73. d
74. a
75. HClO 2 , HClO3 : undergoes disproportionation

Rb  ICl2    RbCl  ICl
76. HCl
77. Periodic acid: HIO4 .2H2 O : H 5IO 6
 
78. Liquid 2ICl3   ICl 2   ICl4 
79. A  HPO3 , B  Cl2 O7 , C  KClO 4 , D  H 3 PO 4


80. The substance which produce  BrF2  ions in liquid BrF3 are acids and the substances which produce

 BrF4  ions in liquid BrF3 are bases.

81. O  O bond length in H2 O2 > O  O bond length in O2 F2 .
O2 F2 contains the peroxy bond O  O .
82. Hybridised state of central atom
ClF3O sp3d
ClF3O 2 sp3d

 ClF2O  sp3

 ClF4O  sp3d 2
ClF3 sp3d
XeOF4 sp3d 2
83. d
84. HCl to HI: boiling point increases due to increase in van der Waals’ forces of attraction
85. F2  KIO3  H 2 O  KIO 4  2HF
2KHSO 4  F2  K 2S2O8  2HF
86. 2AgClO3  Cl2  2AgCl  2ClO 2  O 2
87. 2F2  4NaOH  4NaF  2H2 O  O2
2F2  2H 2O  4HF  O2
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
Cl 2  2NaOH  NaCl  NaClO  H 2 O
2CaOCl 2  H2SO4  CaCl2  CaSO4  2HCl  O2
88. Hydrolysis of interhalogen compounds gives halide and oxohalide ions. Note that the oxohalide ion is
always formed from the larger halogen present.
IF5  H 2O  HF  HIO3
89. X  K 2S2O8
90. F3 does not exist
91. abcd
92. Both NO2 , ClO2 are paramagnetic with one unpaired electron
93. 3Cl2  8NH 3  excess   6NH 4Cl  N 2

3Cl2  excess   NH3  NCl3  3HCl

94. ClF3 : sp3d hybridised chlorine: T - shape ( 2 lone pairs near central atom)
95. Cl2 O6 is the mixed anhydride of HClO3 and HClO4

HNO3
96. I2  NaClO3   Cl2  NaIO3
Cl 2  Br   Br2  Cl
F2  Cl   Cl2  F
Br2  I  I2  Br 
97. Yellow solution: Na 2 CrO4
Lead acetate
Na 2 CrO 4  Lead chromate  yellow ppt  PbCrO4 
98. abcd

99. NO 2  Cl2 O 6  ClO 2  NO 2 ClO 4 

100.Interhalogen compounds: ABx  x  1,3,5, 7 

A - larger halgoen, B - smaller halogen
A is less electronegative than B
101.Oxidising power: HOX  HXO 2  HXO3  HXO3  X  Cl 
102. Cl2 O6 exist as: ClO 2 ClO 4
103.Liquid HF has been used as a non - aq solvent.

It undergoes self - ionisation : 2HF   H 2 F   F 
Acid - base reactions occur in this solvent system. However, the solvent itself has a very strong tendency
to donate protons. Thus when the familiar acids HNO3 , H 2SO 4 , HCl are dissolved in HF, the acids are
forced to accept protons from the HF. Thus the so called acids are actually behaves as bases in this
solvent. The very strong proton donating powers of HF means that very few substances act as acids in
HF. Perchloric acid is an exception, and it does behave as an acid.
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
The only other known acids in liquid HF are fluoride acceptors such as SbF5 , AsF5 and BF3 .

It is a useful medium for preparing fluoro complexes such as SbF6  and fluorides.
 
104. 3ICl   I 2 Cl   ICl2 

105. Br2 O  Cl 2O  bond angle 

In SF4 , F - S - F equatorial bond angle is less than 1200 .
MATRIX MATCHING TYPE
KEY
01. a  r; b  s; c  q;d  p 02. a  pq; b  pq; c  pqs; d  pr
03. a  q; b  r; c  p;d  s 04. a  qr; b  pq;c  qt; d  qs
05. a  rs; b  prs; c  prs;d  pqrs 06. a  q; b  r; c  p;d  s
07. a  qs; b  r; c  rs;d  p 08. a  s; b  p; c  q;d  r
09. a  qs; b  s;c  p; d  r 10. a  p; b  r; c  p; d  q
11. a  p; b  r; c  rs; d  q
HINTS
01. SeCN : pseudohalide


F2 is prepared by Moissan method

Cyanogen,  CN  2 , is a pseudohalogen
HF is corrosibve and etches the glass due to the formation of soluble H 2SiF6
02. ClO 2  H 2O  HClO 2  HClO3
HOCl, Cl2 O, HClO4 , ClO2 : acts as oxidising agent
03. I2 is also prepared from see weeds.
F2 is superhalogen
Cl2 - greenish yellow coloured gas
Br2 - reddish brown

04. PtCl4   Pt  Cl2
Cl2 - acts as an oxidising agent
Ca  OH  2  Cl2  CaOCl 2  H 2O
 slaked lim e 

CaOCl2 : bleaching powder: acts as an oxidising agent

KClO3 : acts as an oxidising agent, used in fire works
Cl2 O7 : acts as an oxidising agent: anhydride of perchloric acid
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
Cl 2O 7  H 2 O  HClO 4
05. Halogens are good oxidising agents
MnO 2  HX  X  Cl, Br, I   X 2  Cl2 , Br2 , I 2 
Chlorine - turns starch iodide paper blue
Iodine - turns starch solution blue
06. a  q; b  r; c  p;d  s
07. Fluorine to iodine: electronegativity decreases
Fluorine to iodine: oxidising property decreases
Fluorine to iodine: boiling points increases
Cl2  Br2  F2  I2 : bond dissociation energy
HCl  HBr  HI  HF : Boiling points
HF  HCl  HBr  HI : bond dissociation energy
08.  NaPO3 6 : Calgon
Bachmann’s plant is used in the preparation of bleaching powder.
Marshall’s acid  H 2S2O8  is obtained by the anodic oxidation of 50% H2SO4
09. Cl 2O 6  H 2 O  HClO3  HClO 4
NaClO4  HCl  HClO4  NaCl
KClO3  H 2C 2 O 4  ClO 2  CO 2  K 2 C 2 O4  H 2 O
573K
HgO  Cl2   Cl 2O  HgCl2
10. Br2  liquid at room temperature
Fluorine to iodine: Oxidising power decreases
Cl 2  Br2  F2  I2 : Bond dissociation energy
11. Br2  liquid at room temperature
O2  paramagnetic
ClO2  paramagnetic, powerful oxidising agent
I 2O5 is used in estimation of CO  I2 O5  CO  CO 2  I2 
Integer type
KEY
01.1 02.1 03.1 04.8 05.2
06.3 07.3 08.3 09.8 10.1
11.1 12.3 13.7 14.8
HINTS
01. HF
02. 1
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
03. NCl3
04. X 2  I2  Group17 
05. sp3d hybridised chlorine, 2 lone pairs near central atom
06. ClO2 (yellow gas which is condensed to deep red liquid)
07. Chlorine, bromine and iodine can show more than one oxidation state.
08. KClO3
09. 8NH3  3Cl2  6NH 4Cl  N 2
10. KHF2 exists.
11. ClO2 is paramagnetic
12. HI  HBr  HCl  HF : increasing ionic nature
Cl2 to I2 : solubility in water decreases
13. ABn  n  1,3,5, 7 
14. Cl2 .8H 2O
Comprehension type
KEY
01.a 02.b 03.d 04.d 05.b 06.d
07.d 08.a 09.b 10.c 11.c 12.c
13.a 14.d 15.b 16.b 17.a 18.d
19.c 20.a 21.d
HINTS
Paragraph 1(QNo: 1 to 3)
71
%  100  49
145
69  0.5  35.5
% of available chlorine  1000  3.55  30
Paragraph 2(QNo: 4 to 6)
Cl2 O : yellow - brown gas
ClO2 : yellow gas
Cl2 O6 : dark red liquid
Cl2 O7 : colourless liqud
Paragraph 3(QNo: 7 to 9)
A  O 2 , B  ClO 2 , X  Cl2 O6 , D  HClO 4 , E  Cl2 O7
AgClO3  Cl 2  AgCl  ClO 2  O 2
ClO2  O3  Cl 2O 6  O 2
Cl 2O 6  H 2 O  HClO3  HClO 4
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
P4 O10
HClO 4  
 Cl2 O7  H 2 O
Paragraph 4(QNo: 10 to 12)
X  MnO2 , Y  Cl 2
3Cl2  8NH 3  6NH 4Cl  N 2
Cl 2  KOH  hot   KCl  KClO3  H 2 O
MnO2 catalyst
KClO3   KCl  O 2
Paragraph 5(QNo: 13 to 15)
P  HF, R  O3 , Q  O 2
F2  H 2 O  O 2 , O3 , HF

C  O 2   CO 2
C  2NO2  CO2  2NO XeF2  H 2O  Xe  HF  O2

Paragraph 6(QNo: 16 to 18)

A  Cl2 , B  ClO 2 , C  Cl2 O6 , D  HClO 4 , F  Cl2 O7
HCl  MnO2  Conc H 2SO4  Cl 2
Cl2  NaClO2  ClO2  NaCl ; ClO 2  O3  Cl2 O6  O 2
Paragraph 7(QNo: 19 to 21)
KClO3  Conc HCl  ClO 2  Cl2  KCl  H 2O
 Euchlorine 

AgClO3  Cl 2  AgCl  ClO 2  O 2

ClO2  KOH  KClO2  KClO3  H 2O
Previous years objective problesm
KEY
01.a 02.d 03.a 04.d
05.a 06.a 07.b 08.c
09.a 10.c 11.c 12.a
13.a 14.c
HINTS
01. HClO4
02. CF2Cl2 : Freon
03. sp3
04. Fluorine
 VIIA GROUP ELEMENTS ( F, Cl, Br,I, At, Ts)
05. KMnO4  HCl  KCl  MnCl2  H 2O  Cl 2
06. HOCl>HOBr>HOI: acidic strength
07. CNO  , OCN  , N 3 : pseudohalides
08. Additional electrons are repelled more effectively by 2p electrons in fluorine atom than by 3p electrons in
chlorine atom.
09. HOCl  HClO 2  HClO3  HClO 4 : acidic strength
10. Disproportionatin reaction:
1 5 1
3ClO  ClO3  Cl
 

11. X  Cl2 ; Y  H2 ; Cl 2  H2 O  HCl  HOCl ; Mg  HCl  MgCl2  H2


12. 2MnO 4  I   H 2 O  2MnO 2  IO3  2  OH 
13. Bleaching powder is a mixed salt of HCl and HOCl
Hence, anhydride of HOCl(oxoacid) is Cl2 O
14. milli equivalents of hypo = 0.25  25 = milli equivalents of bleaching powder = N  25
0.25  48
N CaOCl2   0.48
25
Molarity of bleaching powder = 0.24