Chapter#1

Choose the best answer

1.Mark the correct statement

a)All lanthanides are present in the same group (b)All halogens are present in the same group
(c)All the alkali metals are present In the same group (D) All the nobel gases are present in
the same period

2.Which statement is incorrect

(a)All the metals are good conductors of electricity (b) All the metals are good conductor of
heat (c) All the metals form positive ions (c)All the metals form acidic oxides

3.Mark the correct statement

a)The ionization energy of calcium is lower than that of barium (b) The ionization energy of
calcium is lower than that of magnesium (c) The ionization energy of calcium is higher than
that of beryllium (d) The ionization energy of calcium is lower than that of strontium

4. Mark the correct statement

(a)Electron affinity is measure of energy required to remove the electron (b)Electron affinity
is measure of energy released by adding an electron (c) electron affinity is measure of energy
required to excite an electron (D)Electron affinity is measure of energy released by removing
an electron

5.Mark the correct statement:

(a)Metallic character increases down the group (b)Metallic character increases from left to
right (c)Metallic character remains same from left to right (d)Metallic character remains the
same down the group

6.Mark the correct statement

(a)Melting point of halogens decrease down the group (b) Melting points of halogens increase
down the group (c)Melting point of halogens remain the same throughout the group (A)M.P of
halogens 1ST increaser then decrease down the group

7.The number of elements I fourth period of periodic table is:

a)32 (b)18 (c)10 (d)8

8.The oxides of electropositive elements are (a)acidic (b)basic (c)amphoteric (D)none

9.Maximum electron affinity values of N are: (A)1 (b)2 (c)3 (D)4

10.The decrease of atomic sizes is not much prominent across rows containing elements of:
a)S-block (b)p_block (c)d-Block (d)f-block

11.The hydrides of group 1A are? (a)ionic (b)covalent (c)metallic (d)interstitial

12.Zinc oxide is (A)Basic (b)Amphoteric (c)acidic (d)neutral

Short questions
1. Why metallic character increases from top to bottom in a group of metals?

2. Why diamond is a non-conductor but graphite is a fairly conductor?

3. What is hydration energy?

4. Define ionization energy?give its trend

5. Give two difference of hydrogen with halogen?

6. What are periods and groups?

7. Basic character of oxides increases down the group. Why?

8. What are covalent halides? Examples?

9. Why is oxidation state of nobel gases usually zero?

10. ZnO behave as amphoteric oxide. Prove?

Long Questions
1.How hydrogen resemble with group 1A and differ with group IVA elements?

2.Classify oxides on the basis of their acidic and basic character?