Chapter 9: Chemical Periodicity of Elements 8

End of Topic Questions 10. X and Y are oxides of different Period 3

elements. If one mole of Y is added to water, the
1. A mixture of the oxides of two elements of the solution formed is neutralised by exactly one mole
third period is dissolved in water. The solution is of X. What could be the identities of X and Y?
approximately neutral. What could be the
constituents of the mixture?
A. Al2O3 and MgO B. Na2O and MgO
C. Na2O and P4O10 D. SO3 and P4O10
2. Which element has the same oxidation number
in all of its known compounds?
A. beryllium B. chlorine
11. The oxide and chloride of an element X are
C. nitrogen D. sulphur
separately mixed with water. The two resulting
3. Which of the following oxides is unlikely to
solutions have the same effect on litmus.
dissolve in aqueous sodium hydroxide?
What is element X?
A. MgO B. Al2O3
A. sodium B. magnesium
C. SO2 D. P4O10
C. aluminium D. phosphorus
4. One molecule of the oxide of element Z reacts
12. Elements X and Y are both in period three.
with six molecules of water to produce an acidic
When the chloride of X is added to water, it reacts
compound. What is element Z?
and a solution of pH 2 is produced. When the
A. aluminium B. phosphorus
chloride of Y is added to water, it dissolves and a
C. sodium D. sulfur
solution of pH 7 is produced.
5. Which oxide, when mixed with water, will
Which statement explains these observations?
produce the solution with the lowest pH?
A. Both chlorides hydrolyse in water.
A. CO2 B. Na2O
B. X is phosphorus and Y is aluminium.
C. P4O10 D. SiO2
C. X is silicon and Y is sodium.
6. Which properties do compounds of aluminium
D. X is sodium and Y is phosphorus.
and silicon have in common?
13. Element X, in Period 3, has the following
A. Aqueous solutions of their chlorides contain
properties.
aluminium or silicon cations.
• Its oxide has a giant structure.
B. Their chlorides have co-ordinate bonding.
• It forms covalent bonds with chlorine.
C. Their oxides are amphoteric.
• Its oxide will neutralise HCl(aq).
D. Their oxides are insoluble in water.
What is element X?
7. The labels had become detached from four
A. Mg B. Al
bottles in the laboratory. A student realized that
C. Si D. P
the contents of one of them could easily be
14. Which observations are made when a sample
identified, because on addition of water it would
of silicon chloride, SiCl4, is added to a beaker of
not give fumes of hydrogen chloride. Which did
water?
not give the HCl fumes?
A. No visible changes are observed.
A. Al2Cl6 B. MgCl2
B. Steamy fumes and a white precipitate are
C. PCl5 D. SiCl4
both observed.
8. Which oxide does not react with cold dilute
C. The appearance of a white precipitate is the
sodium hydroxide to produce a salt?
only observation.
A. Al2O3 B. P4O10
D. The appearance of steamy fumes is the only
C. SO2 D. SiO2
observation.
9. Which property is not associated with the
15. Which description of the bonding and acid-
element sodium?
base nature of aluminium oxide is correct?
A. It can react with cold water to form
hydrogen.
B. It forms a basic oxide.
C. It forms a neutral chloride.
D. It is an oxidising agent.