ASSIGNMENT – P BLOCK

Multiple Choice questions (with one correct answer)

1. Arrange the following in order of increasing acidity H3PO4, H2CO3, HCl, HI
(a) H3PO4, HCl , H2CO3, HI (b) H3PO4, H2CO3, HCl, HI
(c) H2CO3, H3PO4, HCl, HI (d) None of these
2. Which of the following oxides is the most acidic?
(a) N2O5 (b) P2O5 (c) As2O5 (d) Sb2O5
3. The number of P – O – P bonds in cyclic metaphosphoric acid is –
(a) zero (b) two (c) three (d) four
4. Molecular shapes of SF4, CF4 and XeF4 are –
(a) The same with 2, 0 and 1 lone pairs of electrons respectively
(b) The same with 1, 1 and 1 lone pairs of electrons respectively
(c) Different with 0, 1 and 2 lone pairs of electrons respectively
(d) Different with 1, 0 and 2 lone pairs of electrons respectively.
5. The correct order of acidic strength is –
(a) Cl2O7> SO2> P4O10 (b) CO2> N2O5> SO3
(c) Na2O >MgO> Al2O3 (d) K2O >CaO>MgO
6. Which of the following is planar?
(a) XeO4 (b) XeO3F (c) XeO2F2 (d) XeF4
7. Which one of the following molecules will form a linear polymeric structure due to hydrogen bonding?
(a) HCl (b) HF (c) H2O (d) NH3
8. The number of S – S bonds in sulphur trioxide trimer (S3O9) is –
(a) three (b) Two (c) one (d) zero
9. The number of σ - bonds in P4O10 is –
(a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 7
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10. In NO 3 ion, the number of bonds pairs and lone pair of electrons of nitrogen atom are –
(a) 2, 2 (b) 3, 1 (c) 1 , 3 (d) 4, 0
11. Which of the following has p π - dπ bonding?
(a) NO3− (b) SO32 − (c) BO33 − (d ) CO32 −
12. Number of lone pairs of electrons on Xe atoms in XeF2, XeF4 and XeF6 molecules are respectively –
(a) 3, 2 and 1 (b) 4, 3 and 2 (c) 2, 3 and 1
(d) 3, 2 and 0
13. The true statement for the acids of phosphorus, H3PO2, H3PO3 and H3PO4 is –
(a) The order of their acidity is H3PO4>H3 PO3> H3PO2
(b) All of them are reducing in nature
(c) All of them are tribasic acids
(d) The geometry of phosphorus is tetrahedral in all the three
14. Which of the following substances has the highest proton affinity?
(a) PH3 (b) H2O (c) H2S (d) NH3
15. On boiling phosphorus with KOH solution, product formed is–
(a) Potassium sulphate (b) Phosphorus pentoxide
(c) Phosphorus hydroxide (d) Phosphine
16. Which of the following are isoelectric and isostructural? NO3− , CO32 − , ClO3− , SO3
(a) NO3− , CO32 − (b ) SO3 , NO3− (c ) ClO3− , CO32 −
(d) CO32 − , SO3
17. [x] + H2SO4
[Y] a colourless gas with irritating smell [Y] + K2Cr2O7 + H2SO4
green solution. [X] and
[Y] are –
(a) SO32 − , SO2 (b) Cl − , HCl (c) S 2 − , H 2 S (d ) CO32 − , CO2

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 18. For H3PO3 and H3PO4, the correct choice is –
(a) H3PO3 is dibasic and reducing
(b) H3PO3 is dibasic and non-reducing
(c) H3PO4 is tribasic and reducing
(d) H3PO3 is tribasic and non-reducing
19. Total number of lone pairs of electrons in XeOF4 is –
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
20. Which of the following ionic species has the greatest proton affinity to form stable compound?
(a) I- (b) HS- (c) NH2- (d) F-
21. Identify the incorrect statement among the following:
(a) Br2 reacts with hot and strong NaOH solution to give NaBr, NaBrO3 and water.
(b) Ozone reacts with SO2 to form SO3
(c) Silicon reacts with NaOH (aq) in the presence of air to give Na2SiO3 and H2O
(d) Cl2 reacts with excess of NH3 to give N2 and HCl
22. The percentage of π - character in the orbitals forming P – P bonds in P4 is –
(a) 25 (b) 33 (c) 50 (d) 75
23. Aqueous solution of Na2S2O3 on reaction with Cl2 gives –
(a) Na2S4O6(b) NaHSO4(c) NaCl(d) NaOH
24. The correct order of increasing bond angles in the following triatomic species is –
(a) NO2+ < NO2 < NO2− (b) NO2+ < NO2− < NO2
(c) NO2− < NO2+ < NO2 (d ) NO2− < NO2 < NO2+
25. The angular shape of molecule (O3) consists of –
(a) 1 sigma and 1 pi pond (b) 2 sigma and 1 pi bond
(c) 1 sigma and 2 pi bonds (d) 2 sigma and 1 pi bonds
Multiple Choice questions (with one of more than one correct answer)
26. When Cl2 gas is passed through hot NaOH, oxidation number of Cl changes from –
(a) – 1 to 0(b) 0 to – 1(c) 0 to + 7(d) 0 to + 5
27. Peroxo acids of sulphur are –
(a) H2SO5(b) H2S2O8(c) H2SO4(d) H2SO3
28. White phosphorus P4 has –
(a) Six P – P single bonds (b) four p – p single bonds
(c) four lone pairs of electrons (d) PPP angle of 600
29. The noble gases which form clathrates are –
(a) He (b) Ar (c) Kr (d) Xe
30. SO2 acts as a/an –
(a) Bleaching agent (b) Oxidising agent
(c) Reducing agent (d) Disinfectant
31. Which of the following are correct statements?
(a) Solid PCl5 exists as tetrahedral [PCl4]+ and octahedral [PCl6]- ions.
(b) Solid PBr5 exists as [PBr4]+ Br-
(c) Solid N2O5 exists as NO2+ NO3-
(d) Oxides of phosphoorus, P2O3 and P2O5 exist as monomers.
32. A solution of colourless salt H on boiling with excess NaOH produces a non-flammable gas. The gas
evolution ceases after sometime. Upon addition of Zn dust to the same solution, the gas evolution restarts. The
colourless salt (s) H is (are) –
(a) NH4NO3 (b) NH4NO2 (c) NH4Cl
(d) (NH4)2SO4
33. Which one of the following arrangements does not give the correct picture of the trends indicated against it?
(a) F2> Cl2> Br2> I2; Bond dissociation energy
(b) F2< Cl2> Br2> I2 ; Electronegativity
(c) F2> Cl2> Br2> I2 ; oxidizing power
(d) F2> Cl2> Br2> I2; Electron gain enthalpy.
Multiple choice questions (based on the given passage/comprehension)
Comprehension: Halogens acts as oxidizing agents. Their oxidizing power, however, decreases in the order : F2>
Cl2> Br2> I2. Therefore, a more electronegative halogen can displace a less electronegative halogen from the solution

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of its halide ion. Fluoride ion can, however, be oxidized either electrolytically or by using a more powerful oxidizing
agent than fluorine itself. All the halogens combine with hydrogen under different conditions to form halogen acids
whose acidic strength vary with the strength of the H – X bond. Halogens also form a number of oxoacids such as
HOX, HXO2, HXO3 and HXO4. Their acid strength depends upon a combination of two factors such as
electronegativity and oxidation state of the halogen, and the stability of their corresponding anions. They also behave
as oxidizing agents whose strength depends upon the stability of the corresponding anions. Halogens also combine
among themselves to form inter halogen compounds (XX’, XX’3, XX’5 and X7’). Halide ions often react with
molecule of halogens or interhalogens to form polyhalide ions consisting either of the same halogen or of two or three
different halogens. Besides these, a few other anions are known, which do not contain any of the halogen atoms but
behave like halide ions. These anions are called pseudohalides and consist of two or more atoms of which one is
always a nitrogen atom.
34. The following acids have been arranged in order of decreasing acid strength. Identity the correct order ClOH
(I), BrOH (II), IOH (III)
(a) I > II > III(b) II > I > III (c) III > II > I(d) I > III > II
35. Which one of the following is not a pseudohalide?
(a) CNO- (b) RCOO- (c) OCN- (d) NNN-
36. The correct order of acid strength is –
(a) HClO4< HClO3< HClO2< HClO
(b) HClO2< HClO3< HClO4< HClO
(c) HClO4< HClO < HClO3< HClO2
(d) HClO< HClO2< HCLO3< HClO4

37. The isoelectronic pair is –

(a) Cl2O, ICl2-(b) ICl2-, ClO2 (c) IF2+, I3-(d) ClO2-, CiF2+
38. The correct order of pseudohalide, polyhalide and interhalogens are –
(a) BrI2-, OCN-, IF5 (b) IF5, BrI2-, OCN-
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(c) OCN , IF5, BrI2 (d) OCN-, BrI2-, IF5
Comprehension: Noble gases are chemically inert due to high ionization enthalpy, positive electron gain enthalpy
and presence of completely filled orbitals. However, Xe forms a umber of compounds as XePtF6, XeF2, XeF4, XeF6
and a number of xenon oxides and oxygluorides. Xenon fluorides react with fluoride ion acceptors such as PF5, AsF5,
SbF5, etc. to form cationic species but with fluoride ion donors such as alkali metal fluorides they form anionic
fluoroanions. They are also hydrolysed by water but their reactivity increases with the oxidation state of Xe.
39. The shape and hybridization of some xenon oxyfluorides are given below. Choose the wrong answer.
(a) XeOF2 – T – shaped – sp3d
(b) XeOF4 – Square pyramidal – sp3d2
(c) XeO2F2 – Trigonal bipyramidal – sp3d
(d) XeO3F2 – Tetrahedral – sp3
40. The number of lone pairs and bond pairs of electrons around Xe in XeOF4 respectively are –
(a) 0 and 5(b) 1 and 5(c) 1 and 4(d) 2 and 3
41. Which of the following is not formed by Xe?
(a) XeF5 (b) XeF (c) XeF3 (d) all of these
42. When XF4 is treated with water, it forms –
(a) Only Xe (b) both Xe and XeO3
(c) only XeO3 (d) Both XeO3 and XeOF4
43. Which of the followign statements is correct about the fluorides of xenon?
(a) XePtF6 was the first noble gas compound isolated
(b) With SbF5, XeF2 acts as a Lewis base
(c) With RbF, XeF6 acts as a Lewis acid (d) all correct
Matching type questions – Match the ent5ries of column I with appropriate entries of column II and chose the
correct option out of the four options (a), (b), (c) and (d) given at the end of each question.
44.
Column Column II
I
(A) PCl5 (p) Angular
(B) IF7 (q) Pyramidal
(C) H3 O+ (r) Trigonal
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 bipyramidal
(D) ClO2 (s) Pentagonal
bipyramidal
(a) A-r, B-s, C-q, D-p (b) A-r, B-q, C-p, D-s
(d) A-p, B-s, C-q, D-r (d) A-s, B-p, C-r, D-q
Matrix-Match Type questions
Match the entries of column I with appropriate entries of column II. Each entry in column I may have one or more
than one correct option from column II. If the correct matches are A-p, s; B-r, C-p, q; D –s, then the correctly bubbled
4 × 4 matrix should be as follows:

45.
Column I Column II
(A) SO2 (p) Basic
(B) H2SO4 (q) Acidic
(C) HNO3 (r) Reducing
(D) NH3 (s) Oxidising

Assertion – Reason type questions

Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is given followed by a corresponding
statement of Reason (R) just below it. Of the statements, mark the correct answer as –
(a) If both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) If assertion is true, but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.
46. Assertion: The O – O bond length in H2O2 is shorter than that of O2F2
Reason: H2O2 is an ionic compound.
47. Assertion: NF3 is weak ligand than N (CH3)3.
Reason: NF3 ionises to give F- ion in aqueous solution.
48. Assertion: HClO4 is a stronger acid than HClO3.
Reason: Oxidation state of Cl in HClO4 is + 7 and in HClO3 is +5.
49. Assertion: All F – S – F bond angles in SF4 are greater than 900 but less than 1800.
Reason: The lone pair-bond pair repulsion is weaker than bond pair-bond pair repulsion.

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