Boron Family

Q.1 Which one of the following is most abundant in the earth's crust?
(A) B (B) Al (C) Ga (D) In
Q.2 Which of the following are the correct matches :
Mineral Element present
(ii) Carborundum Aluminium
(iii) Colemanite Calcium
(iv) Mica Silicon
(v) Carnallite Boron
(A) (ii) ,(i) (B) (i) ,(ii) (iv) (C) (i) ,(iii), (iv) (D) none of these
Q.3 Boron has an extremely high melting point because of :
(A) The strong Vander-Waals forces between its atoms
(B) The strong binding forces in the covalent polymer
(C) Its ionic crystal structure
(D) Allotropy
Q.4 Al and Ga have same covalent radii because of -
(A) Greater shielding power of s-electrons of Ga atoms
(B) Poor shielding power of s-electrons of Ga atoms
(C) Greater shielding power of d-electrons of Ga
(D) Poor shielding power of d-electrons of Ga atoms
Q.5 Melting point is highest for -
(A) B (B) Al (C) Ga (D) In
Q.6 Which of the following property does not support anomalous behaviour of boron ?
(A) Small size (B) High electronegativity
(C) High ionization energy (D) Formation of trihalides
Q.7 Thallium shows different oxidation states because -
(A) Of its high reactivity (B) Of inert pair effect
(C) Of its amphoteric nature (D) It is a transition metal
Q.8 Which oxide is more stable than the other three :
(A) Tl2O3 (B) TI2O (C) Ga2O (D) In2O
Q.9 Which species does not exist -
(A) [BF6]–3 (B) [AlF6]–3 (C) [GaF6]–3 (D) [InF6]–3
Q.10 Boron does not form B3+ ions whereas Al forms Al3+ ions. This is because :
(A) The size of B atom is smaller than that of Al
(B) The sum of IE1 + IE2 + IE3 of B is much higher than that of Al
(C) the sum of IE1 + IE2 + IE3 of Al is much higher than that of B
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Q.11 Thallium forms stable chloride, TlCl, unlike Aluminium which forms chloride
AlCl3. This is because:
(A) inert pair effect makes Tl+ more stable than Tl3+
(B) Tl is not a group 13 element.
(C) Tl-X bond is covalent while Al-CI bond is ionic.
(D) Tl-X bond is ionic while Al-Cl bond is covalent.
Q.12 In chlorides, the common oxidation states of aluminium and thallium are +3 and +1
respectively because.
(A) Tl–Cl bond is ionic and Al–Cl bond is covalent
(B) 6s electrons of Tl are bound more strongly than the 3s electron of Al
(C) Tl–Cl bond is stronger than Al–Cl bond
(D) 3s electrons of Al are bond strongly than the 6s electrons of Tl
Q.13 TlI3 is an ionic compound which furnishes the following ions in solution :
3+ – + –
(A) Tl and I ions (B) Tl and I3 ions
(C) Tl+, I– ions and I2 (D) Tl+ and I– ions
Q.14 The stable oxidation state of Tl is +1 hence its hydroxide is similar to -
(A) Ca(OH)2 (B) Al(OH)3 (C) Mg(OH)2 (D) NaOH
Q.15 Which of the following is a strong oxidizing agent ?
(A) AlCl3 (B) TlCl3 (C) NF3 (D) PCl3
Q.16 Aluminium is more reactive than iron. But aluminium is less easily corroded than
iron because:
(A) aluminium is a noble metal
(B) oxygen forms a protective oxide layer on aluminium surface
(C) iron undergoes reaction easily with water
(D) iron forms both mono and divalent ions
Q.17 Which Group IIIA element is expected to have physical and chemical properties
least similar to other members of that group ?
(A) Ga (B) Al (C) B (D) In
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Q.18 Which is true for an element R present in 13 group of the periodic table ?
(A) It is gas at room temperature (B) It has oxidation state of + 4
(C) It forms R2O3 (D) It forms R X2
Q.19 The dissolution of Al(OH)3 by a solution of NaOH results in the formation of :
(A) [Al(H2O)4(OH)]2+ (B) [Al(H2O)2(OH)4]–
(C) [Al(H2O)3(OH)3] (D) [Al(H2O)6(OH)3]
Q.20 Aqueous ammonia is used as a precipitating reagent for Al3+ ions as Al(OH)3 rather
than aqueous NaOH, because :
(A) NH4+ is a weak base (B) NaOH is a very strong base
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(C) NaOH forms soluble [Al(OH)4] ions (D) NaOH forms [Al(OH)2]+ ions
Q.21 Which of the following is acidic in nature?
(A) Be(OH)2 (B) Mg(OH)2 (C) Al(OH)3 (D) B(OH)3
Q.22 The acidic hydroxide is
(A) Ga(OH)2 (B) AI(OH)3 (C) B(OH)3 (D) TIOH.
Q.23 Which of the following oxides will dissolve in H2SO4 ?
(A) B2O3 (B) Al2O3 (C) CO2 (D) SiO2
Q.24 Boron compounds behave as Lewis acids because of their -
(A) Acidic nature (B) Covalent nature
(C) Electron deficient character (D) Ionising property
Q. 25 Choose the incorrect option
(A) Tendency of form ionic compound increases from B to Tl
(B) Boron forms only covalent compound
(C) Thallium forms only ionic compounds
(D) Group 13 elements have less tendency to form complexes than the s-block
elements
Q.26 Which of the following is a correct statement -
(A) The hydroxide of aluminium is more acidic than that of boron
(B) The hydroxide of boron is basic, while that of aluminium is amphoteric
(C) The hydroxide of boron is acidic, while that of aluminium is amphoteric
(D) The hydroxides of aluminium and boron are amphoteric
Q.27 B2O3 is -
(A) Acidic (B) Basic (C) Amphoteric (D) None of these
Q.28 Al(OH)3 is-
(A) Acidic (B) Basic
(C) Amphoteric (D) Neither Acidic nor basic
Q.29 Which of the following oxides is acidic ?
(A) B2O3 (B) Al2O3 (C) Ga2O3 (D) In2O3
Q.30 Hybridisation of Boron in diborane is -
(A) sp (B) sp3 (C) sp2 (D) sp3d.
Q.31In diborane
(A) 4 bridged hydrogens and two terminal hydrogen are present
(B) 2 bridged hydrogens and four terminal hydrogen are present
(C) 3 bridged and three terminal hydrogen are present
(D) None of the above
Q.32 In B2H6 -
(A) There is a direct boron-boron bond
(B) The boron atoms are linked through hydrogen bridges
(C) The structure is similar to C2H6
(D) All the atoms are in one plane
Q.33 Identify the statement that is not correct as far as structure of diborane is concerned-
(A) There are two bridging hydrogen atoms in diborane
(B) Each boron atom forms four bonds in diborane
(C) The hydrogen atoms are not in the same plane in diborane
(D) All B-H bonds in diborane are similar
Q.34 In diborane the two H—B—H angles are nearly :
(A) 60º, 120º (B) 97º, 120º (C) 95º, 150º (D) 120º, 180º
Q.35 In presence of aluminium chloride, diborane reacts with dry hydrogen chloride
forming a substitution product -
(A) Borane dichloride (B) Boron dichloride
(C) Dichloro borane (D) Tetra Chloro diborane
Q.36 Diborane is a Lewis acid forming addition compound B2H6.2NH3 with NH3, a
Lewis base. This –
(A) Is ionic and exists as [BH2(NH3)2]+ and [BH4] ions
(B) On heating, is converted into borazine, B3N3H6 (called inorganic benzene)
(C) Both are correct (D) None is correct
Q.37 Diborane belongs to the -
(A) BnHn + 6 series (B) BnHn + 1 series
(C) BnHn + 4 series (D) BnHn + 8 series
Q.38 The type (s) of bonds present in diborane is/are-
(A) Covalent (B) One centre bond
(C) Covalent and three centre bond (D) Covalent and one centre bond
Q.39 In diborane, the banana bond is formed between -
(A) 2 electrons, 3 atoms (B) 2 electrons, 1 atom
(C) 1 electron, 2 atoms (D) 2 electrons,2 atoms
D
Q.40 B2H6 + NH3 X ¾¾® Y Which of the following around X is correct.
(A) X is ionic, Hybridisation of B in both cationic and anionic part is same.
(B) X is ionic, hybridisation of B in cationic and anionic part are different.
(C) Y is covalent and hybridisation state of all B is not same.
(D) Y is ionic and hybridisation state of all B are same.
Q.41 NaBH4 + I2 ® X ↑+ Y↑ + 2NaI
X + C2H5OH ® Y ↑ + D
X + HCl ® Y ↑ + E
D gives following colour with flame
(A) Red (B) Green (C) Blue (D) No colour
Q.42 The gaseous product obtained on reaction of BF3 with LiH is
(A) HF (B) H2 (C) B2H6 (D) F2
Q.43 A compound of boron X reacts at 200ºC temperature with NH3 to give another
compound Y which is called as inorganic benzene. The compound Y is a
colourless liquid and is highly light sensitive. Its melting point is –57ºC. The
compound X with excess of NH3 and at a still higher temperature gives boron
nitride (BN)n. The compounds X and Y are respectively :
(A) BH3 and B2H6 (B) NaBH4 and C6H6
(C) B2H6 and B3N3H6 (D) B4C3 and C6H6

Q.44 B2H6 + NH3 ¾¾® Addition compound (X) ¾¾¾¾ 450 K

® Y + Z (g)
In the above sequence Y and Z are respectively :
(A) borazine, H2 (B) boron, H2
(C) boron nitride, H2 (D) borazine and hydrogen
Q.45 Which of the following will give symmetric cleavage of diborane :
(A) NH3 (B) N(CH3)3 (C) CH3–NH2 (D) (CH2)2NH
Q.46 Diborane reacts with water to form :
(A) HBO2 (B) H3BO3 (C) H3BO3 + H2 (D) H2

Q.47 + LiBF4

Which of the statement is true for the above sequence of reactions ?

(A) Z is hydrogen (B) Y is LiBH4
(C) Z and Y are F2 and B2H6 respectively (D) Z is potassium hydroxide
Q.48 The product obtained in the reaction of diborane with excess of ammonia at low
temperature is :
(A) B2H6. NH3 (B) B2H6. 2NH3 (C) (BN)x (D) Borazine
Q.49 In reaction, BF3 + 3LiBH4 ® 3LiF + X; X is :
(A) B4H10 (B) B2H6 (C) BH3 (D) B3H8
Q.50 Which one of the following statements is not true regarding diborane?
(A) It has two bridging hydrogens and four perpendicular to the rest.
(B) When methylated, the product is Me4B2H2
(C) The bridging hydrogens are in a plane perpendicular to the rest.
(D) All the B–H bond distances are equal
Q.51 Consider the following statements for diborane
1.Boron is approximately sp3 hybridised
2.B-H-B angle is 180º
3.There are two terminal B-H bonds for each boron atom
4.There are only 12 bonding electrons available
Of these statements –
(A) 1, 3 and 4 are correct (B) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(C) 2, 3 and 4 are correct (D) 1, 2 and 4 are correct

Q.52 Which of the following statements is correct in the context of diborane (B2H6) ?
(A) There are 12 valence electrons-three from each of the two boron atoms and six
from the six hydrogen atoms
(B) Two of the six hydrogen atoms form two bridges between two boron atoms
(C) The two bridging hydrogen atoms are in a plane perpendicular to the rest of the
molecule and prevent rotation between the two boron atoms
(D) All of these
Q.53 When an inorganic compound (X) having 3c-2e as well as 2c-2e bonds reacts with
NH3 gas at a certain temperature, gives a compound (Y), isostructural with
benzene. Compound (X) with NH3 at a high temperature produces a substance (Z) :
(A) (X) is B2H6 (B) (Z) is known as inorganic graphite
(C) (Y) is B3N3H6 (D) All of these
Q.54 On hydrolysis, diborane produces :
(A) H3BO2 + H2O2 (B) H3BO3 + H2
(C) B2O3 + O2 (D) H3BO3 + H2O2
Q.55 Which of the following statements is incorrect in relation to the structure of
diborane
(A) All the terminal B-H bond length are equal
(B) The terminal B-H bond is a 2-centre 3-electron bond
(C) The terminal B-H bond is a 2-centre 2-electron bond
(D) The bridge is a 3-centre 2-electron bond
Q.56 Which of the following is false statement:-
(A) Boranes are easily hydrolysed
(B) LiAlH4 reduces BCl3 to borane
(C) BH3 is a Lewis acid
(D) All the B-H distances in diborane (B2H6) are equal

Q.57 The hydrides of boron are called
(A) Boron hydrogen compounds (B) Hydrogen borides
(C) Boranes (D) Hydroboric acids
Q.58 Which one of the following does not exist in the free form ?
(A) BF3 (B) BCl3 (C) BBr3 (D) BH3
Q.59 Inorganic graphite is:-
(A) B3N3H6 (B) B2H6 (C) BN (D) BF3
Q.60 Reactivity of borazole is greater than that of benzene because : -
(A) Borazole is non-polar compound (B) Borazole is polar compound
(C) Borazole is electron deficient compound (D) Of localized electrons in it
Q.61 Borazine and benzene show striking similarities in their properties. This led to a
labelling of borazine as ‘inorganic benzene’. However, in contrast to benzene,
borazine readily undergoes addition reactions. The appropriate reason for this
difference is :
(A) Alternate arrangement of B and N atoms in the hexagonal ring.
(B) Due to the difference in electronegativity between boron and nitrogen, the
cloud (electron density) is more localised on the nitrogen atoms.
(C) Aromatic π-clouds of electron density are delocalised over all of the ring
atoms.
(D) Net dipole moment of borazine molecule is non-zero.
Q.62 A mixture of boric acid with ethyl alcohol burns with green edged flame due to the
formation of –
(A) Ethyl borax (B) Ethyl borate (C) Methyl borax (D) Methyl borate
Q.63 In the following reaction -
B(OH)3 + H2O ¾¾® [B (OH)4]¯ + H+
(A) B(OH)3 is a Lewis acid (B) B(OH)3 is a Lewis base
(C) B(OH)3 is amphoteric (D) None is correct
Q.64 Boric acid heated to red hot gives -
(A) HBO2 (B) H2BO2 (C) B2O3 (D) Borax
Q.65 Which of the following statements regarding ortho boric acid (H3BO3) is false ?
(A) It acts as a weak monobasic acid (B) It is soluble in hot water
(C) It has a planar structure (D) It acts as a tribasic acid
Q.66 H3BO3(s) + aq. NaOH ¾¾® (X) D

H3BO3(s) + molten NaOH ¾¾ D

® (Y)
Compound (X) & (Y) are respectively,
(A) Na3BO3, Na3B (B) Na3BO3, NaBO2
(C) Na[B(OH)4], Na3BO3 (D) Na3BO3, Na[B(OH)4]
Q.67 B(OH)3 + NaOH ® Na[B(OH)4] (aq).
Then addition of which of the following shifts the reaction in the backward direction.
(A) Glycerol (B) Mannitol (C) Catechol (D) Ethanol
Q.68 Consider the following conversions :
S1: H3BO3 ¾¾¾¾100ºC
® HBO2 ¾¾¾¾¾
Re d heat
® B2O3
S2: Borax + 2HCl ¾¾® 4H3BO3 + 2NaCl + 5H2O
S3: Colamanite + 2Na2CO3 ¾¾® 2CaCO3↓ + Boarx + 2NaBO2
S4 : Borax + H2O 2NaOH + 4H3BO3 + 3H2O
and arrange in the order of True/False :
(A) T T F F (B) T F T F (C) F T T F (D) T T T F
Q.69 Boric acid is polymeric due to :
(A) its acidic nature (B) the presence of hydrogen bonds
(C) its monobasic nature (D) its geometry
Q.70 B(OH)3 + NaOH Na[B(OH)4]
How can this reaction be made to proceed in forward direction ?
(A) Addition of cis - 1,2-diol (B) Addition of boron
(C) Addition of trans-1,2-diol (D) Addition of Na2HPO4
Q.71 BCl3 + H2O ® X
The products formed in the above reaction are -
(A) B2O3 + HOCl (B) H3BO3 + HCl (C) B2H6 + HCl (D) No reaction
Q.72 The states of hybridization of boron and oxygen atoms in boric acid (H3BO3) are
respectively -
(A) sp2 and sp2 (B) sp3 and sp3 (C) sp3 and sp2 (D) sp2 and sp3
Q.73 The hydrolysis of borax produces -
(A) An acidic medium (B) A basic medium
(C) A neutral medium (D) An acidic or an neutral medium borax
Q.74 Borax Na2B4O7 .10H2O is actually :-
(A) Na2[B4O5(OH)4].8H2O (B) Na2[B2O4(OH)6].7H2O
(C) Na2[B4O3(OH)8].6H2O (D) Na2[B4O2(OH)10].5H2O
Q.75 Borax is used as cleansing agent because on dissolving in water it gives –
(A) Alkaline solution (B) Acidic solution
(C) bleaching solution (D) Colloidal solution
Q.76 Borax is actually made of two tetrahedral and two triangular units joined together
and should be written as : Na2 [B4O5(OH)4] · 8H2O.
Consider the following statements about borax:
1.Each boron atom has four B-O bonds
2.Each boron atom has three B-O bonds
3.Two boron atoms have four B-O bonds while other two have three B-O bonds
4.Each boron atom has one-OH groups
Select correct statement(s) –
(A)1, 2 (B) 2, 3 (C) 3, 4 (D) 1, 3
Q.77 Aqueous solution of borax reacts with 2 mol of acids. This is because of –
(A) Formation of 2 mol of B(OH)3 only.
(B) Formation of 2 mol of [B(OH)4]– only.
(C) Formation of 1 mol each of B(OH)3 and [B(OH)4]–
(D) Formation of 2 mol each of [B(OH)4]– and B(OH)3, of which only
[B(OH)4]– reacts with acid
Q.78 Borax is used as a buffer since –
(A) Its aqueous solution contains equal amount of weak acid and its salt
(B) It is easily available
(C) Its aqueous solution contains equal amount of strong acid and its salt
(D) Statement that borax is a buffer, is wrong.
Q.79 Borax on heating with cobalt oxide forms a blue bead of :
(A) Co (BO2)2 (B) CoBO2 (C) Co3(BO3)2 (D) Na3Co (BO3)2
Q.80 In borax bead test, the borax used is Na2B4O7.10H2O. However, the species that is
responsible for the test is
(A) Na3BO3 (B) B2O3 (C) Na[B(OH)4] (D) Na [BO)4.
Q.81 On the addition of mineral acid to an aqueous solution of borax, the compound
formed is -
(A) Orthoboric acid (B) Boron hydride (C) Metaboric acid (D) Pyroboric acid
Q.82 Borax is prepared by treating colemanite with -
(A) NaNO3 (B) NaCl (C) Na2CO3 (D) NaHCO3
Q.83 Which of the following can be detected by the borax-bead test ?
(A) Ni2+ (B) Co2+ (C) Pb+2 (D) Both (A) & (B)
Q.84 In Borax bead test the coloured ions give characteristic coloured beads due to
formation of -
(A) Metal borates (B) Metal metaborates
(C) Metal phosphates (D) Metal tetraborates
Q.85 Which of the following statements is incorrect in the context of the B-F bond in
BF3:-
(A) All the three B-F bond lengths are equal and each of them is shorter than the
sum of the covalent radii of boron and fluorine.
(B) The bond energy of the B-F bond is very high, higher than for any other single
bond
(C) The unusual shortness and strength of the B-F bond may be explained by a p-p
interaction between boron and fluorine atoms.
(D) The unusual shortness and strength of the bonds may be explained by a p-d
interaction between the atoms of boron and fluorine.
Q.86 Which one of the following compound is a gas (at 0°C) :
(A) BF3 (B) BCl3 (C) BBr3 (D) BI3
Q.87 BF3 on hydrolysis forms :
(A) H3BO3 (B) HBF4 (C) both (A) and (B) (D) none of these
Q.88 The power of halides of Boron to act as Lewis acids decreases in the order -
(A) BF3 > BCl3 > BBr3 (B) BBr3 > BCl3 > BF3
(C) BCl3 > BF3 > BBr3 (D) BCl3 > BBr3 > BF3
Q.89 Specify the coordination geometry around and hybridization of N and B atoms in a
1 : 1 complex of BF3 and NH3 -
(A) N : Tetrahedral, sp3 ; B : Tetrahedral, sp3
(B) N : Pyramidal, sp3 ; B : Pyramidal, sp3
(C) N : Pyramidal, sp3 ; B : planar, sp3
(D) N : Pyramidal, sp3 B : tetrahedral, sp3
Q.90 NH3 and BF3 form an adduct readily because they from –
(A) A coordinate bond (B) A hydrogen bond
(C) An ionic bond (D) A covalent bond
Q.91 Mark the wrong statement regarding BF3
(A) It acts as a Lewis acid
(B) If forms an addition compound with NH3
(C) It is a Volatile liquid at room temperature
(D) It combines with ether to form boron trifluorides etherate
Q.92 Which of the following is the pair of maximum and minimum Lewis acid
Character
(A) BF3, Bl3 (B) BCl3, BF3
(C) BI3, BF3 (D) BBr3, BI3
Q.93 In BF3 :
(A) B-F bond has some double bond character and this bond is delocalised
(B) All the B-F bonds are single covalent in nature
(C) Bond energy and bond-length of B-F bond indicate its single bond character
(D) All of the above bonds are ionic
Q.94 In BF3, the B-F bond length is 1.30 Å, when BF3 is allowed to be treated with
Me3N, it forms an adduct, Me3N ® BF3, The bond length of B-F in the adduct is :
(A) Greater than 1.30Å (B) Smaller than 1.30 Å
(C) Equal to 1.30 Å (D) None of these
Q.95 The product formed in the reaction,
BCl3 + H2O ¾® Product is –
(A) H3BO3 + HCl (B) B2O3 + HOCl (C) B2H6 + HCl (D) No reaction
Q.96 Which one of the following statement regarding BF3 is not correct -
(A) It is a lewis acid (B) It is an ionic compound
(C) It is an electron deficient compound (D) It forms adducts
Q.97 Which of the following is not an ionic trihalide-
(A) AlF3 (B) BF3 (C) InF3 (D) GaF3
Q.98 Corundum is -
(A) SiO2 (B) Al2O3 (C) CaF2 (D) Cr2O3
Q.99 Alumina is insoluble in water because –
(A) It is a covalent compound
(B) It has high lattice energy and low heat of hydration
(C) It has low lattice energy and high heat of hydration
(D) Al3+ and O2– ions are not excessively hydrated.
Q.100 Aluminium oxide exists in nature as gems with different colours. The reason for
the difference in colour is that
(A) the oxidation states of aluminium in these gems are different
(B) the extent of crystallinity in these gems is different
(C) the Al–O bonding is different in these gem structures
(D) there are different transition metal ions present as impurities in these gems.
Q.101 Rubies and sapphire are chemically:
(A) Al2O3 (B) Al2O3 + Ag2O
(C) Ag2O + Au2O3 (D) Al2O3 + C
Q.102 Lithium cannot form alums because of its -
(A) Small size (B) High electro positivity
(C) High ionisation energy (D) Small number of electron
Q.103 Which out of the following is potash alum -
(A) K2SO4. Al2(SO4)3. 24H2O (B) K2SO4. Cr2(SO4)3. 24H2O
(C) K2SO4. Fe2(SO4)3. 24H2O (D) (NH4)2SO4. FeSO4.6H2O
Q.104 The nature of the solution of Potash alum is -
(A) Basic (B) Acidic (C) Neutral (D) Amphoteric
Q.105 Which of the following is not isomorphous with true an alum and is called
pseudo alum -
(A) K2SO4. Al2(SO4)3. 24H2O (B) FeSO4. Al2(SO4)3. 24H2O
(C) K2SO4. Cr2(SO4)3. 24H2O (D) (NH4)2SO4. Fe2(SO4)3. 24H2O
Q.106 Alums are used for -
(A) Tanning of Leather (B) Coagulation of Blood
(C) Purification of water (D) All the above
Q.107 Alum is a double salt made up of two salts
(A) Salt of a (SA + WB) + Salt of a (WA + WB)
(B) Salt of a (SA + SB) + Salt of a (SA + WB)
(C) Salt of a (SA + SB) Salt of a (WA + WB)
(D) Salt of a (SA + WB) + Salt of a (WA + WB)
Q.108 Alum is found to contain hydrated monovalent cation [M(H2O)6]+, trivalent cation
[M’(H2O)6]+3 and SO42– in the ratio of :
(A) 1 : 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 1 : 2 (C) 1 : 2 : 2 (D) 1 : 2 : 3
Q.109 When a solution of sodium hydroxide is added in excess to the solution of potash
alum, we obtain :
(A) a white precipitate (B) bluish white precipitate
(C) a clear solution (D) a crystalline mass
Q.110 Which of the following is a correct match :
I: Potash alum – K2SO4.Al2(SO4)3.24H2O
II: Chrome alum – K2SO4.Cr2(SO4)3.24H2O
III: Potash alum K2SO4.Fe2(SO4)3.24H2O
IV: Ammonium alum – (NH4) 2SO4.Al2(SO4)3.24H2O
(A) I, II, II & IV (B) I, II & III (C) I, II & IV (D) Only II & IV
Q.111 In potash alum, potassium and aluminium are present as:-
(A) Simple cations (B) Metal atoms
(C) [K(H2O)6]+ and [Al(H2O)6]3+ ions (D) None of these
Q.112 In alums, each metal ion is surrounded by -
(A) Two water molecules (B) Four water molecules
(C) Six water molecules (D) Eight water molecules
Q.113 Which of the following general formulae represents alum -
(A) M2CO3. M2(SO4)3.12H2O (B) M2SO4. (SO4)3. 12H2O
(C) M2SO4. (SO4)3. 12H2O (D) M2SO4. M2 (SO4)3. 24H2O
Q.114 AlCl3 is ?
(A) Anhydrous and covalent (B) Anhydrous and ionic
(C) Covalent and basic (D) Coordinate and acidic
Q.115 Aluminium (III) chloride forms a dimer because aluminium -
(A) Cannot form a trimer (B) Has high ionisation energy
(C) Belongs to third group (D) Can have higher coordination number
Q.116 Al2O3 can be converted to anhydrous AlCl3 by heating :
(A) hydrated Al2O3 with Cl2 gas
(B) Al2O3 with aqueous HCl
(C) Al2O3 with NaCl in solid state
(D) a mixture of Al2O3 and carbon in dry Cl2 gas
Q.117 Amphoteric oxide (X) + 3C + Cl2 ® Poisonous gas + anhydrous chloride (Y)
Hydrated chloride ¾¾ D
® Z
Element forming 'Y' other than 'Cl' reacts with concentrated HCl but leads to
passivation with conc. HNO3. Select the correct option.
(A) X = Z and Y on reacting with LiH forms strong oxidising agent
(B) X = Z and Y on reacting with LiH forms strong reducing agent
(C) X ¹ Z and Y is used as a catalyst in Friedel crafts reaction
(D) X ¹ Z and Y on reacting with LiH forms strong oxidising agent
Q.118 When aqueous solution of AlCl3 is concentrated, it furnishes crystals of -
(A) Al2Cl6. 2H2O (B) AlCl3. 2H2O
(C) Al2Cl6. 12H2O (D) Al2Cl6. 24H2O
Q.119 Which of the following statements about aluminium chloride is incorrect -
(A) It exists as a dimer (B) It is a covalent compound
(C) It involves back bonding between Cl and Al
(D) Its aqueous solution conducts electricity
Q.120 AlCl3 exist as dimer because -
(A) Al has greater IP (B) Al has larger radius
(C) High charge in nucleus (D) Incomplete p-orbital
Q.121 Pick up the wrong statement -
(A) Anhydrous AlCl3 exists as Al2Cl6 (dimer)
(B) Anhydrous AlCl3 is a trigonal planar molecule
(C) Anhydrous AlCl3 fumes in air
(D) Anhydrous AlCl3 is ionic
Q.122 AlCl3 on hydrolysis gives –
(A) Al2O3.H2O (B) Al(OH)3 (C) Al2O3 (D) AlCl3.6H2O
Q.123 The change in hybridization of aluminium when Al2Cl6 decomposes in the gas
phase is :
(A) sp2 ® sp3 (B) sp ® sp2 (C) sp ® sp3 (D) sp3® sp2
Q.124 Heating an aqueous solution of aluminium chloride to dryness will give -
(A) AlCl3 (B) Al2Cl6 (C) Al2O3 (D) Al(OH)Cl2
Q.125 Which of the following statements is correct ?
(A) BCl3 and AlCl3 are both Lewis acids and BCl3 is stronger than AlCl3
(B) BCl3 and AlCl3 both Lewis acids and AlCl3 is stronger that BCl3
(C) BCl3 and AlCl3 are both equally strong Lewis acids
(D) Both BCl3 and AlCl3 are not Lewis acids.
Q.126 The structure of aluminium bromide is best represented as -
Br 120º
(A) 120º Al Br (B) [Al Br2]+ [AlBr4]–
Br
Br ]Br Br Br
(C) Al Br (D)
Al Al
Br
Br Br
Br
ANSWER KEY
1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (B) 4 (D) 5 (A) 6 (D)
7 (B) 8 (B) 9 (A) 10 (D) 11 (A) 12 (B)
13 (B) 14 (D) 15 (B) 16 (B) 17 (B) 18 (C)
19 (B) 20 (C) 21 (B) 22 (C) 23 (B) 24 (C)
25 (D) 26 (C) 27 (A) 28 (C) 29 (A) 30 (B)
31 (A) 32 (B) 33 (D) 34 (B) 35 (D) 36 (A)
37 (C) 38 (C) 39 (A) 40 (A) 41 (B) 42 (C)
43 (C) 44 (A) 45 (B) 46 (B) 47 (C) 48 (B)
49 (B) 50 (A) 51 (A) 52 (D) 53 (D) 54 (B)
55 (D) 56 (D) 57 (C) 58 (D) 59 (C) 60 (C)
61 (B) 62 (B) 63 (A) 64 (C) 65 (D) 66 (C)
67 (D) 68 (D) 69 (B) 70 (A) 71 (B) 72 (A)
73 (B) 74 (A) 75 (A) 76 (C) 77 (D) 78 (A)
79 (A) 80 (B) 81 (A) 82 (C) 83 (D) 84 (B)
85 (D) 86 (A) 87 (C) 88 (B) 89 (A) 90 (A)
91 (C) 92 (C) 93 (A) 94 (A) 95 (A) 96 (B)
97 (B) 98 (B) 99 (B) 100 (D) 101 (A) 102 (A)
103 (A) 104 (B) 105 (B) 106 (D) 107 (B) 108 (B)
109 (C) 110 (C) 111 (C) 112 (C) 113 (D) 114 (A)
115 (C) 116 (D) 117 (C) 118 (C) 119 (C) 120 (D)
121 (D) 122 (D) 123 (D) 124 (D) 125 (A) 126 (D)