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Sub – Chemistry Periodic Table Max. Max. Time

: 1 hrs. 20 min CLASS - X
Class XII CLASS

Single Choice Questions

1. Which defect of Mendeleef’s periodic table is automatically overcome by shifting the basis from atomic
number?
(a) Placing coinage metals along with alkali metals (b) Position of isotopes
(c) Position of hydrogen (d) All the above
2. Which of the following sets of atomic numbers corresponds to the atomic numbers of inert gases
belonging to periods which contain 4d and 5d trasition series?
(a) 54, 86 (b) 55, 87 (c) 36, 54 (d) 56, 85
3. Which group elements of modern periodic table were placed along with alkali metals in Mendeleeff
table?
(a) I B (b) II B (c) II A (d) I A
4. The range of atomic numbers of lanthanide series of elements is
(a) 90 – 103 (b) 89 – 102 (c) 58 – 71 (d) 71 – 103
5. Which of the following reasons corresponds to decrease in IP value from top to bottom in a group?
(a) Decrease in screening effect (b) Increase in atomic number
(c) Increase in screening effect (d) Decrease in nuclear charge
6. Nuclear charge increases both in a period and group. But, effective nuclear charge increases in a period
and decreases in a group. Identify the correct reverse trend
(a) Reverse trend of atomic size (b) Role of screening effect
(c) Reverse trend of metallic character (d) Role of inter electronic repulsions
7. IP values of an element ‘X’ are 104 kJ, 200 kJ, 420 kJ, 2825 kJ per mole. Identify the group to which the
element belongs?
(a) I A (b) II A (c) III A (d) IV A
8. Which of the following pairs of elements corresponds to marginal increase in IP values along a period?
(a) Cr, Mn (b) Ti, Zr (c) Zr, Hf (d) K, Ca
9. Atomic radii of 3 non metals A, B, C belonging to the same group are A < B < C. Predict the order of
electron affinity values
(a) A > B > C (b) A < B < C (c) A < B > C (d) A > B < C
10. Identify the pair of elements representing s – block elements
(a) 7, 15 (b) 9, 17 (c) 2, 10 (d) 11, 12
11. The pair of atomic numbers belonging to the same group are
(a) 11, 20 (b) 12, 30 (c) 13, 31 (d) 14, 33
12. Which of the following indicates the correct order of variation in atomic size?
(a) Be > C > F > Ne (b) Be > C > F < Ne (c) Be < C < F < Ne (d) Fe < Ne < Be < C
13. Which of the following relations is correct wrt first (I1) and second (I2) ionization potentials of Na and
Mg?
(a) I1 (Na) > I1 (Mg) (b) I1 (Mg) = I2 (Na) (c) I2 (Mg) > I2 (Na) (d) I2 (Na) > I2 (Mg)
14. IP values and EA values of elements A, B, C and D are given in a tabular form. Identify the strongest
oxidizing agent and reducing agent among them
IP Value EA Value
A. 450 140
B. 225 700
C. 300 400
D. 700 1035
(a) B, D (b) B, A (c) D, A (d) D, B
15. Which of the following oxides is most acidic?
(a) Al2O3 (b) SiO2 (c) P2O5 (d) SO3
16. The outermost shell of a representative element contains x electrons and penultimate shell contains y
electrons. The number of valence electrons could be
(a) x + y (b) y – x (c) y (d) x
+3, 0
Multiple Answer Questions
17. Which of the following sets of atomic masses do not correspond to Dobernier traid?
(a) 7, 23, 39 (b) 20, 38, 56 (c) 47, 91, 178 (d) 54, 95, 183
18. Which of the following statements is true regarding the typical element belonging to 1st group of
p – block elements?
(a) The element forms amphoteric oxide
(b) The element forms a sulphate of formula M2(SO4)3
(c) The element shows variable valency
(d) The element is metalloid
19. Identify electronic configurations of elements whose atomic radii are determined by taking half the
internuclear distance between like atoms
(a) [He]2s22p6 (b) [Ar] 4s2 (c) [Ne] 3s2 (d) [Kr] 4d5 5s2
20. Identify endothermic processes among the following
(a) x  x+ + e– (b) x + e–  x– (c) x+  x+2 + e– (d) x– + e–  x–2
21. The following properties are true in a period in the long term of periodic table from left to right
(a) Electronegativity increases (b) Ionisation energy increases
(c) Electron affinity increases (d) Metallic character increases
22. The following pairs that do not belong to s-block elements
(a) Al, Ga (b) Ca, Ba (c) Cl, Br (d) Sb, Bi

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 Answers key
Periodic Table (7.11.17)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
b a a c c a c d a d
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C b d d d D C, d A, b B, c, d A, cd
21 22
A, c A, c, d