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Periodic Table
Problem Solving Session – 1

Q.1 Which of the following is electronic configuration of Cu2 + (Z = 29) ?

(A) [Ar]4s1 3d8 (B) [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p1
(C) [Ar]4s1 3d10 (D) [Ar] 3d9

Q.2 Which of the following is the period number of the element whose atomic number is 98
(A) 4 (B) 7 (C) 5 (D) 6

Q.3 An element having electronic configuration of [Ar] 3d3 4s2 belongs to

(A) s-block (B) p-block (C) d-block (D) f-block

Q.4 The IUPAC name of the element with atomic number Z = 109 is
(A) Unp (B) Uns (C) Uno (D) Une

Q.5 The IUPAC name of the element with atomic number Z = 121 is
(A) Unu (B) Ubn (C) Ubu (D) Bus

Q.6 Which one of the following ions has the highest value of ionic radius ?
(A) O2– (B) B3+ (C) Li+ (D) F–

Q.7 Select correct statement(s) about radius of an atom :

(A) Values of Vander waal's radii are larger than those of covalent radii because the Vander
waal's forces are much weaker than the forces operating between atoms in a covalently
bonded molecule.
(B) The metallic radii are smaller than the Vander waal's radii, since the bonding forces in the
metallic crystal lattice are much stronger than the Vander waal's forces.
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) None of these

Q.8 Match the correct atomic radius with the element :

S.No. Element Code Atomic radius (pm)
(i) Be (p) 74
(ii) C (q) 88
(iii) O (r) 111
(iv) B (s) 77
(v) N (t) 66
(A) (i) – r, (ii) – q, (iii) – t, (iv) – s, (v) – p
(B) (i) – t, (ii) – s, (iii) – r, (iv) – p, (v) – q
(C) (i) – r, (ii) – s, (iii) – t, (iv) – q, (v) – p
(D) (i) – t, (ii) – p, (iii) – r, (iv) – s, (v) – q

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Q.9 Which of the following order of radii is correct :
(A) Li < Be < Mg (B) H+ < Li+ < H–
(C) O < F < Ne (D) Li < Na < K < Cs < Rb

Q.10 The correct order of ionic radii :

(A) Al3+ < Ga3+ < In3+ < Tl3+ (B) Ga3+ < Al3+ < In3+ < Tl3+
(C) Al3+ < In3+ < Ga3+ < Tl3+ (C) In3+ < Al3+ < Ga3+ < Tl3+

Q.11 The correct order of ionic radii is :

(A) Ca2+ > K+ > Cl– > S2– (B) Cl– > S2– > K+ > Ca2+
(C) S2– > Cl– > K+ > Ca2+ (D) K+ > Ca2+ > S2– > Cl–

Q.12 Select the correct order of ionic radii.

(A) O2– > S2– > Se2– > Te2– (B) S2– > O2– > Se2– > Te2–
(C) Te2– > Se2– > S2– > O2– (D) Se2– > Te2– > O2– > S2–

Q.13 Which of the following order of ionic radii is correctly represented ?

(A) H– > H+ > H (B) Na+ > F– > O2–
(C) O2– > F– > Na+ (D) Al3+ > Mg2+ > N3–

Q.14 Among the elements Ca, Ma, P and Cl, the order of increasing atomic radii is
(A) Mg < Ca < Cl < P (B) Cl < P < Mg < Ca
(C) P < Cl < Ca < Mg (D) Ca < Mg < P < Cl

Q.15 The ionic radii (in Å) of N3–, O2– and F– are respectively ?
(A) 1.71, 1.40 and 1.36 (B) 1.71, 1.36 and 1.40
(C) 1.36, 1.40 and 1.71 (D) 1.36, 1.71 and 1.40

Q.16 The order of screening effect of electrons of s, p, d and f orbitals of a given shell of an atom
on its outer shell electrons is :
(A) s > p > d > f (B) f > d > p > s
(C) p < d < s > f (D) f > p > s > d

Q.17 Which of the following is generally true regarding effective nuclear charge (Zeff) :
(A) It increases on moving left to right in a period.
(B) It remains almost constant on moving top to bottom in a group.
(C) For isoelectronic species, as Z increases, Zeff decreases.
(D) Both (A) and (B).

Q.18 Among following species which of them have maximum Zeff

(A) Sn (B) Sn4+ (C) In (D) In+

Q.19 From the given set of species, point out the species from each set having highest Zeff
(a) O2–, F–, Na+ (b) Li, Be, Na (c) He, Li+, H–
a b c
(A) Na+ Be Li+
(B) O2– Li H–
–
(C) F Na He
+
(D) Na Be He

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Q.20 Calculate the effective nuclear charge for the outermost electron of oxygen atom.
(A) 3.45 (B) 4.55 (C) 0.85 (D) 6.4

Q.21 According to Slater rule, which set of elements show incorrect order of Zeff.
(A) Al >Mg (B) Na > Li (C) K > Na (D) None of these

Q.22 What will be the difference of Zeff in N and O for last electron.
(A) 0.35 (B) 0.65 (C) 2.1 (D) 0.85

Q.23 The outermost and penultimate shell of an element contains 2and 8 electrons, respectively.
The effective nuclear charge for the valence electron of this element, according to Slater's
Rule, should be :
(A) 2.20 unit (B) 2.50 unit (C) 2.85 unit (D) 7.15 unit

Q.24 The value of  for the 4s and 5s electron of Rb is respectively ?

(A) 27.75 and 34.80 (B) 28.95 and 34.80
(C) 27.75 and 28.10 (D) 28.10 and 28.95

Q.25 Choose the following atom which has maximum value of Zeff ?
(A) Na (B) Li (C) S (D) O

Problem Solving Session – 2

Q.1 The first ionisation enthalpies (in eV) of N & O are respectively given by :
(A) 14.6, 13.6 (B) 13.6, 14.6 (C) 13.6, 13.6 (D) 14.6, 14.6

Q.2 Which represents alkali metals (i.e. 1st group metals) based on (IE)1 and (IE)2 values (in
kJ/mol) ?
(IE)1 (IE)2 (IE)1 (IE)2
(A) X 500 1000 (B) Y 600 2000
(C) Z 550 7500 (D) M 700 1400

Q.3 The atomic numbers of vanadium (V). Chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe)
respectively 23, 24, 25 and 26. Which one of these may be expected to have the higher
second ionization enthalpy ?
(A) Cr (B) Mn (C) Fe (D) V

Q.4 The increasing order of the first ionization enthalpies of the elements B, P, S and F (lowest
first) is –
(A) F < S < P < B (B) P < S < B < F (C) B < P < S < F (D) B < S < P < F

Q.5 Which ionisation potential in the following equations involves the greatest amount of energy?
(A) K+  K2+ + e– (B) Ca+  Ca2+ + e–
(C) Fe  Fe+ + e– (D) Li+  Li2+ + e–

Q.6 Which of the following magnetic moment values will correspond to highest ionisation energy
for cobalt specie.
(A) 2√2 (B) √15 (C) √35 (D) √24

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Q.7 Which of the following has 2nd I.P. < Ist I.P.
(A) Mg (B) Ne (C) C (D) None of these

Q.8 Highest difference between Ist & IInd ionisation energies will be observed in:
(A) Li (B) B (C) O (D) F

Q.9 Ionisation energies of element X are given below(in kJ/mol)

IE1 IE2 IE3
520 7,340 11,000
If ‘X’ reacts with different elements which compounds are possible
(A) XF (B) X2O (C) X3N (D) All of above

Q.10 The correct order of ionisation energy of Al, K, Fe, Mg is

(A) K <Al < Mg < Fe (B) K < Mg <Al < Fe
(C) Mg < K <Al < Fe (D) Mg < Fe <Al < K

Q.11 One element (A) is having four valence shell electron and which of following values will be
maximum.
(A) EA of 'A' (B) IE4 – IE3 (C) IE5 – IE3 (D) IE2 – IE1

Q.12 For the process

X(g) + e–  X–(g), H = x and
X–(g)  X(g) + e–, H = y
Select correct alternate :
(A) Ionization energy of X–(g) is y
(B) Electron affinity of X(g) is –x
(C) Electron affinity of X(g) is +y
(D) All are correct statements

Q.13 Which of the following statement is incorrect?

(A) Order of acidic strength N2O < N2O3 < NO2.
(B) Electron Affinity of O is more than that of Cl.
(C) Percent ionic character of As – H bond is less than that of Sb–H bond.
(D) A 'sp' hybridised carbon is more Electronegative than a sp2 hybridised carbon.

Q.14 Which process can produce maximum number of Fe2+ ions from iron atom by absorbing
energy from the given species.
Considering equal number of given species.
(A) Formation of N¯ from N-atom.
(B) Formation of F¯ from F-atom.
(C) Formation of Cl¯ from Cl-atom.
(D) Formation of S¯ from S-atom.

Q.15 Choose the correct order of the property given below:

(A) N3– < O2– : ionic radius
(B) N > O : Ist ionisation energy
(C) N > O : 2nd ionisation energy
(D) N > O : Electron affinity order

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Q.16 Calculate the electronegativity of Cl in Pauling scale
[Given : E.A. (Cl) = 4.0 eV / atom and I.E. (Cl) = 13.0 eV / atom]
(A) 2 (B) 3.03 (C) 3.5 (D) 4.0

Q.17 Comment on the electronegativity (EN) of As in AsF3 and AsF5.

(A) E.N. of As (AsF3) > E.N. of As (AsF5)
(B) E.N. of As (AsF3) < E.N. of As (AsF5)
(C) E.N. of As is identical in both cases
(D) No comment can be predicted.

Q.18 The electronegativity of ‘N’ is maximum in which of the following compound of N.

(A) N2O (B) N2O3 (C) NO (D) N2O4

Q.19 The bond energies of A – A, B – B and A – B bonds are 81, 100 and 115 kcal/mol,
respectively. If the electronegativity of B is 3.0 and B is more electronegative than A, then
from Pauling's Scale, the electronegativity of A is :
(A) 4.04 (B) 1.96 (C) 2.96 (D) 2.04

Q.20 If X – Y bond is 30% ionic in character, then according to Hanny and Smyth Equation, the
electronegativity difference between X and Y is :
(A) 1.0 (B) 11/7 (C) 10/7 (D) 9/7

Q.21 The bond lengths of A –A and B – B bonds are 1.6 and 2.0 Å, respectively. If the
electronegativities of A and B are 2.8 and 2.1, respectively, the according to Schomaker and
Stevenson's Equation, the bond length of A – B bond should be :
(A) 3.537 Å (B) 2.97 Å (C) 1.737 Å (D) 1.17 Å

Q.22 The correct order of increasing hydration energy of following ion is

(A) Fe+2 < Co+2 < Fe+3 (B) Fe+2 < Co+2 > Fe+3
(C) Fe+2 >Co+2 > Fe+3 (D) Fe+2 < Fe+3 < Co+2

Q.23 Choose the correct order of the following:

(A) Na+ (g) < Mg2+ (g) < Al3+ (g) : Hydration energy
(B) Mg2+ (aq) > Sr2+ (aq) > Ba2+ (aq) : Hydrated radius order
(C) Mg2+ (aq) > Sr2+ (aq) > Ba2+ (aq) : Ionic mobility order
(D) NaF > MgO > SrO : Lattice energy order

Q.24 The incorrect hydrated radius order is :

(A) Li+ (aq) < Be2+ (aq) (B) Na+ (aq) < Al3+ (aq)
(C) I– (aq) > Cl– (aq) (D) Ba2+ (aq) < Ca2+ (aq)

Q.25 Identify the correct order of conductivity in an aqueous solution.

[Where M is the d-block metal]
(A) [M(H2O)x]+2 > [M(H2O)y]+4
(B) [M(H2O)x]+2 < [M(H2O)y]+4
(C) [M(H2O)x]+2 = [M(H2O)y]+4
(D)we can not predict

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ANSWER KEY | Periodic Table

Problem Solving Session – 1
Q.1 D Q.2 B Q.3 C Q.4 D Q.5 C Q.6 A Q.7 C
Q.8 C Q.9 B Q.10 A Q.11 C Q.12 C Q.13 C Q.14 B
Q.15 A Q.16 A Q.17 D Q.18 B Q.19 A Q.20 B Q.21 C
Q.22 B Q.23 C Q.24 A Q.25 C

Problem Solving Session – 2

Q.1 A Q.2 C Q.3 A Q.4 D Q.5 D Q.6 A Q.7 D
Q.8 A Q.9 D Q.10 A Q.11 C Q.12 D Q.13 B Q.14 C
Q.15 B Q.16 B Q.17 B Q.18 D Q.19 B Q.20 C Q.21 C
Q.22 A Q.23 B Q.24 C Q.25 A

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