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Topic – Group 15
1) The product formed in the reaction of SOCI2 with white phosphorus is
a) PCI3 b) SO2CI2 c) SCI2 d) POCI3

2) Which one of the following is least covalent in nature?

a) NF3 b) BiF3 c) PF3 d) SbF3

3) Concentrated nitric acid, upon long standing, turns yellow-brown due to the formation of
a) NO b) NO2 c) N2O d) N2O4

4) The stable bivalency of Pb and trivalency of Bi is

a) due to d contraction in Pb and Bi b) due to relativistic contraction of the 6s-orbitals of Pb and Bi
leading to inert pair effect c) due to screening effect d) due to attainment of noble liquid configuration

5) An element belongs to group 15 and third period of the periodic table. Its electronic configuration will
be
a) 1s2 2s2 2p3 b) 1s2 2s2 2p4 c) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3 d) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2

6) The structural formula of hypo phosphorous acid is

7) The reaction of P4 with aqueous NaOH gives

a) P(OH)3 b) P2O5 c) P(OH)5 d) PH3

8) If NO2 (N2O4) is dissolved in NaOH, we get solution of

a) NaNO2 b) NaNO3 c) mixture of NaNO2 and NaNO3 d) NaNO4

9) Which of the following pairs is obtained on heating ammonium dichromate?

a) N2 and H2O b) N2O and H2O c) NO2 and H2O d) NO and NO2

10) Match the Column I (Molecules) with Column II (Boiling points) and select the correct answer

Column I Column II
A. NH3 1. 290 K
B. PH3 2. 211 K
C. AsH3 3. 186 K
D. SbH3 4. 264 K
E. BiH3 5. 240 K
Codes: A B C D E A B C D E
a) 3 2 5 4 1 b) 5 3 2 4 1
c) 1 4 5 2 3 d) 1 2 3 4 5
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11) Which of the following is the correct order on increasing enthalpy of vaporization?
a) NH3 < PH3 < AsH3 b) AsH3 < PH3 < NH3 c) PH3 < AsH3 < NH3 d) NH3 < AsH3 < PH3

12) The atomicity of phosphorus is X and the PPP bond angle in the molecule is Y. What are X and Y?
a) X = 4, Y = 900 b) X = 4, Y = 600 c) X = 3, Y = 1200 d) X = 2, Y = 1800

13) Which one of the following pentafluorides cannot be formed?

a) PF5 b) AsF5 c) SbF5 d) BiF5

14) What are the produces obtained when ammonia is reacted with excess chlorine?
a) N2 and NCI3 b) N2 and HCI c) N2 and NH4CI d) NCI3 and HCI

15) The decreasing values of bond angles from NH3(1070) to SbH3(910) down the group-15 of the
periodic table is due to
a) increasing bp-bp repulsion b) increasing p-orbital character in sp 3
c) decreasing lp-bp repulsion d) decreasing electronegativity

16) Pb reacts with dilute HNO3 gives

a) NO b) NH4NO3 c) N2O5 d) NO2

17) PCI3 and cold water reacts to produce which of the following?
a) H3PO3 b) H3PO2 c) H4P2O7 d) H3PO4

18) Hydrolysis of NCI3 gives NH3 and X. Which of the following is X ?

a) HCIO4 b) HCIO3 c) HOCI d) HCIO2

19) Dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5) , a colourless solid, is prepared by

a) heating NH4NO2 with an excess of oxygen b) dehydrating HNO3 with CaO
c) dehydrating HNO3 with P4O10 d) heating a mixture of HNO2 and Ca(NO3)2

20) Incorrect statement for pyrophosphoric acid H4P2O4 is

a) it contains P in + 5 oxidation state b) it is dibasic acid c) it is strongly reducing in nature
d) it contains one P – O – P bond

21) White phosphorous is

a) a monoatomic is b) P4, a tetrahedral solid c) P8, a crown d) a linear diatomic molecule

22) Aqua-regia is
a) 1 : 3 conc. HNO3 and conc. HCI b) 1 : 2 conc. HNO3 and conc. HCI
c) 3 : 1 conc. HNO3 and HCI d) 2 : 1 conc. HNO3 and conc. HCI
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Topic – Group 15

Answer Keys

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a b b b c a d c a b

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c b d d d a a c c a

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