CHEMISTRY

th
11 JEE

CLASSIFICATION OF
ELEMENTS AND
PERIODICITY IN
PROPERTIES

VIDYAPEETH
S E L E C T I O N H O G A Y A H I N S E
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VIDYAPEETH
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
DPP-1
[Historical Development & Classification of Elements]

1. Which of the following is not a Dobereiner triad? 7. Atomic wt. of P is 31 and Sb is 120. What will be
(1) Cl, Br, I (B) Ca, Sr, Ba the atomic wt. of As, as per Dobereiner’s triad
(C) Li, Na, K (D) Cl, I, Br rule? (report answer after multiplying by 10)

2. In Lothar Meyer plot of atomic volume versus 8. Which are correct match?
atomic mass, the peaks are occupied by (a) Eka silicon – Be
(A) Alkali metals (b) Eka aluminium – Ga
(B) Alkaline earth metals (c) Eka manganese – Tc
(C) Halogens (d) Eka scandium – B
(D) Noble gases (A) b, c (B) a, b, d
(C) a, d (D) All
3. Mendeleev's periodic table is based on:
(A) Atomic number 9. According to the Newland’s law of octaves, the
(B) Increasing order of number of protons properties of fluorine are similar to those of
(C) Electronic configuration _______.
(D) Atomic weight (A) Hydrogen (B) Lithium
(C) Sodium (D) Potassium
4. The basic difference between Mendeleev's
Periodic Law (A) and Modern Periodic Law (B) 10. Statement-I: In the modern periodic table, cobalt
is with lower atomic number (27) comes first and
(A) A is based on atomic weights while B is nickel with higher atomic number (28) comes
based on atomic numbers. later, even if their atomic masses are in the wrong
(B) B is based on atomic weights while A is order.
based on atomic numbers. Statement-II: The physical and chemical
(C) A is based on the number of isotopes while properties of an element are periodic functions of
B is based on atomic numbers. their atomic numbers.
(D) A is based on physical properties while B is (A) Both statement I & II are correct
based on chemical properties. (B) Both statement I & II are incorrect
(C) Statement I is correct while statement II is
5. Which is not anomalous pair of elements in the incorrect
Mendeleev's periodic table? (D) Statement I is incorrect while statement II is
(A) Ar and K (B) Co and Ni correct
(C) Te and I (D) Al and Si

6. The plot of square root of frequency of X-ray

emitted against atomic number led to suggestion
of which law/rule?
(A) Periodic Law
(B) Modern periodic Law
(C) Hund’s rule
(D) Newland’s Law
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DPP-2
[Modern Periodic Table and configuration, Nomenclature of Elements with Atomic
Number > 100; Prediction of Group, Period and Block of a Given element]

1. What is the name and symbol of the element with 7. Which of the following is not representative
atomic number 112? element?
(A) Ununbium, Uub (A) Tellurium (B) Tantalum
(B) Unnilbium, Unb (C) Thallium (D) Astatine
(C) Ununnillum, Uun
(D) Ununtrium, Uut 8. Consider the following electronic configuration
of an element (P):
2. In 6th period of the modern periodic table, [Xe]4f145d16s2
electronic energy levels being filled is in the Then correct statement about element 'P' is:
order: (A) It belongs to 6th period and the 1st group.
(A) 6s, 4f, 5d, 6p (B) 6s, 6p, 4f, 5d (B) It belongs to 6th period and the 2nd group.
(C) 4f, 5d, 6s, 6p (D) None (C) It belongs to 6th period and the 3rd group.
(D) None of the above.
3. An element with atomic number 117 is known as
(A) Nihonium (B) Flerovium 9. The period number and group number of
(C) Tennessine (D) Roentgenium "Tantalum" (Z = 73) are respectively “m” and
“n”. The sum of m and n is ___
4. Meitnerium is IUPAC official name of an
element with atomic number 10. Statement-I: An element whose IUPAC name is
(A) 113 (B) 118 Ununtrium (Uut) belong to p-Block element
(C) 104 (D) 109 Statement-II: Element with atomic number 113
belongs to 13th group.
5. If the aufbau principle had not been followed, (A) Both statement I & II are correct
Ca(Z=20) would have been placed in the: (B) Both statement I & II are incorrect
(A) s-block (C) Statement I is correct while statement II is
(B) p-block incorrect
(C) d-block (D) Statement I is incorrect while statement II is
(D) f-block correct

6. Which of the following sets of atomic numbers

corresponds to elements of group 16?
(A) 8, 16, 32, 54 (B) 16, 34, 54, 86
(C) 8, 16, 34, 52 (D) 10, 16, 32, 50
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DPP-3
[Division of Elements into s, p, d and f-blocks]

1. The element which belongs with halogen family 6. If the atomic number of an element is 33, it will
is be placed in the periodic table in the
(A) N (B) P (A) 1st group (B) 3rd group
(C) S (D) At (C) 15th group (D) 17th group

2. Which of the following pairs of elements belongs 7. Assuming that elements are formed to complete
to representative group of elements in the the seventh period, what would be the atomic
periodic table? number of the alkaline earth metal of the eight
(A) Aluminium and Magnesium period?
(B) Chromium and Zinc
(C) Argentum and Astatine 8. Elements whose atoms have three outermost
(D) Lanthanum and Thorium shells incomplete are called
(A) s-block (B) p-block
3. Which of the following statement is wrong? (C) d-block (D) f-block
(A) Total no. of liquid elements in the periodic
table…..Six 9. In the fourth period of the periodic table, how
(B) First metal element in the periodic table many elements have one or more 4d electrons?
is…..Li
(C) All type of elements are present in 6th period 10. Statement-I: All the actinides are synthetic
(D) Iodine is a gaseous element. (man made) elements..
Statement-II: Lanthanum is d-block element.
4. Which of the following elements do not belong to (A) Both statement I & II are correct
the family indicated? (B) Both statement I & II are incorrect
(A) Cu – Coinage metal (C) Statement I is correct while statement II is
(B) Ba – Alkaline earth metal incorrect
(C) Zn – Alkaline earth metal (D) Statement I is incorrect while statement II is
(D) Xe – Noble gas correct

5. The element with atomic number Z = 118 will be

(A) Noble gas
(B) Transition metal
(C) Alkali metal
(D) Alkaline earth metal
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DPP-4
[Periodic properties-I-
Screening effect, Atomic size- types, Factors affecting and trends]

1. Which is smallest in size: 6. The correct order of radii is

(A) O2– (B) C4– (A) N < Be < B
(C) F– (D) N3– (B) F– < O2– < N3–
(C) Na < Li < K
2. Covalent radius of Cl is 99 pm. Select best (D) Fe3+ < Fe2+ < Fe4+
representation for Cl2, molecule:
o
7. In the isoelectronic species, the ionic radii ( A )
(A)
of N3–, Ne and Al3+ are respectively given by
(A) 1.36, 1.40, 1.71 (B) 1.36, 1.71, 1.40
(C) 1.71, 1.40, 1.36 (D) 1.71, 1.36, 1.40

8. Zeff of 4s electron in Zn is-

(A) 11.25
(B)
(B) 18.75
(C) 25.65
(D) 4.35

9. Considering the elements B, C, N, F, and Si, the

(C) correct order of their non-metallic character is
(A) B > C > Si > N > F
(B) Si > C > B > N > F
(C) F > N > C > B > Si
(D) F > N > C > Si > B
(D)
10. Considering the elements B, Al, Mg, and K. the
correct order of their metallic character is
(A) B > Al > Mg > K
(B) Al > Mg > B > K
3. Which group of atoms have nearly same atomic
(C) Mg > Al > K > B
radius?
(D) K > Mg > Al > B
(A) Na, K, Rb, Cs (B) Li, Be, B, C
(C) Fe, Co, Ni (D) F, Cl, Br, I
11. Statement-I: Zr and Hf have almost similar
atomic radii.
4. Find the total number of electrons in which Cl has
Statement-II: 3d and 5d series elements have
Zeff less than 10, when σ is calculate by Slater similar size due to lanthanoid contraction.
rules. (A) Both statement I & II are correct
(B) Both statement I & II are incorrect
5. The radii of F, F–, O and O–2 are in the order of (C) Statement I is correct while statement II is
(A) O2– > F– > O > F incorrect
(B) O2– > F– > F > O (D) Statement I is incorrect while statement II is
(C) F– > O2– > F > O correct
(D) O2– > O > F– > F
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DPP-5
[Periodic properties-II-
Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity- trends and exceptions]

1. Series-I: [N3–, O–, Na+]; 8. Four successive members of the first row
+ + + transition elements are listed below with their
Series-II: [N , C , O ]
Choose the species of lowest I.P. from Series-I atomic numbers.
and highest I.P. from Series-II respectively Which one of them is expected to have the highest
(A) N3–, O+ (B) Na+, C+ third ionization energy?
(C) N3–, N+ (D) O– , C+ (A) Vanadium (Z= 23)
(B) Manganese (Z = 25)
2. The CORRECT values of ionization energies (C) Chromium (Z = 24)
(D) Iron (Z = 26)
(in kJ mole–1) of Si, P, Cl and S respectively:
(A) 786, 1012, 999, 1256
9. Statement-I: Correct order of first ionization
(B) 1012, 786, 999, 1256
energy is B > Tl > Ga > Al > In.
(C) 786,1012, 1256, 999
Statement-II: The ionization enthalpy of Ga and
(D) 786, 999, 1012, 1256
Tl are unexpectedly higher due to effective
shielding of d and f -electrons.
3. The electronic configuration of the element with
(A) Both statement I & II are correct
maximum electron affinity is
(B) Both statement I & II are incorrect
(A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p3
(C) Statement I is correct while statement II is
(B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p5
incorrect
(C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p5 (D) Statement I is incorrect while statement II is
(D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p3 correct

4. The second electron affinity is zero for 10. Successive ionisation energies of an element 'X'
(A) Alkali metals (B) Halogens are given below (in K. Cal)
(C) Noble gases (D) Transition metal IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4
165 195 556 595
5. Which of the following order is correct for the Electronic configuration of the element 'X' is
first ionization potential of B, C and N? 1s2 , 2s22p6 , 3sx3py. Find the value of x-y?
(A) B > C > N (B) N > C > B
(C) N > C < B (D) N < C < B 11. Out of Na+, Mg+2, O–2 and N–3, the pair of species
showing minimum and maximum IP would be.
6. Which arrangement represents the correct order (A) Na+, Mg+2 (B) Mg+2, N–3
of electron gain enthalpy (only magnitude) of the (C) N–3, Mg+2 (D) O–2, N–3
given atomic species?
(A) S < O < Cl < F (B) O < S < F < Cl
(C) Cl < F < S < O (D) F < Cl < O < S

7. Which of the following configurations represents

atom of elements having the highest second
ionization energy?
(A) 1s22s22p4 (B) 1s22s22p63s23p2
(C) 1s22s22p63s1 (D) 1s22s22p63s2
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DPP-6
[Application of Electronegativity, Acidic and Basic Nature of Oxides]

1. Elements whose electronegativities are 1.2 and 3.0, 6. Amphoteric oxide combinations are in
form: (A) MgO, ZnO, K2O, SO3
(A) predominantly Ionic bond
(B) B2O3, ZnO, P2O5, Cl2O7
(B) predominantly Covalent bond
(C) Coordinate bond (C) BeO, SnO2, Al2O3, ZnO
(D) Metallic bond (D) PbO2, SnO2, SO3, CO2

2. The electronegativity order of O, F, Cl and Br is:

(A) F > O > Cl > Br 7. The electronegativities of the following elements
(B) F > Cl < Br > O H, O, F, S and Cl increase in the order :-
(C) Br > Cl > F > O (A) H < O < F < S < Cl
(D) F < Cl< Br < O
(B) Cl < H < O < F < S

3. What is the correct order of electronegativity? (C) H < S < O < Cl < F
(A) M1– < M2– < M3– < M4– (D) H < S < Cl < O < F
(B) M1– >M2– > M3– >M4–
(C) M1– < M2– > M3– < M4– 8. Correct order of electronegativity of N, P, C and Si
(D) M4– < M2– < M3– < M1–
is

4. Statement-I: Least electronegative element among (A) N < P < C < Si (B) N > C > Si > P
I, Br, C, Cs is Caesium. (C) N = P > C = Si (D) N > C > P > Si
Statement-II: Caesium is a metal.
(A) Both statement I & II are correct
9. Correct order of acidic strength is :
(B) Both statement I & II are incorrect
(C) Statement I is correct while statement II is (A) N2O5 < P4O10 (B) CO2 < SiO2
incorrect (C) B2O3 < BeO (D) HClO3 < HClO4
(D) Statement I is incorrect while statement II is
correct 10. If the ionization enthalpy and electron gain
enthalpy of an element are 275 and 86 kcal mol–1
5. Which of the following elements has the different respectively, then the electronegativity of the
value of electronegativity ? element on the Pauling scale is: (report the answer
(A) H (B) S after multiplying by 10)
(C) Te (D) P