CHEMISTRY CET– 2014-15

TOPIC: d & f-BLOCK ELEMENTS

1. A solution of an inorganic salt has a lemon yellow colour. It changes to orange in acid medium
and it turns yellow again when it is made alkaline. It is
1) ferric chloride 2) copper nitrate 3) potassium ferricyanide 4) potassium chromate
2. In chromite ore, the oxidation number of iron and chromium are respectively
1) +3, +6 2) +3, +2 3) +2, +3 4) +2, +6
3. What would happen when a solution of potassium chromate is treated with an excess of dilute
nitric acid?
1) Cr3+ and Cr2O3 are formed 2) and H2O are formed
3) CrO is reduced to +3 state of Cr 4) CrO is oxidized to +7 state of Cr
4. Action of KOH on K2Cr2O7 gives
1) chromium (II) salt 2) chromic salt
3) chromate salt 4) chromium metal
5. The oxidation state of chromium in the final product, formed by the reaction between KI and
acidified potassium dichromate solution is
1) +3 2) +2 3) +6 4) +4
6. When sulphur dioxide is passed through acidifed K2Cr2O7 solution, the oxidation state of
sulphur is changed from
1) +4 to +6 2) +6 to +4 3) +4 to 0 4) +4 to +2
7. MnO4- has the strongest and weakest oxidizing power in
1) alkaline and acidic medium 2) alkaline and neutral medium
3) acidic and neutral medium 4) acidic and alkaline medium
8. Which of the following does not have valence electron in 3d-subshell?
1) Fe(III) 2) Mn(II) 3) Cr(I) 4) P(0)
9. The metal present in insulin is
1) aluminium 2) zinc 3) iron 4) copper
10. The electronic configuration of Cr3+ is
1) [Ar]3d44s2 2) [Ar]3d34s0 3) [Ar]3d24s1 4) [Ar]3d5 4s1
11. Of the following outer electronic configuration of atoms the highest oxidation state is exhibited
by which one of them
1) (n-1)d8ns2 2) (n-1)d5 ns1 3) (n-1)d3 ns2 4) (n-1) d5 ns2
12. Among the following series of transition metal ions, the one where all metal ions have 3d 2
electronic configuration is
1) Ti3+, V2+, Cr3+, Mn4+ 2) Ti+, V4+, Cr6+, Mn7+
3) Ti4+, V4+, Cr2+, Mn3+ 4) Ti2+, V3+, Cr4+, Mn5+
13. The aqueous solution containing which one of the following ions will be colourless
1) Sc3+ 2) Fe2+ 3) Ti3+ 4) Mn2+
14. The atomic numbers of V, Cr, Mn and Fe are respectively 23, 24, 25 and 26. Which one of these
may be expected to have the highest second ionization energy?
1) Cr 2) Mn 3) Fe 4) V
15. The highest magnetic moment is shown by the transition metal ion with the configuration
1) 3d2 2) 3d5 3) 3d7 4) 3d9
16. Which one of the following is ferromagnetic
1) copper 2) nickel 3) chromium 4) maganese
17. Which of the following forms a colourless solution in aqueous medium
1) Cr3+ 2) V3+ 3) Sc3+ 4) Ti3+
18. The colourless species is
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 1) VCl3 2) VOSO4 3) Na3VO4 4) [V(H2O)6SO4].H2O
19. Mercury is a liquid metal because
1) it has a completely filled d-orbital that prevents d-d overlapping of orbitals
2) it has a completely filled d-orbital that causes d-d overlapping
3) it has a completely filled s-orbital
4) it has a very small size
20. Which one of the following characteristics of the transition metals is
1) high enthalpy of atomization 2) paramagnetic behaviour
3) colour of hydrate ions 4) variable oxidation states
21. Transition elements form a large number of coordination compounds, because they have
1) small atomic size 2) high positive charge
3) small atomic size and high positive charge both
4) large atomic size and high negative charge
22. Which of the following types of metals form the most efficient catalysts?
1) alkali metals 2) alkaline earth metals 3) transition metals 4) all of the above
23. Which of the following pairs of elements cannot form an alloy
1) Zn, Cu 2) Fe, Hg 3) Fe, C 4) Hg, Na
24. The stable oxidation state of +3 is shown by
1) Mn 2) Co 3) Ni 4) Fe
25. Most common oxidation states of Ce (cerium) are
1) +2, +3 2) +2, 4 3) +3, +4 4) +3, +5
26. Cerium (Z=58) is an important member of the lanthanoids. Which of the following statements
about Cerium is incorrect
1) the +4 oxidation state of cerium is not known in solution
2) the +3 oxidation state of cerium is more stable then the +4 oxidation state
3) the common oxidation state of cerium are +3 and +4
4) cerium (IV) acts as an oxidizing agent
27. The actinoids exhibit more number of oxidation states in general than the lanthanoids. This is
because
1) there is a similarity between 4f and 5f orbitals in their angular of the wave function
2) the actinoids are more reactive than the lanthanoids
3) the 5f orbitals extend further from the nucleus than the 4f orbitals
4) the 5f orbitals are more buried then the 4f orbitals
28. Identify the incorrect, statement among the following
1) La and Lu have partially filled d orbitals and no other partially filled orbitals
2) the chemistry of various lanthanoids is very similar
3) 4f and 5f orbitals are equally shielded
4) d-block elements show irregular and erratic chemical properties among themselves
29. Knowing that the chemistry of lanthanoids (Ln) is dominated by its 3 oxidation state. Which of
the following statements is incorrect?
1) because of the large size of the Ln(III) ions the bonding in its compounds is predominantly
ionic in character
2) the ionic size of Ln(III) decreases in general with increasing atomic number
3) Ln (III) compounds are generally colourless
4) Ln (III) hydroxides are mainly basic in character
30. Thermite is
1) Mixture of ore and magnesium powder 2) mixture of ore and zinc dust
3) a mixture of ore and aluminium powder 4) the molten metal obtained as end product
31. In the dichromate dianion
1) 4Cr-O bonds are equivalent 2) 6Cr-O bonds are equilvanet
3) All Cr-O bonds are equivalent 4) All Cr-O bonds are non-equivalent
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32. Which of the following will not be obtained by O3
1) KI 2) FeSO4 3) KMnO4 4) K2MnO4
33. In a transition series, with the increase in atomic-number, the paramagnetism
1) increases gradually 2) decreases gradually
3) first increases to a maximum and then decreases
4) first decreases to a minimum and then increases
34. Sc(Z=21) is a transition element but Zn(Z=30) is not because
1) both Sc and Zn do not exhibit variable oxidation states
2) both Sc3+ and Zn2+ ions are colourless and form white compounds
3) in case of Sc, 3d orbitals are partially filled but in Zn these are filled
4) last electron is assumed to be added to 4s level in case of Zn
35. An important constitutent of amalgam is
1) Ag 2) Mg 3) Hg 4) Al
36. Iron is rendered passive by treatment with conc.
1) HCl 2) H2SO4 3) H3PO4 4) HNO3
37. An explosion takes place when conc.H2SO4 is added to KMnO4. The compound formed is
1) Mn2O7 2) MnO2 3) MnSO4 4) Mn2O3
38. The equilibrium,
1) exists in acidic medium 2) exists in basic medium
3) exists in neutral medium 4) it does not exist
39. The reaction takes place in
1) basic medium 2) acidic medium
3) neither in acid nor in basic medium 4) both acidic and basic medium
40. The electronic configuration of actinides cannot be assigned with degree of certainity because of
1) small energy difference between 5f and 6d levels
2) overlapping of inner orbitals 3) free movement of electrons over all the orbitals
4) none of the above
41. KMnO4 can act as oxidising agent in
1) acidic medium 2) basic medium 3) neutral medium 4) all of these
42. In alkaline medium, KMnO4 oxidizes iodides to
1) ionic acid 2) iodates 3) iodine 4) periodic acid
43. On addition of small amount of KMO4 to concentrated H2SO4, a green oily compound is
obtained which is highly explosives in nature. Identify the compound from the following
1) Mn2O7 2) MnO2 3) MnSO4 4) Mn2O3
44. Which of the listed oxidation states is common for all lanthanoids
1) +2 2) +3 3) +4 4) +5
45. When KMnO4 solution is added to oxalic acid solution, the decolourisation is slow in the
beginning but becomes instantaneous after some time because
1) CO2 is formed as the product 2) reaction is exothermic
3) MnO4 catalyses the reaction 4) Mn2+ acts as autocatalyst
46. KMnO4 acts as an oxidising agent in alkaline medium. When alkaline KMnO4 is treated with KI,
iodide ion is oxidised to
1) I2 2) IO- 3) 4)
47. When acidified K2Cr2O7 solution is added to Sn salts, then Sn changes to
2+ 2+

1) Sn 2) Sn3+ 3) Sn4+ 4) Sn+

48. Which of the following actinoids show oxidation states upto +7?
1) Am 2) Pu 3) U 4) Np
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