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YAKEEN 2.0_2023 (Live)

p-Block DPP-07

1. Among NH3, PH3, AsH3 and SbH3 which one is a 9. Which of the following statement is wrong?
stronger reducing agent? (1) The stability of hydrides increases from NH3 to
(1) NH3 (2) PH3 BiH3 in group 15 of the periodic table
(3) AsH3 (4) SbH3 (2) Nitrogen cannot form dπ-pπ bond
(3) Single N–N bond is weaker than single P–P
2. When zinc reacts with very dilute HNO3, the bond
oxidation state of nitrogen changes from (4) N2O4 has two resonance structure
(1) +5 to +1 (2) +5 to –3
(3) +5 to +4 (4) +5 to +3 10. Laughing gas is
(1) Nitrogen pentoxide
3. Which of the following orders regarding thermal (2) Nitrous oxide
stability of hydrides MH3 of group 15 is correct? (3) Nitrogen trioxide
(1) NH3 > PH3 > AsH3 (4) Nitric oxide
(2) NH3 < PH3 < AsH3
(3) NH3 > PH3 < AsH3 11. Which of the following oxides is the most acidic?
(4) NH3 < PH3 > AsH3 (1) N2O5 (2) P2O5
(3) As2O5 (4) Sb2O5
Pt
4. NH3 + O2 ⎯⎯ → A + H2O
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12. Which of the following fluorides does not exist?
A + O2 ⎯→ B (1) NF5 (2) PF5
B + O2 + H2O ⎯→ C (3) AsF5 (4) SbF5
A, B and C are
(1) N2O, NO2 and HNO3 13. PCl5 is possible but NCl5 does not exist
(2) NO, NO2 and HNO3 (1) In N, d-sub-shell is absent
(3) NO2, NO and HNO3 (2) Ionization energy of N is very high
(4) N2O, NO and HNO3 (3) It does not like Cl
(4) None of these
5. Which oxide of nitrogen is coloured gas?
(1) N2 (2) N2O2 14. Only gaseous element in group-16
(3) N2O5 (4) NO2 (1) Oxygen (2) Sulphur
(3) Tellurium (4) Polonium
6. Which of the following compound does not give
oxyacid of central atom on hydrolysis? 15. Oxygen differs from rest of the member of VIA
(1) SiCl4 (2) NCl3 group elements because
(3) PCl3 (4) PCl5 (1) Small size, High EN
(2) Non-availability of d-orbital
7. The basic strength of the hydrides of group 15 (3) Oxygen is diatomic while rest are complex
elements: molecule
(1) Decreases on moving down the group (4) All of the above
(2) Increases on moving down the group
(3) First decreases upto AsH3 and then increases 16. Oxidation state of oxygen in O2 is
(4) First increases upto AsH3 and then decreases (1) Zero (2) –2
(3) 1 (4) +2
8. HNO3 + P4O10 ⎯→ HPO3 + X in the above
reaction the product X is : 17. Non-metal combine with oxygen to form usually
(1) NO2 (2) N2O3 (1) Basic oxide (2) Neutral oxide
(3) N2O4 (4) N2O5 (3) Acidic oxide (4) Amphoteric oxide
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18. Which is an amphoteric oxide? 22. The strongest reducing agent is

(1) MnO2 (2) ZnO (1) F– (2) Cl–
(3) Br– (4) I–
(3) CaO (4) CO2
23. The incorrect order is:
19. The molecule having the largest bond angle is: (1) Thermal stability : HF > HCl > HBr
(1) H2O (2) H2S (2) Lewis basic character : PF3 < PCl3 < PBr3
(3) % p-character : NO2+ > NO3– > NH4+
(3) H2Se (4) H2Te
(4) Bond angle : NH3 > PH3 > AsH3

20. Which of the following bonds has the highest bond 24. The most electronegative elements of the third
energy? period.
(1) F (2) P
(1) Se–Se (2) Te–Te
(3) Br (4) Cl
(3) S–S (4) O–O
25. The compound that cannot be formed by xenon is
21. The most powerful oxidizing agent is (1) XeO3 (2) XeF4
(1) Fluorine (2) Chlorine (3) XeCl4 (4) XeO2F2
(3) Bromine (4) Iodine
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Answer Key
1. (4) 14. (1)
2. (2) 15. (4)
3. (1) 16. (1)
4. (2) 17. (3)
5. (4) 18. (1, 2)
6. (2) 19. (1)
7. (1) 20. (3)
8. (4) 21. (1)
9. (1) 22. (4)
10. (2) 23. (3)
11. (1) 24. (4)
12. (1) 25. (3)
13. (1)

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