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Group Wise Trends
 Can you Crack the PYQ
1. The correct order of conductivity of ions in water is
[Main March 17,2021 (I)]
(a) Na+ > K+ > Rb+ > Cs+ (b) Rb+ > Na+ >
K+ > Li+
(c) Cs+ > Rb+ > K+ > Na+ (d) K+ > Na+ > Cs+ > Rb+
 Can you Crack the PYQ
2. The correct order of hydration enthalpies of alkali metal ions is:.
(Main April 8,2019 (1)]
+ + +
(a) Li > Na > K > Cs > Rb+ +

(b) Na+ > Li+ > K+ > Rb+ > Cs+

(d) Na+ > Li+ > K+ > Cs+ > Rb+
(d) Li+ > Na+ > K+ > Rb+ > Cs+
3. The incorrect statement is
(2019 Main, 12 April II)
(a) lithium is the strongest reducing agent among the alkali metais.
(b) lithium is least reactive with water among the alkali metals.
(c) LiNO3 decomposes on heating to give LiNO2 and O2.
(d) (d) LiCl crystallise from aqueous solution as LiCl • 2H2O
GROUP 2 ELEMENTS OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS
Flame Test
(a) Be and Mg atoms, due to small size, bind their electrons more
strongly, so are not excited to higher level, hence no flame test.
(b) Other elements gives characteristic colour to flame
Ca-Brick red Sr-crimson red
Ba-Apple green
Halides
BeCl2 and MgCl2 are covalent in nature. Order of ionic nature –
BeCl2 < MgCl2 < CaCl2 < SrCl2 < BaCl2
Carbonates

(a) Except BeCO3, all the carbonates are stable towards heat
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BeCO3 ------------> BeO + CO2
(b) Order of decreasing stability -
BaCO3 > SrCO3 > CaCO3 > MgCO3 > BeCO3
Sulphates
(a) Ionic nature of alkaline metal sulphates increases from Be to Ba
BeSO4 < MgSO4 < CaSO4 < SrSO4 < BaSO4
(b) Order of solubility –
BeSO4 > MgSO4 > CaSO4 > SrSO4 > BaSO4
(c) Order of thermal stability –
BeSO4, MgSO4, CaSO4, SrSO4, BaSO4
------------------------------------------------------------------------->
Ionic nature increases, Thermal stability increases
4. The correct order of melting point is
(2022 Main, 26 June I)
(a) Be > Mg > Ca > Sr
(b) Sr > Ca > Mg > Be
(c) Be > Ca > Mg > Sr
(d) Be > Ca > Sr > Mg
5. Which one of the following alkaline earth metal ions has the highest ionic
mobility in its aqueous solution?
(2022 Main, 25 June I)
(a) Be2+ (b) Mg2+
(c) Ca2+ (d) Sr2+
GROUP 13 ELEMENTS OR BORON FAMILY
6. The increasing order of atomic radii of the following Group 13 elements
is
(JEE Adv. 2016)
(a) Al < Ga < ln <Tl (b) Ga < Al < In < Tl
(c) Al < In < Ga < Tl (d) Al < Ga < Tl < In
7. Choose the correct stability order of group 13 elements in their + 1
oxidation state.
(2022 Main, 26 June I)
(a) Al < Ga < In < Tl (b) Tl < In < Ga < Al
(c) Al < Ga < Tl < In (d) Al < Tl < Ga < In
8. In group 13, electronegativity first decreases from B to Al and then
increases marginally down the group. This is because of
(a) non-metallic nature of B
(b) discrepancies in atomic size of elements
(c) ability of B and Al to form pn - pn multiple bonds
(d) irregular trend in electronegativity throughout the periodic table.
9. The metal that has very low melting point and its periodic position is closer
to a metalloid is
(2022 Main, 26 July II)
(a) Al (b) Ga
(c) Se (d) In
GROUP 14 ELEMENTS OR CARBON FAMILY
10. The correct order of catenation is
(2019 Main, 10 Apni I)
(a) C > Sn > Si  Ge (b) Si > Sn > C > Ge
(c) C > Si > Ge  Sn (d) Ge > Sn > Si > C
11. The element that does not show catenation is
(2019 Main, 12 Jan II)
(a) (a) Ge (b) Sn
(a) (c) Si (d) Pb
GROUP 15 ELEMENTS OR NITROGEN FAMILY
GROUP 16 ELEMENTS OR OXYGEN FAMILY
13. The correct order of melting point of hydrides of group 16 elements is
(2022 Main, 26 June I)
(a) H2S < H2Se < H2Te < H2O
(b) H2O < H2S < H2Se < H2Te
(c) H2S < H2Te < H2Se < H2O
(d) H2Se < H2S < H2Te < H2O
14. Amongst H2O, H2S, H2Se and H2Te, the one with the highest boiling point is
(2000,1M)
(a) H2O because of hydrogen bonding
(b) H2Te because of higher molecular weight
(c) H2S because of hydrogen bonding
(d) H2Se because of lower molecular weight
GROUP 17 ELEMENTS OR HALOGEN FAMILY
15. The electron gain enthalpy (in kJ/mol) of fluorine, chlorine, bromine and
iodine, respectively, are
(2020 Main, 7 Jan I)
(a) –333, –325, –349 and –296
(b) –296, –325, –333 and –349
(c) –331, –349, –325 and –296
(d) –349, –333, –325 and –296
16. The noble gas that does not occur in the atmosphere is
(2019 Main, 10 April II)
(a) Ra (b) Kr
(c) He (d) Ne
17. Which one has highest boiling point?
(2015 Main)
(a) (a) He (b) Ne
(a) (c) Kr (d) Xe
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