Group- 16

SINGLE ANSWER TYPE

1. What is the hybrid state and oxidation state of sulphur in Caro’s acid
a) SP3, +8 b) SP3, +6 c) SP2, +6 d) SP3, +5
2. On passing Ozone through a salt solution which is green in colour is changed to pale pink.
Which of the following species represent respectively pink and green colour?
a) MnO -24 and MnO -14 b) MnO -14 and MnO -24
c) Mn+2 and MnO2 d) MnO -24 and Mn+2
3. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
a) In the Springs reaction the halogen used is I2
b) There is no bond between sulphur atoms in Oleum
c) SO2 bleaches by oxidation
d) In SO3, sulphur undergoes SP2 hybridisation
4. Pick out the in-correct statement from the following?
a) SO2 can’t bleach coloured matter in dry condition
b) H2O is a liquid, while H2S is gas at room temperature
c) The bond angle in H2S is lower than H2O
d) The tendency to show -2 oxidation state increases from sulphur to Polonium
5. In which of the following reaction(s) O2 is not formed as one of the products?
1) SnCl2 + HCl + O3 ⎯→ 2) FeSO4 + H2SO4 + O3 ⎯→
3) SO2 + O3 ⎯→ 4) Hg + O3 ⎯→
a) 1 and 3 b) 1 and 4 c) 3 and 4 d) 1, 3 and 4
6. The correct order in which Oxygen-Oxygen bond dissociation energy increases is
a) H2O2, O2, O3 b) H2O2, O3, O2
c) O2, O3, H2O2 d) O2, H2O2, O3
7. Identify the incorrect statement from the following?
a) SF6 is known, but not SCl6
b) The are two “d - p” bonds in SO2
c) In  - SO3, there are six “S – O” and six “S = O” bonds.
d) SO2 is more powerful reducing agent in alkaline medium than in acidic medium.
8. Hypo is used in photography to:
a) reduce the silver bromide grains to metallic silver
b) convert the metallic silver to silver salt
c) remove undecomposed AgBr as soluble silver thiosulphate complex
d) remove reduced silver
9. SO 3-2 + S-2 + I2 (Calculated amount) ⎯⎯ → X + I-1. Then “X” in this reaction is
a) SO -24 b) IO 3-1 c) S2O 3-2 d) IO -14
10. Which of the following statements is wrong regarding ozone?
(a) Ozone is used for sterilization of water
(b) Ozone is an unstable, blue diamagnetic gas with characteristic pungent odour
(c) The deep blue colour of ozone in liquid state is due to its paramagnetic nature
(d) Ozone can oxidize cyanide ion to cyanate ion
11. Which of the following is a correct reaction/ statement?
(a) Na 2S2 O3(aq) + 2HCl(aq) ⎯⎯⎯
100o C
→ H 2S2 O3(aq) + 2NaCl
(b) 2Na 2S2 O3(aq) + Cl2 → Na 2S4 O6 + 2NaCl
(c) AgCl + 2Na 2S2O3 → Na 3[Ag(S2O3 ) 2 ]
(d) SO32− can act only as monodentate ligand
12. Identify the incorrect statement from the following?
(a) SO 2 acts both as oxidizing agent as well as reducing agent
(b) SF4 has a regular tetrahedral shape
(c) In  − SO3 , there are six S-O and six S=O bonds
(d) SO 2 is more powerful reducing agent in alkaline medium than in acidic medium.
13. Which of the following statements regarding sulphurous acid is false?
(a) Ozone cannot decolorize acidified kMnO 4
(b) In alkaline solution reducing action of sulphurous acid is due to sulphite ion
(c) Sulphite ion is tetrahedral in shape with all S-O bond lengths are equal
(d) Among chaleogens, catenation property is maximum for sulphur.
14. In which of the following reaction(s) O2 is not formed as one of the products?
(i) SnCl2 + HCl + O3 ⎯⎯
→ (ii) FeSO 4 + H 2SO 4 + O3 ⎯⎯
→
(iii) SO 2 + O3 ⎯⎯
→ (iv) Hg + O3 ⎯⎯ →
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1,3 and 4
15. When H 2S gas is passed into aqueous sulphur dioxide,
(a) A clear solution of H 2SO 4 is formed
(b) SO 2 only is converted into a yellow precipitate of sulphur
(c) H 2S only is converted into a yellow precipitate of sulphur
(d) Both SO 2 and H 2S are converted into a yellow precipitate of sulphur
16. The structure of the SO3 molecule in the gas phase contains
(a) only  bonds between sulphur and oxygen
(b)  bonds and p − p bond between sulphur and oxygen only
(c)  bonds and p − d bond between sulphur and oxygen only
(d)  bonds, p − p bond and p − d bond between sulphur and oxygen
17. Which of the following forms of sulphur occur naturally as yellow crystals in volcanic
(a)  − sulphur (b)  - sulphur (c)  -sulphur (d)  -sulphur
18. Which of the following species, given below does not give a white precipitate with BaCl2 (aq) ?
(a) SO32− (b) SO 24− (c) S2 O32− (d) S2−
19. Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) Both S2 F2 and S2 Cl 2 undergo disproportionation in water (b) SO 2 is a reductive type bleach
(c)  − SO3 is the most stable form and it has chains, cross-linked into sheets.
(d) Thiosulphates are made by boiling alkaline sulphite solutions
20. SF6 does not hydrolyse in water due to which of the following?
(i) strong S-F bonds which cannot be broken easily
(ii) steric hindarence of six fluorine atoms surrounding sulphur H 2 O molecules cannot approach sulphur
(iii) double bond character of S − F bonds due to back bonding from fluorine to sulphur
(a) i,ii (b) ii, iii (c) i, iii (d) i, ii, iii
21. Thionyl Chloride is dissolved in water. Which of the following statements is wrong about the solution?
(a) The solution will give white precipitate with baryta water soluble in dil. HCl
(b) The solution turns orange dichromate to green
(c) The solution turns the lead acetate paper to black
(d) It fumes in moist air and gives dense white fumes with NH 3
22. Sulphuryl chloride is dissolved in water. Which of the following statements is wrong about the solution?
(a) It gives white ppt with barium chloride insoluble in any acid
(b) The solution contains two different type of acids a monobasic and a dibasic acid
(c) On warming the solution hydrated sulphuryl chloride crystallizes out.
(d) The oxidation states of the elements in sulphuryl chloride do not change when dissolved in water
23. In which of the following reactions O2 is not formed as one of the products?
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(a) KMnO 4 ⎯⎯ → (b) HgO ⎯⎯ →
(c) K 2 Cr2O7 + H 2SO 4 + SO 2 ⎯⎯ → (d) Na 2 O 2 + KMnO 4 + H 2SO 4 ⎯⎯ →
24. Which of the following is an incorrect statement?
(a) Both  and  forms of sulphur have crown like puckered cyclo- S8 molecules
(b) Engel’s sulphur is a rhombohedral form denoted as  -sulphur
(c)  -sulphur does not show a puckered S8 ring structure.
(d) Plastic (or) X-sulphur is obtained by pouring liquid sulphur into water
MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE:

25. Oxyacids of sulphur having more than one kind of oxidation states for surphur are
(a) Thiosulphuric acid (b) Pyrosylphuric acid
(c) Pyrosulphurous acid (d) Thrithionic acid
26. Which of the following statements about sulphur is/are correct?
(a) Sulphur exists as octa atomic S8 molecule with puckered ring structure
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(b) In S8 molecule each sulphur atom undergoes sp -hybridization involving both bonding and
nonbonding pairs of electrons
(c) There are two single covalent bonds and two lone pairs of electrons associated with each S atom in
S8 molecule
(d) The S-S-S bond angle in S8 molecule is 1090 28I
27. Which of the following statements regarding the manufacture of H 2SO 4 by contact process is/are true?
(a) Sulphur is burnt in air to form SO 2 (b) SO 2 is catalytically oxidized to SO3
(c) SO3 is dissolved in water to get 100% sulphuric acid
(d) H 2SO 4 obtained by contact process is of higher purity that that obtained by lead chamber process
28. The correct set of oxidation numbers of sulphur atoms in H 2S2 O3 can be
(a) +6, -2 (b) +4, 0 (c) +2, +4 (d) +5, -1
29. Which of the following statements are correct?
(a) SO3 is a stronger oxidizing agent and more acidic than SO 2
(b) Sulphur forms stronger p − d bonds then phosphorus in the formation of oxides and oxoacids
(c) Extent of polymerization through S − O − S links is smaller than through P − O − P links
(d) SO 2 turns starch-iodate paper blue.
30. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) Pure H 2SO 4 may be used as a nonaqueous solvent and as a sulphonating agent
(b) During distillation, H 2SO 4 forms an azeotropic mixture
(c) Concentrated H 2SO 4 does not dehydrate HNO3
(d) In H 2SO 4 all the S-O bond lengths are not equal but in SO 4 2− all the S-O bond lengths are equal.
PASSAGE-1
Compounds A and B are treated with dil HCl separately to liberate two gases X and Y respectively. The “X”
gas turns acidified potassium dichromate green while “Y” turns lead acetate paper black. When Sulphur is
boiled with “A”, a compound “P” is formed, which is used textile industry, photography etc. reacts with
excess of AgNO3 solution gives a black coloured substance “R”.
31. The compounds A and B respectively are
a) Na2S and Na2SO3 b) Na2SO3 and Na2SO4
c) Na2S2O3 and Na2SO3 d) Na2SO3 and Na2S
32. The oxidation state of Sulphur in B, X and R respectively are
a) -2, +4, and +2 b) +2, +4, and -2 c) -2, +4, and -2 d) +2, +4, and -2
33. Which of the following is correct about X and P.
1. “X” acts as bleaching agent in moisture, which is temporary
2. In the reaction of “X” with acidified K2Cr2O7, the oxidation state of Chromium changes
from +6 to +3.
3. The average oxidation state of ‘sulphur’ in the compound “P” is +2
4. Compound “P” is used in the estimation of Iodine.
a) 1 and 3 b) 1, 3 and 4 c) 1 and 4 d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

MATRIX MATCH TYPE:

34. Match column-I with Column-II

Column I Column II
a) Marshall’s acid p) there is “S = S” bond
b) Thio sulphuric acid q) there is “S-S” bond
c) Pyro sulphuric acid r) Basicity is 2
d) Di thionic acid s) – O – O – linkage is present

35. Match the following

Column I Column II
(a) H 2S2 O 7 (p) S-O-S bonds
(b) S3O9 (q) Both -2 & +6 oxidation states
(c) H 2S2 O3 (r) Cyclic structure
(d) H 2S (s) Reducing agent
36. Match the following:
Column I Column II
2− 3
(a) S2 O3 (p) One S is in sp hybridization
(b) SO 24− (q) Contains bond between sulphur atoms
(c) SO32− (r) Oxidising agent
(d) S2 O 4 2− (s) Complexing agent
37. Column-I Column-II
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(A) Peroxodisulphuric acid (p) sp hybridized sulphur
(B) Dithionic acid (q) S-O-S linkage
(C) Pyrosulphuric acid (r) S-S linkage
(D) Pyrosulphurous acid (s) oxidation state of +VI for sulphur
KEY
1 b 2 b 3 c 4 d 5 a 6 b 7 b 8 c
9 c 10 c 11 c 12 b 13 c 14 a 15 d 16 d
17 a 18 d 19 d 20 d 21 c 22 c 23 c 24 c
25 acd 26 abc 27 abd 28 ab 29 abcd 30 abd 31 d 32 c
33 d 34 a – rs; b–pr; c–r; d–qr 35 a-p; b-pr; c-qs; d-s
36 a-pqs; b-prs; c-prs; d-pqs 37.

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KO2 + S ⎯⎯ → ( A ) ⎯⎯⎯
BaCl2
→ (B) ⎯⎯⎯
Carbon
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→ ( C ) ⎯⎯ ⎯
HCl
→ D
38. white ppt. gas

(a) (B) is BaSO4 and (D) is H2S (b) (A) is BaS and (D) is SO2
(c) (C) is BaS and (D) is SO2 (d) (A) is K2SO3 and (B) is BaS
38. A
39. The correct set of oxidation numbers of sulphur atoms in H2S2O3 is/are
(A)+6,-2 (B) +4, 0 (C) +2, +4 (D) +5, -1
39. A, B
2−
40. SO3 + S 2− + I2 ⎯⎯→ X + I − . ' X ' in the balanced equation is
( calculated amounts )
2− − 2− −
A) SO4 B) IO3 C) S 2O3 D) IO4
40. C
41. The pair that has similar shape is
(A) BF3 , BrF3 (B) S 2 F2 , S 2Cl2 (C) O2 F2 , S 2Cl2 (D) B2 H 6 , N 2 H 4
41. B, C
42. A colourless fuming liquid (A) can be prepared by passing SO2 over phosphorous pentachloride. The
liquid can readily be hydrolysed to give sulphurous acid. The compound (A) is
(A) SOCl2 (B) SO2Cl2 (C) SCl2 (D) SCl4
42. A
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A metal sulphide (A) gives (B) with rotten egg smell and a colourless sulphate (C), when treated with dil.
H2SO 4 .(B) reacts with K 2Cr2O7 / H+ to form (D) a pale-yellow element. (D) burns in oxygen to yield (E)
a colourless gas. If (B) is treated with (E), it gives (D) and a colourless liquid which turns anhydrous
CuSO 4 blue. (C) gives a precipitate with NaOH which dissolves in excess of NaOH.
43. The metal sulphide (A) is
(A) CuS (B) ZnS (C) Cu2S (D) None of these
43. B
44. The gas (B) is
(A) SO2 (B) CS2 (C) H2S (D) SO3
44. C
45. The gas (E) is
(A) SO2 (B) SO3 (C) H2S (D) CO2
45. A