S – block elements - II
01. The halide which can’t extract with ether is:
a) LiCl b) NaCl c) KCl d) MgCl 2
02. Select correct statements:
a) Solubility of alkali hydroxides is in order: LiOH NaOH KOH RbOH
b) Stability of alkali carbonates is in order: Li 2CO3 Na 2CO3 K 2CO3 Rb 2CO3
c) Stability of alkaline earth carbonates is in order: BeCO 3 MgCO3 CaCO 3 SrCO3
d) Stability of alkali metal superoxides increases down the group
03. Select correct statements:
a) Oxides and peroxides of alkali metals are paramagnetic and colourless
b) Superoxides are paramangnetic c) Li and Na do not form superoxides
d) KHCO3 can’t be prepared by Solvay process because of its high solubility in water.
04. I. Solubility of alkaline earth hydroxides is in order: Be OH 2 Mg OH 2 Ba OH 2
II. Epsom salt MgSO4 .7H 2O has correct formation as: Mg H 2O 6 SO 4 .H 2O
III. Lattice energy (numerical value) of chloride of alkali metals is in order:
LiCl NaCl KCl RbCl
IV. Alkali metals dissolve in liquid ammonia, then solution is blue due to the presence of
solvated electrons.
Then the correct statements are:
a) only I and II b) only II and III c) only II and IV d) all are correct
05. Which is not a pair of paramagnetic species?
a) KO 2 , NO 2 b) NO 2 , K 2O 2 c) KO2 , K 2O 2 d) K 2O, NO 2
06. 1 mol of a substance X was treated with an excess of water, 2 mol of readily combustible
gas were produced along with solution which when reacted with CO2 gas produced a
white turbidity. The solution X could be:
a) CaH 2 b) NaH c) Ca OH 2 d) Ca
07. Which of the following mixtures cannot exist together in solution?
a) NaHCO 3 Na 2 CO3 b) NaOH NaHCO 3
c) NaOH NaH 2 PO4 d) Na 2CO3 NaOH
08. Identify the correct equation:
a) Al4C3 H 2O HC CH b) CaC 2 H 2O HC CH
c) Mg 2C3 H 2O CH3C CH d) Be2C H 2 O CH 4
09. The alkali metals dissolve in liquid ammonia, it is found that:
a) The dilute solutions are blue but the colour changes to bronze with increasing
concentration
b) The blue colour is due to the presence of solvated electrons
c) The blue solutions are paramagnetic d) The blue solutions are diamagnetic
10. Select correct statement about alkaline earth metals:
a) Solubility of sulphates decreases down the group
b) Solubility of hydroxides decreases down the group
c) Thermal stability of carbonates increases down the group
d) Basic nature of oxides increases down the group
11. Li does not resemble other alkali metals in following proportions:
a) Li 2CO3 decomposes into oxides while other alkali carbonates are thermally stable
b) LiCl is predominantly covalent c) Li 3 N is stable
d) LiCl is non-conducting in molten state
12. Lattice energy of IIA group compounds(oxides, carbonates, fluorides):
a) decreases as size of the ions increases b) increases as size of the in increases
c) constant for a given type of anion d) is calculated using Born-Haber cycle
13. Which is/are true statements?
a) The heats of hydration of the dipositive alkaline earth metal ions decrease with an
increase in their ionic size.
b) Extent of hydration of alkali metal ion is less than that of IIA
c) Alkaline earth metal ions, because of their much large charge to size ratio exert a much
stronger electrostatic attraction on the oxygen of water molecule surrounding them
d) BeH 2 and MgH 2 are covalent and polymeric while CaH 2 ,SrH 2 and BaH 2 are ionic
14. Which of the following does not impart colour to the flame?
a) Mg b) Ca c) Be d) Ba
15. Chemical ’A’ is used to remove temporary hardness of water and reacts with Na 2CO3 to
form caustic soda. Which of the following is formed when CO 2 is bubbled through aq
solution of ‘A’?
a) CaCO3 b) CaO c) Ca OH 2 d) Ca HCO 3 2
16. The metals A and B both form oxides, but B also forms nitride but not A when both burn
in dry air. So A and B respectively are:
a) Ca, K b) Mg, Ca c) K, Mg d) Li, Na
17. Among the following hydroxides the one which has the lowest value of K sp at ordinary
temperature(about 250 C ) is
a) Mg OH 2 b) Be OH 2 c) Ca OH 2 d) Ba OH 2
18. Mg burn in air to give
a) MgO b) MgCO3 c) Mg OH 2 d) Mg3 N 2
19. The correct order regarding the solubility of alkaline earth metal chlorides in water is:
a) SrCl 2 BaCl 2 BeCl2 MgCl2 CaCl 2 b) SrCl 2 BeCl 2 MgCl2 CaCl2 BaCl 2
c) BeCl 2 MgCl 2 CaCl 2 SrCl2 BaCl 2 d) SrCl 2 BeCl 2 BaCl2 MgCl2 CaCl 2
20. I. BeF2 is soluble in water whereas fluorides of other alkaline earth metals are insoluble
because of greater hydration energy of Be 2 ion as compared to its lattice energy.
II. Nitrolim is CaCN 2 C
III. The low solubility of BaSO 4 in water is due to high lattice energy of BaSO 4
IV. In polymeric BeCl2 n there are three centre two electron bonds.
Then the correct statement(s) is/are:
a) only II b) only III c) only I, II and III d) all are correct
21. Which alkali metal bicarbonate does not exist as solid:
a) LiHCO3 b) KHCO3 c) NaHCO3 d) CsHCO3
22. Select the correct statements:
a) Cs + is more highly hydrated that the other alkali metal ions
b) Among the alkali metals Li, Na, K and Rb, lithium has the highest melting point
c) Among the alkali metals only lithium forms a stable nitride by direct combination with
nitrogen
d) Among the halides of sodium, NaF has highest lattice energy
23. The correct sequence of increasing covalent character is represented by
a) BeCl2 NaCl LiCl b) NaCl LiCl BeCl 2
c) BeCl2 LiCl NaCl d) LiCl NaCl BeCl 2
24. Which of the bicarbonate does not exist in solid state?
a) NaHCO3 b) KHCO3 c) Ca HCO3 2 d) RbHCO 3
25. Magnesium burns in the atmosphere of which of the following gases ?
a) CO2 b) N2O c) N2 d) SO2
26. The pairs of compounds which cannot exist together in aqueous solution are
a) NaH2PO4 and Na2HPO4 b) Na2CO3 and NaHCO3
c) NaOH and NaH2PO4 d) NaHCO3 and NaOH
27. Metal Flame colouration
a) Li p) Crimson red
b) Na q) Apple green
c) Sr r) Golden yellow
d) Ba s) Lilac
28. I. All alkali metals directly reacts with nitrogen and produces corresponding nitrides
II. Among alkali metals hydroxides, LiOH is weaker base
III. All alkali metal bicarbonates are solids
IV. Among alkali metal carbonates Li 2CO 3 is thermally most stable
Then the correct statement(s) is/are:
a) only II b) only I and III c) only III and IV d) all are correct
29. The basic character of the oxides MgO, SrO, K2O, NiO and Cs2O increases in the order.
a) MgO > SrO > K2O > NiO > Cs2O b) Cs2O < K2O < MgO < SrO < NiO
c) NiO < MgO < SrO < K2O < CS2O d) K2O < NiO < MgO < SrO < Cs2O
30. Which of the following are arranged in increasing order of solubilities
a) CaCO3 > KHCO3 < NaHCO3 b) NaHCO3 < KHCO3 < CaCO3
c) KHCO3 < NaHCO3 < CaCO3 d) CaCO3 < NaHCO3 < KHCO3
31. Identify the correct order of acidic strengths of CO2, CuO, CaO, H2O
a) CaO < CuO < H2O < CO2 b) H2O < CuO < CaO < CO2
c) CaO < H2O < CuO < CO2 d) H2O < CO2 < CaO < CuO
