ANDHERI /BORIVALI / DADAR / CHEMBUR / THANE / MULUND / NERUL

BATCH: NAPJC-1,2,3 TOPIC Periodic Properties MARKS:113

Single choice (+3,-1)
1. The correct order of 1
st
ionizationpotentials among the following elements Be, B, C, N and O is
(a) B Be C O N < < < < (b) B Be C N O < < < <
(c) Be B C N O < < < < (d) Be B C O N < < < <

2. Which of the following sets of atomic numbers belongs to that of alkali metals?
(a) 1, 12, 30, 4, 62 (b) 37, 19, 3, 55 (c) 9, 17, 35, 53 (d) 12, 20, 56, 88

3. An atom with electronic configuration
2 2 6 2 6 3 2
1s ,2s ,2p ,3s ,3p ,3d ,4s can be placed in group:
(a) fifth (b) fifteenth (c) second (d) third

4. The ions
2 2
O ,F ,Na ,Mg
+ +
and
3
Al
+
are isoelectronic. The ionic radii show:
(a) a significant increase from
2
O

to
3
Al
+

(b) a significant decrease from
2
O

to
3
Al
+

(c) an increase from
2
O

to F

and then increase from Na

+
to
3
Al
+

(d) a decrease from
2
O

to F

and then increase from Na

+
to
3
Al
+


5. With which of the following electronic configuration, an atom has the lowest ionization energy?
(a)
2 2 3
1s 2s 2p (b)
2 2 6 1
1s 2s 2p 3s (c)
2 2 6
1s 2s 2p (d)
2 2 5
1s 2s 2p

6. Identity the correct order of size of the following:
(a)
2 2
Ca K Cl S
+ +
< < < (b)
2 2
Ca K Cl S
+ +
> > >
(c)
2 2
Ca K Cl S
+
> > < (d)
2 2
Ca K S Cl
+ +
< < <

7. Which of the following ions has the electronic configuration| |
6
Ar 3d ?
(a)
3
Ni
+
(b)
2
Mn
+
(c)
3
Fe
+
(d)
3
Co
+


8. Which of the following represents the correct order of increasing electron gain enthalpy (magnetude
only)?
(a) Cl F O S < < < (b) O S F Cl < < < (c)F S O Cl < < < (d) S O Cl F < < <

9. First three ionization energies of an element A are 520 kJ
1
mol

, 7298 kJ
1
mol

and 11815kJ
1
mol

respectively. What is the expected formula of its chloride?

(a) ACl (b)
2
ACl (c)
3
ACl (d) Data is insufficient

10. Based on Mulliken scale, which of the following is correct if EA and IE are in eV?
(a) EA EN IE = (b) EA 2IE EN = (c)EA 2EN IE = (d) None of these

11. The correct increasing order of second ionization energies of B, C and N is:
(a) C B N < < (b) B C N < < (c) N B C < < (d) B N C < <

12. The smallest and the largest cations are respectively:
(a) Li ,Cs
+ +
(b) H ,Cs
+ +
(c)
3 3
Sc ,U
+ +
(d)
3
H ,Lr
+ +


13.
1
4
th of Avogadro number of atoms of an element absorb energy X kJ for ionization, the ionization
energy of the element is per atom:
(a)
0
2X
N
(b)
0
4X
N
(c)
0
4N
X
(d)
0
N
4X


14. Pauling calculated electronegativity values of elements by using:
(a) ionization energies (b) bond energies
(c) electron affinities (d) both (a) and (b)

15. Atomic number 34 belongs to:
(a) 3
rd
period, 15
th
group, p-block (b) 4
th
period, 16
th
group, p-block
(c) 4
th
period, 2
nd
group, s-block (d) 5
th
period, 12
th
group, d-block

16. The first IP of lithium is 5.41 eV and electron affinity of Cl is 3.61eV . Calculate H A in
1
kJ mol

for the reaction:

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) g g g g
Li Cl Li Cl
+
+ +
(a) 173.7kJ (b) 190kJ (c)200kJ (d) 556kJ

17. In which pair, the second atom is larger than first:
(a) , Br Cl (b) , Na Mg (c) , Sr Ca (d) , N P

18. A neutral atom will have the lowest ionization potential when electronic configuration is:
(a)
1
1s (b)
2 2 6
1 ,2 2 s s p (c)
2 2 6 1
1 ,2 2 ,3 s s p s (d)
2 2 2
1 ,2 2 s s p

19. Which represents the electronic configuration of the most electropositive element:
(a)
| |
1
2 He s (b)
| |
1
6 Xe s (c)
| |
2
2 He s (d)
| |
2
6 Xe s

20. Which one has lowest first ionization potential:
(a) B (b) C (c) N (d) O

21. The order of first electron affinity of , O S and Se is:
(a) O S Se > > (b) S O Se > > (c)Se O S > > (d) Se S O > >

22. Which one has the smaller radius:
(a)
2
Be
+
(b) Li
+
(c)
2
O

(d) F

23. Which one has the smallest radius:
(a) Cl

(b)
2
S

(c)K
+
(d)
2
Ca
+


24. A sudden jump between the values of second and third ionization energies of an element would be
associated with the electronic configuration:
(a)
2 2 6 1
1 ,2 2 ,3 s s p s (b)
2 6 2 1
1 ,2 2 ,3 3 s s p s p
2
(c)
2 2 6 2 2
1 ,2 2 ,3 3 s s p s p (d)
2 2 6 2
1 ,2 2 ,3 s s p s

25. Electron affinity of
(a) Carbon is greater than oxygen (b) Sulphur is lesser than oxygen
(c) Iodine is higher than bromine (d) Bromine is lesser than chlorine

26. Atomic number of Cr is 24, then
3
Cr
+
will be:
(a) Diamagnetic (b) Paramagnetic (c) Ferromagnetic (d) None of these

27.
58
Ce is a member of:
(a) s block element (b) p block elements (c) d block elements (d) f block elements

28. The ionic radii of
3 2
, N O

and F

are respectively given by:

(a) 1.36,1.40,1.71 (b) 1.36,1.71,1.40 (c)1.71,1.40,1.36 (d) 1.71,1.36,1.40

29. The first ionization potential of , , Na Mg Al and Si are in the order:
(a) Na Mg Al Si < > < (b) Na Mg Al Si > > >
(c) Na Mg Al Si > < > (d) < < > Si Al Na Mg

30. The formation of the oxide ion
( )
2
g
O

requires first an exothermic and then an endothermic step as
shown below:

( ) ( )
1
; 142
g g
O e O H kJ mol

+ A =
( ) ( )
2 1
; 844
g g
O e O H kJ mol

+ A =
This is because:
(a) O

ions has comparatively larger size than oxygen atom

(b) Oxygen has high electron affinity
(c) O

ion will tend to resist the addition of another electron

(d) Oxygen is more electronegative

31. In which of the following arrangements, the order is not correct according to the property indicated
against it:
(a) Increasing size:
3 2 _
Al Mg Na F
+ +
< < < (b) Increasing
1
: IE B C N O < < <
(c) Increasing
1
: EA I Br F Cl < < < (d) Increasing metallic radius: Li Na K Rb < < <

32. In a given shell the order of screening effect is:
(a) s p d f > > > (b) s p f d > > > (c) f d p s > > > (d) p s d f > > >

33. Among the
2 3
, , LiCl BeCl BCl and
4
CCl , the covalent bond character follows the order:
(a)
2 3 4
LiCl BeCl BCl CCl > > > (b)
2 3 4
LiCl BeCl BCl CCl < < <
(c)
2 4 3
LiCl BeCl CCl BCl > > > (d)
2 3 4
LiCl BeCl BCl CCl > < >

34. Covalent radius of Li is 123pm. The crystal radius of Li will be:
(a) 123pm > (b) 123pm < (c) 123pm = (d)
123
2
pm =

35. Which bond is more polar?
(a) C Cl (b) N F (c)C F (d) O F

36. MATCH THE COLUMN (+8,0)
Column I Column II
(Elelement) (Electronic configuration)
(a) Gallium (p)
2 2 6 2 6 1 2
1 2 2 3 3 3 4 s s p s p d s
(b) Vanadium (q)
2 2 6 2 6 10 2
1 2 2 3 3 3 4 s s p s p d s
(c) Zinc (r)
2 2 6 2 6 10 2 1
1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 s s p s p d s p
(d) Scandium (s)
2 2 6 2 6 3 2
1 2 2 3 3 3 4 s s p s p d s




ANDHERI /BORIVALI / DADAR / CHEMBUR / THANE / MULUND / NERUL

BATCH: NAPJC-1,2,3 TOPIC Periodic Properties MARKS:113

ANSWER KEY

1.a 2.b 3.a 4.b 5.b 6.a 7.d
8.b 9.a 10.c 11.a 12.b

13.b 14.b 15. b

16. (a) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (b)

20. (a) 21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (d)

24. (d) 25. (d) 26. (b) 27. (d)

28. (c) 29. (a) 30. (c) 31. (b)

32. (a) 33. (b)

34. (a) 35. (c) 36. (a-r), (b-s), (c-q), (d-p)