s and p-Block Elements 771

(c) It decomposes into Pb and CO 2

Carbon family
(d) It decomposes into PbO and O 2
1. Carbon and silicon belong to (IV) group. The maximum 11. Suppose you have to determine the percentage of carbon dioxide in
coordination number of carbon in commonly occurring compounds a sample of a gas available in a container. Which is the best
is 4, whereas that of silicon is 6. This is due to absorbing material for the carbon dioxide
[CBSE PMT 1994] [Pb. PMT 2001]
(a) Large size of silicon (a) Heated copper oxide
(b) Cold, solid calcium chloride
(b) More electropositive nature of silicon
(c) Cold, solid calcium hydroxide
(c) Availability of low lying d-orbitals in silicon
(d) Heated charcoal
(d) Both (a) and (b)
12. The number and type of bonds between 2 carbon atoms in CaC 2
2. The ionic carbide is [JIPMER 2000]
(a) ZnC (b) TiC (a) One sigma ( ) and one pi ( ) bond

(c) SiC (d) CaC 2 (b) One sigma ( ) and two pi ( ) bond
(c) One sigma ( ) and half pi ( ) bond
3. PbO2 is [JIPMER 2000]
(d) One sigma ( ) bond
(a) Basic (b) Acidic
(c) Neutral (d) Amphoteric 13. Metalloid among the following is [DPMT 2001]

4. Lead pipes are not suitable for drinking water because (a) Si (b) C
[JIPMER 2000] (c) Pb (d) Ge
(a) A layer of lead dioxide is deposited over pipes 14. ‘Lead pencil’ contains [DPMT 2001; IIT 1990]
(b) Lead reacts with air to form litharge (a) PbS (b) Graphite
(c) Lead reacts with water containing air to form Pb(OH )2 (c) FeS (d) Pb
15. Nitrogen gas is absorbed by [DPMT 2001]
(d) Lead forms basic lead carbonate (a) Calcium hydroxide (b) Ferrous sulphate
5. Silicon dioxide is formed by the reaction of (c) Calcium carbide (d) Aluminium carbide
[KCET (Med.) 2001] 16. In laboratory silicon can be prepared by the reaction
(a) SiCl4  2 H 2 O (b) SiO2  4 HF [Pb. PMT 1999; AFMC 2002]
(a) Silica with magnesium
(c) SiO2  NaOH (d) SiCl4  NaOH
(b) By heating carbon in electric furnace
6. Which alkali metal carbonate decomposes on heating to liberate (c) By heating potassium fluosilicate with potassium
CO 2 gas [Pb. PMT 2000] (d) None of these
(a) Li 2 CO 3 (b) CaCO 3 17. Formation of in-numberable compounds of carbon is due to its [
(a) High reactivity
(c) Na 2 CO 3 (d) Al2 CO 3 (b) Catenation tendency
7. Which of the following gives propyne on hydrolysis (c) Covalent and ionic tendency
[AIIMS 2005] (d) Different valency
(a) Al4 C 3 (b) Mg 2 C 3 18. Colour is imported to glass by mixing [Pb. PMT 2002]
(a) Synthetic dyes (b) Metal oxide
(c) B4 C (d) La 4 C 3
(c) Oxides of non-metal (d) Coloured salt
8. Which one of the following statements is not correct 19. Which of the following is insoluble in water [MP PET 2002]
[CBSE PMT 1994] (a) Na 2 CO 3 (b) CaCO 3
(a) Zinc dissolves in sodium hydroxide solution
(b) Carbon monoxide reduces iron (III) oxide to iron (c) ZnCO 3 (d) Al2 (CO 3 )3
(c) Mercury (II) iodide dissolves in excess of potassium iodide 20. In which of the following the inert pair effect is most prominent
solution (a) C (b) Si
(d) Tin (IV) chloride is made by dissolving tin solution in (c) Ge (d) Pb
concentrated hydrochloric acid
21. Plumbosolvancy implies dissolution of lead in [DCE 1999]
9. In laboratory silicon can be prepared by the reaction (a) Bases (b) Acids
[Pb. PMT 1999]
(c) Ordinary water (d) CuSO 4 sol
(a) By heating carbon in electric furnace
22. Which of the following glass is used in making wind screen of
(b) By heating potassium with potassium dichromate automobiles [AIIMS 1999; Pb. CET 2000]
(c) Silica with magnesium (a) Crook's (b) Jena
(d) None of these (c) Safety (d) Pyrex
10. Which of the following is the correct statement for red lead 23. Glass reacts with HF to produce
[AIIMS 2000] [KCET 2000; CBSE PMT PMT 2000]
(a) It is an active form of lead (a) SiF4 (b) H 2 SiF6
(b) Its molecular formula is Pb2 O 3 (c) H 2 SiO3 (d) Na 3 AlF6
 772 s and p-Block Elements
24. The type of glass used in making lenses and prisms is 37. Solid CO 2 is known as dry ice, because [Pb. CET 2000]
[JIPMER 1999]
(a) It melts at 0°C
(a) A flint glass (b) Jena glass
(b) It evaporates at 40°C
(c) Pyrex glass (d) Quartz glass
25. When carbon monoxide is passed over solid caustic soda heated to (c) It evaporates at 78C without melting
200 o C, it forms [KCET (Med.) 1999] (d) Its boiling point is more than 199°C
38. Which one of the following statements about the zeolites is false
(a) Na 2 CO 3 (b) NaHCO 3
[CBSE PMT 2004]
(c) H  COONa (d) CH 3 COONa (a) Zeolites are aluminosilicates having three dimensional network
26. Which is used to produce smoke screens [AFMC 2005] (b) Some of the SiO44 units are replaced by AlO45 and AlO69 
(a) Calcium phosphide (b) Zinc sulphide ions in zeolites
(c) Sodium carbonate (d) Zinc phosphide (c) They are used as cation exchangers
27. Sodium oxalate on heating with conc. H 2 SO 4 gives (d) They have open structure which enables them to take up small
[Roorkee 2000] molecules
(a) CO only (b) CO 2 only 39. Which of the following cuts ultraviolet rays [AFMC 2004]
(a) Soda glass (b) Crooke's glass
(c) CO and CO 2 (d) SO 2 and SO 3
(c) Pyrax (d) None of these
28. Extraction of lead by reduction methods is done by 40. In IIIA group, Tl (thalium) shows +1 oxidation state while other
[AMU 2000] members show +3 oxidation state. Why
(a) Adding more galena into reverberatory furnace [JEE Orissa 2004]
(b) Adding more lead sulphate into reverberatory furnace (a) Presence of lone pair of electron in Tl
(c) Adding more galena and coke into the reverberatory furnace (b) Inert pair effect
(d) Self reduction of oxide from sulphide present in the furnace
(c) Large ionic radius of Tl ion
29. Which gas is used in excess water [BVP 2003]
(d) None of these
(a) CO 2 (b) SO 2
41. Carbon suboxide C 3 O 2 has [DCE 2003]
(c) CO (d) Water vapours
30. The compound which does not possess a peroxide linkage is (a) Linear structure
[JIPMER 1999]
(b) Bent structure
(a) Na 2 O 2 (b) CrO5
(c) Trigonal planar structure
(c) H 2 SO 5 (d) PbO2 (d) Distorted tetrahedral structure
31. Silicon is an important constituent of [MH CET 2001] 42. Which of the following is a mixed oxide[Pb. CET 2003]
(a) Rocks (b) Amalgams (a) Fe2 O 3 (b) PbO2
(c) Chlorophyll (d) Haemoglobin (c) Pb3 O 4 (d) BaO2
32. Carborundum is
43. Noble gases are absorbed on [BVP 2004]
[AFMC 2002; MH CET 2003; BHU 2003, 05]
(a) Anhydrous CaCl 2 (b) Charcoal
(a) SiC (b) AlCl3
(c) Conc. H 2 SO 4 (d) Coconut
(c) Al2 (SO 4 )3 (d) Al2 O3 . 2 H 2 O
44. Lapis lazuli is [AFMC 2004]
33. SiF4 gets hydrolysed giving ....... [Orissa JEE 2002] (a) Ferrous sulphate (b) Copper sulphate
(a) SiO2 (b) Si(OH )2 F2 (c) Sodium alumino silicate (d) Zinc sulphate
45. Which of the following statement is correct with respect to the
(c) H 2 SiF6 (d) Si(OH )4 property of elements in the carbon family with an increase in atomic
34. Glass is a [AIEEE 2003; RPET 2003] number, their [Pb. CET 2002]
(a) Micro-crystaline solid (a) Atomic size decreases
(b) Super cooled liquid (b) Ionization energy increases
(c) Gel (c) Metallic character decreases
(d) Polymeric mixture (d) Stability of +2 oxidation state increases
46. When tin is treated with concentrated nitric acid [DCE 2004]
35. H 2 O 2 on reaction with PbS gives [RPET 2003]
(a) It is converted into stannous nitrate
(a) PbO (b) PbSO 4 (b) It is converted into stannic nitrate
(c) It is converted into metastannic acid
(c) PbO2 (d) PbHSO4
(d) It becomes passive
36. Soldiers of Napolean army while at Alps during freezing winter 47. Solder is an alloy of [Pb. CET 2003]
suffered a serious problem as regards to the tin buttons of their
uniforms. White metallic tin buttons got converted to grey powder. (a) Pb  Zn  Sn (b) Pb  Zn
This transformation is related to (c) Pb  Sn (d) Sn  Zn
[AIEEE 2004] 48. A metal used in storage batteries is
(a) A change in the partial pressure of oxygen in the air (a) Copper (b) Lead
(b) A change in the crystalline structure of tin (c) Tin (d) Nickel
(c) An interaction with nitrogen of the air at very low to 49. Name of the structure of silicates in which three oxygen atoms of
temperatures [SiO ]  are shared is
4
4
[IIT 2005]
(d) An interaction with water vapour contained in the humid air (a) Pyrosilicate
 s and p-Block Elements 773
(b) Sheet silicate 63. Which of the following has most density
(c) Linear chain silicate [CPMT 1996]
(d) Three dimensional silicate (a) Fe (b) Cu
50. Red lead is [CPMT 1972, 74, 94; MNR 1985; (c) B (d) Pb
DPMT 1982, 2002; Bihar CEE 1995; MP PET 1995] 64. Red lead in an example of a/an .... oxide
(a) Pb3 O 4 (b) PbO [JIPMER 2001]
(a) Basic (b) Super
(c) PbO2 (d) Pb4 O 3
(c) Mixed (d) Amphoteric
51. White lead is [CPMT 1983, 93, 2002; MNR 1984; 65. Which of the following lead oxides is ‘Sindhur’
MP PMT 1995; UPSEAT 1999; DCE 2000] [MP PET 2002]
(a) PbCO3 (b) PbCO3 .PbO (a) PbO (b) PbO2
(c) 2 PbCO3 . Pb(OH )2 (d) 2 PbSO 4 .PbO (c) Pb2 O3 (d) Pb3 O4
52. Lead pipes are corroded quickly by [AFMC 1981] 66. Element showing the phenomenon of allotropy is
(a) Dil. H 2 SO 4 (b) Conc. H 2 SO 4 [MP PMT 1999]
(c) Acetic acid (d) Water (a) Aluminium (b) Tin
53. In silicon dioxide [AIEEE 2005] (c) Lead (d) Copper
(a) Each silicon atom is surrounded by four oxygen atoms and 67. Which of the following element is a metalloid
each oxygen atom is bonded to two silicon atoms [CPMT 2004]
(b) Each siliocn atom is surrounded by two oxygen atoms and each (a) Bi (b) Sn
oxygen atom is bounded to two silicon atoms (c) Ge (d) C
(c) Silicon atom is bonded to two oxygen atoms
68. Which gas is liberated when Al4 C3 is hydrolysed
(d) There are double bonds between silicon and oxygen atoms
[AFMC 2005]
54. Litharge is chemically [DPMT 1984; JIPMER 2001]
(a) CH 4 (b) C2 H 2
(a) PbO (b) PbO2
(c) C2 H 6 (d) CO 2
(c) Pb3 O 4 (d) Pb(CH 3 COO)2
69. Which of the following attacks glass
55. The element of s 2 p 2 configuration is of ..... group [NCERT 1976; AFMC 2005]
(a) IV (b) III (a) HCl (b) HF
(c) V (d) II (c) HI (d) HBr
56. Which of the following compounds of elements in group IV would
you expect to be most ionic in character Nitrogen family
[NCERT 1978]
(a) CCl 4 (b) SiCl 4 1. Which of the following elements does not form stable diatomic
molecules [CBSE PMT 1989, 94]
(c) PbCl2 (d) PbCl4
(a) Iodine (b) Phosphorus
57. Which of the following compounds of lead is used in match industry
(c) Nitrogen (d) Oxygen
(a) PbO (b) PbO2
2. Producer gas is a mixture of [DPMT 1982; CPMT 1978]
(c) PbCl2 (d) None of these (a) CO and N 2 (b) CO 2 and H 2
58. Type metal is an alloy of Pb, Sb and Sn . It consists of
(c) CO and H 2 (d) CO 2 and N 2
(a) Equal amounts of the three metals
(b) More amount of lead 3. Which one of the following combines with Fe(II) ions to form a
(c) More amount of antimony brown complex
(d) More amount of tin [AIIMS 1982, 83, 87; BHU 1998; CBSE PMT 2000;
59. Which is correct oxidation state of lead [AFMC 1987] Pb. PMT 2000; AFMC 1988, 92; MP PET 1997, 2000, 01]
(a) + 2, + 4 (b) + 1, + 2 (a) N 2O (b) NO
(c) + 3, + 4 (d) + 4 (c) N 2 O3 (d) N 2 O5
60. Sugar of lead is
4. Metaphosphoric acid has the formula [CPMT 1973, 89, 93]
(a) 2 PbSO 4 .PbO (b) (CH 3 COO )2 Pb
(a) H 3 PO4 (b) HPO3
(c) PbCO3 (d) PbCO3 .Pb(OH )2
61. Which of the following compounds has peroxide linkage (c) H 2 PO3 (d) H 3 PO2
[CPMT 1988] 5. Which of the following is the most suitable drying agent for
(a) Pb2 O 3 (b) SiO 2 ammonia gas
[MP PMT 1989; CBSE PMT 1989; DPMT 1982;
(c) CO 2 (d) PbO2 CPMT 1974, 78, 91; BHU 1986, 96; 2001;
62. Percentage of lead in lead pencil is IIT (Screening) 2000]
[CBSE PMT 1999] (a) Calcium oxide
(a) Zero (b) 20 (b) Anhydrous calcium chloride
(c) 80 (d) 70
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(c) Phosporus pentoxide (c) By decomposition of P2 H 4 at 110 o C
(d) Conc. sulphuric acid
(d) By heating red phosphorus with an aqueous solution of caustic
6. Each of the following is true for white and red phosphorus except soda
that they [CBSE PMT 1989]
17. Which of the following elements is most metallic
(a) Are both soluble in CS 2 [CPMT 1983; MP PMT 1993]
(b) Can be oxidised by heating in air (a) Phosphorus (b) Arsenic
(c) Consists of same kind of atoms (c) Antimony (d) Bismuth
(d) Can be converted into one another 18. The basicity of orthophosphoric acid is [CPMT 1984, 91]
7. Which of the following is a tetrabasic acid [CPMT 1988] (a) 2 (b) 3
(a) Orthophosphorus acid (b) Orthophosphoric acid (c) 4 (d) 5
(c) Metaphosphoric acid (d) Pyrophosphoric acid
19. HNO 2 acts as [AFMC 1992]
8. Phosphine is prepared by the reaction of
[MP PET/PMT 1988] (a) Oxidising agent (b) Reducing agent
(a) P and H 2 SO 4 (b) P and NaOH (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Its solution is stable
20. Nitrogen dioxide cannot be obtained by heating
(c) P and H 2 S (d) P and HNO 3 [CPMT 1989; IIT 1985; CPMT 1993]
9. Which of the following is not known [MP PET/PMT 1988; (a) KNO 3 (b) Pb(NO 3 )2
NCERT 1982; CBSE PMT 1989; MP PET 1993]
(a) NCl 5 (b) NI 3 (c) Cu (NO 3 ) 2 (d) AgNO 3

(c) SbCl 3 (d) NCl 3 21. When heated NH 3 is passed over CuO gas evolved is
10. Chemical formula for the phosphorus molecule is [BCECE 2005]
[CPMT 1976, 80, 84, 90; BHU 1984, 86; (a) N2 (b) N 2O
NCERT 1977]
(c) HNO 3 (d) NO 2
(a) P (b) P4
22. Non-combustible hydride is [CPMT 1979]
(c) P2 (d) P5
(a) NH 3 (b) PH 3
11. White phosphorus P4  has [IIT 1998]
(c) AsH 3 (d) SbH 3
(a) Six P - P single bonds
(b) Four P - P single bonds 23. On heating a mixture of NH 4 Cl and KNO 2 we get
(c) Four lone pairs of electrons [CPMT 1972, 79; NCERT 1977]
(d) PPP angle of 60 o (a) NH 4 NO 3 (b) N2
12. Ammonium nitrate decomposes on heating into
[NCERT 1974,75; CPMT 1973, 78, 88, 94; (c) N 2O (d) NO
AMU 1984] 24. Which of the following oxide of nitrogen is the anhydride of
(a) Ammonia and nitric acid HNO 3
(b) Nitrous oxide and water [CPMT 1979,80,89,97; MP PET/PMT 1988; KCET 1991;
(c) Nitrogen, hydrogen and ozone CBSE PMT 1989, 91,99; EAMCET 1991; NCERT 1975;
(d) Nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide and hydrogen MP PET 1989; MP PMT 1994]
13. In Birkeland-Eyde process, the raw material used is (a) NO (b) N 2 O3
[CPMT 1982, 86]
(c) N 3 O4 (d) N 2 O5
(a) Air (b) NH 3
25. Phosphorus is manufactured by heating in a electric furnace a
(c) NO 2 (d) HNO 3 mixture of NCERT 1977; CPMT 1974, 78, 81, 86]
14. Among the following nitrates, Lead nitrate, Silver nitrate and (a) Bone ash and coke
Ammonium nitrate; the one that decomposes without leaving any (b) Bone ash and silica
solid residue is [NCERT 1983]
(c) Bone ash, silica and coke
(a) Lead nitrate (b) Ammonium nitrate
(d) None of these
(c) Silver nitrate (d) Sodium nitrate
26. A certain element forms a solid oxide which when dissolved in water
15. Of the different allotropes of phosphorus, the one which is most forms an acidic solution, the element is
reactive is [CPMT 1983; NCERT 1978;
[CPMT 1972, 78]
CBSE PMT 1999; Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
(a) Argon (b) Potassium
(a) Violet phosphorus (b) Scarlet phosphorus
(c) Phosphorus (d) Sulphur
(c) Red phosphorus (d) White phosphorus
27. Dissociation of H 3 PO4 occurs in following stages
16. Phosphine is generally prepared in the laboratory
[CPMT 1983, 2003] [CPMT 1976]
(a) By heating phosphorus in a current of hydrogen (a) 1 (b) 2
(b) By heating white phosphorus with aqueous solution of caustic (c) 3 (d) 4
potash 28. Nitrogen forms how many oxides
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(a) 3 (b) 4 (d) Ammonia
(c) 5 (d) 6 41. Which of the following metal produces nitrous oxide with dil.
29. The P-P-P bond angle in white phosphorus is HNO 3
[MP PET 1991] (a) Fe (b) Zn
(a) 120 o
(b) 109 28 
o (c) Cu (d) Ag
o 42. Which of the following acid exist in polymeric form
(c) 90 (d) 60 o
30. Ammonium dichromate on heating gives (a) HPO3 (b) H 4 P2 O7
[BHU 1973, 78; CBSE PMT 1993; MP PMT 1993] (c) H 3 PO4 (d) None of these
(a) Chromium oxide and ammonia
43. Superphosphate of lime is [AMU 1985]
(b) Chromic acid and nitrogen
(a) A mixture of normal calcium phosphate and gypsum
(c) Chromium oxide and nitrogen
(d) Chromic acid and ammonia (b) A mixture of primary calcium phosphate and gypsum
31. When concentrated nitric acid is heated, it decomposes to give (c)1973;Normal
[BHU CPMT calcium
1996] phosphate
(d) Soluble calcium phosphate
(a) O 2 and N 2 (b) NO
44. If phosphoric acid is allowed to react with sufficient quantity of
(c) N 2 O5 (d) NO 2 and O 2 NaOH , the product obtained is
[DPMT 1983; MP PMT 1983]
32. The element which catches fire in air at 30 o C and is stored under
water is [BHU 1973; MP PET 1989,99] (a) NaHPO3 (b) Na 2 HPO4
(a) Calcium (b) Sodium (c) NaH 2 PO4 (d) Na 3 PO4
(c) Phosphorus (d) Zinc
33. A solution of ammonia in water contains 45. White phosphorus contains
[CBSE PMT 1991] [CPMT 1978; KCET (Med.) 2000; MP PET 1990]
 (a) P5 molecules (b) P4 molecules
(a) H
(b) OH  (c) P6 molecules (d) P2 molecules
(c) Only NH 4 46. In the catalytic oxidation of ammonia an oxide is formed which is
used in the preparation of HNO 3 . This oxide is
(d) OH  , NH 4 and NH 4 OH molecules [CPMT 1984; KCET 1990; AIIMS 1996]
34. Among the members of V A group (N, P, As, Sb and Bi), which of (a) N 2 O5 (b) N 2 O4
the following properties shows an increase as we go down from
nitrogen to bismuth [CPMT 1982] (c) NO 2 (d) NO
(a) Stability of +3 oxidation state 47. Nitric acid oxidises phosphorus to
(b) Reducing character of hydrides [CPMT 1984; JIPMER 2002]
(c) Electronegativity (a) H 2 P2 O7 (b) H 3 PO3
(d) Acidic nature of the pentoxide
35. The important method for the fixation of nitrogen is (c) P2 O 5 (d) H 3 PO4
[CPMT 1985, 94]
48. Which one of the following statements is true for HNO 2
(a) Haber (b) Solvay
(c) Deacon (d) Fischer method [CPMT 1980, 84]
36. Which of the following is oxidised in air (a) It is very stable in aqueous solution
[AFMC 1987; KCET 1991] (b) It cannot act both as an oxidant and as a reductant
(a) White phosphorus (b) CH 4 (c) It cannot act as an oxidising agent
(d) It cannot act as reducing agent
(c) H 2 O (d) NaCl 49. Which oxide is alkaline [MP PET 1990]
37. A pure sample of nitrogen is prepared by heating (a) P2 O 3 (b) Bi2 O 3
(a) Calcium cyanamide (b) Barium azide
(c) Ammonium hydroxide (d) Ammonium nitrite (c) As 2 O 3 (d) B2 O3
38. Nitrous oxide 50. Which acid is formed by P2 O 3 [MP PET 1991]
(a) Is a mixed oxide
(a) H 3 PO4 (b) H 3 PO3
(b) Is an acidic oxide
(c) Is highly soluble in hot water (c) HPO3 (d) H 4 P2 O7
(d) Supports the combustion of sulphur 51. Which nitrogen trihalides is least basic
39. Which of the following represents laughing gas [IIT 1987; Kurukshetra CEE 1998; CPMT 1999]
[CPMT 1986, 89; Manipal MEE 1995;MP PMT 1990; (a) NF3 (b) NCl 3
MP PET 1995; RPMT 1999; AFMC 2002]
(a) NO (b) N 2O (c) NBr3 (d) NI 3
52. Dehydrated phosphorus trichloride in water gives
(c) NO 2 (d) N 2 O3
[MP PET 1990]
40. NO 2 is a mixed oxide is proved by the first that with NaOH , it (a) HPO3 (b) H 3 PO4
forms
(c) H 3 PO2 (d) H 3 PO3
(a) Nitrites salt
(b) Nitrates salt 53. Which is used in the manufacture of safe matchsticks
[DPMT 1982, CPMT 1974, 75]
(c) Mixture of nitrate and nitrite
(a) White phosphorus (b) Sulphur
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(c) Red phosphorus (d) Selenium 67. V-A group precipitate was dissolved in HNO 3 and treated with
54. Which oxide of nitrogen is coloured gas
[IIT 1987; Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
excess of NH 4 OH . It gives a white ppt. because of
(a) N 2O (b) NO (a) Cu (OH ) 2 (b) Cd (OH ) 2
(c) N 2 O 5 (d) NO 2 (c) Bi(OH )3 (d) Hg(OH )2
55. Which oxide do not act as a reducing agent 68. N, P, As, Sb, Bi elements belong to [DPMT 1982]
[MP PET 1990] (a) VA group (b) IVA group
(a) NO (b) NO 2 (c) VIIA group (d) VB group
(c) N 2O (d) N 2 O5 69. Which one of the following elements occur free in nature
[CPMT 1988]
56. In NH 4 NO 2 , the oxidation number of nitrogen will be (a) Nitrogen (b) Phosphorus
[MP PET 1990] (c) Arsenic (d) Antimony
(a) + 3 (b) + 5 70. Which of the following elements of group VA does not show
(c) – 3 and + 3 (d) + 3 and + 5 allotropy [CPMT 1980]
57. In which compound, the oxidation state of phosphorus is+4 (a) N (b) Bi
[MP PET 1991]
(c) P (d) As
(a) P4 O11 (b) P4 O 8 71. Which does not form complex [CPMT 1986]
(c) P4 O 6 (d) H 3 PO4 (a) N (b) P
58. In which compound, the oxidation state of nitrogen is –1 (c) As (d) Bi
[MP PMT 1989] 72. The strongest base is
(a) NO (b) N 2O [IIT 1989; CPMT 1997; MP PET 2001,03]
(c) NH 2 OH (d) N 2 H 4 (a) NH 3 (b) PH 3
59. Which of the following oxide is least acidic (c) AsH 3 (d) SbH 3
[MP PMT 1990; CBSE PMT 1996]
73. The most stable hydride is [EAMCET 1988]
(a) P4 O 6 (b) P4 O10
(a) NH 3 (b) PH 3
(c) As 4 O 6 (d) As 4 O10
(c) AsH 3 (d) SbH 3
60. The basic character of hydrides of the V-group elements decreases
in the order [CBSE PMT 1996]
74. Which has the lowest boiling point [CBSE PMT 1989]

(a) SbH 3  PH 3  AsH 3  NH 3 (a) NH 3 (b) PH 3

(b) NH 3  SbH 3  PH 3  AsH 3 (c) AsH 3 (d) SbH 3

75. Which is the most explosive [BHU 1984; Roorkee 1989;
(c) NH 3  PH 3  AsH 3  SbH 3 AIIMS 1996; MP PMT 1985, 2001]
(d) SbH 3  AsH 3  PH 3  NH 3 (a) NCl 3 (b) PCl 3
61. Which is least stable [MP PET 1989] (c) AsCl3 (d) All of these
(a) BiH3 (b) SbH 3 76. Of the following, the most acidic is [EAMCET 1980]
(c) AsH 3 (d) PH 3 (a) As 2 O 3 (b) P2 O 3
62. Which of the following is not hydrolysed [DPMT 2005] (c) Sb 2 O 3 (d) Bi2 O 3
(a) AsCl3 (b) PF3 77. Of the following, non-existent compound is
(c) (d) [NCERT 1975, 79]
SbCl 3 NF3
(a) PH 4 I (b) As 2 O 3
63. Electrolysis temperature is maximum for [MP PET 1990]
(a) AsH 3 (b) NH 3 (c) SbCl 2 (d) As 2 H 3
(c) PH 3 (d) SbH 3 78. Pure N 2 gas is obtained from [CBSE PMT 1991]
64. Which of the following is kept in water? [BCECE 2005] (a) NH 3  NaNO 2 (b) NH 4 Cl  NaNO 2
(a) White phosphorous (b) Sodium (c) N 2 O  Cu (d) (NH 4 )2 Cr2 O7
(c) Potassium (d) Calcium
65. Which of the following substances is used as a fertilizer 79. Pure nitrogen can be prepared from
[KCET 1991; AFMC 1993; AMU 1985]
(a) K 2 SO 4 . Al2 (SO 4 )3 .24 H 2 O
(a) NH 4 OH (b) Ca 3 N 2
(b) Ca(H 3 PO4 )2 H 2 O  CaSO 4
(c) NH 4 NO 2 (d) Ba(NO 3 )2
(c) NaAlO2 80. Nitrogen combines with metals to form [CPMT 1981, 93]
(d) CaC 2 (a) Nitrites (b) Nitrates
66. On adding water to BiCl3 solution in HCl , the compound (c) Nitrosyl chloride (d) Nitrides
81. Nitrogen is relatively inactive element because
produced is
[CBSE PMT 1992]
(a) Bi2 O 3 (b) Bi(OH )3
(a) Its atom has a stable electronic configuration
(c) BiOCl (d) BiOCl2 (b) It has low atomic radius
(c) Its electronegativity is fairly high
 s and p-Block Elements 777
(d) Dissociation energy of its molecule is fairly high [CPMT 1986]
 (a) Nitrous oxide (b) Nitric oxide
82. The cyanide ion, CN and N 2 are isoelectronic. But in contrast
(c) Dinitrogen trioxide (d) Nitrogen pentoxide

to CN , N 2 is chemically inert because of 95. Which of the following oxides of nitrogen is neutral
[IIT 1992] [CPMT 1988]
(a) Low bond energy (a) N 2 O5 (b) N 2 O3
(b) Absence of bond polarity
(c) N 2 O4 (d) N 2O
(c) Unsymmetrical electron distribution
(d) Presence of more number of electrons in bonding orbitals 96. Oxidation of NO in air produces [KCET 1992]
83. Which statement is not correct for nitrogen [AIIMS 1991] (a) N 2 O (b) N 2 O3
(a) It has a small size
(c) NO 2 (d) N 2 O5
(b) It does not readily react with O 2
97. The reddish brown coloured gas formed when nitric oxide is
(c) It is a typical non-metal oxidised by air is [IIT 1979]
(d) d-orbitals are available for bonding (a) N 2 O 5 (b) N 2 O 4
84. The element which is essential in nitrogen fixation is
[NCERT 1981] (c) NO 2 (d) N 2 O3
(a) Zinc (b) Copper 98. When AgNO 3 is heated strongly, the products formed are
(c) Molybdenum (d) Boron [Roorkee 1990]
85. Laughing gas is prepared by heating [EAMCET 1980]
(a) NO and NO 2 (b) NO 2 and O 2
(a) NH 4 Cl (b) (NH 4 )2 SO 4
(c) NO 2 and N 2 O (d) NO and O 2
(c) NH 4 Cl  NaNO 3 (d) NH 4 NO 3
99. Which of the nitrates on strong heating leaves the metal as the
86. Nitrogen (I) oxide is produced by [IIT 1989] residue [KCET 1990]
(a) Thermal decomposition of ammonium nitrate (a) AgNO 3 (b) Pb(NO 3 )2
(b) Disproportionation of N 2 O 4
(c) Cu (NO 3 )2 (d) Al(NO 3 )3
(c) Thermal decomposition of ammonium nitrite
(d) Interaction of hydroxyl amine and nitrous acid 100. Nitrogen dioxide [KCET 1989]
87. Which of the following is not correct for N 2 O [CPMT 1984]
(a) Dissolves in water forming nitric acid
(b) Does not dissolve in water
(a) It is called laughing gas
(c) Dissolves in water to form nitrous acid and gives off oxygen
(b) It is nitrous oxide
(d) Dissolves in water to form a mixture of nitrous and nitric acids
(c) It is not a linear molecule
101. Concentrated nitric acid oxidises cane sugar to
(d) It is least reactive in all oxides of nitrogen
[CBSE PMT 1991]
88. Which of the following oxides of nitrogen is the anhydride of nitrous
acid [NCERT 1975; AIIMS 1991] (a) CO 2 and H 2 O (b) CO and H 2 O
(a) NO (b) N 2 O 3 (c) CO , CO 2 and H 2 O (d) Oxalic acid and water
(c) N 2 O 4 (d) N 2 O 5
102. A mixture of ammonia and air at about 800 o C in the presence of
89. Which of the following is a true acidic anhydride Pt gauze forms [Pb. CET 1989]
[NCERT 1977]
(a) N 2O (b) NO
(a) CO (b) NO
(c) ClO2 (d) N 2 O5 (c) NH 2 OH (d) N 2 O3
90. On strongly heating Pb(NO 3 )2 crystals, the gas formed is 103. Which of the following acid possesses oxidising, reducing and
[NCERT 1980; CPMT 1997] complex forming properties [MNR 1985]
(a) NO 2 (b) O2 (a) HNO 3 (b) H 2 SO 4

(c) NO 2  O 2 (d) NO (c) HCl (d) HNO 2

91. Nitrogen dioxide is released by heating [AFMC 1992] 104. Nitrogen is essential constituent of all [MP PMT 1990]
(a) Pb(NO 3 )2 (b) KNO 3 (a) Proteins (b) Fats
(c) Proteins and fats (d) None of these
(c) NaNO 2 (d) NaNO 3 105. Ammonia gas can be collected by the displacement of
92. Nitric oxide is prepared by the action of HNO 3 on [NCERT 1989, 90]

[AFMC 1990] (a) Conc. H 2 SO 4 (b) Brine

(a) Fe (b) Cu (c) Water (d) Mercury
(c) Zn (d) Sn 106. The chemical used for cooling in refrigeration is
[CPMT 1981, 88]
93. When lightning flash is produced, which gas may form
[EAMCET 1992; AFMC 1989] (a) CO 2 (b) NH 4 OH
(a) Nitrous oxide (b) Nitrogen dioxide (c) NH 4 Cl (d) Liquid NH 3
(c) Dinitrogen pentoxide (d) Nitric oxide
107. A hydride of nitrogen which is acidic is
94. Of the following, which has three electron bond in its structure
[NCERT 1978, 80; CPMT 1980; BHU 1986]
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(a) NH 3 (b) N2H4 (b) Red P is heated with NaOH
(c) N2H2 (d) N3H (c) Ca 3 P2 reacts with water
(d) Phosphorus trioxide is boiled with water
108. PCl5 exists but NCl 5 does not because
119. PH 4 I  NaOH forms [CBSE PMT 1991]
[EAMCET 1977, 82]
(a) Nitrogen has no vacant orbitals (a) PH 3 (b) NH 3
(b) NCl 5 is unstable (c) P4 O 6 (d) P4 O10
(c) Nitrogen atom is much smaller 120. Phosphine is produced by adding water to [KCET 1991]
(d) Nitrogen is highly inert (a) CaC 2 (b) HPO3
109. Phosphide ion has the electronic structure similar to that of
(c) Ca 3 P2 (d) P4 O10
[CPMT 1988]
(a) Nitride ion (b) Fluoride ion 121. When aluminium phosphide is treated with dil. sulphuric acid
[KCET 1989]
(c) Sodium ion (d) Chloride ion
110. Which of the following phosphorus is most stable (a) SO 2 is liberated (b) PH 3 is evolved
[AFMC 1992] (c) H 2 S is evolved (d) H 2 is evolved
(a) Red (b) White 122. With reference to protonic acids, which of the following statements
(c) Black (d) All stable is correct [CPMT 1990]
111. Red phosphorus can be obtained from white phosphorus by (a) PH 3 is more basic than NH 3
[KCET 1989]
(a) Heating it with a catalyst in an inert atmosphere (b) PH 3 is less basic than NH 3
(b) Distilling it in an inert atmosphere (c) PH 3 is equally basic as NH 3
(c) Dissolving it in carbon disulphide and crystallizing
(d) PH 3 is amphoteric while NH 3 is basic
(d) Melting it and pouring the liquid into water
112. Bones glow in the dark because [EAMCET 1980] 123. One of the acid listed below is formed from P2 O 3 and the rest are
(a) They contain shining material formed from P2 O 5 . The acid formed from phosphorus (III) oxide is
(b) They contain red phosphorus (a) (b)
HPO3 H 4 P2 O7
(c) White phosphorus undergoes slow combustion in contact with
air (c) H 3 PO4 (d) H 3 PO3
(d) White phosphorus changes into red form 124. P2 O 5 is heated with water to give
113. Which of the following properties of white phosphorus are shared [CBSE PMT 1991; DPMT 2000]
by red phosphorus [NCERT 1973, 74]
(a) Hypophosphorus acid (b) Orthophosphorus acid
(a) It shows phosphorescenes in air (c) Hypophosphoric acid (d) Orthophosphoric acid
(b) It reacts with hot aqueous NaOH to give phosphine 125. Hypophosphorus acid is [NCERT 1977; MP PMT 1992]
(c) It dissolves in carbon disulphide (a) A tribasic acid (b) A dibasic acid
(d) It burns when heated in air (c) A monobasic acid (d) Not acidic at all
114. Mixture used for the tips of match stick is [DPMT 1984] 126. PCl 3 reacts with water to form
(a) S  K [KCET 1990; CBSE PMT 1991; CPMT 2003]
(b) Sb 2 S 3 (a) PH 3 (b) H 3 PO3 , HCl
(c) K 2 Cr2 O7  S  red P (c) POCl3 (d) H 3 PO4
(d) K 2 Cr2 O7  K  S 127. H 3 PO3 is
115. In modern process phosphorus is manufactured by [CPMT 1977, 79, 94; NCERT 1981; MP PMT 1980]
[CPMT 1974, 78, 81] (a) A tribasic acid (b) A dibasic acid
(a) Heating a mixture of phosphorite mineral with sand and coke
(c) Neutral (d) A monobasic acid
in electric furnace
(b) Heating calcium phosphate with coke 128. Oxidation state of + 1 for phosphorus is found in
(c) Heating bone ash with coke [MP PMT 1991; MP PET 2001]
(d) Heating the phosphate mineral with sand (a) H 3 PO3 (b) H 3 PO4
116. White phosphorus when boiled with strong solution of caustic soda (c) H 3 PO2 (d) H 4 P2 O7
produces [CPMT 1989,03]
(a) Phosphine (b) Phosphoric acid 129. Which is not an acid salt [MNR 1989]
(c) Phosphorus acid (d) No reaction (a) NaH 2 PO3 (b) NaH 2 PO2
117. White phosphorus reacts with caustic soda. The products are PH 3 (c) Na 3 HP2 O 6 (d) Na 4 P2 O7
and NaH 2 PO2 . This reaction is an example of
130. By the action of hot conc. H 2 SO 4 , phosphorus changes to
[IIT 1980; KCET 1993]
[Roorkee 1992]
(a) Oxidation (b) Reduction
(c) Oxidation and reduction (d) Neutralisation (a) Phosphorus acid
118. Phosphine is not obtained by the reaction [MP PMT 1989] (b) Orthophosphoric acid
(c) Metaphosphoric acid
(a) White P is heated with NaOH
(d) Pyrophosphoric acid
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131. Cyanamide process is used in the formation of 1/ 2 1/ 2  2/3 2/3
..... .....
[BHU 1995] (a) O N O (b) O N O

...
(a) N2 (b) HNO 3
O 1/2 O 2 / 3
(c) NH 3 (d) PH 3
1/ 3 1/3 2 / 3  2 /3
132. The number of hydroxyl group in pyrophosphoric acid is (c) O ..... N ..... O (d) O ..... N ..... O

...
...
[KCET 1993]
(a) 3 (b) 4 O 1/3 O 2 / 3
(c) 5 (d) 7 143. Blasting of TNT is done by mixing [AFMC 1993]
133. There is very little difference in acid strength in the series
H 3 PO4 , H 3 PO3 , and H 3 PO2 because [KCET 1990]
(a) NH 4 Cl (b) NH 4 NO 3
(a) Phosphorus in these acids exists in different oxidation states (c) NH 4 NO 2 (d) (NH 4 )2 SO 4
(b) The hydrogen in these acids are not all bounded to the 144. Sodium hydroxide solution reacts with phosphorus to give
phosphorus phosphine. To bring about this reaction, we need
(c) Phosphorus is not a highly electronegative element [KCET 1989]
(d) Phosphorus oxides are less basic
(a) White phosphorus and dil. NaOH
134. BiCl3 on hydrolysis forms a white precipitate of
(b) White phosphorus and conc. NaOH
[CPMT 1988]
(a) Bismuthio acid (c) Red phosphorus and dil. NaOH
(b) Bismuth oxychloride (d) Red phosphorus and conc. NaOH
(c) Bismuth pentachloride 145. Which of the following exhibits highest solubility in water
(d) Bismuth hydroxide [MP PET 1994]
135. At high temperature nitrogen combines with calcium carbide (a) NH 3 (b) PH 3
(CaC 2 ) to give
(c) AsH3 (d) SbH 3
[DPMT 1981, 85; AFMC 1998; MP PET 2000]
(a) Calcium cyanide (b) Calcium cyanamide 146. Which of the following has highest boiling point
(c) Calcium carbonate (d) Calcium nitride [MP PET 1994]
136. Calcium cyanamide on treatment with steam under pressure gives (a) NH 3 (b) PH 3
ammonia and [EAMCET 1984, 88; CPMT 1986]
(c) AsH 3 (d) SbH 3
(a) Calcium carbonate (b) Calcium hydroxide
147. In the following reaction
(c) Calcium oxide (d) Calcium bicarbonate
137. Which one has the highest percentage of nitrogen P4  3 NaOH  3 H 2O  PH3  3 NaH 2 PO2 [MP PMT 1994]
[KCET 1991; CBSE PMT 1993; (a) Phosphorus is oxidised
AIIMS 1996, MP PET 2001; RPET 2003] (b) Phosphorus is oxidised and reduced
(a) Urea (b) Ammonium sulphate (c) Phosphorus is reduced
(c) Ammonium nitrate (d) Calcium nitrate (d) Sodium is oxidised
138. Superphosphate of lime contains [CPMT 1984] 148. HNO 3 in aqueous solution yields [AMU 2000]
(a) Ca 3 (PO4 )2 (b) CaHPO4 
(a) NO 3 and H (b) NO 3 and H 3 O 

(c) Ca 3 (PO4 )2  H 3 PO4 (d) Ca(H 2 PO4 )2

(c) NO 2 and OH  (d) N 2 O5 and H 2 O
139. Thomas slag is [CPMT 1988]
149. The oxyacid of phosphorus, in which phosphorus has the lowest
(a) Ca 3 (PO4 )2 (b) MnSiO3 oxidation state, is [KCET (Med.) 2001]

(c) CaSiO3 (d) FeSiO3 (a) Hypophosphorus acid (b) Orthophosphoric acid
(c) Pyrophosphoric acid (d) Metaphosphoric acid
140. When equal weights of the two fertilizers, urea and ammonium 150. Superphosphate is a mixture of [KCET (Med.) 2001]
sulphate are taken, urea contains [KCET 1989]
(a) Less nitrogen than ammonium sulphate (a) Ca(H 2 PO4 )2 H 2 O  CaCl 2 . 2 H 2 O
(b) As much nitrogen as ammonium sulphate (b) Ca 3 (PO4 )2 . H 2 O  CaCl 2 . 2 H 2 O
(c) Twice the amount of nitrogen present in ammonium sulphate
(c) Ca 3 (PO4 )2 . H 2 O  2CaSO 4 . 2 H 2 O
(d) More than twice the amount of nitrogen present in ammonium
sulphate (d) Ca(H 2 PO4 )2 . H 2 O  2CaSO 4 . 2 H 2 O
141. Which statement is wrong for NO [DPMT 2005] 151. Solid PCl5 exits as [JIPMER 2002]
(a) It is anhydride of nitrous acid
(a) PCl5 (b) PCl4
(b) Its dipole moment in 0.22 D
(c) It forms dimer (c) PCl6 (d) PCl4 and PCl6
(d) it is paramagnetic
152. In the reaction, P2 O5  3CaO  Ca 3 (PO4 )2 ; P2 O5 acts as......
142. The resonance hybrid of nitrate ion is [AFMC 2002]
(a) Acidic flux (b) Basic flux
..... .....
(c) Basic impurity (d) Acidic impurity
...
 780 s and p-Block Elements
153. Atoms in a P4 molecule of white phosphorus are arranged (d) CrO42 is oxidized to 7 state of Cr
regularly in space in which of the following way 163. The pentavalence in phosphorus is more stable as compared to that
[Kerala (Engg.) 2002] of nitrogen even though they belong to the same group. It is due to
(a) At the corners of tetrahedron (a) Inert nature of nitrogen
(b) At the corners of a cube (b) Reactivity of phosphorus
(c) At the corners of a four membered ring (c) Larger size of phosphorus atom
(d) At the centre and corners of an equilateral triangle (d) Dissimilar electronic configuration
164. A neutral fertilizer among the following compounds is
154. The most common minerals of phosphorus are [KCET 2002]
[Kerala (Med.) 2002] (a) Urea
(a) Hydroxy apatite and kernite (b) Ammonium nitrate
(b) Colemanite and fluoraptite (c) Ammonium sulphate
(c) Borax and fluoraptite (d) Calcium ammonium nitrate
(d) Hydroxy apatite and colemanite 165. Which is true with regard to the properties of PH 3
(e) Hydroxy apatite and fluorapatile [BHU 2000]
155. The three important oxidation states of phosphorus are (a) PH 3 is not much stable
[Kerala (Med.) 2002]
(b) PH 3 is neutral towards litmus
(a) 3,  3 and 5 (b) 3,  3 and 5
(c) PH 3 has fishy smell
(c) 3,  4 and 4 (d) 3,  3 and 4
(d) PH 3 is insoluble in water
156. In case of nitrogen, NCl 3 is possible but not NCl 5 while in case
166. Nitrogen is obtained when NaNO 2 reacts with
of phosphorous, PCl3 as well as PCl5 are possible. It is due to [AIEEE 2002]
[UPSEAT 2003]
(a) Availability of vacant d-orbital in P but not in N (a) NH 4 Cl (b) NH 4 NO 3
(b) Lower electronegativity of P than N
(c) Lower tendency of H bond formation in P than N (c) (NH 4 )2 CO 3 (d) NH 4 OH
(d) Occurrence of P in solid while N in gaseous state at room 167. N 2 combines with metal to form [JIPMER 2000]
temperature
157. When ammonia is passed over heated copper oxide, the metallic (a) Nitride (b) Nitrate
copper is obtained. the reaction shows that ammonia is (c) Nitrite
[MP PET 2002] (d) Nitrosyl chloride
(a) A dehydrating agent (b) An oxidising agent 168. The number of P  O  P bridges in the structure of phosphorous
(c) A reducing agent (d) A nitrating agent pentoxide and phosphorous trioxide are respectively [AIIMS 2005]
158. Urea is preferred to ammonium sulphate as a nitrogeneous fertilizer (a) 6, 6 (b) 5, 5
because [KCET 2003] (c) 5, 6 (d) 6, 5
(a) It is more soluble in water 169. Sodium pyrophosphate is [CPMT 2003]
(b) It is cheaper than ammonium sulphate (a) Na 2 P2 O7 (b) Na 4 P2 O7
(c) It is quite stable
(d) It does not cause acidity in the soil (c) NaPO4 (d) Na 2 PO2
159. Liquid ammonia is used for refrigeration because 170. Which of the following is solid in nature
[MP PET 2002] [UPSEAT 2003; AFMC 2004]
(a) It has a high dipole moment (a) NO (b) N 2O
(b) It has a high heat of vapourisation
(c) It is basic (c) N 2 O3 (d) N 2 O5
(d) It is a stable compound 171. Which of the following is a cyclic phosphate
160. Action of concentrated nitric acid (HNO 3 ) on metallic tin [KCET 1996]
produces [BHU 2002] (a) H 5 P3 O10 (b) H 6 P4 O13
(a) Stannic nitrate (b) Stannous nitrate
(c) H 5 P5 O15 (d) H 7 P5 O16
(c) Stannous nitrite (d) Meta stannic acid
161. How can you synthesize nitric oxide in the laboratory 172. The reaction, which forms nitric oxide, is
[Orissa JEE 2003] [KCET (Med.) 2001]
(a) Zinc with cold and dilute HNO 3 (a) C and N 2 O (b) Cu and N 2 O
(b) Zinc with concentrated HNO 3 (c) Na and NH 3 (d) Cu and HNO 3
(c) Copper with cold and dilute HNO 3 173. Which one of the following can be used as an anaesthetic
(d) Heating NH 4 NO 3 [EAMCET 1998]
162. What would happen when a solution of potassium chromate is (a) N 2O (b) NO
treated with an excess of dilute nitric acid [AIEEE 2003]
(c) NCl 3 (d) NO 2
(a) Cr 3  and Cr2 O72  are formed
174. Solution of sodium metal in liquid ammonia is strongly reducing due
(b) Cr2 O72  and H 2 O are formed to the presence in the solution of the following
[KCET 2000; MP PMT 2001]
(c) CrO42 is reduced to 3 state of Cr
(a) Sodium hydride (b) Sodium amide
 s and p-Block Elements 781
(c) Sodium atoms (d) Solvated electrons (a) CO 2 (b) H2
175. What may be expected to happen when phosphine gas is mixed with
(c) NO 2 (d) NH 3
chlorine gas [AIEEE 2003]
(a) The mixture only cools down 188. Ammonia is dried over [CPMT 2002; JIPMER 2002]
(a) Quick lime (b) Slaked lime
(b) PCl3 and HCl are formed and the mixture warms up
(c) Anhy. CaCl 2 (d) None of these
(c) PCl5 and HCl are formed and the mixture cools down
189. Which of the following compounds is sparingly soluble in ammonia
(d) PH3 . Cl 2 is formed with warming up (a) AgI (b) AgBr
176. P4 O10 is not used with to dry NH 3 gas because (c) AgCl (d) CuCl 2
[KCET 2001] 190. The carbonate which does not leave a residue on heating is
(a) [JIPMER 1999; DCE 1999]
P4 O10 is basic and NH 3 is acidic
(a) Na 2 CO 3 (b) Ag 2 CO 3
(b) P4 O10 is acidic and NH 3 is basic
(c) CuCO 3 (d) (NH 4 )2 CO 3
(c) P4 O10 is not a drying agent 191. Which of the following has the highest dipole moment
(d) P4 O10 reacts with moisture in NH 3 [CBSE PMT 1997]
(a) NH 3 (b) PH 3
177. When ammonia reacts with sodium hypochlorite, product containing
nitrogen is [AFMC 2000] (c) SbH 3 (d) AsH 3
(a) N 2 (b) N 2 O 192. The structural formula of hypophosphorus acid is
(c) NH 2 OH (d) H 2 N . NH 2 [CBSE PMT 1997; AIIMS 2001; BCECE 2005; Pb. CET 2002]
O O
178. P2 O5 is used extensively as a [BVP 2003] || |
(a) Reducing agent (b) Oxidising agent (a) P (b) P
H | OH H | OH
(c) Dehydrating agent (d) Preservative H OH
179. Inertness of N 2 gas is due to [DCE 2000; MP PET 2001]
O O
(a) No vacant d-orbital || ||
(b) High dissociation energy (c) P (d) P
(c) High electronegativity H | OH OH | OOH
H OH
(d) None
180. Which show maximum valency [CPMT 2003] 193. Repeated use of which of the following fertilizers would increase the
(a) Phosphorus (b) Tin acidity of the soil [CBSE PMT 1998]
(c) Antimony (d) Bismuth (a) Urea (b) Potassium nitrate
181. Which is used in the Haber process for the manufacture of NH 3 (c) Ammonium sulphate
[MH CET 2001] (d) Superphosphate of lime
194. Aqua-regia is [Orissa JEE 2005]
(a) Pt (b) Fe  Mo
(a) 1 : 3 conc. HNO 3 and conc. HCl
(c) CuO (d) Al2 O3
182. On adding excess of ammonium hydroxide to a copper chloride (b) 1 : 2 conc. HNO 3 and conc. HCl
solution. [MH CET 1999] (c) 3 : 1 conc. HNO 3 and conc. HCl
(a) A deep blue solution is obtained
(d) 2 : 1 conc. HNO 3 and conc. HCl
(b) No change is observed
(c) Blue precipitate of copper hydroxide is obtained 195. Which oxide of nitrogen is obtained on heating ammonium nitrate
(d) Black precipitate of copper oxide is obtained at 250 o C [AIIMS 1999]
183. The product obtained by heating (NH 4 )2 SO 4 and KCNO is (a) Nitric oxide (b) Nitrous oxide
[DPMT 2000] (c) Nitrogen dioxide (d) Dinitrogen oxide
(a) Hydrocyanic acid (b) Ammonia 196. The oxidation number of phosphorus vary from
(c) Ammonium cyanide (d) Urea [Kurukshetra CEE 1998; DCE 2001]
184. (a) 2000]
The number of P  O  P bonds in cyclic metaphosphoric acid is[IIT-JEE (Screening) –1 to +3 (b) –3 to +3
(a) Zero (b) Two (c) –3 to +5 (d) –5 to +1
197. Inorganic graphite is [KCET 2003]
(c) Three (d) Four
(a) B3 N 3 H 6 (b) B3 N 3
185. When HNO 3 is dropped into the palm and washed with water, it
turns into yellow. It shows the presence of (c) SiC (d) Fe(CO )5
[CPMT 1997] 198. Conc. HNO 3 can be stored in container of [MH CET 2001]
(a) NO 2 (b) N 2 O (a) Al (b) Sn
(c) NO (d) N 2 O 5 (c) Cu (d) Zn
199. Which of the following compounds does not exist
186. Which of the following is nitrogenous fertilizers
[JIPMER 1997]
[CPMT 1999]
(a) SbCl 3 (b) BiCl5
(a) Bone meal (b) Thomas meal
(c) Nitro phosphate (d) Ammonium sulphate (c) SbCl 5 (d) AsCl5
187. Which compound is related to Haber's process 200. The formula of an oxyacid of phosphorus is H 3 PO4 . It is a
[RPET 1999]
 782 s and p-Block Elements
[MP PMT 1996; CPMT 1999; J & K CET 2005] [IIT-JEE 1999]
(a) Dibasic acid (b) Monobasic acid (a) B  P  As  Bi (b) B  P  As  Bi
(c) Tribasic acid (d) Tetrabasic acid (c) B  P  As  Bi (d) B  P  As  Bi
201. Which salt can be classified as an acid salt [CPMT 1993] 215. Ammonia on reaction with hypochlorite anion, can form
(a) Na 2 SO 4 (b) BiOCl [IIT-JEE 1999]
(a) NO (b) NH 4 Cl
(c) Pb(OH )Cl (d) Na 2 HPO4
(c) N 2 H 4 (d) HNO 2
202. In NH 3 and PH 3 , the common is [AFMC 1995]
216. Orthophosphoric acid represents the molaysis condition due to [
(a) Odour (b) Combustibility (a) Hydrogen bonding
(c) Basic nature (d) None of these (b) Phosphorous group
203. Which one of the following hydrides is least stable (c) Maximum oxygen group
(a) AsH 3 (b) SbH 3 (d) Tribasicity
(c) NH 3 (d) PH 3 217. Which of the following elements forms a strongly acidic oxide
(a) P (b) As
204. Which element from V group, gives most basic compound with
hydrogen [MP PMT 1995] (c) Sb (d) Bi
(a) Nitrogen (b) Bismuth 218. In group V-A of the periodic table nitrogen forms only a trihalide
but other elements form pentahalides also. The reason is
(c) Arsenic (d) Phosphorus
(a) Nitrogen has less affinity towards halogens
205. The acid which forms two series of salts is [KCET 1996]
(b) Nitrogen halides are covalent
(a) H 3 PO4 (b) H 3 PO3
(c) Nitrogen undergoes d 2 sp 3 hybridization
(c) H 3 BO 3 (d) H 3 PO2 (d) Nitrogen does not have d-orbitals
206. Which gas is obtained when urea is heated with HNO 2 219. In the nitrogen family the H  M  H bond angle in the hydrides
[CPMT 1996] MH 3 gradually becomes closer to 90 o on going from N to Sb.
(a) N2 (b) H2 This shows that gradually
[MP PET/PMT 1998; MP PMT 2000]
(c) O2 (d) NH 3 (a) The basic strength of hydrides increases
207. Atomic number of N is 7. The atomic number of IIIrd member of (b) Almost pure p-orbitals are used for M  H bonding
nitrogen family is [CPMT 1996] (c) The bond energies of M  H bond increase
(a) 23 (b) 15 (d) The bond pairs of electrons become nearer to the central atom
(c) 33 (d) 43
220. An element (X) forms compounds of the formula XCl 3 , X 2 O 5
208. Which of the following have least covalent P  H bond
[CPMT 1996]
and Ca 3 X 2 , but does not form XCl 5 , which of the following is
(a) PH3 (b) P2 H 6 the element X [MP PET 1997]
(a) B (b) Al
(c) P2 H 5 (d) PH 6 (c) N (d) P
209. Sides of match box have coating of [BHU 1995] 221. Which of the following tendencies remains unchanged on going
(a) Potassium chlorate, red lead down in the nitrogen family (Group-VA) ?
(b) Potassium chlorate, antimony sulphide [MP PMT 1997]
(c) Antimony sulphide, red phosphorus (a) Highest oxidation state
(d) Antimony sulphide, red lead (b) Non-metallic character
210. Which of the following compound is tribasic acid (c) Stability of hydrides
[AIIMS 2002] (d) Physical state
222. Which of the following oxy acids of phosphorus is a reducing agent
(a) H 3 PO2 (b) H 3 PO3 and monobasic [DCE 2004]
(c) H 3 PO4 (d) H 4 P2 O7 (a) H 3 PO2 (b) H 3 PO3
211. Which of the following is manufactured from the molecular nitrogen (c) H 3 PO4 (d) H 4 P2O6
by bacteria [MP PET 1999]
223. Bone black is a polymorphic form of [DCE 2003]
(a) NO 3 (b) NO 2 (a) Phosphorus (b) Sulphur
(c) Amino acids (d) Ammonia (c) Carbon (d) Nitrogen
212. One mole of calcium phosphide on reaction with excess water gives 224. Nitrous[IIT-JEE
oxide is1999]
known as [AFMC 2004]
(a) One mole of phosphine (a) Breathing gas (b) Laughing gas
(b) Two moles of phosphoric acid (c) exercising gas (d) Laboratory gas
(c) Two moles of phosphine 225. When lead nitrate is heated, it gives [MH CET 2003]
(d) One mole of phosphorous pentoxide (a) NO 2 (b) NO
213. On heating ammonium dichromate, the gas evolved is
[IIT-JEE 1999] (c) N 2 O5 (d) N 2O
(a) Oxygen (b) Ammonia 226. Which element exist as a solid at 25°C and 1 atmospheric pressure
(c) Nitrous oxide (d) Nitrogen among the following [DCE 2003]
214. In compounds of type ECl 3 , where E  B, P, As or Bi , the (a) Br (b) Cl
(c) Hg (d) P
angles Cl  E  Cl for different E are in the order
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227. In the reaction HNO3  P4 O10  4 HPO3  x , the product x is (a) NO (b) NO 2
[MH CET 2003; DPMT 2004] (c) N 2 O5 (d) N 2O
(a) N 2 O3 (b) N 2 O5
240. Oxidation number of As in H 2 AsO4 is [CPMT 2001]
(c) NO 2 (d) H 2O
(a) 6 (b) 7
228. The number of hydrogen atom (s) attached to phosphorus atom in
hypophosphorous acid is [AIEEE 2005]
(c) 5 (d) 9
(a) Zero (b) Two 241. When plants and amimals decay, the organic nitrogen is converted
into inorganic nitrogen. The inorganic nitrogen is in the form of[KCET 2005]
(c) One (d) Three
(a) Ammonia (b) Elements of nitrogen
229. Which blue liquid is obtained on reacting equimolar amounts of two
gases at 30C [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2005]
(c) Nitrates (d) Nitrides
(a) N 2 O (b) N 2 O3
(c) N 2 O4 (d) N 2 O5 Oxygen family
230. Which is the most thermodynamically stable allotropic form of
phosphorus [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2005]
1. Which element is found in free state
[CPMT 1972, 81, 91; DPMT 1986]
(a) Red (b) White
(c) Black (d) Yellow (a) Iodine (b) Sulphur
(c) Phosphorus (d) Magnesium
231. (NH 4 )2 Cr2 O7 on heating liberates a gas. The same gas will be
2. Which of the elements listed below occurs in allotropic forms
obtained by [IIT JEE (Screening) 2004; BVP 2004]
[CPMT 1972]
(a) Heating NH 4 NO 2 (a) Iodine (b) Copper
(b) Heating NH 4 NO 3 (c) Sulphur (d) Silver
(c) Treating H 2 O2 with NaNO 2 3. Which forms new compound in air [AFMC 1987]
(a) H 2 O in air (b) O 2 in air
(d) Treating Mg3 N 2 with H 2 O
(c) N 2 in air (d) Phosphorus in air
232. The element which forms oxides in all oxidation states  I to  V
is [AIIMS 2004] 4. Which of the following after burning at room temperature gives
(a) N (b) P gaseous oxide
(c) As (d) Sb [NCERT 1973; CPMT 1981; DPMT 1982; JIPMER 2001]
233. The boiling points of the following hydrides follow the order of (a) H (b) Na
[DPMT 2004] (c) S (d) He
(a) NH 3  AsH3  PH3  SbH 3 5. Sulphur molecule is converted into sulphur ion, when it
[DPMT 1980]
(b) SbH 3  AsH3  PH3  NH 3
(a) Gains two electrons (b) Loses two electrons
(c) SbH 3  NH 3  AsH3  PH3 (c) Gains two protons (d) Shares two electrons
(d) NH 3  PH3  AsH3  SbH 3 6. The element which liberates oxygen gas from water is
[MP PMT 1993]
234. Which of the following halides is most acidic
(a) P (b) Na
[MP PMT 2004]
(c) F (d) I
(a) PCl3 (b) BiCl3
7. The highest catenation ability is shown by
(c) SbCl 3 (d) CCl 4 [AIIMS 1983; MP PET 1993; CPMT 1997]
(a) Oxygen (b) Sulphur
235. In the electrothermal process, the compound displaced by silica from
calcium phosphate is [KCET 2004]
(c) Selenium (d) Tellurium
8. Ozone belongs to which group of the periodic table
(a) Calcium (b) Phosphine (a) V group (b) VI group
(c) Phosphorus (d) Phosphorus pentoxide (c) VII group (d) None of these
236. Which of the following compound show sublimation 9. The number of unpaired electrons in the p-subshell of oxygen atom
[AFMC 1995; Pb. CET 2000] is [Kurukshetra CEE 1991]
(a) NH 4 Cl (b) CaCO 3 (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
(c) BaSO4 (d) CaHPO3 10. Most abundant element on earth is [MP PET/PMT 1988]
237. Number of P  O bonds in P4 O10 is [DCE 2002] (a) O (b) S
(c) Se (d) Te
(a) 17 (b) 16
11. Which of the following is most electronegative [BHU 1978]
(c) 15 (d) 6
(a) O (b) S
238. Most acidic oxide is [Pb. CET 2004]
(c) Te (d) Se
(a) Na 2 O (b) ZnO 12. The ability of a substance to assume two or more crystalline
structures is called [CBSE PMT 1989]
(c) MgO (d) P2 O5
(a) Isomerism (b) Polymorphism
239. Which of the following is a mixed anhydride (c) Isomorphism (d) Amorphism
[Pb. CET 2003]
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13. SO 2 is obtained when [Roorkee 1995] [AIIMS 1992]
(a) Ozone is formed in the upper atmosphere by a photochemical
(a) Oxygen reacts with dilute sulphuric acid reaction involving dioxygen
(b) Hydrolysis of dilute H 2 SO 4 (b) Ozone is more reactive than oxygen
(c) Concentrated H 2 SO 4 reacts with Na 2 SO 3 (c) Ozone is diamagnetic whereas dioxygen is paramagnetic
(d) All of these (d) Ozone protects the earth's inhabitants by absorbing 
14. Which shows polymorphism [BHU 1982; MP PMT 1985] radiations
(a) O (b) S 27. Which one of the following property is not correct for ozone
[CPMT 1984]
(c) Se (d) All the above
(a) It oxidises lead sulphide
15. Bond angle is minimum for [DPMT 1990]
(b) It oxidises potassium iodide
(a) H 2 O (b) H 2 S (c) It oxidises mercury
(c) H 2 Se (d) H 2 Te (d) It cannot act as bleaching agent
16. Oxygen was discovered by [BHU 1987] 28. Ozone with KI solution produces [CPMT 1987]
(a) Priestley (b) Boyle (a) Cl 2 (b) I2
(c) Scheele (d) Cavandish
17. The compound which gives off oxygen on moderate heating is (c) HI (d)
IO3
[IIT-JEE 1986; MP PMT 1991; MADT Bihar 1995] 29. The gases respectively absorbed by alkaline pyrogallol and oil of
(a) Cupric oxide cinnamon is [CBSE PMT 1989]
(b) Mercuric oxide (a) O 3, CH 4 (b) O 2 , O 3
(c) Zinc oxide
(d) Aluminium oxide (c) SO 2 , CH 4 (d) N 2 O, O 3
18. It is possible to obtain oxygen from air by fractional distillation 30. Ozone turns trimethyl paper [CPMT 1989]
because [CBSE PMT 1989] (a) Green (b) Violet
(a) Oxygen is in a different group of the periodic table from (c) Red (d) Black
nitrogen
31. No. of atoms in one molecule of sulphur is
(b) Oxygen is more reactive than nitrogen
[AFMC 1987, 91; AMU 1985]
(c) Oxygen has higher b.p. than nitrogen
(a) 8 (b) 4
(d) Oxygen has a lower density than nitrogen
(c) 3 (d) None of these
19. Oxygen is denser than air so it is collected over
[CPMT 1980; MP PET 1999] 32. When H 2 S is passed through acidified KMnO 4 , we get
(a) H 2 O (b) Ethanol [CPMT 1979, 91; MP PMT 1987]
(c) Mercury (d) Kerosene oil (a) K 2 SO 3 (b) MnO 2
20. Oxygen molecule exhibits (c) KHSO 3 (d) Sulphur
[CPMT 1991, 99, 2002; AIIMS 1983; BHU 1986;
NCERT 1980, 81; MP PMT 1985, 92; AFMC 2004] 33. Copper turnings when heated with concentrated sulphuric acid will
(a) Paramagnetism (b) Diamagnetism give [AFMC 1987; BHU 1999; CBSE PMT 2000]
(c) Ferromagnetism (d) Ferrimagnetism (a) SO 2 (b) SO 3
21. When oxygen is passed through a solution of Na 2 SO 3 we get [CPMT
(c) 1979]
H2S (d) O 2
(a) Na 2 SO 4 (b) Na 2 S 34. Which of the following is used to absorb sulphur dioxide
(c) NaHSO 4 (d) NaH [EAMCET 1980]

22. Oxygen does not react with [CBSE PMT 1989]

(a) Conc. H 2 SO 4 (b) KOH solution
(a) P (b) Na (c) Water (d) Anhydrous CaCl 2
(c) S (d) Cl 35. Which compound acts as an oxidising as well as reducing agent
23. The formula of ozone is O 3 , it is (a) SO 2 (b) MnO 2
[CPMT 1989, 91; Manipal MEE 1995; RPET 1999, 2000]
(c) Al 2 O 3 (d) CrO3
(a) An allotrope of oxygen (b) Compound of oxygen
(c) Isotope of oxygen (d) None of these 36. A solution of sulphur dioxide in water reacts with H2S
24. Ozone is obtained from oxygen [CPMT 1982] precipitating sulphur. Here sulphur dioxide acts as
(a) By oxidation at high temperature [NCERT 1980; MP PMT 1994]
(b) By oxidation using a catalyst (a) An oxidising agent (b) A reducing agent
(c) By silent electric discharge (c) An acid (d) A catalyst
(d) By conversion at high pressure 37. When SO 2 is passed through acidified K 2 Cr2 O7 solution
25. Which of the following statement is true about ozone layer
[NCERT 1980] [CPMT 1989, 94]
(a) It is harmful because ozone is dangerous to living organism (a) The solution turns blue
(b) It is beneficial because oxidation reaction can proceed faster in (b) The solution is decolourised
the presence of ozone (c) SO 2 is reduced
(c) It is beneficial because ozone cuts out the ultraviolet radiation
of the sun (d) Green Cr2 (SO 4 )3 is formed
(d) It is harmful because ozone cuts out the important radiation of 38. When SO 2 is passed through cupric chloride solution
the sun which are vital for photosynthesis
[CPMT 1979, 81, 89, 94]
26. Identify the incorrect statement with respect to ozone
(a) A white precipitate is obtained
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(b) The solution becomes colourless (a) Castor oil (b) Oil of vitriol
(c) The solution becomes colourless and a white precipitate of (c) Fuming H 2 SO 4 (d) None of them
Cu 2 Cl 2 is obtained
53. There is no S  S bond in
(d) No visible change takes place [IIT 1991; CPMT 1999; DCE 2000]
39. Which of the following is oxidised by SO 2 [BHU 1986] (a) S 2 O 42  (b) S 2 O 52 
(a) Mg (b) K 2 Cr2 O7
(c) S 2 O 32  (d) S 2 O 72 
(c) KMnO 4 (d) All of these 54. Which of the following sulphate is insoluble in water
40. Bleaching action of SO 2 is due to [CPMT 1971, 79, 86] [MP PMT 2000]
(a) CuSO 4 (b) CdSO 4
(a) Reduction (b) Oxidation
(c) Hydrolysis (d) Its acidic nature (c) PbSO 4 (d) Bi2 (SO 4 )3
41. A salt of sulphurous acid is called [NCERT 1978] 55. When sulphur is boiled with Na 2 SO 3 solution, the compound
(a) Sulphate (b) Sulphurate formed is [CPMT 1979; Roorkee 1992]
(c) Sulphite (d) Sulphide (a) Sodium sulphide (b) Sodium sulphate
42. Which of the following is acidic (c) Sodium persulphate (d) Sodium thiosulphate
[AFMC 1990; JIPMER 1997]
56. The products of the chemical reaction between Na 2 S 2 O 3 , Cl 2
(a) SO 3 (b) N 2O
and H 2 O are [EAMCET 1989]
(c) BeO (d) HgO
(a) S  HCl  Na 2 S (b) S  HCl  Na 2 SO 4
43. The final acid obtained during the manufacture of H 2 SO 4 by
contact process is [SCRA 1991]
(c) S  HCl  Na 2 SO 3 (d) S  NaClO3  H 2 O
(a) H 2 SO 4 (conc.) (b) H 2 SO 4 (dil.) 57. Hypo is used in photography for [Roorkee 1989]
(a) Developing a picture
(c) H 2 SO 4 (d) H 2 S 2 O7 (b) Picture printing
44. About H 2 SO 4 which is incorrect [CPMT 1985] (c) The colour of picture
(a) Reducing agent (b) Dehydrating agent (d) The fixation of the picture
(c) Sulphonating agent (d) Highly viscous 58. Hypo is used in photography to
45. In the reaction [CBSE PMT 1988; Pb. CET 1989]
2 Ag  2 H 2 SO 4  Ag2 SO 4  2 H 2O  SO 2 (a) Reduce AgBr grains to metallic silver
H 2 SO 4 acts as [CPMT 1981]
(b) Convert the metallic silver to silver salt
(c) Remove undecomposed silver bromide as a soluble complex
(a) Reducing agent (b) Oxidising agent (d) Remove reduced silver
(c) Catalytic agent (d) Dehydrating agent
59. Hypo is used in photography because of its
In the reaction HCOOH 2   CO  H 2O ; H 2 SO 4 acts
H SO
46. 4 [IIT 1981; EAMCET 1988; MADT Bihar 1995]
as [CPMT 1980] (a) Reducing behaviour
(a) Dehydrating agent (b) Oxidising agent (b) Oxidising behaviour
(c) Reducing agent (d) All of these (c) Complex forming behaviour
(d) Reaction with light
47. When conc. H 2 SO 4 comes in contact with sugar, it becomes
60. Aqueous solutions of hydrogen sulphide and sulphur dioxide when
black due to mixed together, yield [KCET 2002]
[CPMT 1989; BHU 1986; MDAT Bihar 1980] (a) Sulphur and water
(a) Hydrolysis (b) Hydration (b) Sulphur trioxide and water
(c) Decolourisation (d) Dehydration (c) Hydrogen peroxide and sulphur
48. Oxalic acid when heated with conc. H 2 SO 4 , gives out (d) Hydrogen and sulphurous acid
[DPMT 1981; AFMC 1998] 61. An example of a neutral oxide is [KCET 2003]
(a) H 2 O and CO 2 (b) CO and CO 2 (a) NO (b) CO 2
(c) Oxalic sulphate (d) CO 2 and H 2 S (c) CaO (d) ZnO
49. Which one is known as oil of vitriol 62. Which of the following is the best scientific method to test presence
[CPMT 1988; MP PMT 2004] of water in a liquid [AIIMS 1999]
(a) H 2 SO 3 (b) H 2 SO 4 (a) Taste
(b) Smell
(c) H 2 S 2 O7 (d) H 2 S 2 O8 (c) Use of litmus paper
50. The acid used in lead storage cells is (d) Use of anhydrous copper sulphate
[NCERT 1971; Roorkee 1989] 63. H 2 S react with O 2 to form [AFMC 1995]
(a) Phosphoric acid (b) Nitric acid
(c) Sulphuric acid (d) Hydrochloric acid (a) H 2O  S (b) H 2 O  SO 2
51. Which one of the gas dissolves in H 2 SO 4 to give oleum (c) H 2 O  SO 3 (d) H 2 SO 4  S
[CPMT 1988] 64. Which of the following mixture is chromic acid
(a) SO 2 (b) H2S [Pb. PMT 2000]
(a) K 2 Cr2 O7 and conc. H 2 SO 4
(c) S 2 O (d) SO 3
52. Oleum is [CBSE PMT 1991; MP PMT 2002; CPMT 2004] (b) K 2 Cr2 O7 and HCl
 786 s and p-Block Elements
(c) K 2 SO 4 and conc. H 2 SO 4 75. Point out in which of the following properties oxygen differs from
the rest of the members of its family (Group-VIA)
(d) H 2 SO 4 and HCl [MP PMT 1997]
65. At room temperature H 2 O is a liquid while H 2 S is a gas. The (a) High value of ionisation energies
(b) Oxidation states (2, 4, 6)
reason is [RPET 1999]
(c) Polymorphism
(a) Electronegativity of O is greater than S
(d) Formation of hydrides
(b) Difference in the bond angles of both the molecules
(c) Association takes place in H 2 O due to H-bonding while no H-
bonding in H 2 S
(d) O and S belong to different periods
66. Which of the following products is formed on boiling tin with an
alkali solution [Roorkee 2000]
(a) Sn (OH )2 (b) Sn(OH )4
(c) SnO 32  (d) SnO 2
67. Amongst H 2 O, H 2 S , H 2 Se and H 2 Te the one with the
highest boiling point is [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2000]
(a) H 2 O because of hydrogen bonding
(b) H 2 Te because of higher molecular weight
(c) H 2 S because of hydrogen bonding
(d) H 2 Se because of lower molecular weight
68. Among the hydrides formed by the group VI-A elements, only
H 2 O has an abnormally low volatility (high boiling point). This is
so because
(a) H 2 O molecules are associated due to intermolecular
hydrogen bonds
(b) H 2 O is covalent in nature
(c) The O  H bond in H 2 O is very strong
(d) The electronegativity difference of H and O is very large
69. Sulphuric acid reacts with PCl5 to give
[KCET 1996; JIPMER 2000]
(a) Thionyl chloride (b) Sulphur monochloride
(c) Sulphuryl chloride (d) Sulphur tetrachloride
70. Carbogen is [EAMCET 1998]
(a) Pure form of carbon
(b) COCl 2
(c) Mixture of CO and CO 2
(d) Mixture of O 2 and CO 2
71. Which of the following dissociates to give H  most easily
[MP PET 1994]
(a) H 2O (b) H2S
(c) H 2 Te (d) H 2 Se
72. Superphosphate is the mixture of [CPMT 1993]
(a) Calcium phosphate and dil. H 2 SO 4
(b) Sodium phosphate and dil. H 2 SO 4
(c) Potassium phosphate and dil. H 2 SO 4
(d) None of these
73. Among KO 2 , NO 2 , BaO2 and NO 2 unpaired electron is
present in [IIT 1997]
(a) NO 2 and BaO2 (b) KO 2 and BaO2
(c) KO 2 only (d) BaO2 only
74. Which is not easily soluble in water [CPMT 1994]
(a) H 2 (b) O 2
(c) SO 2 (d) CO 2