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Which electronic configuration of an element has abnormally high difference between second and third ionization energy ? [1993]
  • a)
    1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s1
  • b)
    1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s1 3p1
  • c)
    1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2 3p2
  • d)
    1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Shivani Tiwari answered
In option D, after removal of second valence electron from 3s orbital, the ion formed achieves noble gas configuration. Therefore, to remove the third electron from 2p orbital, a lot of energy is required. Thus, there is an abnormally high difference between second and third ionization enthalpies.

If the atomic number of an element is 33, it will be placed in the periodic table in the
  • a)
    First group
  • b)
    Third group
  • c)
    Fifteenth group
  • d)
    Seventh group.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Preeti Iyer answered
The electronic configuration of element with atomic number 33 is 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p3
As, its last shell have five electrons
and hence, its group is 10 + 5 = 15th or V A.
Hence,it lies in the 15th group.
 

Which one of the following oxides is expected to exhibit paramagn etic beh aviour? [2 00 5]
  • a)
    CO2
  • b)
    SiO2
  • c)
    SO2
  • d)
    ClO2
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Nidhi Tamak answered
Paramagnetic behavior is seen by those who has unpaired electrons that's why option d is correct because it has unpaired electron.

Elements of which of the following groups will form anions most readily ? [1992]
  • a)
    Oxygen family
  • b)
    Nitrogen family
  • c)
    Halogens
  • d)
    Alkali metals
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Chirag Mehta answered
**Explanation:**

**Anion Formation:**
- Anions are formed when atoms gain electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration.
- A stable electron configuration is typically achieved by filling the valence shell with eight electrons, known as the octet rule.

**Oxygen Family:**
- The oxygen family consists of elements such as oxygen (O), sulfur (S), selenium (Se), and tellurium (Te).
- These elements have six valence electrons.
- To achieve a stable electron configuration, they tend to gain two electrons to complete their octet.
- Therefore, they readily form anions with a -2 charge, such as O^2-, S^2-, Se^2-, and Te^2-.

**Nitrogen Family:**
- The nitrogen family includes elements such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), and bismuth (Bi).
- These elements have five valence electrons.
- To achieve a stable electron configuration, they tend to gain three electrons to complete their octet.
- However, gaining three electrons is energetically unfavorable for these elements.
- Therefore, they typically form anions with a -3 charge, such as N^3-, P^3-, As^3-, Sb^3-, and Bi^3-, but not as readily as the elements in the oxygen family.

**Halogens:**
- The halogens include elements such as fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At).
- These elements have seven valence electrons.
- To achieve a stable electron configuration, they tend to gain one electron to complete their octet.
- Therefore, they readily form anions with a -1 charge, such as F^-, Cl^-, Br^-, I^-, and At^-.

**Alkali Metals:**
- The alkali metals include elements such as lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), and cesium (Cs).
- These elements have one valence electron.
- To achieve a stable electron configuration, they tend to lose this valence electron and form cations with a +1 charge.
- Therefore, they do not readily form anions.

**Conclusion:**
- Among the given options, the halogens (option C) will form anions most readily.
- This is because they have seven valence electrons and only need to gain one electron to complete their octet.
- The other elements in the oxygen family and nitrogen family also form anions, but not as readily as the halogens.
- The alkali metals do not readily form anions; instead, they tend to form cations by losing their valence electron.

An atom has electronic configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d3 4s2, you will place it in which group?
  • a)
    Fifth
  • b)
    Fifteenth [2002]
  • c)
    Secon d
  • d)
    Third
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

The electronic configuration clearly suggest that it is a d-block element (having contiguration (n – 1) d1– 10 ns0 – 2) which starts from III B and goes till II B. Hence with d3 configuration it would be classified in the group.

In the periodic table from left to right in a period, the atomic volume [1993]
  • a)
    Decr eases
  • b)
    In creases
  • c)
    Remains same
  • d)
    First decrease then increases
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Anu Bajaj answered
Atomic volume is the volume occupied by one gram of an element. Within a period from left to right, atomic volume first decreases and then increases due to increases of nuclear charge and increase in the number of electrons in the valence shell.

Which of the following electronic configuration an atom has the lowest ionisation enthalpy? [2007]
  • a)
    1s2 2s2 sp3
  • b)
    1s2 2s2 2p5 3s1
  • c)
    1s2 2s2 2p6
  • d)
    1s2 2s2 2p5
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Devansh Mehra answered
The electronic configuration 1s2 2s22p5 3s1 shows lowest ionisation energy because this configuration is unstable due to the presence of one electron is s- orbital. Hence, less energy is required to remove the electron.

Which of the following statements is true?         [2002]
  • a)
    Silicon exhibits 4 coordination number  in its compound
  • b)
    Bond energy of F2 is less than Cl2
  • c)
    Mn(III) oxidation state is more stable than Mn(II) in aqueous state
  • d)
    Elements of 15th group shows only +3 and +5 oxidation states
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Ashwini Khanna answered
Due to small size and high electronegativity of fluorine, there exists repulsion between the nucleus of two fluorine atoms which ultimately results in the weakening of the F-F bond. Hence, the bond dissociation enthalpy of F
2
 is less than that of Cl
2
 

Correct order of first IP among following elements Be, B, C, N, O is [2001]
  • a)
    B < Be < C < O < N
  • b)
    B < Be < C < N < O
  • c)
    Be < B < C < N < O
  • d)
    Be < B < C < O < N
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Be – 1s22s2; B – 1s22s22p1; C – 1s22s22p2; N – 1s22s22p3; O – 1s22s22p4. IP increases along the period. But IP of Be > B. Further IP of O < N because atoms with fully  or partly filled orbitals are most stable and hence have high ionisation energy.

The element, with atomic number 118, will be
  • a)
    alkali
  • b)
    noble gas
  • c)
    lanthanide
  • d)
    transition element
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Krish Patel answered
Electron ic con figuration of element with atomic number 118 will be [Rn]5f146d10 7s27p6. Since its elctronic configuration in the outer most orbit (ns2np6) resemble with that of inert or noble gases, therefore it will be noble gas element.

Which one of the following arrangements represents the correct order of least negative to most negative electron gain enthalpy for C, Ca, Al, F and O? [NEET Kar. 2013]
  • a)
    Ca < Al < C < O < F
  • b)
    Al < Ca < O < C < F
  • c)
    Al < O < C < Ca < F
  • d)
    C < F < O < Al < Ca
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Ritika Khanna answered
As the nuclear charge increases, the force of attraction between the nucleus and the incoming electron increses and hence the elecron gain enthalpy becomes more negative, hence the correct order is Ca   <   Al    <   C    <   O   <    F

Amongst the elements with following electronic configurations, which one of them may have the highest ionization energy? [2009]
  • a)
    Ne [3s23p2]
  • b)
    Ar [3d104s24p3 ]
  • c)
    Ne [3s23p1]
  • d)
    Ne [3s23p3]
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

The smaller the atomic size, larger is the value of ionisation potential. Further the atoms having half filled or fully filled orbitals are comparitively more stable, hence more energy is required to remove the electron from such atoms.

Which of the following order is wrong? [2002]
  • a)
    NH3 < PH3 < AsH3 – Acidic
  • b)
    Li < Be < B < C – First IP
  • c)
    Al2O3 < MgO < Na2O < K2O – Basic
  • d)
    Li+ < Na+ < K+ < Cs+ – Ionic radius
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Along the period, I.P. generally increases but not regularly. Be and B are exceptions. First I.P. increases in moving from left to right in a period, but I.P. of B is lower than Be.

Which of the following does not represent the correct order of the properties indicated [1997]
  • a)
    Ni2+ > Cr2+ > Fe2+ > Mn2+ (size)
  • b)
    Sc > Ti > Cr > Mn (size)
  • c)
    Mn2+ > Ni2+ < Co2+ <Fe2+ (unpaired electron)
  • d)
    Fe2+ > Co2+ > Ni2+ > Cu2+ (unpaired electron)
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

In a period on moving from left to right ionic radii decreases.
(a) So order of cationic radii is Cr2+ > Mn2+  > Fe2+ > Ni2+ and
(b) Sc > Ti > Cr > Mn (correct order of atomic radii)
(c) For unpaired electrons Mn2+ (Five)  Ni2+ (Two) < Co2+ (Three)<Fe2+ (Four )
(d) For unpaired electrons Fe2+(Four) < Co2+ (Three) <Ni2+ (Two)<Cu2+(One)

Pauling’s electronegativity values for elements are useful in predicting [1989]
  • a)
    Polarity of the molecules
  • b)
    Position in the E.M.F. series
  • c)
    Coordination numbers
  • d)
    Dipole moments.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Pauling scale of electronegativity was helpful in predicting (i) Nature of bond between two atoms (ii) Stability of bond by calculating the difference in electronegativities polarity of bond can be calculated.

Which one of the following arrangements represents the correct order of electron gain enthalpy (with negative sign) of the given atomi c species? [2 00 5]
  • a)
    S < O < Cl < F
  • b)
    Cl < F < S < O
  • c)
    F < Cl < O < S
  • d)
    O < S < F < Cl
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Mahi Shah answered
The amount of energy released when an electron is added to an isolated gaseous atom to produce a monovalent anion is called electron gain enthalpy.
Electron affinity value generally increase on moving from left to right in a period however there are exceptions of this rule in the case of those atoms which have stable configuration. These atoms resist the addition of extra electron, therefore  the low value of electron affinity
On the other hand Cl because of its compariti very bigger size than F, allow the addition of an extra electron more easily.

Which of the following sets has strongest tendency to form anions ? [1993]
  • a)
    Ga, In, Tl
  • b)
    Na, Mg, Al
  • c)
    N, O, F
  • d)
    V, Cr, Mn
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Vaibhav Basu answered
N, O and F (p-block elements) are highly electronegative non metals and will have the strongest tendency to form anions by gaining electrons from metal atoms.

The first ionization potentials (eV) of Be and B respectively are [1998]
  • a)
    8.29, 9.32
  • b)
    9.32, 9.32
  • c)
    8.29, 8.29
  • d)
    9.32, 8.29
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Rajeev Sharma answered
First ionisation potential of Be is greater than boron due to following configuration 4Be=1s2,2s2 5B=1s2,2s22p1 Order of attraction of electrons towards nucleus 2s>2p, so more amount of energy is required to remove the electron with 2sorbital in comparison to 2p orbital.

One of the characteristic properties of non-metals is that they
  • a)
    have low ionization energy 
  • b)
    Form basic oxides
  • c)
    Form cations by electron gain
  • d)
    Are electronegative
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Sinjini Shah answered
Non-metal like halogens are strongest oxidizing agents according to electrochemical series they form acidic oxides like SO2 they form anion by electron gain and they are highly electronegative.
(fluorine is most electronegative element of whole periodic table)

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