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Periodic laws and periodic classification of elements
1. The last member in each period of the periodic table is
(a) An inert gas element (b) A transition element (c) A halogen (d) An alkali metal
2. All the s–block elements of the periodic table are placed in the groups ……
(a) IA and IIA (b) IIIA and IVA (c) B sub groups (d) VA to VIIA
3. Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine are placed in the same group (17) of the periodic table, because
(a) They are non-metals (b) They are electronegative
(c) Their atoms are generally univalent (d) They have 7 electrons in the outermost shell of their
atom
4. According to the Periodic law of elements, the variation in properties of elements is related to their
(a) Atomic masses (b) Nuclear masses
(c) Atomic numbers (d) Nuclear neutron-proton number
5. If the atomic number of an element is 33, it will be placed in the periodic table in the
(a) First gp (b) Third gp (c) Fifth gp (d) Seventh gp
6. If an atom has electronic configuration 1s 2s 2 p 3s 3 p 3d 4 s , it will be placed in
2 2 6 2 6 3 2
(a) Second group (b) Third group (c) Fifth group (d) Sixth group
7. Which group of the periodic table contains only metals
(a) IIA (b) IB (c) IA (d) None of these
8. Which of the following show diagonal relationship
(a) B and Si (b) B and Al (c) B and Ga (d) B and C
9. The element with atomic number 36 belongs to …… block in the periodic table
(a) p (b) s (c) f (d) d
10. Chemical property of Li and Mg similar because
(a) These belong to same group (b) Both IP is same
(c) Shows diagonal relationship (d) Both EA is same
11. Whose name is not associated with the development of Periodic Table
(a) Prout’s (b) Newlands (c) Rutherford (d) Loother Meyer
12. Coinage metals are present in
(a) s-block (b) d-block (c) p-block (d) f-block
13. Which of the following is the atomic number of a metal
(a) 32 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
14. Which of the following statement is not correct regarding hydrogen atom
(a) It resembles halogens in some properties (b) It resembles alkali metals in some properties
(c) It can be placed in 7 group of periodic table
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(d) It can not be placed in first group of periodic table
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15. Hydrogen can be put in halogen group because
(a) It has deuterium and tritium as isotopes (b) It forms hydrides like chlorides
(c) It contains one electron only (d) It is light
16. The basis of keeping the elements in the group of a periodic table is
(a) Ionisation potential (b) Electronegativity
(c) Electronaffinity (d) Number of electrons in the valence shell
17. The fundamental basis of the present-day Periodic Table is that elements are
(a) Arranged in the order of increasing atomic weights
(b) Grouped according to chemical properties
(c) Arranged in the order of increasing number of neutrons in the atomic nucleus
(d) Arranged in the order of increasing number of protons in the nucleus
18. Which of these dose not reflect the periodicity of the elements
(a) Bonding behaviour (b) Electronegativity (c) Ionization energy (d) Neutron/proton ratio
Atomic and ionic radii
19. The radii of F, F , O and O 2 are in the order of
(a) O 2 F O F (b) O 2 F F O (c) F O 2 F O (d) O 2 O F F
20. Which of the following has the largest ionic radius
(a) Na (b) Ni (c) Cs (d) Mg 2
21. The smallest among the following ions is
(a) Na (b) Mg 2 (c) Ba 2 (d) Al 3
22. Which of the following is the correct order of ionic radii
(a) F Li Na K (b) F K Na Li (c) Na K F Li (d) Li Na K F
23. The lanthanide contraction is responsible for the fact that
(a) Zr and Y have about the same radius (b) Zr and Nb have simillar oxidation state
(c) Zr and Hf have about the same radius (d) Zr and Zn have the same oxidation state
24. Which cation has smallest radius
(a) K (b) Na (c) Li (d) Be 2
25. Increasing order of atomic radii is
(a) Mg 2 Na Ne F O 2 (b) Na Mg Ne F O 2
(c) O 2 F Ne Na Mg 2 (d) Ne O 2 F Na Mg 2
26. Which is the correct order of ionic sizes (At. No. : Ce = 58, Sn = 50, Yb = 70 and Lu = 71)
(a) Ce Sn Yb Lu (b) Sn Ce Lu Yb (c) Lu Yb Sn Ce (d) Sn Yb Ce Lu
27. The ionic radii of Li , Na , K are in which of the following order
(a) K Na Li (b) K Na Li (c) K Na Li (d) Li Na K
28. The correct order of radii is
(a) N Be B (b) F O 2 N 3 (c) Na Li K (d) Fe 3 Fe 2 Fe 4
29. Which of the following has smallest size
(a) Mg 2 (b) Na (c) Al 3 (d) Si 4
30. Smallest among these species is
(a) Lithium ion (b) Hydrogen (c) Lithium (d) Helium
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Ionisation potential or Ionisation energy
31. Correct increasing order of first I. P. is
(a) Na Mg Al Si (b) Na Mg Al Si (c) Na Mg Al Si (d) Na Mg Al Si
32. Among the following options, the sequence of increasing first ionisation potential will be
(a) B C N (b) B C N (c) C B N (d) N C B
33. The set representing the correct order of first ionisation potential is
(a) K Na Li (b) Be Mg Ca (c) B C N (d) Ge Si C
34. Which among the following species has the highest ionisation potential
(a) B (b) L (c) Ne (d) F
35. The elements which occupy the peaks of ionisation energy curve, are
(a) Na, K , Rb, Cs (b) Na, Mg, Cl , I (c) Cl , Br , I , F (d) He, Ne, Ar , Kr
36. Which of the following is not the correct increasing order of ionisation energy
(a) Cl Ar K (b) Au Ag Cu (c) Cs Rb K (d) K Ca Sc
37. The decreasing order of the ionisation potential in the following elements is
(a) Ne Cl P S Al Mg (b) Ne Cl P S Mg Al
(c) Ne Cl S P Mg Al (d) Ne Cl S P Al Mg
38. Of the following iso-electronic ions, the one which has the lowest ionisation potential is
(a) Na (b) Mg (c) F (d) O
39. Highest energy will be absorbed to eject out the electron in the configuration
(a) 1s2 2s2 2 p1 (b) 1s2 2s2 2 p 3 (c) 1s2 2s2 2 p 2 (d) 1s2 2s2 2 p 4
40. Arrange S, P, As in order of increasing ionisation energy
(a) S P As (b) P S As (c) As S P (d) As P S
41. Which of the following relation is correct with respect to first (I) and second (II) ionization potentials of sodium and
magnesium
(a) I Mg II Na (b) I Na I Mg (c) II Mg II Na (d) II Na II Mg
42. Which of the following element has maximum, first ionisation potential
(a) V (b) Ti (c) Cr (d) Mn
43. Highest ionisation energy stands for
(a) He (b) C (c) N (d) H
44. Which of the following has maximum ionization potential
(a) K (b) Na (c) Al (d) Mg
45. In view of their low ionisation energies the alkali metals are
(a) Weak oxidising agents (b) Strong reducing agents (c) Strong oxidising agents (d) Weak reducing agents
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46. In which of the following process highest energy is absorbed
(a) Cu Cu (b) Br Br (c) I I (d) Li Li
47. Assertion (A): The first ionization energy of Be is greater than that of B
Reason (R) : 2p orbital is lower in energy than 2s of
(a) Both A and R are true and R is a correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true but R
is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false (d) Both A and R false
(e) A is false but R is true
Electron affinity
48. Which one of the following is an incorrect statement
(a) The ionisation potential of nitrogen is greater than that of oxygen
(b) The electron affinity of fluorine is greater than that of chlorine
(c) The ionisation potential of beryllium is greater than that of boron
(d) The electronegativity of fluorine is greater than that of chlorine
49. Electron affinity depends on
(a) Atomic size (b) Nuclear charge
(c) Atomic number (d) Atomic size and nuclear charge both
50. Which of the following elements will have the highest electron affinity
(a) Nitrogen (b) Flourine (c) Chlorine (d) Phosphorus
51. Which of the following has the highest value of electron affinity
(a) F (b) Cl (c) Br (d) I
52. The electron affinity values for the halogens show the following trend
(a) F Cl Br I (b) F Cl Br I (c) F Cl Br I (d) F Cl Br I
Electronegativity
53. Two elements whose electronegativities are 1.2 and 3.0 the bond formed between them would be
(a) Ionic (b) Covalent (c) Coordinate (d) Metallic
54. Increasing order of electronegativity is
(a) Bi P S Cl (b) P Bi S Cl (c) S Bi P Cl (d) Cl S Bi P
55. Going from fluorine to chlorine, bromine and iodine, the electronegativity
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
(c) First decreases then increases (d) Changes randomly
Oxidation state
56. Which of the following halogens doesn’t exhibit positive oxidation state in its compounds
(a) Cl (b) Br (c) I (d) F
57. The maximum valency of an element with atomic number 7 is
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
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58. Spectrum of Li 2 is similar to that of
(a) H (b) He (c) Be (d) Ne
59. The correct order of increasing order of oxidising power is
(a) F2 Cl 2 Br2 I 2 (b) F2 Br2 Cl 2 I 2 (c) Cl 2 Br2 F2 I 2 (d) I 2 Br2 Cl 2 F2
Miscellaneous questions
60. The most basic among these hydroxides, is
(a) Be (OH ) 2 (b) Mg (OH ) 2 (c) Ca (OH ) 2 (d) Ba (OH ) 2
61. Which of the following aqueous acid is most acidic
(a) HCl (b) HF (c) HI (d) HB
62. Which of the following halogen acids is least acidic
(a) HI (b) HCl (c) HF (d) HBr
63. The correct order of the increasing ionic character is
(a) BeCl 2 MgCl 2 CaCl 2 BaCl 2 (b) BeCl 2 MgCl 2 BaCl 2 CaCl 2
(c) BeCl 2 BaCl 2 MgCl 2 CaCl 2 (d) BaCl 2 CaCl 2 MgCl 2 BeCl 2
64. Which of the following sequence correctly represents the decreasing acid nature of oxides
(a) Li 2 O BeO B 2 O 3 CO 2 N 2 O 3 (b) N 2 O 3 CO 2 B 2 O 3 BeO Li 2 O
(c) CO 2 N 2 O 3 B 2 O 3 BeO Li 2 O (d) B 2 O 3 CO 2 N 2 O 3 Li 2 O BeO
65. An element X which occurs in the first short period has an outer electronic structure s 2 p 1 . What are the formula
and acid-base character of its oxides
(a) XO3 , basic (b) X 2 O3 , basic (c) X 2 O3 , amphoteric (d) XO 2 , acidic
66. In which of the following metal carbonate which metal carbonate is decomposed on heating
(a) MgCO3 (b) Na2 CO3 (c) K 2 CO3 (d) Pb2 CO 3
67. Assertion (A) : Positive ions will be wider than parent atoms
Reason (R) : Nuclear charge pulls them closer
(c) A is true but R is false (d) Both A and R false
(e) A is false but R is true
68. Which one of the following is the correct decreasing order of boiling point
(a) H 2 O H 2 S H 2 Se H 2 Te (b) H 2 Te H 2 Se H 2 S H 2 O
(c) H 2 O H 2 Te H 2 Se H 2 S (d) H 2 Te H 2 O H 2 Se H 2 O
69. Which of the following doesn’t decompose on heating
(a) MgCO3 (b) Na2 CO 3 (c) Li 2 CO 3 (d) Ca (HCO 3 ) 2
70. The correct order of reactivity of halogen is
(a) Flourine > bromine > chlorine > iodine (b) Flourine > chlorine > bromine > iodine
(c) Iodine > bromine > chlorine > flourine (d) Bromine > chlorine > flourine > iodine
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71. Which one of the following should be most stable
(a) H 2 (b) H (c) H (d) H
72. Some of the polar crystal when heated produce electric current. This phenomena is termed as
(a) Ferroelectric effect (b) Phyroelectric effect (c) Antiferroelectric effect (d) Piezoelectric effect
73. The screening effect of d-electons is
(a) Equal to that of p-electrons (b) More than that of p-
electrons
(c) Same as f-electrons (d) Less than p-electrons
74. In any period the valency of an element with respect to oxygen
(a) Increases one by one from IA to VIIA
(b) Decreases one by one form IA to VIIA
(c) Increases one by one from IA to IVA and then decreases from VA to VIIA one by one
(d) Decreases one by one from IA to IVA and then increases from VA to VIIA one by one
75. From which of the following the hydration energy of Mg 2 is larger
(a) Na (b) Al 3 (c) Be 2 (d) Cr 3
76. The metal-having highest melting point is
(a) Chromium (b) Tungston (c) Diamond (d) Silver
77. Which of the following element does not occur in liquid form
(a) Hg (b) Li (c) Ga (d) Br
78. Which of the following has smallest bond angle
(a) H 2 O (b) NH 3 (c) CH 4 (d) CO 2
79. Which of the following set has the strongest tendency to form anions
(a) Ga, In and Te (b) Na, Mg and Al (c) N, O and F (d) V, Cr and Mn
80. Highest density is of ……….
(a) Ir (b) Os (c) Pb (d) Hg
81. Correct order of polarising power is
(a) Cs K Mg 2 Al 3 (b) K Cs Mg 2 Al 3
(c) Cs K Al 3 Mg 2 (d) K Cs Al 3 Mg 2
82. The halogen that most easily reduced is
(a) F2 (b) Cl 2 (c) Br2 (d) I 2
83. On going left to right in a period, in transition metals, their atomic volumes
(a) Decrease (b) Increase (c) Remain same (d) None of these of correct
84. Which of the following elements is found in native state
(a) Al (b) Au (c) Cu (d) Na
85. Hydrogen has high ionization energy than alkali metals, due to its
(a) Large size (b) Small size (c) Ionic bond (d) Covalent bond
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Answer Keys :
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
a a a,d c c c a a a c c b d d b d d d a c
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
d b c d a b a b d a d a b c d b b d b c
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
d d a c b a c b d c b a a a b d b a d d
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
c c a b c a d c b b d b d a a b b a c b
81 82 83 84 85
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