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1. PT0001
Ans. (D)
Sol. Anomalous pair of elements: there were some pair of elements which did not follow the increasing
order of atomic weights.
Eg. 1. ( Ar , K )
39.9 39.1
2 ( Co , Ni )
58.9 58.6
3 ( Te , I )
127.5 127
But aluminium and silicon is not anomalous pair of elements because they are arranged in increasing
order of atomic weights. (Al , Si)
Answer: D 27 28
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2. PT0002
Ans. (A)
Sol. Neil Bohr's classification of elements:
1. All s-block and p-block elements except inert gases are called normal or representative elements.
2. All d-block elements except Zn, Cd and Hg are called transition elements.
3. All f-block elements are called inner transition elements
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3. PT0003
Ans. (A)
Sol. (A) All the transuranic elements (After uranium (atomic number =92), all elements are known as
transuranic elements are synthetic elements.
(B) All d-block elements except Zn, Cd and Hg are called transition elements.
(C) Element of [Ar] 3d10 4s2 configuration is placed in IIB group
(D) Electronic configuration of elements of a group is NOT same because shell number is different
for elements which belong from same group. (But they have same valence shell electrons)
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4. PT0004
Ans. (D)
Sol. (A) Last natural element is Uranium (Atomic number =92) and Uub element is having atomic number
112.
(B) General electronic configuration of IA group is –ns1
(C) Helium is also an inert gas element which belongs to 1st period.
(D) Elements of second and third period are known as typical elements.
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5. PT0005
Ans. (A)
Sol. Element ‘X’ is chlorine and element ‘Z’ is fluorine. They belong to same group in periodic table.
Fluorine (element Z) belongs to 2nd period while Chlorine (element X) belongs to 3rd period.
It means element ‘X’ is just below element ‘Z’.
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6. PT0006
Ans. (B)
Sol. In Dobereiner triad, atomic weight of middle element is nearly equal to the average atomic weight of
first and third element when they are arranged in increasing order of atomic weight and this triad rule
is applicable for those elements which belongs from same group (not same period).
i.e. N, O and F elements are not a Dobereiner triad.
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7. PT0007
Ans. (C)
Sol. Curve between atomic weight and atomic volume

80
Cs

Rb
60
K

40 Ba
I
Na Cl Ca Sr V VI
III Br Sb Te
IV La
I P S ln Sn
20 II Mg Se Zr Nd
Li As
Si Mo Nd
Al Nb Cd
V Fe
Be Zn Ru Rh
Co
C Cu
0
10 30 50 70 90 110 130 150
Atomic Mass. gm/mol

Þ Denote alkali metals which occupy maxima of the curve

Þ Denote halogens which occupy ascending portion of the curve

Þ Denote transition metals which occupy bottom portions of the curve

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8. PT0008
Ans. (A)
Sol. F¯, Na+, and Mg2+ ions are isoelectronic with total 10 electrons.
And size of isoelectronic species depends on electron density (electron density means number of
electrons w.r.t. protons).
As electron density increases size of specie also increases due to electron cloud repulsion.
Size order (electron density order): Mg2+ < Na+ < F¯
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9. PT0009
Ans. (C)
Sol. Size order: I+ <I<I¯ (Due to electron charge density)
Size order: Br¯ < I¯ (Due to shell number)
i.e. the highest size will be of I¯
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10. PT0010
Ans. (A)
Sol. Cu+1 and Cu+2 both are isoprotonic (same number of protons) So size of isoprotonic species depends
on electron density (electron density means number of electrons w.r.t. protons).
As electron density increases size of specie also increases due to electron cloud repulsion.
Size order : Cu+1 >Cu+2
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11. PT0011
Ans. (C)
Sol. As we know that the atomic radius decreases from left to right in a period because Z eff increases and
atomic radius increases from top to bottom in a group because shell number increases.

Zeff Size

n
size

If we arrange N,F,Si and P-atoms according to periodic table then

Atomic Radius order: F < N < P < Si
N F

Si P
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12. PT0012
Ans. (B)
Sol. (A) N < B < Li Atomic Size
(B) Mg > Cl Atomic Size
^
Ca
(C) Ionic Size Order : Ca+2 < Cl¯< S–2 : Due to electron charge density
(D) Ionic Size Order : Mg+2 < Na+ < Cl¯
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13. PT0013
Ans. (A)
Sol. Ionic radius order : N3– > O2– > F¯> Na+ > Mg2+
(Due to electron charge density)
So largest difference between sizes is observed in N3– and Mg2+
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14. PT0014
Ans. (B)
Sol. Radius Order
(1) Mg > Mg2+ (Due to electron charge density)
(2) Al > Al3+ (Due to electron charge density)
(3) Mg > Al (In a period due to Zeff)
(4) Mg2+ > Al3+ (Isoelectronic species) (Due to electron charge density)
In given species, Mg has largest size and Al+3 has smallest size. So Mg is at 1st potion and Al+3 is at 4th
position.
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15. PT0015
Ans. (C)
Sol. According to electronic configuration,
Option Element
A Þ Al
B Þ Si
C Þ P
D Þ As
As we know that the ionisation energy increases from left to right (in general) in a period because Zeff
increases and ionisation energy decreases from top to bottom in a group because shell number increases.

Ionisation energy order : Al Si P

As

So highest ionization energy will be of Phosphorus atom which have electronic configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p3
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16. PT0016
Ans. (C)
Sol. As we know that the ionisation potential increases from left to right(in general) in a period because Zeff
increases. And half filled and fully filled electronic configuration have higher ionisation potential than
their neighbouring elements.
First ionisation potential order

C N O F
[He]2s 2p [He]2s 2p [He]2s 2p [He]2s2 2p 5
2 2 2 3 2 4

Second ionisation potential order (after removal of one electron)

C N O F
2 1 2 2 2 3
[He]2s 2p [He]2s 2p [He]2s 2p [He]2s2 2p 4

So the correct order for second ionisation potential is C < N < F < O
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17. PT0017
Ans. (B)
Sol. Ionisation energy order

ns1 ns2
Li Be

Cs Ba

So highest ionisation energy is required for Be ® Be+

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18. PT0018
Ans. (C)
Sol. (A) IE1 (Al) < IE1 (Mg)
[Ne]3s23p1 [Ne]3s2
Because half filled and fully filled electronic configuration have higher ionisation energy than their
neighbouring elements.
(B) IE1 (Na) < IE1(Mg)
[Ne]3s1 [Ne]3s2
(C) IE2 (Mg) > IE2 (Na)
IE2 order of Na and Mg means I.E. order of Na+ and Mg+
IE1 (Na+) > IE1(Mg+)
[Ne] [Ne]3s1
(D) IE3 (Mg) > IE3 (Al)
IE3 order of Mg and Al means IE2 order of Mg+ and Al+ which is also means I E1 order of Mg+2 and Al+2
IE1 (Mg+2) > IE1 (Al+2)
[Ne] [Ne]3s 1
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19. PT0019
Ans. (B)

Sol. ns1 ns2

K Ca

Ba

So ionisation potential order : Ca > Ba > K

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20. PT0020
Ans. (C)
Sol. Alkaline earth metal(A.E.M.) always form dipositive ions because they have 2 valence shell electrons.
And if energy required for removing 1st electron from A.E.M. is IE. (say 'x' in eV) than energy
required to remove second electron from A.E.M. is little bit more (<('x' +10) in eV) because after
removal of last electron from outermost shell, it will have Noble gas electronic configuration which is
more stable. So for A.E.M Þ IE2 – IE1 < 10 eV
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21. PT0021
Ans. (B)
Sol. Second I.P. means removal of 2nd electron from Na, Mg, Al and Si or removal of 1st electron from
Na+, Mg+, Al+ and Si+.

Na Mg Al Si
[Ne] [Ne]3s [Ne]3s [Ne]3s2 3p1
1 2

IP2 ORDER Þ Na > Mg < Al > Si

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22. PT0022
Ans. (C)
Sol. Second electron gain enthalpy of any element is endothermic (energy absorb) in nature due to electronic
repulsion.
Heg1 Heg 2
O Exothermic
O¯ Endothermic
O –2
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23. PT0023
Ans. (C)

Sol. E.A. ORDER Þ O

As Se

As we know that electron affinity of oxygen is less than sulphur.

i.e. highest electron affinity among elements is : SULPHUR
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24. PT0024
Ans. (B)
Sol. Electron affinity order

Lowest E.A. ® O F 2 nd period element

S Cl 3rd period element

Highest E.A.

HENCE E.A. ORDER Þ O < S < F < Cl

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25. PT0025
Ans. (A)
Sol. (a) 1s2, 2s2 2p2 Þ CARBON
(b) 1s2, 2s2 2p4 Þ OXYGEN
(c) 1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s2 3p4 Þ SULPHUR
(d) 1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s2 3p3 Þ PHOSPHOROUS
The correct order of electron affinity Þ d < a < b < c

Left Right
Top
n=2 C>N<O
^ ^
REASON : - n=3 P <S
Bottom

Þ The elements of third period have more E.A. than 2nd period due to large size.
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26. PT0026
Ans. (C)
Sol. |I.E. X atom | = |E.A. X+ Ion| |I.E. X¯ Ion| = |E.A. X atom|
Here Li+ ion shows highest electron affinity, as Li shows highest ionization energy among all the
species.
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27. PT0027
Ans. (A)
Sol. ORDER OF ELECTRON AFFINITY Þ F < Cl
Cl atom is larger than F atom hence Cl atom can be accommodate incoming e¯ easily than F atom .
F atom creates repulsion with incoming e¯ .
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28. PT0028
Ans. (C)

1
Sol. EN Z eff
SIZE

(A) ns2 np3 (B) ns2 np4 (C) ns2 np5 (D) ns2 np6
The EN order: (A) < (B) <(C)
The most EN atom is (C) = ns2 np5
While ns2 np6 is noble gas configuration which has EN = 0 on Pauling scale
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29. PT0029
Ans. (A)
Sol. More E.N. atom attracts the bond pair electrons towards itself & creates polarity in the bond , hence
option (A) is correct & rest options are incorrect.

(A) C F CORRECT

CORRECT

(B) C Cl INCORRECT Þ C Cl

– –
(C) F Cl INCORRECT Þ F Cl

– –
(D) O F INCORRECT Þ O F
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30. PT0030
Ans. (B)
Sol. The EN order of elements on Pauling Scale is:-

Left Right

n=2 O < F > Ne Top

Bottom
n=3 Cl

n=4 Br

Ne< Br <Cl < O< F

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31. PT0031
Ans. (D)
Sol. (A)F > Cl > Br > I CORRECT ORDER (In group E.N. ¯)
(B) Si > Al > Mg > Na CORRECT ORDER (In period E.N. -)
(C) Cl > S > P > Si CORRECT ORDER (In period E.N. -)
Hence correct option according to question is (D)
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32. PT0032
Ans. (B)
Sol. INCREASING ORDER OF ACIDIC NATURE IS

Li2O < BeO < B2O3

LEFT E.N. ACIDIC NATURE RIGHT
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33. PT0033
Ans. (B)
Sol. THE LOWEST EN OF ELEMENNT
(A) 37 ® Rb (B) 55 ® Cs (C) 9 ® F (D) 35 ® Br

Left Right
F
Top

Br

Rb < I Bottom

Cs

Lowest Electronegativity = Cs
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34. PT0034
Ans. (D)

neutron
Sol. ratio does not reflect the periodicity of element because any element can have different number
proton

of isotopes or different no of neutrons.

Rest all factors reflects the periodicity of element
(A) Bonding behavior
(B) Electronegativity
(C) Ionisation potential
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35. PT0035
Ans. (C)
Sol. (i) Sr2+ Þ [Kr] 5s0 0 unpaired electrons ® diamagnetic
(ii) Fe3+ Þ [Ar] 3d5 4s0 5 unpaired electrons ® paramagnetic
(iii) Co2+ Þ [Ar] 3d7 4s0 3 unpaired electrons ® paramagnetic
(iv) S2– Þ [Ne] 3s2 3p6 0 unpaired electrons ® diamagnetic
(v) Pb2+ Þ [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p0 0 unpaired electrons ® diamagnetic
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36. PT 0036
Ans. (C)
Sol. (A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 3d5, 4s1 Þ Cr24 d-block element
(B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 3d10, 4s1 Þ Cu29 d-block element
(C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 4s1 Þ K19 s-block element
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37. PT0037
Ans. (D)
Sol. GIVEN (A),(B),(C) are true statements but
Þ d-subshell is filled by final electron with increasing atomic number of transition elements
So given OPTION (D) is false.
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38. PT0038
Ans. (C)
Sol. (A) Mg < Ar < Na (2nd I.E.)
Mg+ < Ar+ < Na+ (1st I.E.) Correct Order
(B) Be < F < Cl (|DHeg|) Correct Order
(C) Rb < Na < K > Ca (atomic radius)
Incorrect order as size : Rb > K > Na
(D) P < S < N (electronegativity) Correct Order
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39. PT0039
Ans. (D)
Sol. For long form of Periodic Table
2
n 1
Total no. of orbitals in n period =
th
if n= odd number
2
2
n 2
Total no. of orbitals in n period =
th
if n= even number
2
For n = 9 orbitals = 25
If each orbital occupies 3 electrons than total electrons = 75
So total elements in 9th period = 75
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40. PT0040
Ans. (B)
Sol. Ionisation energy - metallic character ¯
So Q has lowest ionization energy and highest metallic character
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41. PT0041
Ans. (C)
Sol. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4 = sulphur(16)
Period no = 3
Group no = 16
Element X which is just below sulphur = Se(34)
Period no = 4
Group no = 16
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42. PT0042
Ans. (B)
Sol. Mn+2 Þ [Ar] 3d5 4s0 = 5, d electrons
(A) N Þ [He] 2s22p3 = 3, p electrons
(B) Na Þ 1s2 2s2 2p63s1 = 5, s electrons
(C) Fe+2 Þ [Ar] 3d6 = 6, d electrons
(D) O–2 Þ [He] 2s22p6 = 6, p electrons
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43. PT0043
Ans. (D)
Sol. (A) Mg2+ Þ [Ne] 3s0 = 0 Unpaired Electrons
(B) Ti3+ Þ [Ar] 3d1 = 1 Unpaired Electrons
(C) V3+ Þ [Ar] 3d2 = 2 Unpaired Electrons
(D) Fe2+ Þ [Ar] 3d6 = 4 Unpaired Electrons
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44. PT0044
Ans. (A)
Sol. EN of the element (A) is E1 and IP is E2

EA + IP
E.A. of element According to Mulliken scale:- M
2

EA + E2
E1
2

Hence EA = 2E1 – E2
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45. PT0045
Ans. (A)
Sol. Generally in periodic table, when we move across the period, atomic size decreases due to increase in
Zeff.
Hence according to question moving from right to left in periodic table, the atomic size increases.
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46. PT0046
Ans. (C)
Sol. Element = K (19)
Atomic Weight = 39 ; neutrons = 20
(A) High value of IE : INCORRECT
(B) Transition element : INCORRECT
(C) Isotone with 18Ar38 : CORRECT ® same no. of neutrons = 20
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47. PT0047
Ans. (A)
Sol. O Þ 1s2 2s2 2p4 : total 6 paired electrons
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48. PT0048
Ans. (D)

1
Sol. Size
Z eff

Zeff order Þ Ca2+ > K+ > Cl¯ > S2–

Size order Þ Ca2+ < K+ < Cl¯ < S2–
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1. PT0049
Ans. (A,B,C,D)
Sol. FACT 1) size of cation < size of neutral atom
FACT 2) In d-block from group 4 to group 12
SIZE : 3d < 4d 5d
Hence Ti < Ti , Ti < Zr
2+

Zr2+ < Zr , Zr Hf
Hf2+ < Hf
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2. PT0050
Ans. (A, B, D)
Sol. (A) B < Al Ga Þ B < Al : n-, size-
Þ Al Ga : d-orbital /d contraction/scandide contraction
(B) Sc > Cu < Zn Þ 3d-series size order
(C) C < O < N Þ incorrect order as left to right in period, size decreases
Correct order : C > N > O
(D) Al+3 < Al+2 < Al+ Þ As cationic charge increases on atom, zeff increases & hence size of
cation decreases
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3. PT0051
Ans. (A,C)
Sol. (A) N < C < O < F Þ Correct order, left to right EA increases except N-atom, Be- atom
(B) F > Cl > Br > I Þ Correct order is: Cl > F > Br > I
(C) Cl > F > Br > I Þ Correct order
(D) C < N < O < F Þ Incorrect order
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4. PT0052
Ans. (B,C) Oxygen Family EA
Graph
Sol. for oxygen family : 2.5
2.077
From experimental graph : Correct orders 2 2.021
1.971
S > O < Se 1.5
1.461
O < S > Se 1
0.5
0
O S Se Te
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5. PT0053
Ans. (A,B,C)

A (g) A (g) e¯ IE1 100 eV

2
Sol. A (g) A (g) e¯ IE 2 ?
2
A (g) A (g) 2e¯ IE1 IE 2 250 eV

Hence IE2 = 250 eV – IE1

= 250-100
IE2 = 150 eV
IE2 of A = IE1 of A+
Hence IE1 of A+ = 150 eV
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6. PT0054
Ans. (A,B)
Sol. (A) IE2(Mg) < IE2 (Na)
Mg +® Mg+2 : IE2 of Mg Na+ ® Na+2 : IE2 of Na
3s 1 2p 6 2p 6 2p5
To remove e– from 2p6 (inert gas configuration) require more energy than 2p63s1
hence: IE2(Mg) < IE2 (Na)
(B) EA (N) < EA (P) electron affinity for N is zero.
(C) Atomic size Mg+2 > Atomic size (Li+)
Correct order: Mg+2 < (Li+) (fact based)
(D) IP of Na < Mg < Al
3s1 < 3s2 < 3s23p1 (incorrect)
Incorrect since half filled / fully filled configuration has more I.P.
Hence Na < Al < Mg (correct order)
3s1 3p1 3s2
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7. PT0055
Ans. (B,D)
Sol. (A) O > S EN
(B) O < S EA
(C) Cl > F Cl has maximum EA in periodic table
EA –DHeg
Hence Cl has most negative electron gain enthalpy.
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8. PT0056
Ans. (A,B)
Sol. IE = X eV/atom, EA= Y eV/atom

EA IE X Y
EN M
2 2

MULLIKEN EN X Y
EN P
2.8 2 2.8
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9. PT0057
Ans. (B, C)

charge
Sol. Since HE where charge is dominating factor
size

1
Þ If charge on ion is same, HE µ
size

Þ Size in aqueous medium µ |HE|

. Size in aq. Medium µ |HE| (correct order)

¯ ¯ ¯ ¯
(A) F(aq) > Cl(aq) >Br(aq) >I (aq)

+ + + +
(B) Rb(aq) > K (aq) > Na(aq) > Li(aq) (incorrect order)

+ + + +
(correct order) Rb(aq) < K (aq) < Na(aq) < Li(aq)

+ 2+ 3+
(C) Na(aq) > Mg(aq) > Al(aq) (incorrect order)

(correct order) Size in aq. medium µ |HE| µ Charge

+ 2+ 3+
Na(aq) < Mg(aq) < Al(aq)

2+ 2+ 2+ 2+
(D) Be(aq) > Mg(aq) >Ca(aq) >Sr(aq) (correct order)
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10. PT0058
Ans. (A,B,C,D)
Sol. Size of cation -, Ionic mobility -
Charge on each ion pair is same hence Hydration Energy will be more for smaller ion and hence ionic
mobility will be more for bigger ion.
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11. PT0059
Ans. (A,B,D)
Sol. (A),(B) are general fact of periodic table.
(C) Cl¯ < S2– size
(D) Since both the process are opposite of each other, hence the magnitude of enthalpy change for
both of them will be same.
IE1 of X = EGE of X+
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12. PT0060
Ans. (A, B)
Sol. (A) Ionisation energy Þ I < Br < Cl < F
(B) Electronegativity Þ I < Br < Cl < F
(C) Bond length Þ I2 > Br2 > Cl2 > F2
(D) Electron affinity Þ I < Br < F < Cl
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13. PT0061
Ans. (A, C, D)
Sol. (A) Ba > Ca Þ Metallic Character- down the group
(B) Sb < Sn Þ Metallic Character¯ left to right in period
(C) Ge > S Þ 'Ge' is metalloid & 'S' is typical non metal
(D) Na > F Þ Metallic Character¯ left to right in period
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14. PT0062
Ans. (B, C, D)
Sol. (A) Li < Be < B < C (IE1) Incorrect order , as Be (2s2)will have more IE1 than B (2p1)
(B) HF < HCl < HBr < HI (Bond length) correct order, as size of halogen atom increases, bond length
increases
(C) Na2O < MgO < Al2O3 < SiO2 < P 2O5 (Acidic) correct order, because on moving left to right in
period EN increases & hence acidic nature of oxide-
(D) Li+(g) < Na+(g) < K+(g) < Cs+(g) (Ionic radius) correct order, As down the group size of ion increases
due to increase in shell number.
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15. PT0063
Ans. (A, B, D)
Sol. (A) P < Si < Be < Mg < Na (Metallic character)
Correct order as moving right to left in a period and top to bottom in group , metallic character increases.

Be
Na Mg Al Si P
NON METAL
METAL
METALLOID
(B) Mg+2 < Na+ < F¯ < O2– (Ionic radius)

ne
These are isoelectronic species hence as radius
z

Mg+2 Na+ F¯ O2–

ne 10 10 10 10
z 12 11 9 8

(C) Li < B < Be < C < N < O (2nd ionization energy) (incorrect order)
Li Be B C N O
After removing 1s 2 2s 1 2s 2 2p 1 2p 2 2p 3
Hence correct IE2 order : Be < C < B < N < O < Li
(D) Li+ < Na+ < K+ < Rb+ < Cs+ (Ionic mobility) correct order
1
Ionic mobility hydration energy µ size of cation in gaseous state
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16. PT0064
Ans. (A,B,C)

Sol. A(g) A+(g)

A+(g) + B¯(g) AB(s), HL.E. or U = – ive
¯
B(g) B (g)

Since IE is absorbed energy & EA & LE are released energy and hence for the easy formation of
AB(s).
(A) Electron affinity of B is high
(B) Ionisation energy of A is low
(C) Lattice energy of AB is high
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17. PT0065
Ans. (A, C)
¯
Sol. (A) A (g) e¯ A(g) E.A. = +ve ; DH = –ve (Generally)

¯ 2
(B) A (g) e¯ A(g) E.A.2 = -ve (Always ), DH = +ve

For addition of 2nd e¯ in an atom energy is required so DH for the process is always positive.
¯ 2
(C) A (g) e¯ A(g) correct (discussed in (B))

(D) For Ne(g) e¯ Ne (g) DH = 0

Incorrect as for any inert gas gain of 1st e– is an endothermic process so DH = +ve
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1. PT0066
Ans. (6)

Un nil pent ium

Sol.

1 0 5

Atomic number = 105

Sum of digits = 1+0+5= 6
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2. PT0067
Ans. (4)
Sol. Metal hydroxides are basic and non metal hydroxides are acidic.
CsOH Þ Caesium hydroxide (base)
OC(OH)2 Þ Carbonic acid
SO2(OH)2 Þ Sulfuric acid
Sr(OH)2 Þ Strontium hydroxide (base)
Ca(OH)2 Þ Calcium hydroxide (base)
Ba(OH)2 Þ Barium hydroxide (base)
BrOH Þ Hypobromous acid
NaOH Þ Sodium hydroxide (base)
O2NOH Þ Nitric acid
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3. PT0068
Ans. (3)

Sol. IE1 IE2 IE3 IE4

A¯ H

EGE1
A A¯
¯
–EGE1
A¯ A H = – EGE1
¯
Hence no. of enthalpies associated with the following process is : 5(IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, EGE1)
No. of enthalpies not associated is : 3(IE5, IE6, EGE2)
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4. PT0069
Ans. (3)
Sol. SIZE ORDER REASON
(O,S) Þ atomic size (O < S) Number of shell(n) -, atomic radius -
(He, Ne) Þ atomic size (He < Ne) Number of shell (n) -, atomic radius -
(Kr, Ne) Þ atomic size (Kr > Ne) Number of shell (n) -, atomic radius -
(Na, Na+) Þ atomic size (Na > Na+) Magnitude of +ve charge-, ionic radius¯
(Cl, Cl¯) Þ atomic size (Cl < Cl¯) Magnitude of –ve charge-, ionic radius-
(I¯ , Cl¯) Þ atomic size (I¯ > Cl¯) Number of shell(n)-, ionic radius-
(Li, Na) Þ atomic size (Li < Na) Number of shell(n)-, atomic radius-
(Li+ , Na+) Þ atomic size (Li+ < Na+) Number of shell(n)-, ionic radius-
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5. PT0070
Ans. (4)
Sol. In 2nd period elements among the following given elements IE1 order is B<Be<C<N<F<He
Also IE1 order in nitrogen family N > P
Hence Be, B, C and P has less IE1 than N.
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6. PT0071
Ans. (0)
Sol. Order of size: H¯> Br¯ > Cl¯ > F¯
Among the following species all have size less than H¯.
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7. PT0072
Ans. (3)
Sol. (a) Acidic strength ® ClOH < BrOH < IOH (Incorrect) non metallic character- acidic strength-
ClOH > BrOH > IOH (Correct order)
(b) Basic strength ® MgO < CaO < SrO < BeO (Incorrect) metallic character- basic strength-
BeO <MgO < CaO < SrO (Correct order)
(c) Electronegativity ® I < Br < N < O < F (Correct)
(d) Electron affinity ® Mg < Na < Si < S < Cl (Correct)
(e) % Ionic character ® NaF < KF < RbF (Correct) DEN- %IONIC CHARACTER-
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8. PT0073
Ans. (3)
Sol. Atomic mass Þ F < Cl
Covalent radius Þ F < Cl
Ionic radius (X¯) Þ F¯ < Cl¯
Ionization energy Þ F > Cl
Electron affinity Þ F < Cl
Electronegativity Þ F > Cl
Hydration energy of uninegative ion (X¯) Þ F¯ > Cl¯
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9. PT0074
Ans. (17)
Sol. Helium has highest IE1 in periodic table hence all elements up to argon (excluding helium) have lower
I.E1 value as compared to He
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10. PT0075
Ans. (4)
Sol. [O, S] Þ O < S all 3rd period elements in p-block have more EA compared to 2nd period elements
[C, N] Þ C > N
[O, N] Þ O > N
[N, P] Þ N < P
[Cl+, F+] Þ Cl+ < F+ |IE (A)| = |EA (A+)|
[K+, Na+] Þ K+ < Na+
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11. PT0076
Ans. (5)
Sol. On observation the difference between IE5 (97.888) & IE6 (552.057) is very large. This is possible
only if after removal of 5 electrons, a very stable configuration (inert gas configuration) is achieved.
Hence number of valence electrons = 5
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12. PT0077
Ans. (3.03)
Sol. |IE1 (Cl)| = |EA (Cl+)| = 4 |EA (Cl)| = |IE (Cl¯)| = 13

IE EA 13 4
On Mulliken scale ENCl = 8.5
2 2

EN Mulliken 8.5
EN Pauling 3.03
2.8 2.8
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13. PT0078
Ans. (N3– > O2– > F¯>Na+ >Mg2+)
Sol. Above species are isoelectronic. In isoelectronic species , as no of protons increases , size decreases.
Hence size order Þ N3– > O2– > F¯>Na+ >Mg2+
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14. 00000
Ans. (10)

1
Sol. LE µ charge µ
size

LiI, LiCl, KCl, NaI, LiBr, NaCl have smaller ions than KI.
MgI2, AlF3, K2O, CaBr2 have higher charge on ions as compared to KI.
\ Total compounds = 10
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15. 00000
Ans. (2)

1
Sol. Hydration energy µ charge µ
size

Be2+, Mg 2+ are smaller thus they have higher hydration energy.

\ Total ions = 2
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1. PT0079
Ans. (D)
Sol. Inert gases have positive DHeg
In given data table, element V shows positive DHeg
Hence element V is an inert gas.
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2. PT0079
Ans. (C)
Sol. Negative electron gain enthalpy- Non metallic character -
Here element III has most negative electron gain enthalpy hence element III is most non metallic
among all given elements.
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3. PT0080
Ans. (A)
Sol. Inert gases have highest IE1
In given table element U has highest first ionization energy hence element U represent a noble gas.
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4. PT0080
Ans. (B)
Sol. Group I elements have lowest first ionization energy and highest second ionization energy.
In given table element V shows lowest first ionization energy and highest second ionization energy
hence element V represent a noble gas.
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5. PT0081
Ans. (B)
Sol. (A) AOH |XO – XA| > |XO – XH| Þ 1.7 >1.4 A–O–H show basic nature
COH |XO – XC| > |XO – XH| Þ 1.9 > 1.4 C–O–H show basic nature
AOH < COH
(B) HDO |XO – XD| > |XO – X | Þ 0.7 < 1.4 D–O–H show acidic nature
HBO |XO – XB| > |XO – XH| Þ 0.9 < 1.4 B–O–H show acidic nature
HDO > HBO CORRECT ORDER FOR ACIDIC NATURE
(C) AOH |XO – XA| > |XO – XH| Þ 1.7 >1.4 A–O–H show basic nature
COH |XO – XC| > |XO – XH| Þ 1.9 > 1.4 C–O–H show basic nature
AOH > COH
(D) HDO |XO – XD| > |XO – XH| Þ 0.7 < 1.4 D–O–H show acidic nature
HBO |XO – XB| > |XO – XH| Þ 0.9 < 1.4 B–O–H show acidic nature
HDO < HBO
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6. PT0081
Ans. (A)
Sol. (A) AOH |XO – XA| > |XO – XH| Þ 1.7 >1.4 A–O–H show basic nature
COH |XO – XC| > |XO – XH| Þ 1.9 > 1.4 C–O–H show basic nature
AOH < COH CORRECT ORDER FOR BASIC NATURE
(B) HDO |XO – XD| > |XO – X | Þ 0.7 < 1.4 D–O–H show acidic nature
HBO |XO – XB| > |XO – XH| Þ 0.9 < 1.4 B–O–H show acidic nature
HDO > HBO
(C) AOH |XO – XA| > |XO – XH| Þ 1.7 >1.4 A–O–H show basic nature
COH |XO – XC| > |XO – XH| Þ 1.9> 1.4 C–O–H show basic nature
AOH > COH
(D) HDO |XO – XD| > |XO – XH| Þ 0.7 < 1.4 D–O–H show acidic nature
HBO |XO – XB| > |XO – XH| Þ 0.9 < 1.4 B–O–H show acidic nature
HDO < HBO
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7. PT0081
Ans. (C)
Sol. According to Haney-Smith equation
% ionic character = 16 |DEN| + 3.5 |DEN|2
ENA = 1.8, ENB = 2.6
|DEN| = |ENA – ENB|= |1.8 – 2.6|= 0.8
% ionic character = 16 |0.8| + 3.5|0.8|2
% ionic character = 15.04%
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8. PT0082
Ans. (C)
Sol. |Charge on Ion|- Extent of Hydration of Ion-
Order of charge on ions Þ Al+3 > Mg2+ > Na+
Order of extent of hydration Þ Al+3 > Mg2+ > Na+
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9. PT0082
Ans. (C)
Sol. |Charge on Ion|- Extent of Hydration of Ion- Hydration Energy-
Order of charge on ions Þ Al+3 > Mg2+ > Na+
Order of extent of hydration Þ Al+3 > Mg2+ > Na+
Order of hydration energy Þ Al+3 > Mg2+ > Na+
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10. PT0082
Ans. (C)
Sol. |Charge on Ion|- Extent of Hydration of Ion- Size of Hydrated Ion-
Order of charge on ions Þ Al+3 > Mg2+ > Na+
Order of extent of hydration Þ Al+3 > Mg2+ > Na+
Order of size of hydrated ion Þ Al+3 > Mg2+ > Na+
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11. PT0082
Ans. (B)
Sol. |Charge on Ion|- Size of Hydrated Ion- Ionic Mobility¯
Order of charge on ions Þ Al+3 > Mg2+ > Na+
Order of extent of hydration Þ Al+3 > Mg2+ > Na+
Order of ionic mobility Þ Na+ > Mg2+ > Al3+
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12. PT0082
Ans. (B)

ne
Sol. size
z

Order of size of ions Þ Na+ > Mg2+ > Al3+

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13. PT0083
Ans. (B)
Sol. P ® Phosphorus (15P) Q ® Aluminium (13Al)
R ® Arsenic (33As) S ® Gallium (31Ga)
I size of Phosphorus (15P) < size of Aluminium (13Al) T
Reason : along the period Zeff increases, atomic radius decreases
II size of Arsenic (33As) < size of Gallium (31Ga) T
Reason : along the period Zeff increases, atomic radius decreases
III size of Phosphorus (15P) < size of Arsenic (33 As) (appreciable difference) T
Reason : along the group number of shell (n) increases, atomic radius increases
IV size of Aluminium (13Al) < size of Gallium (31Ga) (appreciable difference) F
Reason : In group-13 size of Al and Ga is nearly same or Ga slightly smaller than Al (transition
contraction)
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14. PT0083
Ans. (A)
Sol. P ® Phosphorus (15P) Q ® Aluminum (13Al)
R ® Arsenic (33As) S ® Gallium (31Ga)

Correct order : P > R > S > Q

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15. PT0084
Ans. (C)
Sol. Period and group number respectively
(P) 14Si Þ [Ne] 3s23p2 ® 3, 14
(Q) 21Sc Þ [Ar] 3d14s2 ® 4, 3
(R) 31
Ga Þ [Ar] 3d104s24p1 ® 4, 13
(S) 73
Tl Þ [Xe] 4f145d106s26p1 ® 6, 13
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16. PT0085
Ans. [(A) Q ; (B) P, Q, R ; (C) P ; (D) R, S]
Sol. (A) Highest density (Q) Osmium
(B) Metallic character (P) Lithium (Q) Osmium (R)Mercury
(C) Lightest Metal (P) Lithium
(D) Liquid at room temperature (R) Mercury (S) Bromine
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17. PT0086
Ans. ((A)R ; (B)R ; (C)Q ; (D)S)
Sol. (A) K(19) ® 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 3d1 last electron in d-subshell Þ d-Block element
(B) Fe(26) ® 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 3d8 last electron in d-subshell Þ d-Block element
(C) Ga(31) ® 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 3d10, 4s2, 4p1 last electron in p-subshell Þ p-Block element
(D) Sn(50) ® 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 3d10, 4s2 ,4d10, 4f10 last electron in f-subshell Þ f-Block element
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18. PT0087
Ans. ((A) Q,R ; (B) P,S ; (C) S ; (D) Q,R)
Sol. (A) O (g) + e¯ ® O¯ (g) (Q) Negative electron gain enthalpy, (R) Exothermic
Reason : electron gain enthalpy of oxygen is -ive
(B) O¯(g) + e¯ ® O2–(g) (P) Positive electron gain enthalpy, (S) Endothermic
Reason : second electron gain enthalpy of oxygen is +ive
(C) Na¯(g) ® Na(g) + e¯ (S) Endothermic
Reason : IE1 of Na¯, Reverse process of electron gain enthalpy of Na,
hence removal of electron from Na¯ endothermic process
(D)Mg+ (g) + e¯ ® Mg (g) (Q) Negative electron gain enthalpy,(R)Exothermic
Reason: electron gain in Mg+ ion Reverse process of ionization of
Mg (g) and Ionization of Mg is endothermic hence given process
is exothermic.
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19. PT0088
Ans. [(A) Q ; (B) R ; (C) P ; (D) S]
Sol. (A) Cl (Q) Highest negative electron gain enthalpy
(B) F (R) Most Electronegative element
(C) Cu (P) Metal
(D) He (S) Highest ionisation energy.
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1. PT0092
Ans. (2)

Sol. Na (g) Na (g) e¯ DH= 5.1 (ionization potential)

Na (g) e¯ Na (g) DH= –5.1 (electron gain enthalpy of Na+)

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2. PT0094
Ans. (2)

1 Hf
Li(s) + F2(g) LiF(s)
2
Hsub 1
Sol. Hdiss
2
Li(g) F(g)
L.E.
I.E.1 EGE1

Li+(g) F¯(g)

1
(DHf)LiF = (DH)sub. + (DH)diss. + I.E.1+ E.G.E1 + L.E.
2

from the above given data

kJ kJ 1 kJ
( H) LiF 617 ( H)Sub. 161 ( H) diss. 77
mol mol 2 mol

kJ kJ
I.E.1 520 L.E. 1047
mol mol

–617 =161 + 520+77+EGE1 + (–1047) Þ E.G.E1 = -328

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3. PT0095
Ans. (4)
Sol. On moving down the group atomic size in group - thus O<S<Se(size)
On moving across the period from left to right, atomic size in a period decreases.
Thus As > Se
Therefore overall size order is O < S < Se < As
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4. PT0096
Ans. (1)

C N O F
Sol. 2p2 2p3 2p4 2p5
C+ N+ O+ F+
2p1 2p2 2p3 2p4
HALF
FILLED

IE2 order is: O > F > N > C

Due to half filled electronic configuration, IE2 of oxygen is maximum amongst these.
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5. PT0097
Ans. (3)
Sol. (1) 18Ar ® 54Xe Noble character decreases due to - in size
(2) 3Li ® 19K Ionization enthalpy decreases as size increases
(3) 6C ® 32Ge Atomic radii increases down the group
(4) 9F ® 35Br Down the group electron gain enthalpy with negative sign increases from F to
Cl and then decreases from Cl to I.
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6. PT0098
Ans. (1)
–
Sol. Atomic radius order is N3– > O2– > F
As no. of protons increases in isoelectronic species, size decreases because attraction on outermost
shell due to nucleus increases.
Thus correct data sequence is 1.71, 1.40 and 1.36
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7. PT0099
Ans. (1)
Sol. Valence shell e– configuration is 5s2 5p4
General e– configuration ns2 np4 represents the group 16
Element is p block element and thus for p block element
Group no. = 10 + ns e– + np e–
Þ 10 + 2 + 4 = 16
n = 5 (outermost shell) therefore element belongs to 5th period.
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8. PT0100
Ans. (1)
Sol. Sc Rb Na K
4s23d1 5s1 3s 1 4s 1
Due to poor shielding of 3d electron, Zeff of Sc increases and because of that removal of 4s electron
becomes more difficult.
Therefore IE1 is maximum for Sc amongst these elements.
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9. PT0101
Ans. (2)
Sol. In X-Y bond ‘X’ will show positive oxidation state only when electronegativity of ‘Y’ is more than
‘X’ In periodic table ‘F’ is most electronegative element which can show only negative oxidation
state.
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10. PT0102
Ans. (4)
Sol. (1) [Ar] 3d104s2 4p3 ® As (2) [Ne] 3s2 3p1 ® Al
(3) [Ne] 3s2 3p2 ® Si (4) [Ne] 3s2 3p3 ® P
Al Si P

As
due to small size and stable half filled e– configuration IE1 is maximum amongst these elements.
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11. PT0103
Ans. (4)
Sol. for both elements A and B jump in 3rd IE value is very high from the IE2 value thus both elements have
two valence electrons therefore these two elements belong to 2 nd group.
As IE1 and IE2 both values are higher for element A as compare to element B hence ‘B’ will be below
in the same group.
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12. PT0104
Ans. (4)
Sol. (a) ZnO + Na2O ® Na2ZnO2
Base
As Na2O is base thus ZnO can react if it shows the acidic nature.
(b) ZnO + CO2 ® ZnCO3
Acid
As CO2 is acidic in nature thus ZnO can react if it shows basic nature
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13. PT0105
Ans. (1)
Sol. Total number of e¯
O 2– 10 e¯
F¯ 10 e¯
Na + 10 e¯
Mg 2+ 10 e¯
O¯ 9 e¯
Na 11 e¯
Mg+ 11 e¯
Thus among these O2– , F¯ , Na+ , Mg2+ are isoelectronic species.
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14. PT0106
Ans. (1)
Sol. On moving left to right across the period ,electron affinity increases because size decreases and attraction
of nucleus on outermost electron (upcoming e–) also increases. Thus electron affinity of F > O.
Electron affinity of Cl > F (due to small size of F atom, electronic repulsions are high in F atom thus
addition of e– becomes difficult as compared to Cl)
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15. PT0107
Ans. (1)
Sol. For isoelectronic species size ¯ as number of protons -
Size order Þ Mg2+ < Na+ < F¯ < O2–
Protons Þ 12 11 9 8
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16. PT0108
Ans. (2)
Sol. Be(OH)2 is amphoteric hydroxide in nature as it react with acid and base both.
Ca(OH)2, Sr(OH)2, Mg(OH)2 are basic in nature.
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17. PT0109
Ans. (1)
Sol. Correct order of EN on Pauling scale :
(1) Ga < Ge (Left to right EN increases)
(2) Si > Al (Left to right EN increases)
(3) P < S (Left to right EN increases)
(4) Te < Se (Down the group EN decreases)
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18. PT0110
Ans. (1)
Sol. Due to poor shielding of ‘4f ’ electrons, zeff increases in lanthanoids. Due to increase in zeff, the size of
elements decreases and this contraction is termed as “lanthanoid contraction”.
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19. PT0111
Ans. (3)
Sol. Addition of second electron in any atom is always endothermic so DHeg2 of O atom is positive and in
terms of magnitude it is higher than first electron gain enthalpy.
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20. PT0112
Ans. (1)

CHARGE
Sol. HYDRATION ENTHALPY OF CATION
SIZE

For alkali metal cations charge is same and size increases on moving down the group hence hydration
enthalpy decreases.
HYDRATION ENTHALPY: Li+ > Na+ > K+ > Rb+ > Cs+
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21. PT0113
Ans. (4)
Sol. IUPAC name for atomic number 119 is ‘Ununenium’. Its symbol is ‘Uue’.
Atomic number
(1) unh 106
(2) uun 110
(3) une 109
(4) uue 119
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22. PT0114
Ans. (2)
IE1 IE2 2
Sol. (1) Ca Ca Ca
[Ar ]4s2 [ Ar ]4s1 [ Ar ]4s

IE1 IE 2 2
(2) K K K
[Ar ]4s1 [ Ar ]4s [Ne]3s 2 3 p 5

IE1 IE2 2
(3) Ba Ba Ba
[ Xe]6s2 [Xe]6s1 [ Xe]6s

IE1 IE 2 2
(4) Sc Sc Sc
[Ar ]4s2 3d1 [ Ar ]4s1 3d1 [Ar ]4s 3d1

Among given option ‘K’ attain noble gas configuration after removal of first electron, so removal of
2nd e– will require high energy and hence greatest difference in first and second ionization energy is
observed for K.
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23. PT0115
Ans. (1)
Sol. FOR 13th GROUP OXIDES
(I) Boron trioxide (B2O3) is acidic.
(II) Oxides of aluminium(Al2 O3) and gallium(Ga2O3) are amphoteric.
(III) Oxides of indium and thallium are basic.
Above three statements are correct as on moving down the group basic character of oxide increases.
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24. PT0116
Ans. (1)

Sol. Spin only magnetic moment = n(n 2) B.M.

Electronic configuration of
Ti2+ Þ [Ar] 3d2 4s°

[Ar]

Magnetic Moment (m) = 8 B.M.

Ti3+ Þ [Ar] 3d1 4s°

[Ar]

Magnetic Moment (m) = 3 B.M.

Sc3+ Þ [Ar] 3d° 4s°

[Ar]

Magnetic Moment (m) = 0 B.M.

V2+ Þ [Ar] 3d3 4s°

[Ar]

Magnetic Moment (m) = 15 B.M.

So order of spin only magnetic moment is :
Sc3+ < Ti3+ < Ti2+ < V2+
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25. PT0117
Ans. (3)
Sol. Order of atomic radius
(1) Sc >Ni
'Sc' is largest among 3d series elements.
(2) Ti < Hf
In 5d series 'Hf' is bigger in size than 3d series Ti.
(3) Mo W
4d series 'Mo' having nearly same radius as compared to 5d series W due to lanthanoid
contractions.
(4) Mn < Re
5d series 'Re' is bigger in size than 3d series Mn.
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26. PT0118
Ans. (3)
Sol. Order of electron gain enthalpy
F<Cl ; S > Se ; Li > Na
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27. PT0119
Ans. (3)
Sol. Except ‘Y’ and ‘La’ , when we move down the group for 4d and 5d series elements then atomic size
is nearly same due to lanthanoid contraction. So size of ‘Ag’ is nearly same as that of ‘Au’.
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28. PT0120
Ans. (1)
IE1 IE2 IE3
Sol. (1) Fe Þ [Ar]3d64s2 [Ar]3d64s1 [Ar]3d64s0
IE1 IE2 IE3
(2) Ni Þ [Ar]3d84s2 [Ar]3d84s1 [Ar]3d84s0
IE1 IE2 IE3
(3) Co Þ [Ar]3d74s2 [Ar]3d74s1 [Ar]3d74s0
IE1 IE2 IE3
(4) Mn Þ [Ar]3d54s2 [Ar]3d54s1 [Ar]3d54s0
So order of third ionization enthalpy is Fe < Co < Mn < Ni
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29. PT0121
Ans. (1)
Sol. Penetration of 2s electrons to the nucleus is more than that of 2p electrons. 2p electron of boron is
more shielded from the nucleus by more number of inner electrons than the 2s electrons of beryllium.
Therefore it is easier to remove the 2p electron from B compared to the 2s electron from beryllium &
hence I.E. is smaller than Be. So (I), (II) and (III) are correct statements. Moving from left to right
across a period, size of atom decreases and hence size of B < size of Be.
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30. PT0135
Ans. (2)
Sol. Enthalpy of solution = Lattice enthalpy + Hydration enthalpy
HE of NaCl = 4 – 788
= – 784 kJ mol–1
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31. PT0136
Ans. (3)
Sol. Metal oxides are basic.
Non-metal oxides are acidic.
Metalloids form amphoteric oxides.
Therefore, as per their position in periodic table order would be X < Y < Z.
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32. PT0137
Ans. (2)

e
Sol. Ionic radii µ p ratio

Mg+2 and Al+3 both have higher number of protons as compared to Na+, so their radii will be smaller.
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33. PT0138
Ans. (1)
Sol. Due to very high electronic repulsion in oxygen upon addition of electron, it will move to last position
inspite of higher nuclear charge.
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34. PT0143
Ans. (B)
Sol. NO, N2O, CO – neutral oxides
B2O5, N2O5, SO3, P4O10 – acidic oxides
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35. PT0144
Ans. (D)
Sol. The given configuration [Rn]5f14 6d17s2 corresponds to Z = 103 Þ unniltrium
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36. PT0145
Ans. (B)
Sol. IE µ Zeff
Also, IE is more than expected for elements having half-filled or fully-filled subshells
\ 3s23p1 < 3s2 < 3s23p4 < 3s23p3
B<A<D<C
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37. PT0146
Ans. (A)
Sol. Li has maximum hydration enthalpy and it has diagonal relationship with Mg.
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38. PT0147
Ans. (D)
Sol. Zn has fully-filled orbitals. As a result, it has higher IE than Ga.
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39. PT0148
Ans. (3)
Sol. Most basic oxide among V2O3, V2O4 and V2O5 is V2O3 .
V2 O3 : V+3 ® 1s22s2 2p6 3s23p63d2

Therefore, 2(2 2) 3BM

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1. PT0122
Ans. (C)
Sol. ‘F’ has less negative electron gain enthalpy than ‘Cl’, because additional electron is repelled more
efficiently by 2p electron in ‘F’ atom than 3p electron in ‘Cl’ atom.
So Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
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2. PT0123
Ans. (B)
Sol. In isoelectronic species, as Z- size ¯
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3. PT0124
Ans. (T)
Sol. IE1 of Be is higher than that of B, because penetration of 2s electron to the nucleus is more than that of
2p electron.
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4. PT0125
Ans. (B)
Sol. Correct order of IP1
(A) K <Na < Li (down the group IP decreases)
(B) Be > Mg > Ca (down the group IP decreases)
(C) B < C < N (left to right IP Increases)
(D) Fe < Si < C (Generally down the group, IP decreases and left to right in period increases)
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5. PT0126
Ans. (B)
Sol. Order of electron affinity : Li > Be < B < C
Addition of electron in ‘Be’ is endothermic process because Be have stable 2s2 configuration. So Be¯
is less stable among given anions.
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6. PT0127
Ans. (B)
Sol. Atomic radius order for group 13 elements is Ga < Al < In < Tl
Ga is smaller in size than Al due to poor shielding of 3d electrons.
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7. PT0128
Ans. (C,D)
Sol. All possible oxides of Be, Al , Ga, Sn, Pb, As, Cr3+, Mn+4, V+5 are amphoteric
(A) Cr2O3(amphoteric), CrO(basic), SnO(amphoteric), PbO(amphoteric)
(B) NO (neutral), B2O3(acidic), PbO(amphoteric), SnO2(amphoteric)
(C) Cr2O3(amphoteric), BeO(amphoteric), SnO(amphoteric), SnO2 (amphoteric)
(D) ZnO(amphoteric), Al 2O3(amphoteric), PbO(amphoteric), PbO2(amphoteric)
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8. PT0139
Ans. (9)
Sol. I1 of (n + 1) element is quite higher than other which indicates that it should be a noble gas.
Now, considering (n + 1) element to be He, n becomes H. However, this is not possible because H
can't have three ionization enthalpies.
Therefore, (n + 1) = Neon
n = Fluorine