s and p Block Elements

1. Which of the following sets of elements belongs to third period?

A) Cl, Br, Ar B) Mg, Cl, Ar C) S, Al, Ne D) Ca, Si, Cl
2. Ionization energy depends upon
A) Atomic/ionic radii B) Shielding effect
C) Electron to proton ratio D) All of these
3. Which one of the following alkali metals forms only normal oxide when it reacts with O2
A) Lithium B) Sodium C) Potassium D) Rubidium
4. Which of the following represent elements in order of decreasing atomic size?
A) F, Cl, Br B) Li, Be, B C) S, P, Si D) Be, Mg, Ca
5. Which ion is largest in size in 2nd period
A) Cl– B) N–3 C) F– D) Be+2
6. The elements of group I-A react violently with water and make the solution
A) Neutral B) Amphoteric C) Acidic D) Alkaline
7. The size of which of the following species is largest after gaining one electron
A) O+ B) O–1 C) N–2 D) F
8. Which statement is correct
A) Loss of valence electron may lead to loss of valence shell
B) Radius of isoelectronic ions decreases left to right in 3rd period
C) Anionic radius increase with magnitude of negative charge
D) All of these

9. What is the nature of reaction

A) Decomposition B) Acid-base C) Redox D) All of these
10. The suspension of Mg(OH)2 in water is known as
A) Lime water B) Slaked lime C) Milk of magnesia D) Milk of lime
11. After losing an electron radius of Na is reduced to
A) 95pm B) 181pm C) 157pm D) 62pm
12. Beryllium and barium do not form oxide with oxygen
A) Normal oxide B) Basic oxide C) Acidic oxide D) Amphoteric oxide
13. Third and fourth periods of periodic table consist of _____ and ______ respectively
A) Eight and eighteen elements B) Eight and eight elements
C) Eighteen and thirty two elements D) Eighteen and eighteen elements
14. The radius of fluorine atom is 72pm and that of the fluoride ion (F–) is ______
A) 72pm B) 44pm C) 133pm D) 36pm
15. Which of the following is less soluble in water
A) Be(OH)2 B) Ca(OH)2 C) Mg(OH)2 D) Sr(OH)2

16.
“M” in the above reaction may be
A) Be B) Ca C) Na D) K
+ 2– – 2+
17. Consider the iso-electronic species,K ,S ,Cl and Ca , the radii of the ion decrease as
A) Ca+2 > Cl– > K+ > S2– B) K+ > Cl– > Ca2+ > S2–
C) Cl– > K+ > S2– > Ca2+ D) S2– > Cl– > K+ > Ca2+
18. Which of the following element of 3rd period and group III does not react with water
A) B B) Al C) Mg D) In
19. Keeping in view the size of atoms which order is incorrect
A) Sr > Ca B) Cl > I C) Ba > Mg D) K > Na
20. Which of the following oxide is most acidic oxides?
A) Al2O3 B) Cl2O7 C) Na2O3 D) CaO
21. Which of the following compound have Ionic Bond?
A) MgO B) SiO2 C) CO2 D) Al2Cl6
22. Keeping in view the size of atoms, which order is correct?
A) N > C B) Ar > Cl C) P > Si D) Li > Be
23. Following graph shows a physical property along the period 3 elements.
Which physical property is

A) Electron affinity B) Non-metallic character

C) Atomic radius D) Melting point up to group IVA
24. Which substance has greater vapour pressure
A) F2(l) B) Br2(l) C) Cl2(l) D) I2(l)
25. The following sketch show the variation in a physical property of third period elements against
their number:

What physical property is plotted in this sketch?

A) Ionic radius B) Melting point C) Ionization energy D) Atomic radius
26. Arrange the following elements according to the trends of ionization energies C, N, Ne, B
A) Ne < N < C < B B) B < C < N < Ne C) B < N < C < Ne D) Ne < B < C < N
27. In the second period of elements, although oxygen lies next to nitrogen yet its ionization first
energy is lower than that of nitrogen because?
A) In oxygen, there exists repulsion between pair of electrons present in the same orbital of valence shell
B) Oxygen is paramagnetic in character.
C) Nuclear charge of oxygen is greater than nitrogen.
D) Oxygen has higher electron affinity.
28. The more soluble oxide of alkaline earth metals is
A) CaO B) SrO C) BaO D) BeO
29. The ionization energy of potassium is less than sodium due to
A) Decrease in shielding effect B) Decrease in electron affinity
 C) Increase in nuclear charge D) Increase in atomic radius
30. Which element has the highest electron affinity among halogens?
A) F B) I C) Cl D) Br
31. The trends in melting points of the elements of 3rd period are depicted in figure below
Si

m e th in g p o in t ( C )
o
Mg
Al S
P
Na
Cl Ar

A to m ic N u m b e r

The sharp decreases observed from ‘Si’ to ‘P’ is due to

A) Decrease in atomic radius from ‘Si’ to ‘P’ B) Change in bonding and structure of two elements
C) Different densities of two elements D) Increase in electron density from ‘Si’ to ‘P’
32. Which of the following form peroxide after reaction with oxygen under
specific conditions
A) Be B) Ba C) Mg D) Ca
2+
33. One of the following species is iso-electronic with Ca . Which is that
A) Sr2+ B) Na C) Ar D) Mg2+
34. The amphoteric oxide is
A) CaO B) BeO C) Na2O D) BaO
35. Which periodic property increases from top to bottom
A) Ionization energy B) Melting point of alkali metals
C) Reactivity of halogens D) Colour intensity of halogens
36. Which one of the following is smallest in size?
A) Na+ B) O2– C) F– D) N3–
37. When aluminum react with chlorine then it produce __________ colored aluminum chloride
A) Pale Yellow B) Greenish Yellow C) Greyish Black D) Reddish Brown
38. The property of an atom in a molecule to attract electrons towards itself is called
A) Electrode potential B) Ionization energy
C) Electron affinity D) Electronegativity
39. The hydration energy of Mg2+ is greater than that of
A) Al3+ B) Na+ C) Be2+ D) Si4+
40. Which one of the following properties decreases across the third period of
elements in the periodic table?
A) Electronegatively B) Ability to act as reducing agent
C) Ionization energy D) Melting and boiling points
2+
41. The hydration energy of Mg is less than
A) Na+1 B) Ca2+ C) Li+1 D) Al3+
42. In the 3rd period of the periodic table which of following property is decreasing consistently?
A) Electrical conductivity B) Ionization energy
C) Melting point D) Atomic radius
43. The diagram below is a plot of melting points of elements of second period against their atomic
numbers. Lithium and fluorine are placed at the extreme ends of the plot. On the basis of melting
 points where would you place carbon among the empty slots on the plot?

A) 1 B) 4 C) 2 D) 3
44. The halogen which is restricted to only single oxidation state
A) Fluorine B) Bromine C) Chlorine D) Iodine
45. Which elements have generally high electrical conductivity
A) Coinage metals B) Alkali metals C) Halogens D) Alkaline earth metals
46. What is the trend of melting and boiling points of the elements of short periods as we move from
left to right in a periodic table?
A) Melting and boiling points decrease gradually
B) Melting and boiling points first decrease then increase
C) Melting and boiling points increase gradually
D) Melting and boiling points first increase then decrease
47. Energy required to remove an electron from gaseous neutral atom is
A) Electron affinity B) Lattice energy C) Ionization energy D) Crystal energy
48. The elements for which the value of ionization energy is low can
A) Gain electrons readily B) Lose electron less readily
C) Gain electrons with difficulty D) Lose electron readily
49. More the ionization energy of an element
A) More the electro positivity B) Less the metallic character
C) More the reducing power D) Bigger the atomic radius
50. Metallic character of elements in the periodic table _______ in periods
A) Increases B) Decreases
C) Remains same D) First increases then decreases
51. Increase in atomic size down the group is due to
A) Addition of shells B) Shielding effect C) Inert pair effect D) Both A) and B)
52. Atomic radius of fluorine is only larger than ______ in its period
A) Li B) O C) N D) Ne
53. Which of the following pair does not react directly with oxygen?
A) P and S B) Cl and Ar C) Al and Ar D) P and A
54. Which one remains same along a period?
A) Atomic radius B) Number of shells (orbits)
C) Melting point D) Electrical conductivity
55. Which pair of elements has unpaired electron in s-orbital
A) Na, K B) C, Si C) Ba, Sr D) F, Ar