Basic Exercise

1. The product formed in the reaction,

BCl3 + H2O  Product is –
(1) H3BO3 + HCl (2) B2O3 + HOCl (3) B2H6 + HCl (4) No reaction
Ans. (1)
2. The type of hybridization of boron in diborane is -
(1) sp (2) sp2 (3) sp3 (4) sp3d2
Ans. (3)
3. Which of the following is an organo silicon polymer ?
(1) silica (2) silicon (3) silicon carbide (4) silicic acid
Ans. (2)
4. Graphite conducts electricity because of the –
(1) Highly polarized nature of -electrons (2) Highly delocalized nature of -electrons
(3) Highly localized nature of -electrons (4) None of these
Ans. (2)
Boron & Carbon Family
5. Melting point is higher for –
(1) B (2) Al (3) Ga (4) In
Ans. (1)
6. Alane is chemically –
(1) AlH3 (2) (AlH3)n (3) LiAlH4 (4) None
Ans. (2)
7. Aluminium is not acted upon by pure water as –
(1) Impurities in water are essential for the reaction to occur
(2) It is light metal
(3) It is protected by a film of aluminium oxide
(4) It is not a reactive metal
Ans. (3)
8. The borax bead test is based upon the formation of
(1) Boron oxide (2) Boric acid (3) Meta borates (4) Elemental boron
Ans. (3)
9. Boric acid polymerizes due to –
(1) The presence of hydrogen bonds (2) Its acidic nature
(3) Its geometry (4) Its monobasic nature
Ans. (1)
+ +3
10. Alum is found to contain hydrated monovalent cation [M(H2O)6] , trivalent cation [M'(H2O)6] and SO24  in the ratio
of:
(1) 1 : 1 : 1 (2) 1 : 1 : 2 (3) 1 : 2 : 2 (4) 1 : 2 : 3
Ans. (2)
11. Borax Na2B4O7 . 10H2O is actually :-
(1) Na2[B4O5(OH)4].8H2O (2) Na2[B4O4(OH)6].7H2O
(3) Na2[B4O3(OH)8].6H2O (4) Na2[B4O2(OH)10].5H2O
Ans. (1)

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12. Which alum is a double salt made up of two salts :
(1) Salt of a (SA + WB) + Salt of a (WA + WB)
(2) Salt of a (SA + SB) + Salt of a (SA + WB)
(3) Salt of a (SA + SB) + Salt of a (WA + WB)
(4) Salt of a (SA + WB) + Salt of a (WA + WB)
Ans. (2)
13. Borax on heating with cobalt oxide forms a blue bead of
(1) Co(BO2)2 (2) CoBO2 (3) Co3(Bo3)2 (4) Na3Co(BO3)2
Ans. (1)
14. The hydrides of group 14 elements are :
(1) Ionic (2) Oxidising (3) Covalent (4) None of these
Ans. (3)
15. Which gas is responsible for green house effect :
(1) CO2 (2) SO2 (3) CO (4) SO3
Ans. (1)
16. Artificial gem used for cutting glass is :
(1) Graphite (2) Diamond (3) SiC (4) CaCN2
Ans. (3)

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Analytical Exercise
1. An example of a cyclic silicate is :-
(1) Beryl (2) Zeolite (3) Talc (4) Feldspar
Ans. (1)
2. When a solution of sodium hydroxides is added in excess to the solution of potash alum, we obtain
(1) A white precipitate (2) Bluish white precipitate
(3) A clear solution (4) A crystalline mass
Ans. (3)
3. Rubies and sapphire are chemically :
(1) Al2O3 (2) Al2O3 + Ag2O (3) Ag2O + Au2O3 (4) Al2O3 + C
Ans. (1)
4. Which of the following statements is correct ?
(1) BCl3 and AlCl3 are both Lewis acids and BCl3 is stronger than AlCl3
(2) BCl3 and AlCl3 both Lewis acids and AlCl3 is stronger that BCl3
(3) BCl3 and AlCl3 are both equally strong Lewis acids
(4) Both BCl3 and AlCl3 are not Lewis acids.
Ans. (1)
5. Which of the following statements about H3BO3 is not correct
(1) It is strong tribasic acid
(2) It is prepared by acidifying an aqueous solution of borax
(3) It has a layer structure in which planar BO3 units are joined by hydrogen bonds
(4) It does not act as proton donor but acts as a Lewis acid by accepting hydroxyl ion
Ans. (1)
6. Aluminium vessels should not be washed with material containing washing soda because
(1) washing soda reacts with aluminium to form soluble aluminate
(2) washing soda is expensive
(3) washing soda is easily decomposed
(4) washing soda reacts with aluminium to form insoluble aluminium oxide
Ans. (1)
7. When con. H2SO4 is added to charcoal :
(1) There is no reaction (2) Water gas is formed
(3) SO2 and CO2 are evolved (4) CO and SO2 are evolved
Ans. (3)
8. Iodine is placed between two liquids C6H6 and water then :
(1) It dissolves more in C6H6 (2) It dissolves more in water
(3) It dissolves equally in both (4) Does not dissolve in both
Ans. (1)
9. "Hybridisation of central atom does not always change due to back bonding." This statement is valid for which
of the following compounds ?
(i) CCl3– (ii) CCl2 (iii) CF2 (iv) N(SiH3)3
(1) (i), (ii) (2) (i), (iii) (3) (ii), (iii) (4) All
Ans. (3)

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10. According to following reactions,
K
CHF3  CF3  H 
K '
CHCl3   CCl3  H 
Correct statement(s) is :
(1) Ka > K
(2) CHF3 act as a stronger bronsted acid than CHCl3
(3) CCl3– is more stable than CF3–
(4) None of these
Ans. (3)
11. Which of the following statements is incorrect in relation to the structure of diborane
(1) All the terminal B-H bond length are equal
(2) The terminal B–H bond is a 2-centre 3-electron bond
(3) The terminal B–H bond is a 2-centre 2-electron bond
(4) The bridge H is a 3-centre 2-electron bond
B B
Ans. (2)
12. In which of the following dimer empty atomic orbital of central atom of monomer does not involve in hybridisation?
(1) Ga2H6 (2) Al2Br6 (3) Be2H4 (4) Cl2O6
Ans. (4)
13. Silicate having one monovalent corner oxygen atom in each tetrahedron unit is
(1) sheet silicate (2) cyclic silicate (3) single chain silicate (4) double chain silicate
Ans. (1)
14. The silicate anion in the mineral kinoite is a chain of three SiO4–4 tetrahedra, that share corners with adjacent tetrahedra.
The charge of the silicate anion is
(1) –4 (2) –8 (3) –6 (4) –2
Ans. (2)
15. Diborane is a Lewis acid forming addition compound B2H6.2NH3 with NH3, a Lewis base. This
(1) Is ionic and exists as [BH2(NH3)2]+ and [BH4]– ions
(2) On heating, is converted into borazine, B3N3H6
(3) Both are correct
(4) None is correct
Ans. (3)
16. From B2H6 all the following can be prepared except :
(1) H3BO3 (2) B2(CH3)4H2 (3) B2(CH3)6 (4) NaBH4
Ans. (3)

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 Previous Year Questions
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1. It is because of inability of ns electrons of the valence shell to participate in bonding that [NEET- 2017]
2+ 4+
(1) Sn is reducing while Pb is oxidising
(2) Sn is oxidising while Pb4+ is oxidising
2+

(3) Sn2+ and Pb2+ are both oxidising and reducing

(4) Sn4+ is reducing while Pb4+ is oxidising
Ans. (1)
2. AlF3 is soluble in HF only in presence of KF. It is due to the formation of [NEET-(Phase-2)-2016]
(1) K3[AlF3H3] (2) K3[AlF6] (3) AlH3 (4) K[AlF3H]
Ans. (2)
3. The product obtained as a result of a reaction of nitrogen with CaC2 is [NEET- 2016]
(1) Ca2CN (2) Ca(CN)2 (3) CaCN (4) CaCN3
Ans. (2)
4. The stability of +1 oxidation state among Al, Ga, In and Tl increases in the sequence [Re-AIPMT-2015]
(1) Tl < In < Ga < Al (2) In < Tl < Ga < Al (3) Ga < In < Al < Tl (4) Al < Ga < In < Tl
Ans. (4)
5. Which of the following statement is correct about solid state of boric acid. [AIIMS-2015]
+
(1) H–bond is present (2) dissolves in water to yield H
(3) shape of B is tetrahedral (4) None of these
Ans. (1)
6. Chain growth can be controlled by [AIIMS-2015]
(1) R2SiCl2 (2) R3SiCl (3) RSiCl3 (4) R4Si/SiCl4
Ans. (2)
7. Which of the following gives B2H6 on reaction with NaBH4 [AIIMS-2015]
(1) LiAlH4 (2) NaOH (3) I2 (4) None
Ans. (3)
8. sp2 carbon is not present in :- [AIIMS-2014]
(1) Fullerene (2) Graphite (3) Carbonic acid (4) Dry ice
Ans. (4)
9. Which of these is least likely to act as a Lewis base ? [NEET-2013]
–
(1) F (2) BF3 (3) PF3 (4) CO
Ans. (2)
10. Which of the following structure is similar to graphite ? [NEET-2013]
(1) B (2) B4C (3) B2H6 (4) BN
Ans. (4)
11. Which of these is not a monomer for a high molecular mass silicone polymer ? [NEET-2013]
(1) Me2SiCl2 (2) Me3SiCl (3) PhSiCl3 (4) MeSiCl3
Ans. (2)
12. The basic structural unit of silicates is [NEET-2013]
4– 2– 2– –
(1) SiO4 (2) SiO3 (3) SiO4 (4) SiO
Ans. (1)

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13. Which of the following is electron-deficient ? [NEET-2013]

(1) (SiH3)2 (2) (BH3)2 (3) PH3 (4) (CH3)2

Ans. (2)
14. Which of the following is least likely to behaves as Lewis base ? [AIPMT(Prelims) - 2011]
–
(1) OH (2) H2O (3) NH3 (4) BF3
Ans. (4)
15. Name the type of the structure of silicate in which one oxygen atom of [SiO4]4– is shared ?
[AIPMT(Prelims) - 2011]
(1) Three dimensional (2) Linear chain silicate (3) sheet silicate (4) Pyrosilicate
Ans. (4)
16. Which of the following oxide is amphoteric ? [AIPMT(Mains) - 2011]
(1) SiO2 (2) CO2 (3) SnO2 (4) CaO
Ans. (3)
17. Which one of the following molecular hydrides acts as a Lewis acid ? [AIPMT(Prelims) - 2010]
(1) NH3 (2) H2O (3) B2H6 (4) CH4BF3
Ans. (3)
18. The tendency of BF3, BCl3 and BBr3 to behave as Lewis acid decreases in the sequence [AIPMT(Prelims) - 2010]
(1) BCl3 > BF3 > BBr3 (2) BBr3 > BCl3 > BF3 (3) BBr3 > BF3 > BCl3 (4) BF3 > BCl3 > BBr3
Ans. (2)
19. Which of the following molecules acts as a Lewis acid ? [AIPMT(Prelims) - 2009]
(1) (CH3)2O (2) (CH3)3 P (3) (CH3)3N (4) (CH3)3 B
Ans. (4)
20. Which of the following oxidation states are the most characteristic for lead and tin respectively ?
[AIPMT(Prelims) - 2007]
(1) +2, +2 (2) +4, +2 (3) +2, +4 (4) +4, +4
Ans. (3)
21. Which one of the following anions is present in the chain structure of silicates [AIPMT(Prelims) - 2007]
(1) SO44– (2) Si2O7–6 (3) (SiO32–)n (4) (Si2O52–)n
Ans. (4)
22. Al2O3 can be converted to anhydrous AlCl3 by heating [AIPMT(Prelims) - 2006]
(1) Al2O3 with HCl gas
(2) Al2O3 with NaCl in solid state
(3) A mixture of Al2O3 and carbon in dry Cl2 gas
(4) Al2O3 with Cl2 gas
Ans. (3)
23. Which of the following is the electron deficient molecule ? [AIPMT(Prelims) - 2005]
(1) B2H6 (2) C2H6 (3) PH3 (4) SiH4
Ans. (1)

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Question asked prior to Medical Ent. Exams. 2005
24. Which statement is wrong ?
(1) Feldspars are not aluminosilicates
(2) Beryl is an example of cyclic silicate
(3) Mg2SiO4 is orthosilicate
(4) Basic structural unit in silicates SiO4–4 is the tetrahedron
Ans. (1)
25. Carbon and silicon belong to (IV) group. The maximum coordination number of carbon in commonly occurring compounds
is 4, whereas that of silicon is 6. This is due to
(1) Availability of low lying d-orbitals in silicon
(2) Large size of silicon
(3) More electropositive nature of silicon
(4) Both (2) & (3)
Ans. (1)
26. Which of the following statements about H3BO3 is not correct ?
(1) It has a layer structure in which planar BO3 units are joined by hydrogen bonds
(2) It does not act as proton donor but acts as a Lewis acid by accepting hydroxyl ion
(3) It is a strong tribasic acid
(4) It is prepared by acidifying an aqueous solution of borax
Ans. (3)
27. Aluminium (III) chloride forms a dimer because aluminium
(1) Belongs to 3rd group (2) Can have higher coordination number
(3) Cannot form a trimer (4) Has high ionization energy
Ans. (2)
28. Boron compounds behave as Lewis acids, because of their
(1) Ionisation property (2) Electron deficient nature
(3) Acidic nature (4) Covalent bond
Ans. (2)
29. In graphite, electrons are
(1) Localised on each C-atom (2) Localised on every third C-atom
(3) Delocalised within the layer (4) Present in anti-bonding orbital
Ans. (3)
30. In borax bead test which compound is formed ?
(1) Orthoborate (2) Metaborate (3) Double oxide (4) Tetraborate
Ans. (2)
31. Which one of the following statements about the zeolite is false ?
(1) They are used as cation exchangers.
(2) They have open structure which enables them to take up small molecules.
(3) Zeolites are aluminosilicates having three dimensional network
(4) Some of the SiO44– units are replaced by AlO45– and AlO69– ions in zeolites
Ans. (4)

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32. The straight chain polymer is formed by
(1) Hydrolysis of (CH3)2 SiCl2 followed by condensation polymerisation
(2) Hydrolysis of (CH3)3 SiCl followed by condensation polymerisation
(3) Hydrolysis of CH3 SiCl3 followed by condensation polymerisation
(4) Hydrolysis of (CH3)4 Si by addition polymerisation
Ans. (1)
33. Oxalic acid on heating with conc. H2SO4 gives
(1) CO only (2) CO2 only (3) CO2 + H2O (4) CO + CO2 + H2O
Ans. (4)
34. Pb + conc. HNO3 gives
(1) Pb(NO3)2 + NO2 (2) PbNO3 + N2O (3) Pb(NO3)2 + N2O3 (4) Pb(NO3)2 + N2O
Ans. (1)
35. Chemical formula of phosgene is
(1) COCl2 (2) CaOCl2 (3) CaCO3 (4) COCl
Ans. (1)

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ASSERTION & REASON QUESTIONS

These questions consist of two statements each, printed as Assertion and Reason. While answering these
Questions you are required to choose any one of the following four responses.
A. If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
B. If both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
C. If Assertion is True but the Reason is False.
D. If both Assertion & Reason are False.

1. Assertion : CCl4 is not hydrolysed by water

Reason : Carbon in CCl4 is sp3 hybridised
Ans. (B)
2. Assertion : Between SiCl4 and CCl4 only SiCl4 reacts with water.
Reason : SiCl4 is ionic and CCl4 is covalent.
Ans. (C)
3. Assertion : PbI4 is a stable compound.
Reason : Iodine stabilizes higher oxidation state.
Ans. (D)
4. Assertion : The atoms in a covalent molecule are said to share electrons, yet some covalent molecules
are polar.
Reason : In polar covalent molecules, the shared electrons spend more time on the average near
one of the atoms due to high EN.
Ans. (A)
5. Assertion : SiCl4 is more hydrolysed then SiF4.
Reason : I effect of F > Cl
Ans. (B)