CLASS 12 CHEMISTRY CH-4.THE d- AND f-BLOCK ELEMENTS.pdf

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LANTHANOID
CONTRACTION
CHEMICAL
REACTION
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to
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Period
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PotasSiuM
PermaNgaNate
KMNO,
AcbiNoids
aLse
Shoud
+S.
+
Nd
7
lLSo
PotassiUmdichromnate
Cr,0
19H
K,cr,0,
APPLICATION
OCr
7H,0
2Cr
It
oxidises
i
to
l,
H,S
to
S,
S0
to
so.
NO;
Lo
NO;.
Dichromate
joN
PREPARATION
Prepared
erom
miNeraL
PUroiuSite
IN
NEUTRAL
OR
FAINTY
ALKALIvE
MEDIUM
MNO2
are
used
iv
battkeries
2MNO,
4KOH
+
0,
MNO,
2H,0
+3e
2K,MiN0,+
2H,0
2MNO,
MNO,
+2H,0
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&
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uSed
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+
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>BNa,
Cro,
+2Fe,0,t
8CO,
>Na,Cr,o,
+Na,
so,
Na,so,
+H,0
K,Cr,0,
+
2NaCi
Chromates
aNd
dichromates
oare
iwtercONVertibie.
Prerared
from
Chromite
ore.
VFeCr,o,t
&NaL,C0,
+70,
+H,0
2Na,Cr0,+
H,s0s
2NG,
Cr,0,
+
2KC
PaCL2
is
uSed
as
a
catotsSt
iN
wolkeS
erocess.
k
oxidises
s,o
to
sot
to
O,
AgBr
iN
PhoLograPhic
iNduStrs
Hees
i
ProductioN
oe
iroN
aNd
Steets.
IN
ACIDIC
MEDIUM
MNO,
+SH
-Se
2cro,
+2H
Chromate
joN
(yeitow)
Oxidišiwg
Properties
basic
mediUm
Cr,o
MN
+H,0
It
oxidises
|
to
1,
NO,
Lo
NO,
fe;
to
Fe
C,o
to
co.
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(a.)Ti
(1.)Amongthetransitionmetalsof3d-series,theonethathasthehighestnegativeM*/Mstandard
electrodepotentialis
(c.)Mn
(2.)ComputethegivenreactionofKMnO,inacidicmedium:
SFe'
+MnO,+8H'
Mn+
4H,0+5X
5S+2MnO,+16H"
2Mn*+8H,0+5Y
ZNO,+2MnO,+6H'
2Mn+ZNO,+3H,0
(a.)Fe,S',6
X,YandZarerespectively
(c.)Fe,S,5
NCERTLINEBYLINEQUESTIONS
(a.)CO,,Mn,H,O
(C.)Mn0,,H,0,CO,
08.THED-
&F-BLOCKELEMENTS
(3.)Solutionofoxalateiscolourless.ItismadeacidicbyaddingexceedsofH,thentitratedwithKMnO,.
Nowatamomentif
someonehasaddedlargeamountofKMnO,initthenthepossibleproductsare
Hg(OH),.
(a.)I&III
(4.)WhichofthecomparisonregardingZn,Cd,Hgis/
areincorrect).
(c.)II&II
ZnC1,isionicwhereasCdCl,andHgCl,
arecovalent.
(b.)Cu
(d.)Ni
ZnandCddissolvesindiluteacid(HCI)liberatingH,butHgcannot.
(5.)ThesilverUKcoinsare
(a.)Cu/Znalloy
ZnandCdformingwhiteppt.ofZn(OH),andCd(OH),butHgformcolouredppt.of
(c.)Ag/Nialloy
(b.)Fe,s,7
(d.)Fe,s,5
(6.)Matchthefollowing.
(b.)Co,,MnO,,H,0
(d.)co,,MnO,H,0,Mn
(P)Radioactivelanthanoid
(b.)I&I
(d.)onlyI
(b.)
(d.)
(Q)Lanthanoidwhichhas4f'
in+2oxidationstate
(R)Lanthanoidwhichhas
4fin+3oxidationstate
(S)Lanthanoidwhichhas4f"in+3oxidationstate
Cu/
Nialloy
Ag/Aualloy.
(I)Eu
(I)La
(I)Pm
(IV)Gd
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(a.)PII,.Q-I,R-IV,S-II
(C.)P-I.Q-IILR-IV,S-II
(a.)theatomicstructureof
copperismuchdenser
thanzinc
(7.)Themeltingpointofcopperishigherthanthatofzincbecause
(c.)involvementoflessernumberofelectronsin
metallicbonding
(a.)CrO,CI,isformed.
(c.)K,Cro,isformed.
(9.)Considerthegivenstatements:
(8.)WhathappenswhenKCIisheatedwithH,SO,andpotassiumdichromate?
(a.)Ionly
Whichofthegivenstatement(s)is/arecorrect
(c.)II&
II
only
Cu(I)andCu(M)?
Initshigheroxidationstates,manganeseformsstablecompoundswithoxygenandfluorine.
(a.)
E.C.ofCu(1)is3d'andCu(u)is3d".
(C.)Cu(I)andCu(1)
areequallystable.
MnandCo*
areoxidisingagentsinaqueoussolution.
TiandCr*arereducingagentsinaqueoussolution.
(a.)BothAandRarecorrectandRicorrect
explanationofA.
(c.)AistruebutRisfalse.
(b.)P-II,Q-IV,R-I,SII
(10.)ElectronicconfigurationofCuisgiven
as
Ar]3d"4s.Thenwhichofthefollowingiscorrectabout
(12.)Assertion:SeparationofZrandHfisdifficult.
(d.)P-II,Q-II1,R-IV,S-I
(a.)Both
A
andR
arecorrectandRiscorrect
(b.)theatomicvolumeof
copperishigh
explanationofA.
(d.)involvementof(n-1)delectronsinmetallic
bonding.
(c.)AistruebutRisfalse.
(11.)Assertion:Thehighestoxidationstateofosmiunmis+6.
Reason:Osmiumisa6d-blockelement.
(b.)CrCI,isformed.
(a.)sizeoftheions
(d.)Cr,(SO,),
isformed.
(c.)oxidationstatesoftheions
(b.)I&IIonly
(d.)allofthese
(b.)
(d.)
Reason:Bothhavesamechemicalpropertiesduetosimilarradius
Cu{(I)ismorestablethanCu(1).
StabilityofCu(I)andCu(II)depends
on
natureofcoppersalts.
(b.)Both
A
andR
arecorrectbutRisnotcorrect
explanationof
A.
(d.)BothAandRarefalse.
(b.)BothAandRarecorrectbutRisnotcorrect
explanationof
A.
(13.)Theseparationoflanthanidesbyionexchangemethodisbasedon
(d.)BothAandRarefalse.
(b.)thesolubilityoftheirnitrates
(d.)basicityofthehydroxidesoflanthanides.
(14.)Whichofthefollowingionsshowhigherspinonlymagneticmomentvalue
(a.)
Ti&Mn?+ (b.)Mn?*&
Ti
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(c.)
Mn&Fe
(15.)Manganeseexhibititshighestoxidationstate(+7)initsoxidenotinitsfluoride,why.
(a.)Oxygenislesselectronegativethanfluorine.
(C.)Fluorinestabilisesloweroxidationstate.
(C.)Exchangeenergy
(a.)Co.Cr*,
(16.)Whichofthefollowingfactorsisresponsibleforthevalueofionisationenthalpy.
(a.)Attractionofeachelectrontowardsnucleus
(c.)Mn,Cr
(I)Chlorine
gasisevolved
(17.)Transitionelementsshownmagneticmomentduetopresenceofunpairedelectrons.Whichofthe
followingpairshavesamemagncticmoment?
(I)Orangeredvapoursareevolved
(a.)Ionly
(c.)I&II
(18.)When
a
mixtureofNaClandK,Cr,0,isgentlywarmedwithcontractedH,SO,,then
(a.)theradioactivenatureofactinoids
(c.)5f.6dand7slevelshavingcomparable
(I)ThevapourswhenpassedintoNaOHsolutiongiveayellowsolutionofNa,Cr0,
Whichofthefollowingis/arecorrect
energies
(d.)
Co&
Mn
(20.)Generalelectronicconfigurationoflanthanoidsis
(a.)(n-2)r-"(n-1)spa'ns
(c.)(n-2)f"(n-1)d"ns'
(6.)Oxygenpossesd-orbitalswhilefluorinedoes
nor.
(a.)BothAandRarecorrectandRiscorrect
(d.)Incovalentcompoundsfluorinecanform
singlebondonlywhileoxygen
fornsdouble
bonds.
(19.)The
reasonforgreaterrangeofoxidationstareinactinoidsisattributedto
explanationofA.
(C.)Aistruebut
R
isfalse.
(b.)Repulsionbetweentheelectrons
(d.)Allofthese
(22.)Matchthecatalystswiththeprocesses.
(i)Ni/H,
(b.)Cr,Mn'
(d.)Co,Cr
(b.)II&II
(d.)Allarecorrect
(b.)actinoidcontraction
(21.)Assertion:Potassiumdichromateisused
asa
primarystandardinvolumetricanalysis.
Reason:Sodiumandpotassiumdichromatesarestrongoxidisingagents.
(d.)4fand5dlevelsbeingcloseinenergies.
(b.)
(n-2)r"(n-)a'ns
(d.)(n-2)d'"(n-1)Fns
(b.)BothAandRarecorrectbutRisnorcorrect
explanationofA.
(d.)BothAandRarefalse.
(P)Reactionbetweeniodideandpersulphateions
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(ii)Cu,Cl,
(ii)Fe(II)
(iv)FinelydividedFe
(a.)()-Q,(i)-P,(iüi)-S,(iv)-R
(c.)(i)-P.(i)-R,(iii)-Q.(iv)-S
(a.)Eu
(C.)Gd
(24.)Whichofthefollowing
are
radioactive?
(23.)Whichofthefollowingelementsshowsmaximumnumberofdifferentoxidationstatesinits
compounds?
(a.)Tb&Pm
(C.)Am&Tb
(a.)co,isformed
as
theproduct.
(C.)
Mn
catalysesthereaction.
(26.)ThecolourofKMnO,isdueto
(a.)L
Mchargetransfer
(C.)ML
chargetransfer
(25.)WhichofthefollowingiscorrectaboutreactionofKMnO,withOxalicacid?
(a.)HCIisstrongeracidthanHNO,
(C.)formationofprotectiveoxidelayerbyHNO,
3electronsinneutralmedium
5electronsinacidicmedium
(c.)I&II
(Q)Vegetableoiltoghee
Whichofthefollowingis/arecorrect
(a.)Only
II
(R)Sandmeyerreaction
lelectroninalkalinemedium
(S)Haber'sprocess
(b.)(i)-P,(ii)-Q,(ii)-S,(iv)-R
(d.)(i)-Q,(ii)-R,(iii)-P,(iv)-S
(27.)ActinoidsaregenerallyslightlyaffectedbyHNO,butHCIattacksalmostallmetalsbecause
(a.)samenumberofvalenceelectrons
(c.)almostsimilaratomicradius
(b.)La
(d.)Am
(b.)Pm&Pa
(d.)Pa&Am
(28.)Reductionofmetalcentreinaqueouspermanganateioninvolves
(b.)ThedecolourisatonofKMnO,isslowinthe
beginningandbecomeinstantaneousafter
Sometime.
(d.)Allofthese
(b.)oG*transition
(d.)d-dtransition.
(b.)HNO,isstrongeracidthanHCI
(d.)formationofprotectiveoxidelayerbyHCI.
(29.)Thereasonbehindthesamephysicalandchemicalpropertiesofzirconiumn(4d–series)andhafnium
(5d-series)is
(b.)
II&III
(d.)Allofthese
(b.)samevalueofclectrodepotential
(d.)
sameenthalpyofatomisation.
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(30.)WhenneutralorfaintlyalkalineKMnO,istreatedwithpotassiumiodide,iodideionisconvertedinto
X.Xis
(a.)Io
(C.)10,
(31.)TheelectronicconfigurationofEu(Atomic
no.63),Gd(Atomic
no.64)andTb(Atomic
no.65)are
(a.)[xe]4f'6s*.[Xe]4f°6s'and[Xc]4r"sd'6s(b.)
[Xe]4f'sd'6s'.[Xc]4'sd'6s'and|Xe]4f°
6s
(d,)[xe]
4'
6s'.[xe]4r"st'6s'and[Xe]4f"6s?(c.)[Xe]
4f°5d'6s*.(Xe]4f'sd'6s'and[Xe]4f'sd'6s?
(32.)WhichofthefollowingisnotcorrectlymatchedwithK,Cr0,reactions?
(a.)II,
(c.)H,SS
(a.)3.87BM.
(c.)4.89B.M.
(33.)Themagneticmomentof
a
divalentioninaqueoussolutionifitsatomicnumberis27,is
(34.)Marchthefollowingcolumns.
(P)Reagentoxidiscd
Feto
Fe
(R)GreencompoundformedbyfusingKOHwithMnQ,
(a.)P-(iv)
,
Q-(i).R-(i).S-(ii)
(c.)P-(iv),Q-i),R-(ii),S-(iü)
()Compoundhavingdarkpurplecrystalisostructurewith
KCIO,
(b.)1,
(d.)10,
decolourisationofoils.
(S)Compoundwhichhasorangecrystaltetrahedralstructure
acidified
Reason:KMnO,is
astrongoxidisingagent.
(a.)Both
A
andR
arecorrectandRiscorrect
explanationofA.
(b.)Sn²*
Sn
(c.)AistruebutRisfalse.
(d.)
Fe?
ret
(a.)Europiumshows+2oxidationstate.
(b.)
(C.)AlltheLanthanonsaremuch
nmore
reactive
(d.)
5.90B.M
(35.)Assertion:KMnO,isusedforbleachingwool,cotton,silkandothertextilefibresandfor
2.9B.M.
(i)K,Mn0,
(ii)KMn,
(ii)K,Cr0,
(iv)KMnO,
(b.)P-ii)
,
Q-(ii).R-),S-(iv)
(d.)P-(ii)
,
Q-i),R-(üi),S-(ív)
(b.)BothAandRareCorrectbutRisnotcorrect
explanationofA.
(36.)Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsrelatedtolanthanoidsisincorrect?
(d.)BothAandRarefalse.
(b.)Thebasicitydecrease
astheionicradius
decreasesfromPrtoLu.
(d.)Ce(+4)solutions
arewidelyused
asoxidising
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thanaluminum.
(37.)Amongthefollowingpairsofions,thelowerOxidationstateinaqueoussolutionismorestablethan
theother,in
(a.)Ti,Ti*
(c.)Cr,Cr*
(38.)AmongSc(I),Ti(IV),Pd(1)andCu(1)ions
(a.)allare
paramagnetic
(C.)Sc(II),Ti(IV)
are
paramagneticandPd(II)
andCu(II)
arediamagnetic
(39.)Thereasonforlanthanoidcontractionis
(a.)greatershicldingof4f
-
clectrons
(C.)greatershieldingof5d
-
electrons
(40.)Corectsetofamphotericoxidesis
(a.)v,0,,Cr,0,
(c.)V,0,.CrO,
(41.)ThecompositionofMischmetalis
(a.)Lanthanoidmctals
(-90)+Fe(-9.5%)+S,C,Ca,
Al
(C.)Lanthanoidmetals(90%)+Actinoids
(5%)+C(s%)
(a.)
3MnO;+4H'2MnO,+MnO,+
2H,0
(c.)2Mn0,
+
3Mn*+2H,0SMnO,
+
4H
(a.)U,Pa,Cm
(c.)Th,Pa,Md
agentinvolumetricanalysis.
(a.)ionicradiusof
Fe
issmaller
(b.)Cu,Cu2:
(C.)
Fehaslowerreductionpotential
(d.)v²,
vO²*
(b.)allthediamagnetic
Reason:Theouterelectrons
arelessfirmlyheld.
(d.)Sc(Ii),Ti(IV)
are
diamagneticandPd()
andCu(II)
areparamagnetic.
(b.)
poorshieldingof4f
-
electrons
(d.)poorshieldingof5d
-
electrons.
(42.)WhichofthefollowingreactionofKMNO,representdisproportionation
(b.)Cr0,V,0,
(d.)Mn,0,,CrO,
(b.)Lanthanoidmetals
(43.)Whichofthefollowingactinoidshave6dintheirelectronicconfiguration.
(-95)
+Fe(-5%)+S,C,Ca,Al
(d.)Lanthanoidmetals(95%)+
C(5%)+Fe,S,Al
(b.)2KMnO,
K,MnO,+MnO,+0,
(d.)Allofthese
(44.)StabilityofFecompoundsismuchmorethanstabilityofFe*compounds.Thecorrectreasonform
thisis
(b.)U,Th,Fm
(d.)Cm,Fm,No
(b.)
Fe
undergoisproportionauion
(d.)
Fehasstabled'configuration.
(45.)Assertion:Sfclcctrons
arcmorccffectivclyshicldedfromthcnuclcarchargethanthe4f
-
electrons
ofthecorrespondinglanthanoids.
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(a.)BothAandRarccorrectandRiscorrect
explanationofA.
(c.)AistrucbutRisfalse.
(a.)Cr&Ni
(46.)WhichofthefollowingelementswillformMFtypecompounds
(C.)Co&Cu
(a.)Inacidicmedium,I
L,
(c.)Inacidicmedium,
S
SO,
(48.)Thecorrectreasonforlanthanoidcontractionis
(a.)imperfectshicldingeffectoff-orbitals
(c.)decreasingnuclearcharge
(47.)WhichofthefollowingisnotcorrectlymatchedforKMn0,?
(49.)Matchthefollowing.
(Compounds/elements)
(P)Lanthanoidoxide
ColumnI
(QMgbasedalloy
(R)Mixedoxidesoflanthanoids
(S)Lanthanoids
(a.)P-III,Q-1,R-IV,S-II
(c.)P-IL,Q-IV,R-IL,S-I
(50.)Whichisnottrueaboutlanthanoids?
(b.)BothAandRarecorrectbutRisnotcorrect
explanationofA.
(a.)Allthelanthanoidsaresilverywhitesoft
metalsandtarnishrapidlyinair.
(d.)BothAandR
arefalse.
(C.)Lanthanides
areseparatedfromoneanotherby
ionexchangemethods.
(b.)Cr&Cu
(d.)Cr&Co
(b.)
Inneutralmedium,S,0s0,
(d.)Inneutralmedium,Mn
Mn0,
(b.)incrcasingnuclcarcharge
(d.)decreasinginmetallicradius.
(I)Lighterflint
(II)Alloysteel
ColumnII
(Use)
(III)Televisionscreen
(IV)Petroleumcracking
(b.)P-II,Q-1,R-I,S-IV
(d.)P-I,Q-II,R-I,S-IV
(b.)Alllanthanoidsarehighlydensemetals.
(d.)Thehardnessdecreaseswithincreasingatomic
number,samariumbeingsteelhard.
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1.
2
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
TOPIC1:Characteristicsofd-BlockElements
Whichofthefollowingisnotaconditionforcomplcxformation?
1)Smallatomicsize 2)Highnuclearcharge
TOPICWISEPRACTICEQUESTIONS
3)Variableoxidationstates4)Availabilityofvacantdorbitals
Thestabilityofparticularoxidationstateof
a
metalinaqueoussolutionisdeterminedby
I)enthalpyofsublimationofthemetal
3)enthalpyofhydrationofthemetalion
Ingeneral,themeltingandboilingpointsoftransitionmetals
)increasesgraduallyacrosstheperiodfromlefttoright.
2)decreasesgraduallyacrOsstheperiodfromlefttoright.
3)firstincreasestillthemiddleoftheperiodandthendecreasestowardstheend.
1)OnlyMnO2
4)firstdecreasesregularlytillthemiddleoftheperiodandthenincreasestowardstheend.
Whichofthefollowingisusedinthepreparationofchlorine?
3)BothMnO,andKMnO4
1)VCl,
Chlorocompoundofvanadiumhasonlyspinmagneticmomentof1.73BM.Thisvanadiumchloride
hastheformula:
2)VCl,
2)ionisationenergy
4)allofthese
1)Ti
2)OnlyKMnO4
4)EitherMnO,
orKMnO4
Theaqueoussolutioncontainingwhichone
ofthefollowingionswillbecolourless?(Atomicnumber:
Sc=21,Fe
=
26,Ti=
22,Mn
=
25).
1)Se+ 2)
Fe
3)VCl;
3)T;+
2)Cr
Amongthetransitionelementstheelementwithlowestmeltingpointbelongsto
1)Group3 4)Group122)Group11
Whichofthefollowingionsdocsnotliberatehydrogengason
rcactionwithdiluteacids?
1)Ti" 2)

3)
C
Whichone
ofthefollowingspeciesisstable
1)Cr
2)MnO
Whichtransitionmetalhaslowestdensity?
1)Sc 2)Ti 3)Zn
Whichofthefollowingionshasthemaximummagneticmoment?
l)
Mn+2 2)
Fe+2
4)Cr-2
I)+5,+6,+2,+3 2)+3,+4,+5,+2
Whichofthefollowingpairshasthesamesize?
1)
Fe,Ni
2)
Zr',Ti"
3)Group6
3)
Ti
1)Co(Z
=
27)
4)
Mn2
aqueoussolution
?
3)MnO
ThemaximumoxidationstateshownbyV(Z=23),Cr(Z=24),Co(Z=27),Sc(Z=21)
are
respectively
2)Ni(Z
=
28)
3)Ti
<V<Cr<Mn:increasingmeltingpoints
4)Mn*
3)Zr",
Hf
4
1)Ti<
V<Cr<Mn
:
increasingnumbcr
of
oxidationstates
4)VCls
Ofthefollowingelementswhichisnotexpectedtodisplayanoxidationstateof+6inanyofits
compounds?
3)Mn
2)T'<y²<Cr
<
Mn:
increasingmagneticmoment
3)+5,+3,+2,+1
4)Ti<V<Mn<Cr:incrcasing2ndionizationcnthalpy
4)Cu'
Whichone
ofthefollowingdoesnotcorrectlyrepresentthecorectorderofthepropertyindicated
againstit?
themthestandardpotential(Eet)valuehas
a
positivesign?
4)La
3)Cu(Z=29)
4)+4ineachcase
4)Zn.HI4"
Foursuccessivemembersofthefirstseriesofthetransitionmetalsarelistedbelow.Forwhichoneof
4)W
4)Fe(Z=26)
Thecatalyticactivityoftransitionmetalsandtheircompoundsismainlydueto
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18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
1)theirmagneticbelhaviour
3)theirabilitytoadoptvariableoxidationstate
Whichofthefollowinghasthemaximumnumberofunpairedelectrons?
1)TI* 2)Fe
Whichofthefollowingspccicsis/areparamagnctic?
Fe',
Zn°,Hg',Ti
1)Fe
only
(a)2
2)Znand
Ti
A
compoundof
a
metalion
M
(Z=24)has
a
spinonlymagneticmomentofy15BohrMagnetons.
Thenumberofunpairedelectronsinthecompoundare
2)4
I)Itsoxidationstatechanges.
1)O;
From
a
solutionCuSO4,themetalusedtorecovercopperis
1)Na 2)Ag
3)Itscoordinationnumberchanges.
1)Dimer,monomer
TOPIC
2:Compounds
ofTransitionMetals
2)Cl;
3)Monomer,monomer
Anhydrouscobalt(I)chlorideisblueincolourbut
on
dissolvinginwateritchangestopinkincolour
because:
Whichofthefollowingisfalse?
3)
Cr
Whichofthefollowingcanbecmployedfortheconvcrsionofpotassiummanganatetopotassium
permanganate?
InvapourstateCu(NO:)2andCuz(CH;CO0)4.2H,Ocxist
as
:
2)Fe;C
3)
Fe
andHg?
3)Hg
2)theirunfilledd-orbitals
4)theirchemicalrcactivity
3)5
4)protonationofthemetalion.
)SO,
vo;,VO.TiO",Cro,
1)VO²*JVO;<
Ti0
<
Cro?
l)ZnCl, 2)HgCl, 3)Hg2Cl,
Mercuryistheonlymetalwhichisliquidat0°C.Thisisduetoits
:
1)Veryhighionisationenergyandweaklymetallicbond.
3)Highatomicweight.
3)CrO;<TiO*<Vo;
<VO²
3)Electrolysis
2)Itmagneticcharacterchanges.
2)VO,
4)Inwateritshowsfluorescence.
1)Moltenleadandzincaremiscible.2)Silverismoresolubleinmoltenzincthanlead.
3)Zinc-silveralloyisvolatile. 4)Zinc-silveralloyisheavierandgetssolidifiedlaterthanlead.
Whichofthefollowingisused
as
purgativeinmedicine?
2)Monomer,dimer
3)acidic,amphotericandbasic
4)Cu
4)Fe
4)Dimer,Dimer
4)ZnandHg*
1)evolutionofhydrogenthatchangestheoxidationstateofthemetalion.
Whichcompoundisformedwhenironreactswithcarbon?
1)FeC2
Theaqueoussolutionoftransitionmetalsaltchangescolourfrompinktoblue,whenconcentrated
hydrochloricacidisaddedtoit.Thechangeincolourisdueto
3)FeC3
3)formationof
a
coordinationcomplexofthemetalionwithhydrochloricacid.
2)changeinthecOordinationnumberofthemetalionfrom6to4andformationof
newspeciesin
solution.
4)FezC
Choosethecorrectincreasingorderoftheoxidationstateofthecentralmetalatominthefollowing
OX0anions.
2)Lowionisationpotential.
4)Highvapourpressure.
4)3
4)ZnSO4.7H,0
3)MnO?
4)All
2)VO²*
L
Tio*
<
Vo;
<
CrO;
4)
Ti²
<VO1vO,
<
CrO,
Theoxoanioninwhichtheoxidationstateofthecentralatomissameasitsgroupnumberinthe
periodictableis:
Theacidic,basicoramphotericnatureofMn,0,,V,O,andCrOarerespectively
1)acidic,acidicandbasic
4)Cr,0;
2)basic,amphotericandacidic
4)acidic,basicandamphoteric
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33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
WhenconcentratedHClisaddedtoanaqueoussolutionofCoCl2,itscolourchangesfromreddishpink
todecpblue.Whichcomplexiongivesbluccolourinthisrcaction?
1)[CoCI,
Colourlesssolutionsofthefollowingfoursaltsareplacedseparatelyinfourdifferenttesttubesand
a
stripofcopperisdippcdincachone
ofthcse.Whichsolutionwillturnblue?
1)KNO, 2)AgNO, 3)Zn(NO3)2
WhichofthefollowingoxidesofCrisamphoteric
1)CrO2
2)Cr;03
1)CrO,
KCr;0,
on
heatingwithaqueousNaOHgives
4)CrO3
Amongthefollowing,thecompoundthatisbothparamagneticandcoloured,is
1)KMnO, 2)CuF, 3)K,CraO7
1)Cr,0andH,0
areformed
3)CrOisoxidizedto+7stateofCr
I)+3
2)[CoCla]
2)Cr(OH).
Whatwouldhappenwhen
a
solutionofpotassiumchromateistreatedwithanexcessofdilutenitric
acid?
I)KOH
1)hydrogenperoxide
3)peroxydisulphate
TheoxidationstateofchromiuminthefinalproductformedbythereactionbetweenKlandacidified
potassiumdichromatesolutionis:
2)
+2
1)pyrolusite
3)[CoCl6]
Matchthecolumns
Column-I
3)CrOs
MOtypeoxide.
Thefinalproductsformed
on
theadditionofKItocoppersulphatesolutionare
:
l)KSO4,Cul,andI,2)K,SO4,Cusl,andI,
2)CO,
covalentoxide.
3)Cr,0;
1)Metalofthe3d-series
whichdoesnotform
KMnO4(acidic/alkaline)isnotdecolourisedby
1)mohrsalt 2)oxalicacid 4)propcnc
AcidifiedK,Cr;0,solutionturnsgreenwhenNa,SO;isaddedtoit.Thisisduetotheformationof
:
1)Cr2(S04)3 2)CrO
Thercaction
cangotocompletionbyremovingOHionsbyadding.
2)Metalofthe3d-series
whichformsmost
3)Cr,(SO),4)CrSO4
KMnO4canbepreparcdfromKMnO4
asperthcreaction:
3MnO+2H,0J2Mn0
+MnO,+
40H
3)Metalofthe3d-series
whichformsthe
amphotericoxide.
3)+6
1)A-(p),B-(),C-
(4)
3)
A-
(r),B-(q),C-
(p)
2)Croisreducedto+3stateof
cr
4)Cr*andCr,0
areformed
ThestartingmaterialforthemanufactureofKMnO4is
2)manganite
3)benzene
Inthelaboratory,manganese(II)saltisoxidisedtopermanganateioninaqueoussolutionby
2)conc.nitricacid
3)KSO,andCu204)KzSO4,CuOandI,
3)SO,
4)[Co(H,0)6
4)dichromate
4)ZnSO,
4)Cr(OH),
4)Allarecoloured
4)+4
Column-II
(P)Manganese
3)magnatite4)hacmatite
(q)Vanadium
(r)Scandium
Whichone
ofthefollowingisan
amphotericoxide?
(i)Mn,0,(ii)CrO(ii)V,Oa(iv)Cr;O3
1)(i)and(ii) 2)(ii),(ii)and(iv)
2)
3)(iii)and(iv)
4)HCI
A-
().,B-
(p),C-()
4)A-(g),B-
(p),C-(r)
4)(ii)and(iv)
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48.
49
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
Dichromate|Cr(VI)
]isastrongoxidizingagentwhereasMo(VI)andW(VI)
are
foundtobenot.Thisis
ducto
1)Lanthanoidcontraction
3)Downthegroupmetalliccharacterdecreases
WhichofthefollowingconversionscanbecarricdoutbybothacidificdK,Cr;04andacidificd
KMnO,?
(i)FeFe
+e
1)(i)and(iii)
Whichionisnotcoloured?
1)Ni(DMG)2
Theradius
ofLa
radius
ofLu
1)160pm
1)3
1)Eu
2)[Co(SCN).J
(ii)I
2)(i)and(iv)
2)4
Whatisthepercentageoflanthanoidmetalinmischmetall?
1)90% 2)20% 3)5%
Amongthelanthanoids,theoneobtainedbysyntheticmethodis
1)Lu 2)Pm
2)140pm 3)106pm 4)85pm
Whichofthefollowingoxidationstatesisthemostcommonanongthelanthanoids?
1)uranium
2)La
(Z=57)is106pm.
Whichoncofthefollowinggivenvalueswillbecloscsttothc
(Z=71)?
TOPIC3:
LanthanoidsandActinoids
3)Pr
2)Poorershieldingof5delectronsby4felectrons
Theheaviestatomamongstthefollowingis
3)(Fe(H;0),SCNP*
2)Downthegroupmetalliccharacterincreases
4)Both1)and2)
3)2
2)radium
()ithasvariableionisationenthalpy
2)Cu
(ii)II,
Whichone
ofthefollowingclementsshowsmaximumnnumberofdifferentoxidationstatesinits
compounds?
3)(i),(ii)and(iv)
3)Gd
4)Poorshicldingofoneof4felectronbyanotherintheSubshell
1)CuandAl2)CuandSn
Brassisanalloyof
3)Effectiveshieldingof
oneof4felectronsbyanotherinthesubshell
Whichofthefollowingfactorsmayberegardedasthemain
cause
oflanthanoidcontraction?
1)Greatershieldingof5delectronsby4felectrons
3)lead
(ii)ithasatendencytoattainfOconfiguration
(iv)itresembles
P
3)50
(ii)ithas
a
tendencytoattainnoblegasconfiguration
4)Gd
4)5
4)95%
Although+
3
isthecharacteristicoxidationstateforlanthanoidsbutceriumalsoshows+4oxidation
statebecause
3)Cu,ZnandSn
1)ZnandSn2)ZnandCu 3)Cu,ZnandSn
Whichone
ofthefollowingiscoinagemetal?
4)Am
(iv)H,SS
1)ThecommonoxidationstatesofCeare+3and+4.
4)(i),(ü)and(iii)
1)(ii)and(iii) 2)(i)and(iv) 3)(ii)and(iv)4)(i),(ii)and(ii)
Whichofthefollowingexhibitonly+3oxidationstate?
1)U 2)Th 3)Ac
Whichofthefollowingistheuse
ofmischmetall
?
1)Inbullets2)Inlighterflint3)Ascatalystinpetroleumcracking
Theapproximatepercentageofironinmischmetalis
1)10 2)20
Gunmetalisanalloyof
4)[Al(OH)1T
4)mercury
4)5
4)Pb.
4)Pa
4)Cu,ZnandNi
4)CuandSn
4)Both1)and2)
1)Zn 3)Sn
Cerium(Z=58)isanimportantmemberoflanthanides.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout
ceriumisnotcorrect?
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66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
1.
2)
3
4.
5.
6.
2)+3oxidationstateismorestablethan+4oxidationstate.
3)+4oxidationstateisnotknowninsolution.
4)Ce(IV)actsasanoxidisingagent.
Non-lanthanoidatomis
1)La 3)Pr
Whichofthefollowinglanthanoidionsisdiamagnetic?
(At
nos.
Ce
=
58,Sm
=
62,Eu=63,Yb
=
70)
1)Sm* 2)Eu* 3)Yb2+
Lanthanoidcontractioncanbeobservedin
1)At 2)Gd
The+3ionofwhichoncofthefollowinghashalffilled4fsubshell?
1)La 2)Lu
Whichone
ofthefollowingstatementsconcerningLanthanoidselementsisfalse?
1)Lanthanoids
are
separatedfromoneanotherbyionexchangemethods
4)MosttypicaloxidationofLanthanoidsis+3
ColumnI
(A)Co
(B)C
2)TheionicradiioftrivalentLanthanoidssteadilyincreasewithincreaseinatomicnumber
3)AllLanthanoidsarehighlydensemetals
(D)
N
(A)B)
(a)v)(v)
2)Lu
Whichonc
ofthefollowingionsexhibitsd-dtransitionandparamagnctism
as
well?
1)Cro;
(c)1)
(a)(iv)
()
(v)
MatchthemetalionsgiveninColumnIwiththespinmagneticmomentsoftheionsgiveninColumnII
andassignthecorrectcode
(v
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2)Cr,0
ColumnII
3)SO,isreduced.
V8BM
J35BM
3)Ac
3
BM
V24BM
S15BM
(D)
3)Gd
(IV)
(11)
4)
Co?
4)Lw
2)NO2
1)Thesolutionturnsblue.
4)Pm
4)Ac
3)MnO
Namethegas
that
can
readilydecolouriseacidifiedKMnO4solution:
1)SO; 3)P,Os 4)CO2
HgCl;andI2bothwhendissolvedinwatercontainingIionsthepairofspeciesformedis:
1)Hgl,,I
2)Hgl;,1, 3)Hg,l,,
I
4)Hgl,,l;
Thereasonforgreaterrange
ofoxidationstatesinactinoidsisattributedto
:
1)Actinoidcontraction.
4)MnO
3)4fand5dlevelsbeingcloseinenergies.
Whichone
ofthefollowingstatementsiscorectwhenSO,ispassedthroughacidifiedK,Cr0,
solution?
2)5f.6dand7slevclshavingcomparablecncrgics.
4)Theradioactivenatureofactinoids.
2)Thesolutionisdecolourized.
4)GreenCr2(SO4)3isformed.
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8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17
18
TheelectronicconfigurationsofEu(AtomicNo.63),Gd(AtomicNo.64)andTb(AtomicNo.65)are
[2016]
1)|Xej4r'6s,|Xej4r6s'and[Xe4fsd'6s 2)(Xej4f5d'6s,(Xel4f5d'6s
and[XeJ4f6s
3)[Xej4f°Sd'6s*,(Xe]4f'5d'6s*and[Xc]4f°sd'6s*4)[Xc]4f'6s',[Xc|4f'sd'6s*and[Xej4f6s
Gadoliniumbelongsto4fseries.It'satomicnumberis64.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrect
electronicconfigurationofgadolinium?
1)
[Xel4f6d2)[Xe]4°5s'
Whichofthefollowingprocessesdoesnotinvolveoxidationofiron?
1)
DecolourizationofblueCuSO4solutionbyiron.
2)FormationofFc(CO)sfromFe.
3)LiberationofH2fromsteambyironathightemperature.
4)Rustingofironsheets.
Becauseoflanthanoidcontraction,whichofthefollowingpairsofelementshavencarlysameatomic
radii?(Numbersintheparenthesisareatomicnumbers).
1)Zr(40)andNb(41) 2)Zr(40)andHf(72)3)Zr(40)andTa(73)
ThereactionofaqueousKMnO4withH;0,inacidicconditionsgives:
l)
MnandO; 2)Mnand
O
3)MnandO3
Magneticmoment2.83BMisgivenbywhichofthefollowingions?
(At.nos.
Ti=22.Cr
=
24,Mn
=
25,Ni
=28):
)
T;31
Reasonoflanthanoidcontractionis:
2)Ni
1)Negligiblescreeningeffectofforbitals.
3)Decrcasingnuclcarcharge.
3)[(Xe|4f'sa'6s4)[Xe]4r5d6s
(1)I2 (2)IO, (3)I0,
Identifytheincorrectstatementfromthefollowing:
Themanganateandpermanganateionsaretetrahedral,dueto
(1)Thep.bondinginvolvesoverlapofp.orbitalsof
oxygen
withd.orbitalsofmanganese
(2)Thereisnop.bonding
(3)Thep.bondinginvolvesoverlapofp.orbitalsofoxygenwithp.orbitalsofmanaganese
(4)Thep.bondinginvolvesoverlapofd.orbitalsof
oxygenwithd.orbitalsofmanganese
(2)Lanthanoidsrevealonly+3oxidationstate.
Aspects
3)
Cr
2)Increasingnuclearcharge.
(3)Thelanthanoidionsotherthanthef0typeandtheftypeareallparamagnetic.
4)Decreasingscrecningeffect.
WhenneutralorfaintlyalkalineKMn04istreatedwithpotassiumiodide,iodideionisconvertedinto
X.'X'is
Matchthefollowingaspectswiththerespectivemetal.
Selectthecorrectoption
(a)Themetalwhichrevealsamaximumnumberofoxidationstates
(1)(a)-(i)(b)-(iv)(c)-(i)(d)-(ii)
(4)Theoveralldccrcaseinatomicandionicradiifromlanthanumtolutetiumiscalled
lanthanoidcontraction.
(3)(a)-(ii)(b)-(i)(c)-(iv)(d)-(ii)
[2015]
4)Ti(22)andZr(40)
(4)IO
4)Mn
(d)Themnetalwhichin+1oxidationstateinaqueoussolutionundergoes
disproportionation
2)CuSO4
4)
Mn
andMnO2
(1)ZirconiumandHafniumhaveidenticalradiiof160pmand159pm,respectively
asaconsequenceof
lanthanoidcontraction.
(b)Themetalalthoughplacedin3dblockisconsiderednotasatransitionelement(ii)Copper
(c)Themetalwhichdoesnotexhibitvariableoxidationstates
[2015]
[2015]
Metal
[2014]
(i)Scandium
(2)(a)-(iii)(b)-(iv)(c)-(i)(d)-(ii)
(4)(a)-(ii)(b)-(iv)(c)-(i)(d}-(iüi)
[2014]
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(iii)Manganese
(iv)Zinc
UreareactswithwatertoformAwhichwilldecomposetoformB.BwhenpassedthroughCu(aq).
deepbluecoloursolution
C
isformed.WhatistheformulaofCfromthefollowing?.
1)CuCO;Cu(OH)2
3)[Cu(NH:)4
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20
21.
22.
Identifytheincorrectstatement.
1)TheoxidationstatesofchromiuminCrOandCr,0
arenotthesame
2)Cr²(d'}
isastrongerreducingagentthanFe(d)
inwater
3)Thetransitionmetalsandtheircompoundsareknownfortheircatalyticactivityduetotheirabilityto
adoptmultipleoxidationstatesandtoformcomplexes
4)InterstitialcompoundsarethosethatareformedwhensmallatomslikeH,CorNaretrappedinsidethe
crystallatticesofmetals
Theincorrectstatementamongthefollowingis
2021]
1)MostofthetrivalentLanthanoidionsarecolorlessinthesolidstate
2)Lanthanoids
aregoodconductorsofheatandelectricity
3)Actinoidsarehighlyrcactivemetals,especiallywhenfinclydivided
4)ActinoidcontractionisgreaterforelementtoelementthanLanthanoidcontraction
Gadoliniumhas
a
lowvalueofthirdionizationenthalpybccauseof
1)smallsize
3)highelectronegativity
1)+7to+4
2)highexchangeenthalpy
2)+6to+4
4)highbasiccharacter
[2020]
Intheneutralorfaintlyalkalinemedium,KMnO40xidisesiodideintoiodate.Thechangein
oxidationstateofmanganeseinthisreactionisfrom
3)+7to+3 4)+6to+5
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1)3
11)
1
21)4
31)4
41)3
51)4
61)4
1)3
11)2
21)2
(2.)
(5.)
(6.)
(7.)
(8.)
(9.)
2)4
12)
1
22)3
32)3
42)
1
52)
1
62)3
2)
1
(C)
12)2
22)
1
(1.)a
(6.)
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ANSWERS
(11.)d
(16.)d
(21.)b
(26.)a
(31.)d
(36.)c
(41.)b
(46.)d
3)3
13)3
23)4
33)
1
Eu:[Xe]4f"
43)2
Gd:[Xe]4r"
53)4
La:[Xe]4F"
63)2
3)
1
(2.)C
13)
1
(7.)d
(12.)a
(17.)d
(22.)d
(27.)c
(32.)b
(37.)a
(42.)
(47.)c
4)3
stablethanCu(I).
14)
1
24)2
34)2
44)
3
54)2
64)2
4)2
14)
1
5)
1
15)3
(a)Promethium(Pm)isradioactive.
25)4
35)
1
45)
1
TOPICWISEPRACTICEQUESTIONS
-
ANSWERS
55)4
65)3
SFe+
Mn0,
+8H
Mn+
4H,0+5Fe*
5S+2MnO,+16H'
2Mn+8H,0+5S
5)2
15)3
(3.)d
(8.)d
(13.)a
(18.)b
(23.)d
(28.)c
(d)Allthegivenstatementsarecorrect.
(33.)c
(38.)d
(43.)a
(48.)
6)
1
16)3
26)3
36)2
46)2
56)2
SNO,
+2MnO,+6H
2Mn+5NO,
+
3H,0
66)
1
6)4
16)2
(19.)c
(24.)d
(29.)c
(34.)
57)
|
(4.)a
(39.)b
(44.)d
7)4
NEETPREVIOUSYEARSQUESTIONS-ANSWERS
(9.)d
17)3
(14.)c
(49.)a
27)
1
37)
1
47)3
67)3
7)4
17)2
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SOLUTIONS
8)4
18)3
(d)6KCI+K,Cr,0,+7H,SO,
4K,SO,
+Cr,(SO,),+3C1,+7H,0
28)2
38)
1
48)2
58)
1
68)2
8)3
18)3
(5.)b
(10.)b
(15.)d
(20.)a
(11.)(d)Thehighestoxidationstateofosmiumis+8anditis
a5d
-
blockclement.
(12.)(a)
(25.)d
(30.)d
(35.)
(40.)
(45.)
(50.)d
9)2
19)
1
29)2
39)
1
49)
3
59)3
(d)Ductoinvolvemcntofd-clectronsinmctallicbondingcopperhashighermeltingpoint.
69)3
9)2
19)
1
10)
1
(b)Theclemcntsofgroup11arestillworthyofbeingcallcdthecoinagemetals,althoughAgandAu
arerestrictedtocollectionitemsandthecontemporaryUK"copper"coinsarecoppercoatedsteel.The
'silver'UKcoinsareaCu
/Ni
alloy.
20)4
30)2
40)2
50)4
60)4
70)2
10)2
20)
1
(10.)(b)TheelectronicconfigurationofCu(Il)is3d'whereasthatofCu(1)is3d"butCu(II)ismore
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(15.)
(16.)(d)Allthethreegiventermsareresponsibleforvalueofionisationenthalpy.
(17.)(d)Co**[Ar]3d'unpairedelectrons3
(19.)
(20.)
(18.)(b)
(25.)
(27.)
(d)Theabilityofoxygentostabilisethehighoxidationstateisduetotheformationofmultiplebonds
tometalswhichfluorinecannotdo.
(29.)
(30.)
(31.)
Cr:
[Ar]3dunpairedelectrons4
(21.)(b)Boththegivenstatcmcntsarccorrcct.
Mn:
[Ar]
3dunpairedclectrons5
(22.)(d)
(33.)
Cr:Ar]3d²unpairedelectrons
3
(34.)
AsCo*and
Crhavesamenumberofunpairedelectronshencehavesamemagneticmomentvalue.
K,Cr,0,
+
4NaCl+6H,SO,2KHSO,+4NaHS0,+2Cr0,CL,
+
3H,0O
(23.)(d)Amisanactinoiditshowsmoreoxidationstatesthanlanthanoids.
(35.)
ChromylchloridevapourswhbenpassedthroughNaOHsolutiongives
a
yellowsolutionofNa,CrO.
(c)Thereisagreaterrangeofoxidationstates,whichisinpartattributedtothefactthatthe5f,6dand
7slevelsare
ofcomparableenergies.
(a)Generalelectronicconfigurationoflanthanoidsis(n-2)f-4(n-1)s'p°ns
(d)ReactionbetweenKMnO,andOxalicacidis
2KMnO,
+
5C,H,0,
+3H„S0,
K„S0,+2MnSO,+10C0,
+8H,0
ThereactionisslowinthestartingbutMnactsasan
autocatalystandspeedupthereaction.
(c)Hydrochloricacidattacksalmostallmetalsbutmostareslightlyaffectedbynitricacidowingtothe
formationofprotectiveoxidelayers.
(c)Duetolanthanoidcontractionthesecondandthirdd-seriesexhibitsimilarradii(Zr160pm,
Hf
159pm)andhaveverysimilarphysicalandchemicalproperties.
(d)Inneutralorfaintlyalkalinesolutions,IisconvertedtoIO,
2MnO,+H,0+12Mn0,
+
20H
+IO,
Orangeredvapour
(d)Eu(63):[Xe4f'6s
Gd(64):(xe]4f'sd'6s
(32.)(b)Acidifiedpotassiumdichromatewilloxidiseiodidestoiodine,sulphidestosulphur,Tin(1)totin
(IV)andiron(II)saltstoiron(III)
Tb(65):[Xe]4r"6s²
(c)ElectronicconfigurationofFe(27)[Ar]3d"4s'
ElectronicconfigurationofFeAr]3d°Thusithas4unpairedelectrons.
Magneticmoment
=
yn(n+2)
-4(4+2)-\24
=4.89B.M.
(a)AcidifiedKMnO,changesFetoFe*
Darkpurplecrystals:KMnO,
GreencompoundformedbyfusingKOHwithMnQ,:K,MnO,
Orangecrystalswithtetrahedralstructure:K,Cr,O,
(a)KMnO,isastrongoxidisingagentanditsOxidisingpowerisusedforbleachingaction.
(36.)(c)Thefirstfewmembersarequitereactivejustlikecalcium.Howeverwithincreasingatomic
number:,theirbehaviourbecomessimilartothatofaluminum.
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(37.)
(39.)
(40.)
(43.)
(41.)(b)Mischmetalconsistsof
a
lanthanoidmetal(95%
)
andiron(-5%
)andtracesofS,C,Caand
AL.
(44.)
(45.)
(42.)(a
Mn0
MnO,
(48.)
(49.)
(50.)
1.
(a)Ti
ionsaremorestablethanTi*andthusTiionschangeto
Ti
therebyacting
as
oxidising
agents.
2.
(b)4felectronsshicldeachotherfromthenuclcarchargequitepoorlybecauseoftheverydiffused
shapesoff
-
orbitals.
3.
(a)Cr,0,andV,O,
areamphoteric.
4.
+6
Pa(91):
AsinthisreactionMngetrcduccdandoxidiscdboth.Thus,itisadisproportionationreaction.
(a)U(92):[Rn]5f'6d'7s?
[Rn]5f6d'7s
Cm(96)
:
Th(90):(Rn]6d7s?
Fm(100):[Rn]5f7s
RnSf'6d'7s
(47.)(c)InacidicmediumKMnO,oxidisesS²toS
as:
Md(101):[Rn]Sf"7s
(a)
No(102):Rn]sr"78
+4
MnO,
(d)Fe*(d)compoundsaremorestablethanFe()duetoextrastablehalf-filledelectronic
configuration.
5S+2MnO,
+
16H'
2Mn+8H,0
+5S
(a)Thefactorresponsiblcforlanthanoidcontractiontheimperfectshicldingcffectofforbitals.The
shieldingof
one
4felectronbyanotherislessthanthatof
oned-electronbyanotherand
as
nuclear
chargeincreasesalongtheseries,thereisfairlyregulardecrease(lanthanoidcontraction)insizeof
cntirc4f"orbitals.
(a)Lanthanoidsareusedforproductionofalloysteel.Mg-basedalloyisusedtoproducebullets,shell
andlighterflint.Mixcdoxidesoflanthanoidsarecmploycd
as
catalystsinpetrolcumcracking.Some
individualLnoxidesareused
as
phosphorsintelevisionscreens.
(d)Allthelanthanides
aresilverywhitemetals,andhardnessincreaseswithincreasingatomicnumber,
samariumbeingsteelhard.
TOPICVWISEPRACTICEOUESTIONS
-
SOLUTIONS
4)M(s)M"*(aq)+
ne
3)Tendencyof
an
elementtoformcomplexesdoesnotdependonwhethertheelementshowsvariable
O.S.ornot.
Thischangesinvolvesublimation,ionisationandhydration.
3)Firstincreasestillthemiddleofperiodandthendecreasestowardstheend
astheatomic
no.
increases
moretheno.
ofunpairede-s,morewillbethemeltingpoint.Asunpairedd-orbitalselectronpair
up,the
M.PdecreasesThereisaverysmallenergydifferencebetween
3)BothMnO,andKMnO,usedforthepreparationofchlorinebytheactionofConc.HCl
MnO,+4HCIMnCl,
+
2H,0+CI,
2KMnO,+16HCI–2KCI+2MnCl,+8H,0+
5CI,
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5.
6.
8.
9.
10
11.
12
13
14.
15.
L6.
17.
18.
ChlorineisnotobtainedbydilHCI
Ag,s,0,+H,0Ag,S+H,SO,
Blackppt
1)u
=n(n+2)
:
Oncalculatingthevalueof
nwefindn
=1;No.
ofunpairedelectrons
=
1:henceitsconfigurationwill
beV(23)-[Ar3'4s°
:v
-[Ar]3d'4s
..
ItschloridehastheformulaVCl,
l)
Sc+3a°4s0
Ti3d'4s0
4)
solutionofSctwillbecolourless.
4)Hgbelongstogroup12.
Mn?
3d'4s°1|1|1|1|4|
Sc*thereisnounpairedelectron.Sotheaqueous
1
1)
ions
Ti?"
Cr²t
1.73=n(n+2)
Mn
(M+2H-¢
M"+H,)
3)
NegativevalueofE°meansthesemetalsliberatehydrogenfromdiluteacid.
1)Mn2+
2)InMnO,manganese
in+6oxidationstatewhichishavinghigheststability.
MnO;disproportionatesinneutraloracidicsolution.
3Mn0
+4H
2Mn0,
+MnO,
+2H,O
E(V)
=0.34V
-0.37
-0,26
3)Duetolanthanidecontraction,thesizeofZrandHf(atomandions)becomenearlysimilar.
+1.57
1)Ti=Ar3d4s*;Thehighestoxidationstatewillbe+4.
Cu2+/Cu
otherthreehave-veERp
Co+/Co
=
-0.28V
(3)Themeltingpointsofthetransitionelementsfirstrisetoamaximumandthenfalls
astheatomic
numberincreases,manganesehasabnormallylowmeltingpoint.
Ni2t/N
=-0.25V
Fe2+/Fe=-0.44V
3)Thetransitionnetalsandtheircompoundsareused
ascatalysts.Becauseofthevariableoxidation
states,theymayformintermediatecompoundswithoneofthereactants.Theseintermediatesprovide
a
newpatbhwithloweractivation
energy.
V,0,+SO,
V,0,
+SO,
:
2V,0,+0,
2V,0,
3)Theouterelectronicconfigurationofthegivenionsisas
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20.
21.
22.
23.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38
39.
40
41.
42.
T
Felt
Cut
d
1111|1|
1)TheoutermostelectronicconfigurationofFeis
Fe=[Ar]3d4s?
Fe*=[Ar]3d4s
S
SinceFehas4unpairedelectronsitisparamagneticinnature.
Zn=[Ar]3d"4s?-nounpairede;
T=[Ar]3d'4s'-no
unpairede
4)Mageticmoment
=/n(n+2)
where
n
(4)24.
4)FecanbeusedtorecoverCufromCuS04solution.
coordinationnumbertosix.
(3)CoCl,hasabluccolourintetrahedralgeometry.Itchangestopinkincolourwiththechangein
(2)
(2)
(4)Actuallyzincsilveralloygetssolidificdcarlicrthanlcad.
(3)Hg;Cl,isused
asa
purgativeinmedicine.
(1)ItisduetoveryhighIEwhichresultsinweakmetallicbonding.
(2)InterstitialcompoundFc3C(cemnentitc)isformed.
+6
2)VO
UTiO<VO;
<CrO?
Hg'"-[Ar4f"sa"-nounpaired
e
4)Cr,0,
,
oxidationstateandgroupnumberis6.
3)Mn,O,isacidic,V,0,isamphotericacidandCrOisbasic.
number
of
unpairedelectrons/15=n(n+1):.n=3
1)AqueoussolutionofCoCl,contains[CoH,0)%j"whichispinkishincolour
so
option4)isincorrect.
Reductionpotentialof
Co
Co
ishigh
so
option2)isincorrect.Codoesnotoxidiseseasilyto
Co.Itisgeneralcasethatsymmetricalsubstitutedoctahedralcomplexes
arelessdeeperincolourthan
tetrahedralcomplexes.So[CoCL4]isdeepblueincolour.
hence
noreactionwilloccurwiththem.
2)Cu+2AgNO,Cu(NO,),
+
2Ag.Cu'willgivebluesolution.CuisbelowinECSthanKandZn
1)Cro,isamphotericinnature
2)CuF,isbothparamagneticandcoloured.
1)Cr,0;+20H
2CrO;+H,0
I)Cr,0+6I+14H31,
+
7H,0+2Cr*
OxidationstateofCris+3
1)2K,CrO,
+2HNO,
K,CEO,+2KNO,+
H,0
2)2CuSO,
+4KI
2K,SO,
+
Cu,I,+1,
3)BenzenedoesnotdecolouriseKMn04(acidic/alkaline).Itisduetothedelocalizationofp-electronin
benzene.Mohr'ssaltandoxalicacidgiveredoXreactionwithKMn04.PropenedecolorisesKMn04
duetopresence
of
C
=Cbond.
1)Thegreencolourappearsduetotheformationof
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|44.
45.
46.
47
48.
49
50
51.
52.
54.
55.
56.
57.
59
60
61.
62.
63.
64.
65
66
67.
68.
69.
70
1.
crtion,i.e.,Cr,(SO)s
CyO%+3so+SH*.
2)HClandSO
arereducingagentsandcanreduceMn0,.C0,whichisneitheroxidisingandnor
reducingwillprovideonlyacidicmedium.Itcanshiftreactioninforwarddirectionandreactioncango
tocompletion.
(3)Inlaboratory,manganese(l)ionsaltisoxidisedtopermagnateioninaqueoussolutionby
peroxodisulphate.
I)Pyrolusite(ItisMnO2)
2)
3)Mn,0,
acidic
;
CrObasic
;
V,0,
amphoteric
;
2)Downthegroupmetalliccharacterincreaseshencetendencytolooseelectronincreases.
3)IisconvertedtoIO,byneutralorfaintlyalkalineMnO,
asshownbelow
2MnO,+H,0+I
2MnO,+
20H+10;
4)
AI
hs
nounpaircdd-clcctrons.
1)
4)SinceionicradiidecreasesfromLa'toLuduetolanthanoidcontraction,
so
La'thaveleastionic
radiioutofthegivenradii.Henceansweris85pm.
3sO
+2Cr**+4H,0
2)Pmisobtainedbysyntheticmethod.
4)
53.
4)WeknowthatlanthanidesLa,Gdshows+3,oxidationstate,whileEushowsoxidationstateof+2and
+3.Amshows+3,+4,+5and+6Oxidationstates.ThereforeAmericium(Am)hasmaximumnumberof
oxidationstates.
2)Inlanthanides,thereispoorershieldingof5delectronsby4felectronsresultingingreaterattraction
ofthenucleusover5delectronsandcontractionoftheatomicradii.
4)
3)Ac(89)=[Ra]|G[7s]
58.
(3)
4)Mischmetalisanalloywhichcontainsrareearthelements(94-95%),iron(5%)andtracesofsulphur,
carbon,silicon,calciumandaluminium.Itisusedin
gaslighters,tracerbulletsandshells.
3)
1)
(3)GunmetalisanalloyofCu,ZnandSn.Itcontains88%Cu,10%Snand2%Zn.
(2)BrassisanalloyofCuandZn
(2)Cu,AgandAuarecalledcoinagemetals.
S(Z=62)
(1)La(lanthanum)isnonlanthanoidatom.
(3)
[Xe4f°6s-6
unpairede
[Xel4f"6s-7
unpairede
Cr,0,
amphoteric
[Xe4f6s-Ounpaired
e
[Xe4f5a'6s?–2unpairede
OnlyYb*
isdiamagnetic.
3)
Eu*(Z=63)
Yb?*(2=70)
(2)Amongstthegivenelements,onlyGdisalanthanide.
ce*(z=5s)
(2)Ionicradiioftrivalentlanthanoidesdecrcasesprogressivclywithincreaseinatomic
no.dueto
lanthanoidescontraction.
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2
3)
4)
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10
11.
12.
CH0
MnO4
Mno;
Crotdiamagnetic
Crtdiamagnetic
Mndiamagnetic
Mnparamagnetic
Thusunpairedelectronispresent,so
ddtransitionispossible.
1)Co*=[Ar]3d",unpaired
e
(n)=4
Spinmagneticmoment
=JA(4+2)
=
W24B.M
Cr
=[Ar]3d,unpairede(n)=3
Spinmagneticmoment=/3(3+2)=15
B.M
Fe*=[Ar|3d,
unpaired
e
(n)=5
Spinmagneticmoment
=/s(5+2)=N3sB.M
Ni=[Ar]3d,unpaired
e
(n)=2
SpinmagneticmomentJ2(2+2)
=
V8B.M
1)Potassiumpermanganatehasapurplecolour.Whensulphurdioxidercactswithpotassium
permanganatethesolutiondecolourizes.
5S0,
+2KMnO,+2H,0
2H,S0,+2MnS0,
+K,SO,
2)InasolutioncontainingHgCI,,I,andI,bothHgCl,andI,competefor
I
SinceformationconstantofHgl,isverylarge
(1.9x10")ascomparedwith
1,
(K,=700)
.:.I
willpreferentiallycombinewithHgCI,
HgCl,+2I
HgI,+2C1
4)
Redppt
Hgl,+21
[Hgl,]
soluble
2)Minimum
orcomparableenergygapbetween5f.6dand7ssubshellmakeselectronexcitationeasier,
hencethereisagreaterrange
ofoxidationstatesinactinoids.
4)K,Cr,0,+SO,+H,SO,
K,S0,+Cr,(SO,),+H,0
Eu(63)
=
(Xe]4f'6s
Ga(64)=[Xe]4f"sd'6s'
Tb(65)=[Xe]4f'5d'6s?
3)Gd(64)
-
(Xe]4r'5d'6s?
(2)FormationofFe(CO)5fromFeinvolvesnochangeinoxidationstateofiron.
(2)DuetolanthanoidcontractionatomicradiiofZrandHfisalmostsimilar.
2)2KMnO,+3H,SO,+5H,0,
K,SO,+2MnS0,+8H,0+50,
i.e.
MnionandO,
2)Magneticmoment
Greencolour
H=n(n+2)
;
2.83
=
n(n+2):
Ni*havetwounpairedelectron.
Onsolvingn=2
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14
5
16.
17
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
1)Theshape
off-orbitalsisverymuchdiffusedandtheyhavepoorshieldingeffect.Theeffective
nuclcarcharge increaseswhichcausesthecontractiioninthesizeofclectronchargecloud.This
contractioninsizeisquite
regularandknown
as
lanthanoidcontraction.
1)MnO,(Mangnateion)andMnO,(Permangnateion)botharetetrahedral
Since'n'bondisformedbetweenp-orbitalof
oxygenandd-orbitalofManagnese
3)
KMnO4+I+OHMn,
+
I03
+
H0
2)Lanthanoidsshowsgeneraloxidationstate+3butsomeelementscanshows+2as
well
as+4.
2)Inthegivenoptions
Themetalwhichreveals
a
maximumnumberofoxidationstate
Mn
Themetalalthoughplacedin3dblockisconsiderednotasa
transitionelementis
Zn
Themetalwhichdoesnotexhibitvariableoxidationstateis
Sc(only+3)
Themetalwhichin+1oxidationstateinaqueoussolutionundergoesdisproportionationis
Cu
aCu+4NH,
Cu(NH,),
1)lnbothCro:
andCr0Oxidationstateofchromiumis+6
C2t
Cr Fet
Fets:
3d4
3d
deepbluecolour
Cr
hasmorestabletagconfiguration
1)Actinoidsarehighlyreactivemetals,especiallywhenfinelydivided
Actinoidcontractionisgreaterfromelementtoelementthanlanthanoidcontractionresulting
frompoorshieldingby5felectrons
Manytrivalentlanthanoidsionsarecolouredbothinthesolidstateandinaqueoussolutions.
Lanthanoidshavetypicalmetallicstructureandaregoodconductorsofheatandelectricity
BythelOssof3electronsfrom5d'and6s,itgetsstablehalf-filled4f'configuration
Faintlyalkalinemediumorneutral
KMnO,
K,Mn0,MnO,
+7to+4
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