CHEMISTRY LIVE

PAWAN SIR
1. Electronic configuration of a transition element X in +3 oxidation state
is [Ar]3d5 . What is its atomic number?
(i) 25 (ii) 26 (iii) 27 (iv) 24
2. The electronic configuration of Cu(II) is 3d 9 whereas that of Cu(I) is 3d10.
Which of the following is correct?
(i) Cu(II) is more stable (ii) Cu(II) is less stable
(iii) Cu(I) and Cu(II) are equally stable (iv) Stability of Cu(I) and Cu(II)
depends on nature of copper salts
3. Metallic radii of some transition elements are given below. Which of
these elements will have highest density?
Element Fe Co Ni Cu
Metallic radii/pm 126 125 125 128
(i) Fe (ii) Ni (iii) Co (iv) Cu
4. Generally transition elements form coloured salts due to the presence
of unpaired electrons. Which of the following compounds will be coloured
in solid state?
(i) Ag2SO4 (ii) CuF2 (iii) ZnF2 (iv) Cu2Cl2
5. On addition of small amount of KMnO4 to concentrated H2SO4 , a green
oily compound is obtained which is highly explosive in nature. Identify the
compound from the following.
(i) Mn2O7 (ii) MnO2 (iii) MnSO4 (iv) Mn2O3
6. The magnetic nature of elements depends on the presence of unpaired
electrons. Identify the configuration of transition element, which shows
highest magnetic moment. (i) 3d7 (ii) 3d5 (iii) 3d8 (iv) 3d2
7. Which of the following oxidation state is common for all lanthanoids?
(i) +2 (ii) +3 (iii) +4 (iv) +5
8. Which of the following reactions are disproportionation reactions?
(a) Cu+→ Cu2+ + Cu (b) 3MnO4– + 4H+→ 2MnO4– + MnO2 + 2H2O
(c) 2KMnO4→ K2MnO4 + MnO2 + O2
(d) 2MnO4– + 3Mn2+ + 2H2O→ 5MnO2 + 4H+
(i) a, b (ii) a, b, c (iii) b, c, d (iv) a, d
9. When KMnO4 solution is added to oxalic acid solution, the
decolourisation is slow in the beginning but becomes instantaneous after
some time because
(i) CO2 is formed as the product. (ii) Reaction is exothermic. (iii) MnO 4–
catalyses the reaction. (iv) Mn2+ acts as autocatalyst.
10. There are 14 elements in actinoid series. Which of the following
elements does not belong to this series?
(i) U (ii) Np (iii) Tm (iv) Fm
11. KMnO4 acts as an oxidising agent in acidic medium. The number of
moles of KMnO4 that will be needed to react with one mole of sulphide
ions in acidic solution is
(i) 25 (ii) 35 (iii) 45 (iv) 15
12. Which of the following is amphoteric oxide? Mn 2O7 , CrO3 , Cr2O3 , CrO,
V2O5 , V2O4
(i) V2O5 , Cr2O3 (ii) Mn2O7 , CrO3 (iii) CrO, V2O5 (iv) V2O5 , V2O4
13. Gadolinium belongs to 4f series. It’s atomic number is 64. Which of the
following is the correct electronic configuration of gadolinium?
(i) [Xe] 4f75d1 6s2 (ii) [Xe] 4f65d26s2 (iii) [Xe] 4f86d2 (iv) [Xe] 4f95s1
14. Interstitial compounds are formed when small atoms are trapped
inside the crystal lattice of metals. Which of the following is not the
characteristic property of interstitial compounds?
(i) They have high melting points in comparison to pure metals.
(ii) They are very hard. (iii) They retain metallic conductivity.
(iv) They are chemically very reactive.
15. The magnetic moment is associated with its spin angular momentum
and orbital angular momentum. Spin only magnetic moment value of Cr 3+
ion is
(i) 2.87 B.M. (ii) 3.87 B.M. (iii) 3.47 B.M. (iv) 3.57 B.M.
16. KMnO4 acts as an oxidising agent in alkaline medium. When alkaline
KMnO4 is treated with KI, iodide ion is oxidised to
(i) I2 (ii) IO– (iii) IO3– (iv) IO4–
17. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(i) Copper liberates hydrogen from acids. (ii) In its higher oxidation states,
manganese forms stable compounds with oxygen and fluorine.
(iii) Mn3+ and Co3+ are oxidising agents in aqueous solution.
(iv) Ti2+ and Cr2+ are reducing agents in aqueous solution.
18. When acidified K2Cr2O7 solution is added to Sn2+ salts then Sn2+
changes to
(i) Sn (ii) Sn3+ (iii) Sn4+ (iv) Sn+
19. Highest oxidation state of manganese in fluoride is +4 (MnF 4) but
highest oxidation state in oxides is +7 (Mn 2O7 ) because
(i) fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen.
(ii) fluorine does not possess d-orbitals.
(iii) fluorine stabilises lower oxidation state.
(iv) in covalent compounds fluorine can form single bond only while
oxygen forms double bond.
20. Although Zirconium belongs to 4d transition series and Hafnium to 5d
transition series even then they show similar physical and chemical
properties because
(i) both belong to d-block. (ii) both have same number of electrons.
(iii) both have similar atomic radius.
(iv) both belong to the same group of the periodic table.
21. Why is HCl not used to make the medium acidic in oxidation reactions
of KMnO4 in acidic medium?
(i) Both HCl and KMnO4 act as oxidising agents.
(ii) KMnO4 oxidises HCl into Cl2 which is also an oxidising agent.
(iii) KMnO4 is a weaker oxidising agent than HCl.
(iv) KMnO4 acts as a reducing agent in the presence of HCl.
22. Generally transition elements and their salts are coloured due to the
presence of unpaired electrons in metal ions. Which of the following
compounds are coloured?
(i) KMnO4 (ii) Ce(SO4)2 (iii) TiCl4 (iv) Cu2Cl2
23. Transition elements show magnetic moment due to spin and orbital
motion of electrons. Which of the following metallic ions have almost
same spin only magnetic moment?
(i) Co2+ (ii) Cr2+ (iii) Mn2+ (iv) Cr3+
24. In the form of dichromate, Cr (VI) is a strong oxidising agent in acidic
medium but Mo (VI) in MoO3 and W (VI) in WO3 are not because
___________.
(i) Cr (VI) is more stable than Mo(VI) and W(VI).
(ii) Mo(VI) and W(VI) are more stable than Cr(VI).
(iii) Higher oxidation states of heavier members of group-6 of transition
series are more stable.
(iv) Lower oxidation states of heavier members of group-6 of transition
series are more stable.
25. Which of the following actinoids show oxidation states upto +7?
(i) Am (ii) Pu (iii) U (iv) Np
26. General electronic configuration of actionoids is (n–2)f 1–14 (n-1)d0–2ns2
Which of the following actinoids have one electron in 6d orbital?
(i) U (Atomic no.92) (ii) Np (Atomic no.93)
(iii) Pu (Atomic no.94) (iv) Am (Atomic no. 95)
27. Which of the following lanthanoids show +2 oxidation state besides
the characteristic oxidation state +3 of lanthanoids?
(i) Ce (ii) Eu (iii) Yb (iv) Ho
28. Which of the following ions show higher spin only magnetic moment
value? (i) Ti3+ (ii) Mn2+ (iii) Fe2+ (iv) Co3+
29. Transition elements form binary compounds with halogens. Which of
the following elements will form MF3 type compounds?
(i) Cr (ii) Co (iii) Cu (iv) Ni
30. Which of the following will not act as oxidising agents?
(i) CrO3 (ii) MoO3 (iii) WO3 (iv) CrO42–
31. Although +3 is the characteristic oxidation state for lanthanoids but
cerium also shows +4 oxidation state because ___________.
(i) it has variable ionisation enthalpy
(ii) it has a tendency to attain noble gas configuration
(iii) it has a tendency to attain f 0 configuration
(iv) it resembles Pb4+
32. In which of the following pairs, both the ions are coloured in aqueous
solutions? [Atomic no of Sc = 21, Ti = 22, Ni = 28, Co = 27, Cu = 29]
(i) Sc3+, Ti+3 ( ii) Sc3+, Co2+ (iii) Ni2+, Cu+ (iv) Ni2+, Ti3+
33. Which of the following is most stable in aqueous solution?
(i) Mn3+ (ii) Cr3+ (iii) V3+ (iv) Ti3+
34. KMnO4 is not acidified by HCl instead of H2SO4 because
(i) H2SO4 is stronger acid than HCl (ii) HCl is oxidised to Cl2 by KMnO4 (iii)
H2SO4 is dibasic acid (iv) rate of reaction is faster in presence of H2SO4
35. Manav poured some potassium chromate solution in test tube for
qualitative analysis. The yellow colour of potassium chromate soon turned
orange in colour. Manav realised that this happened because the test tube
was not clean and contained a few drops of some liquid. Which of the
following were the liquid drops most likely to be. (i)
Drops of water (ii) methyl orange solution (iii ) NaOH solution (iv) HCl
solution

ANSWER
1. (ii) 2. (i) 3. (iv) 4. (ii) 5. (i) 6. (ii) 7. (ii) 8. (i) 9. (iv) 10. (iii) 11. (i) 12. (i) 13. (i) 14.
(iv) 15. (ii) 16. (iii) 17. (i) 18. (iii) 19. (iv) 20. (iii) 21. (ii) II. Multiple Choice
Questions (Type-II) 22. (i), (ii) 23. (i), (iv) 24. (ii), (iii) 25. (ii), (iv) 26. (i), (ii) 27.
(ii), (iii) 28. (ii), (iii) 29. (i), (ii) 30. (ii), (iii) 31. (ii), (iii) III.
32 iv 33 ii 34 ii 35 iv