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A compound of boron reacts with to give an adduct which on hydrolysis gives a compound and hydrogen gas. Compound is an acid. The adduct is
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Correct option: B
Option D () is incorrect. The correct answer should be because diborane () reacts with two molecules of .
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In Hall-Heroult process, the following is used for reducing :-
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Correct option: C
Graphite
Option C (Graphite) is correct because graphite is used as the anode in the Hall-Héroult process to reduce aluminum oxide to aluminum.
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The element which exists in liquid state for a wide range of temperature and can be used for measuring high temperature is
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Correct option: C
The correct answer is C () because Gallium (Ga) has a relatively low melting point and a high boiling point, allowing it to exist in the liquid state over a wide temperature range.
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Assertion (A) : Aluminium trimethyl is a dimer having structure like that of .
Reason (R) : There is three-centre two-electron bonding in bridge.
Reason (R) : There is three-centre two-electron bonding in bridge.
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Correct option: B
Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of .
Option B (Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of .) is correct because aluminum trimethyl does form a dimer, and it does involve three-center two-electron bonding, but the bonding is the *reason* it forms a dimer, not a separate fact.
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The precious stone aquamarine is:
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Correct option: B
Be-Al silicate
Option B (Be-Al silicate) is correct because aquamarine is a variety of beryl, which is a beryllium aluminum silicate mineral.
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Consider the following reaction
and respectively are
and respectively are
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because boric acid () on heating gives metaboric acid (), which on further heating gives boron trioxide ().
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Consider the following statement about the following reactions :
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I. Reaction () is redox reaction whereas reaction is acid-base reaction
II. In reaction () is oxidising agent.
III. In reaction is Lewis base.
Choose the correct statement(s) :
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I. Reaction () is redox reaction whereas reaction is acid-base reaction
II. In reaction () is oxidising agent.
III. In reaction is Lewis base.
Choose the correct statement(s) :
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Correct option: A
Only I
Option A (Only I) is correct because reaction A is a redox reaction, and reaction B is an acid-base reaction.
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Amorphous boron on burning in air forms:
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Correct option: B
Mixture of and BN
Option B (Mixture of and BN) is correct because amorphous boron reacts with both oxygen and nitrogen in the air upon burning.
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In the reaction The A is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the product formed when boron oxide reacts with carbon and chlorine.
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Which of the following is not correct in case of boron nitride?
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Correct option: D
It has magnetic properties
The correct answer is D (It has magnetic properties) because boron nitride (BN) does not have unpaired electrons and therefore does not exhibit magnetic properties.
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Diborane cannot be obtained from
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the reaction of borax with hydrochloric acid produces boric acid, not diborane.
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The incorrect statement reading ‘x’ in the reaction is
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Correct option: D
Structure of ‘x’ is similar to
The correct answer is D (If assertion is false but reason is true) because the unit of Kp is atm(Δn), and for the given reaction, Δn = 2, so the unit of Kp is atm². The assertion incorrectly states the unit is atm.
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group element with least melting point is:
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Correct option: A
Ga
Option A (Ga) is correct because Gallium (Ga) has the lowest melting point among the 13th group elements.
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Standard electrode potential values, for is and that of is . Which of the following is incorrect regarding the given information?
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Correct option: A
is a powerful reducing agent.
Option A ( is a powerful reducing agent.) is incorrect because is a powerful oxidizing agent, not a reducing agent, due to its high positive standard electrode potential.
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Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:
Assertion A : The stability order of +1 oxidation state of , and is .
Reason R : The inert pair effect stabilizes the lower oxidation state down the group.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Assertion A : The stability order of +1 oxidation state of , and is .
Reason R : The inert pair effect stabilizes the lower oxidation state down the group.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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Correct option: A
Both and are true and is the correct explanation of .
Option A is correct because the inert pair effect increases down the group, stabilizing the +1 oxidation state in Tl more than in Ga or In.
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Boric acid is an acid because its molecule
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Correct option: D
Accepts from water releasing proton
Option D (Accepts from water releasing proton) is correct because Boric acid acts as a Lewis acid by accepting a hydroxide ion from water, releasing a proton.
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In borax bead test which compound is formed?
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Correct option: B
Meta-borate
Option B (Meta-borate) is correct because in the borax bead test, metal oxides react with boric anhydride to form metaborates.
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Anodised aluminium is:
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Correct option: D
Al electrolytically coated with aluminium oxide
Option D (Al electrolytically coated with aluminium oxide) is correct because anodization is an electrolytic passivation process used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of aluminium.
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In which of the following compound '3C-2e' bonds are present:
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because diborane contains 3-center-2-electron bonds in its structure.
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Boric acid is not used:
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Correct option: B
As a flux in soldering
Option A (As a flux in soldering) is correct because boric acid is not typically used as a flux in soldering; fluxes are usually made of other materials.
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When Al is added to KOH solution
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Correct option: A
Hydrogen is evolved
Option A (Hydrogen is evolved) is correct because aluminum reacts with KOH to form potassium aluminate and hydrogen gas.
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is correctly represented by
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the correct chemical formula representation of Borax.
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Orthoboric acid when heated to red hot, gives :
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Correct option: D
diboron trioxide
Option D (diboron trioxide) is correct because orthoboric acid, when heated strongly, dehydrates to form metaboric acid, then pyroboric acid, and finally boron trioxide.
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Which one of the following has the highest Lewis acid strength?
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Correct option: A
The correct answer is A (BI3) because, due to back bonding limitations, BI3 is the strongest Lewis acid among the given options.
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Which of the following pair have almost the same atomic radii
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Correct option: D
Option D is correct because Aluminum and Gallium have almost the same atomic radii due to the d-orbital contraction in Gallium.
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Select a correct statement about boric acid
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Correct option: C
It is a Lewis acid
Option C (It is a Lewis acid) is correct because boric acid accepts a hydroxide ion from water, acting as a Lewis acid rather than a Bronsted acid.
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Diborane is prepared on large scale by
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because this reaction is a standard method for large-scale preparation of diborane.
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Assertion (A) : is a good lubricant and slippery.
Reason (R) : has a layer structure.
Reason (R) : has a layer structure.
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Correct option: A
Both and are true and is the correct explanation of .
Option A (Both and are true and is the correct explanation of .) is correct because boric acid, , has a layered structure which allows it to act as a lubricant.
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The correct statements among the following is;
(I) Boric acid is a weak monobasic lewis acid.
(II) Boron trioxide is acidic and reacts with basic (metallic) oxides forming metal borates.
(III) Oxides of indium and thallium are amphoteric.
(I) Boric acid is a weak monobasic lewis acid.
(II) Boron trioxide is acidic and reacts with basic (metallic) oxides forming metal borates.
(III) Oxides of indium and thallium are amphoteric.
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Correct option: C
I and II only
The correct answer is I and II only because Boric acid is a weak monobasic Lewis acid, Boron trioxide is acidic, but oxides of Indium and Thallium are basic.
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The relative stability of +1 oxidation state of group 13 elements follows the order
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the stability of the +1 oxidation state increases down the group due to the inert pair effect.
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