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Magnesia is:
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Correct option: A
Magnesia (Option A) is the common name for magnesium oxide, MgO.
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The salts of which alkaline earth metal are used in the form of manure?
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Correct option: B
Ca
The correct answer is B (Ca) because Calcium salts, such as calcium phosphate and calcium sulfate, are used as fertilizers and soil amendments in the form of manure.
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The outermost electron is most loosely held in:
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Correct option: D
Option D (Cs) is correct because Cesium has the lowest ionization energy among the alkali metals, meaning its outermost electron is most loosely held.
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Which alkali metal is frequently used in solar cells?
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Correct option: D
Option D (Cs) is correct because Cesium is frequently used in solar cells due to its low ionization energy, making it easy to release electrons when exposed to light.
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The element which on burning in air gives peroxide is
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Correct option: B
Sodium
Option B (Sodium) is correct because sodium, when burned in air, primarily forms sodium peroxide ().
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An aqueous solution of salt of sodium on boiling with gives white precipitate, hence anion is:
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because magnesium ions react with bicarbonate ions upon boiling to form a white precipitate of magnesium carbonate.
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Reaction of an inorganic sulphite X with dilute generates compound Y. Reaction of Y with gives X. Further, the reaction of X with Y and water affords compound Z. Y and Z respectively, are
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the reactions described match the properties of sulfur dioxide and sodium bisulfite.
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Pick out the statement (s) which is (are) not true about the diagonal relationship of Li and Mg
(i) Polarising powers of are almost same
(ii) L like Li, Mg decomposes water very fast.
(iii) are deliquescent
(iv) Like Li, Mg does not form solid bicarbonates.
(i) Polarising powers of are almost same
(ii) L like Li, Mg decomposes water very fast.
(iii) are deliquescent
(iv) Like Li, Mg does not form solid bicarbonates.
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Correct option: C
Only (ii)
Option C (Only (ii)) is correct because Lithium decomposes water slowly, unlike Magnesium which does not decompose water very fast.
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Celestine is an ore of:
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Correct option: C
The correct answer is C () because Celestine is the principal ore of Strontium.
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Salt with which one of the following cation produce yellow colour precipitate with potassium chromate
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Correct option: C
Barium ions (, Option C) produce a yellow precipitate with potassium chromate () due to the formation of barium chromate ().
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On heating quick lime with coke in an electric furnace we get:
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Correct option: D
The correct answer is D () because calcium carbide is formed when quick lime reacts with coke at high temperatures in an electric furnace.
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Black ash is:
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Correct option: C
Option C () is the correct composition of black ash, a byproduct in the Leblanc process.
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When KI is added to acidified solution of sodium nitrite then
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Correct option: A
NO gas is liberated and is set free
Option A (NO gas is liberated and is set free) is correct because acidified sodium nitrite reacts with potassium iodide to produce nitric oxide gas and iodine.
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Chemical is used for water softening to remove temporary hardness. reacts with sodium carbonate to generate caustic soda. When is bubbled through , it turns cloudy. What is ?
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Correct option: C
Option C (Ca(OH)2) is correct because it is used for water softening, reacts with sodium carbonate to produce caustic soda, and forms a cloudy solution with CO2.
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Sodium carbonate solution in water is alkaline due to:
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Correct option: B
Hydrolysis of
Option B is correct because the carbonate ion () undergoes hydrolysis in water, producing hydroxide ions () which makes the solution alkaline.
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Consider the following statements
(a) Density of sodium is more than potassium.
(b) Potassium carbonate is manufactured by Solvay process
(c) evolves gas on heating but does not
The correct statement(s) is/are
(a) Density of sodium is more than potassium.
(b) Potassium carbonate is manufactured by Solvay process
(c) evolves gas on heating but does not
The correct statement(s) is/are
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Correct option: C
(a) and (c) only
Option C ((a) and (c) only) is correct because sodium is denser than potassium, and lithium nitrate decomposes to produce nitrogen dioxide, while sodium nitrate does not.
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Which can undergo both oxidation and reduction?
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Correct option: C
Option C (Ba+) is correct because it can be oxidized to Ba2+ or reduced to Ba0, thus undergoing both oxidation and reduction.
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Which of the following is correct?
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Correct option: B
Sodium reduces to carbon.
Option B is correct because sodium is a strong reducing agent and can reduce carbon dioxide to carbon at high temperatures.
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A colourless salt gives violet colour to Bunsen flame and also turns moisture litmus paper blue. It is:
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because potassium salts impart a violet color to the flame, and carbonates turn litmus paper blue due to hydrolysis.
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can be called as potassium:
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Correct option: C
Thiocarbonate
Option C (Thiocarbonate) is correct because is a salt of thiocarbonic acid.
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An element '' has atomic number 56. What will be the formula of its halide?
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Correct option: B
Option B (PX2) is correct because element P with atomic number 56 is Barium (Ba), which belongs to group 2 and forms a +2 ion, thus its halide will be BaX2.
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Milk of lime is:
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Correct option: C
Milk of lime (Option C) is a suspension of calcium hydroxide, , in water.
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Which property of makes it useful in photography?
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Correct option: B
Complex formation property
Option B is correct because sodium thiosulphate forms soluble complexes with silver halides, which is why it is used as a fixing agent in photography to remove unexposed silver bromide from the film.
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The decreasing order of second ionization energy of K, Ca and Ba is:
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Correct option: C
Option C (K > Ca > Ba) is correct because after the first ionization, K+ has a noble gas configuration, requiring much more energy to remove the second electron.
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Which of the following hydride conducts electricity in molten state
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Correct option: D
KH
The correct answer is D (KH) because Potassium hydride (KH) is an ionic hydride, and in the molten state, it dissociates into ions that can conduct electricity.
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Incorrect statement among the following is
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Correct option: D
is insoluble in water
Option D is correct because is soluble in water. The other statements are correct.
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Which one of the following processes is used for manufacture of calcium?
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Correct option: C
Electrolysis of a mixture of anhydrous
The correct answer is C (Electrolysis of a mixture of anhydrous ) because electrolysis of molten calcium chloride is the standard industrial method for producing calcium metal.
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Lithopone is
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Correct option: C
The correct answer is C () because Lithopone is a mixture of Zinc sulfide and Barium sulfate.
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Which component of cement sets at the slowest rate?
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Correct option: A
Dicalcium silicate
Dicalcium silicate (Option A) sets at the slowest rate in cement hydration due to its lower reactivity compared to other cement components.
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Sodium is heated in air at to form absorbs and forms and Y? Which of the following is Y?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because sodium reacts with oxygen at high temperatures to form sodium peroxide (), which then reacts with to produce sodium carbonate and oxygen.
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