JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: S-BLOCK ELEMENTS

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A: Among alkali metals, Lithium is the strongest reducing agent.

R:

\mathrm{Li}^{+}

ions are heavily hydrated in water and large amount of hydration energy helps in the release of electrons from

\mathrm{Li}

atoms.

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Correct option: A

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Option A is correct because Lithium is indeed the strongest reducing agent among alkali metals, and this is due to the high hydration energy of Li+ ions.

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Assertion (A): Among the alkali metals, lithium salts exhibit the least electrical condutance in aqueous solutions.
Reason (R): Smaller the radius of the hydrated cation, lower is the electrical conductance in aqueous solutions.

(A)

is a ternary salt with divalent cation.

(A)

gives yellow ppt. with

\mathrm{K}_2 \mathrm{CrO}_4

as well as with

\mathrm{AgNO}_3

. (A) is precipitated by

\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{~S}

neither in acidic nor ammoniacal medium, but addition of

\left(\mathrm{NH}_4\right)_2 \mathrm{CO}_3

\mathrm{NH}_4 \mathrm{OH}

gave white ppt. (B).

0.297 \mathrm{~g}

(A)

gave

0.197 \mathrm{~g}

(B)

. Identify

(A)

. In the Down’s cell

\mathrm{KCl}

is added in

\mathrm{NaCl}

to: Which of the alkali metal is having least melting point? Fusion mixture is comprised of: Statement 1:

{LiCl}

is predominatly a covalent compound.

Statement 2: Electronegativity difference between

{Li}

and

{Cl}

is too small.