The incorrect statement among the following regarding Beryllium is-

1. It is rendered passive by nitric acid.

2. lt forms Be₂C

3. It's salts rarely hydrolyze.

4. It's hydride is electron-deficient and polymeric.

A compound that releases CO₂ most easily upon heating is -

1. K₂CO₃                                 

2. Na₂CO₃

3. MgCO₃                                 

4. CaCO₃

An active ingredient in bleaching powder for bleaching action is -

1. Ca(OCl)₂             

2. CaO₂Cl

3. CaCl₂                 

4. CaOCl₂

An alkaline earth metal sulphate that has hydration enthalpy higher than the lattice enthalpy is -

1. CaSO₄               

2. BeSO₄

3. BaSO₄               

4. SrSO₄

Property of the alkaline earth metals that increases with their atomic number is -

1. Solubility of their hydroxides in water.

2. Solubility of their sulphates in water.

3. Ionisation energy.

4. Electronegativity.

In the case of alkali metals, the covalent character decreases in the order

1. MCl>MI>MBr>MF

2. MF>MCl>MBr>MI

3. MF>MCl>MI>MBr

4. MI>MBr>MCl>MF

The thermal stability of these hydrides decreases in which of the following orders?

(1) CsH > RbH > KH > NaH > LiH

(2) KH > NaH > LiH > CsH > RbH

(3) NaH > LiH > KH > RbH > CsH

(4) LiH > NaH > KH > RbH > CsH

The suspension of slaked lime in water is known as -

1. Limewater.

2. Quicklime.

3. Milk of lime.

4. Aqueous solution of slaked lime.

Ionic mobility of which of the following alkali metal ions is lowest when an aqueous solution of their salts are put under an electric field?

(1) Na                       

(2) K

(3) Rb                       

(4) Li

Which of the following metal on burning in moist air does not give the smell of ammonia?

1. Mg                               

2. Ca

3. K                                 

4. Li