Identify more than one correct resonance structure of carbon dioxide from the ones given below:
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d.
Choose the correct option:
| 1. | a and b | 2. | b and c |
| 3. | c and d | 4. | b and d |
Given below are two statements:
| Assertion (A): | Boric acid is considered a weak acid. |
| Reason (R): | Boric acid is not able to release H+ ions on its own. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| 4. | (A) is false but (R) is true. |
The best reducing agent is
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4.
Boric acid on heating at gives
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| a. | \(B_2H_6 \) is Lewis acid. |
| b. | \(B_2H_6 \) has a planar structure. |
| c. | All B-H Bond lengths are equal in \(B_2H_6 \). |
| d. | In \(B_2H_6,\) four \(3C-2e^- \) bonds are present. |
| e. | \(B_2H_6 \) can be prepared by the reaction of \(BF_3 \) and \(NaBH_4 \). |
| 1. | a, b, c, d, e | 2. | a, e |
| 3. | a, b | 4. | d, e |
| Assertion (A): | Silicones are hydrophobic in nature. |
| Reason (R): | Si–O–Si linkages are moisture sensitive. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
| Assertion (A): | In C60 fullerene 12, five-membered rings and 20, six-membered rings are present. |
| Reason (R): | All the C–C distances are equal in C60 fullerene. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
| Assertion (A): | Sn4+ ion is more stable than Sn+2. |
| Reason (R): | The inert pair effect dominates down the groups. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
| Assertion (A): | Melting point of gallium is lesser than aluminum. |
| Reason (R): | Due to the inert pair effect, increased effective nuclear charge holds ns-electrons tightly. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |