| Assertion (A): | Transition metals and their compounds are effective catalysts. |
| Reason (R): | They have the ability to adopt multiple oxidation states and to form complexes. |
| 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. |
| 1. | [Ne]3d1-10 4s2 | 2. | [Ar]3d1-10 4s1-2 |
| 3. | [Kr]4d1-10 5s1-2 | 4. | [Xe]5d1-10 5s1-2 |
| 1. | +1 to +3 | 2. | +2 to +4 |
| 3. | +3 to +5 | 4. | +4 to +6 |
| 1. | 1, 3, 4, 5 | 2. | 3, 2, 1, 4 |
| 3. | 1, 5, 3, 7 | 4. | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| 1. | \(\mathrm{[MnO_4]^-}\) | 2. | \(\mathrm{[Co(NH_3)_6]^{3+}}\) |
| 3. | \(\mathrm{[Fe(CN)_6]^{3-}}\) | 4. | \(\mathrm{[Cr(H_2O)_6]^{3+}}\) |
| Assertion (A): | Zinc is not a transition metal. |
| Reason (R): | Zinc has a full d10 configuration in its ground state as well as in its common oxidation states. |
| 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 |
| 1. | \(\mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_6 \) | 2. | \(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOH} \) |
| 3. | \(\mathrm{K}^{+} \mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{O}^{-} \) | 4. | \(\mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{OC}_2 \mathrm{H}_5\) |
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (A) | An element that can show +8 oxidation state | (i) | Ce |
| (B) | An element with +7 as the most stable oxidation state in its oxides | (ii) | Pm |
| (C) | Radioactive lanthanoid | (iii) | Os |
| (D) | Lanthanoid which shows +4 oxidation state | (iv) | Mn |