| 1. | Lithium is the strongest reducing agent among the alkali metals. |
| 2. | Alkali metals react with water to form their hydroxides. |
| 3. | The oxidation number of K in KO2 is +4. |
| 4. | Ionisation enthalpy of alkali metals decreases from top to bottom in the group. |
The correct example of metal displacement reaction among the following is:
| 1. | \(\mathrm{Fe}+2 \mathrm{HCl} \rightarrow \mathrm{FeCl}_2+\mathrm{H}_2 \uparrow \) |
| 2. | \(2 \mathrm{~Pb}\left(\mathrm{NO}_3\right)_2 \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{PbO}+4 \mathrm{NO}_2+\mathrm{O}_2 \uparrow \) |
| 3. | \( 2\text {KClO}_3 \xrightarrow {\Delta}2 \text {KCl} + 3 \text O_2 \) |
| 4. | \(\mathrm{Cr}_2 \mathrm{O}_3+2 \mathrm{Al} \xrightarrow {\Delta} \mathrm{Al}_2 \mathrm{O}_3+2 \mathrm{Cr}\) |
The incorrect oxidation number of the underlined atom in the following species is:
| 1. | Cu2O is -1 | 2. | Cl\(O_{3}^{-}\) is +5 |
| 3. | K2Cr2O7 is +6 | 4. | HAuCl4 is +3 |
Disproportionation reactions are:
| (a) | |
| (b) | |
| (c) | |
| (d) |
| 1. | (a) and (d) only | 2. | (a) and (b) only |
| 3. | (a), (b) and (c) | 4. | (a), (c) and (d) |
The highest oxidation number of nitrogen among the following compounds is:
| 1. | 2. | ||
| 3. | 4. |
| 1. | 8, 1 and 3 | 2. | 1, 3 and 8 |
| 3. | 3, 8 and 1 | 4. | 1, 8 and 3 |
For the redox reaction,
a
the correct stoichiometric coefficients of the reactants a, b, and c respectively for the balanced equation are:
| 1. | 16, 5, 2 | 2. | 2, 5, 16 |
| 3. | 2, 16, 5 | 4. | 5, 16, 2 |
The change in oxidation number of chlorine when Cl2 gas reacts with hot and concentrated sodium hydroxide solution is:
1. Zero to +1 and Zero to –5
2. Zero to –1 and Zero to +5
3. Zero to –1 and Zero to +3
4. Zero to +1 and Zero to –3
(a) H2O2 + O3 → H2O + 2O2
(b) H2O2 + Ag2O → 2Ag + H2O + O2
The role of hydrogen peroxide in the above reactions is respectively:
| 1. | Oxidizing in (a) and reducing in (b) |
| 2. | Reducing in (a) and oxidizing in (b) |
| 3. | Reducing in (a) and (b) |
| 4. | Oxidizing in (a) and (b) |