Class 11 Chemistry - Chapter Hydrogen NCERT Solutions | How does H2O2 behave as a bleaching agen

Justify the position of hydrogen in the periodic table on the basis of its electronic configuration.

Compare the structures of H₂O and H₂O₂.

Write chemical reactions to show the amphoteric nature of water.

Arrange the following

(i) CaH₂, BeH₂ and TiH₂ in order of increasing electrical conductance.

(ii) LiH, NaH and CsH in order of increasing ionic character.

(iii) H-H, D-D and F-F in order of increasing bond dissociation enthalpy.

(iv) NaH, MgH₂ and H₂O in order of increasing reducing property.

Discuss the principle and method of softening of hard water by synthetic ion-exchange resins.

What do you understand by the term “non-stoichiometric hydrides”? Do you expect this type of the hydrides to be formed by alkali metals? Justify your answer.

What is meant by 'demineralised' water and how can it be obtained?

What causes the temporary and permanent hardness of water?

Why does hydrogen occur in a diatomic form rather than in a monoatomic form under normal conditions?

Describe the bulk preparation of dihydrogen by electrolytic method. What is the role of an electrolyte in this process?

How do you account for the formation of ethane during chlorination of methane?

What are hybridisation states of each carbon atom in the following compounds ?

(i) CH₂=C=O,

(ii) CH₃CH=CH₂,

(iii) (CH₃)₂CO,

(iv) CH₂=CHCN,

(v) C₆H₆

What will be the minimum pressure required to compress 500 dm³ of air at 1 bar to 200 dm³ at 30°C?

What are the common physical and chemical features of alkali metals?

Calculate the molecular mass of the following:
(i) H₂O
(ii) CO₂
(iii) CH₄

Assign oxidation number to the underlined elements in each of the following species:

(a) NaH₂PO₄

(b) NaHSO₄

(c) H₄P₂O₇

(d) K₂MnO₄

(e) CaO₂

(f) NaBH₄

(g) H₂S₂O₇

(h) KAl(SO₄)₂.12 H₂O

What is the basic theme of organisation in the periodic table?

Explain the formation of a chemical bond.

Choose the correct answer. A thermodynamic state function is a quantity
(i) used to determine heat changes
(ii) whose value is independent of path
(iii) used to determine pressure volume work
(iv) whose value depends on temperature only.

A liquid is in equilibrium with its vapour in a sealed container at a fixed temperature. The volume of the container is suddenly increased.
a) What is the initial effect of the change on vapour pressure?
b) How do rates of evaporation and condensation change initially?
c) What happens when equilibrium is restored finally and what will be the final vapour pressure?

Write the expression for the equilibrium constant, K_c for each of the following reactions:

(i)   2NOCl (g)   ↔   2NO (g) + Cl₂ (g)

(ii)  2Cu(NO₃)₂ (s) ↔  2CuO (s) + 4NO₂ (g) + O₂ (g)

(iii) CH₃COOC₂H₅(aq) + H₂O(l) ↔  CH₃COOH (aq) + C₂H₅OH (aq)

(iv) Fe³⁺ (aq) + 3OH^– (aq) ↔  Fe(OH)₃ (s)

(v) I₂ (s) + 5F₂ ↔  2IF₅ 

Calculate the enthalpy change on freezing of 1.0 mol of water at 10.0°C to ice at -10.0°C. Δ_fusH = 6.03 kJ mol^-1 at 0°C.

C_p[H₂O(l)] = 75.3 J mol^-1 K^-1

C_p[H₂O(s)] = 36.8 J mol^-1 K^-1

The equilibrium constant for a reaction is 10. What will be the value of ΔG⁰ ?  R = 8.314 JK^–1 mol^–1, T = 300 K.

In a reaction A + B2 → AB2 Identify the limiting reagent, if any, in the following reaction mixtures.

(i) 300 atoms of A + 200 molecules of B

(ii) 2 mol A + 3 mol B

(iii) 100 atoms of A + 100 molecules of B

(iv) 5 mol A + 2.5 mol B

(v) 2.5 mol A + 5 mol B

Calculate the wavelength for the emission transition if it starts from the orbit having radius 1.3225 nm and ends at 211.6 pm. Name the series to which this transition belongs and the region of the spectrum.

What is the wavelength of light emitted when the electron in a hydrogen atom undergoes transition from an energy level with n = 4 to an energy level with n = 2?

:(i) Write the electronic configurations of the following ions: (a) H^– (b) Na⁺ (c) O^2–(d) F^–

(ii) What are the atomic numbers of elements whose outermost electrons are represented by (a) 3s¹ (b) 2p³ and (c) 3p⁵?

(iii) Which atoms are indicated by the following configurations?

(a) [He] 2s¹ (b) [Ne] 3s² 3p³ (c) [Ar] 4s² 3d¹.

In astronomical observations, signals observed from the distant stars are generally weak. If the photon detector receives a total of 3.15 × 10^–18 J from the radiations of 600 nm, calculate the number of photons received by the detector.

Explain the terms Inductive and Electromeric effects. Which electron displacement effect explains the following correct orders of acidity of the carboxylic acids?

(a) Cl₃CCOOH > Cl₂CHCOOH > ClCH₂COOH

(b) CH₃CH₂COOH > (CH₃)₂CHCOOH > (CH₃)₃C.COOH

Determine the molecular formula of an oxide of iron in which the mass per cent of iron and oxygen are 69.9 and 30.1 respectively. Given that the molar mass of the oxide is 159.69 g mol^–1.