Class 11 Chemistry - Chapter The p Block Elements NCERT Solutions | Rationalise the given statements and giv

What happens when

(a) Borax is heated strongly,

(b) Boric acid is added to water,

(c) Aluminium is treated with dilute NaOH,

(d) BF₃ is reacted with ammonia?

Give reasons:

(i) Conc. HNO₃ can be transported in aluminium container.

(ii) A mixture of dilute NaOH and aluminium pieces is used to open drain.

(iii) Graphite is used as lubricant.

(iv) Diamond is used as an abrasive.

(v) Aluminium alloys are used to make aircraft body.

(vi) Aluminium utensils should not be kept in water overnight.

(vii) Aluminium wire is used to make transmission cables.

Write reactions to justify amphoteric nature of aluminium.

Why does boron trifluoride behave as a Lewis acid?

Discuss the pattern of variation in the oxidation states of
(i) B to Tl and (ii) C to Pb.

Write balanced equations for:

(i) BF₃ + LiH →

(ii) B₂H₆ + H₂O →

(iii) NaH + B₂H₆ →

(iv) H₃BO₃ 

(v) Al + NaOH →

(vi) B₂H₆ + NH₃ →

How can you explain higher stability of BCl₃ as compared to TlCl₃?

A certain salt X, gives the following results.

(i) Its aqueous solution is alkaline to litmus.

(ii) It swells up to a glassy material Yon strong heating.

(iii) When conc. H₂SO₄ is added to a hot solution of X, white crystal of an acid Z separates out.

Write equations for all the above reactions and identify X, Y and Z.

(a) Classify following oxides as neutral, acidic, basic or amphoteric:

CO, B₂O₃, SiO₂, CO2, Al₂O₃, PbO₂, Tl₂O₃

(b) Write suitable chemical equations to show their nature.

An aqueous solution of borax is

(a) neutral (b) amphoteric (c) basic (d) acidic

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?

Lifetimes of the molecules in the excited states are often measured by using pulsed radiation source of duration nearly in the nano second range. If the radiation source has the duration of 2 ns and the number of photons emitted during the pulse source is 2.5 × 10¹⁵, calculate the energy of the source.

Neon gas is generally used in the sign boards. If it emits strongly at 616 nm, calculate

(a) the frequency of emission,

(b) distance traveled by this radiation in 30 s

(c) energy of quantum and

(d) number of quanta present if it produces 2 J of energy.

For an isolated system, ΔU = 0, what will be ΔS?

One of the reaction that takes place in producing steel from iron ore is the reduction of iron(II) oxide by carbon monoxide to give iron metal and CO₂.

FeO (s) + CO (g) ↔ Fe (s) + CO₂ (g);   Kp = 0.265 atm at 1050K

What are the equilibrium partial pressures of CO and CO₂ at 1050 K if the initial partial pressures are: p_CO= 1.4 atm and P_co2 = 0.80 atm

Describe the effect of :

a) addition of H₂

b) addition of CH₃OH

c) removal of CO

d) removal of CH₃OH on the equilibrium of the reaction: 2H₂(g) + CO (g) ↔ CH₃OH (g)

Explain why cations are smaller and anions larger in radii than their parent atoms?

Dinitrogen and dihydrogen react with each other to produce ammonia according to the following chemical equation:

N2(g) + H2(g) → 2NH3(g)

(i) Calculate the mass of ammonia produced if 2.00 × 103 g dinitrogen reacts with 1.00 × 103 g of dihydrogen.

(ii) Will any of the two reactants remain unreacted?

(iii) If yes, which one and what would be its mass?

What is the difference between distillation, distillation under reduced pressure and steam distillation ?

Given the standard electrode potentials,

K⁺/K = -2.93V, Ag⁺/Ag = 0.80V,

Hg²⁺/ Hg = 0.79V

Mg²⁺/ Mg = -2.37V. Cr³⁺/ Cr = -0.74V

Arrange these metals in their increasing order of reducing power.

What is the difference between the terms 'hydrolysis' and 'hydration'?