Class 11 Chemistry - Chapter Hydrogen NCERT Solutions | Knowing the properties of H2O and D2O, d

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?

How does H₂O₂ behave as a bleaching agent?

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

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?

Calculate the entropy change in surroundings when 1.00 mol of H₂O(l) is formed under standard conditions. Δ_fH⁰ = –286 kJ mol^–1.

Discuss the principle of estimation of halogens, sulphur and phosphorus present in an organic compound.

Compare the relative stability of the following species and indicate their magnetic properties:

O₂,O₂⁺,O₂^- (superoxide), O₂^2-(peroxide)

Do you observe any soil pollution in your neighbourhood? What efforts will you make for controlling the soil pollution?

At 700 K, equilibrium constant for the reaction:

H2 (g) + I2 (g) ↔ 2HI (g)

is 54.8. If 0.5 mol L^–1 of HI(g) is present at equilibrium at 700 K, what are the concentration of H₂(g) and I₂(g) assuming that we initially started with HI(g) and allowed it to reach equilibrium at 700K?

Show that the circumference of the Bohr orbit for the hydrogen atom is an integral multiple of the de Broglie wavelength associated with the electron revolving around the orbit.

Depict the galvanic cell in which the reaction Zn(s) + 2Ag⁺(aq) → Zn²⁺(aq) + 2Ag(s) takes place, further show:

(i) which of the electrode is negatively charged,

(ii) the carriers of the current in the cell, and

(iii) individual reaction at each electrode.

Write the conjugate acids for the following Brönsted bases:  NH^–₂ , NH₃  and  HCOO^–.

The ionization constant of dimethylamine is 5.4 x 10^-4. Calculate its degree of ionization in its 0.02 M solution. What percentage of dimethylamine is ionized if the solution is also 0.1 M in NaOH?

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