Class 11 Chemistry - Chapter The p Block Elements NCERT Solutions | A certain salt X, gives the following re

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) 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.

Rationalise the given statements and give chemical reactions :

(i) Lead(II) chloride reacts with Cl₂ to give PbCl₄.

(ii) Lead(IV) chloride is highly unstable towards heat.

(iii) Lead is known not to form an iodide, PbI₄.

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?

What is the pH of 0.001 M aniline solution? The ionization constant of aniline can be taken from Table 7.7. Calculate the degree of ionization of aniline in the solution. Also calculate the ionization constant of the conjugate acid of aniline.

Find out the value of K_c for each of the following equilibria from the value of K_p:

(i) 2NOCl (g)  ↔  2NO (g) + Cl₂ (g);                   Kp  =  1.8 × 10^–2 at 500 K

(ii) CaCO₃ (s)  ↔  CaO(s) + CO₂(g);                  Kp  = 167 at 1073 K

If the velocity of the electron in Bohr’s first orbit is 2.19 × 10⁶ ms^–1, calculate the de Broglie wavelength associated with it.

Does the number of moles of reaction products increase, decrease or remain same when each of the following equilibria is subjected to a decrease in pressure by increasing the volume?

(a) PCl₅ (g) ↔ PCl₃ (g) + Cl₂ (g)

(b) CaO (s) + CO₂ (g) ↔ CaCO₃ (s)

(c) 3Fe (s) + 4H₂O (g) ↔ Fe₃O₄ (s) + 4H₂ (g)

Whenever a reaction between an oxidising agent and a reducing agent is carried out, a compound of lower oxidation state is formed if the reducing agent is in excess and a compound of higher oxidation state is formed if the oxidising agent is in excess. Justify this statement giving three illustrations.

Write the significance of a plus and a minus sign shown in representing the orbitals.

How can domestic waste be used as manure?

0.3780 g of an organic chloro compound gave 0.5740 g of silver chloride in Carius estimation. Calculate the percentage of chlorine present in the compound.

Indicate the σ and π bonds in the following molecules :

(i) C₆H₆,

(ii) C₆H₁₂,

(iii) CH₂Cl₂,

(iv) CH₂=C=CH₂,

(v) CH₃NO₂,

(vi) HCONHCH₃

Describe the hybridisation in case of PCl₅. Why are the axial bonds longer as compared to equatorial bonds?