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Chemistry MCQ Question -Periodic Classification
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1. Inner transition elements are called
Lanthanides
Actinides
Rare earth metals
All
2. Seventh period contains ______________ normal elements
2
4
6
8
3. Modern periodic table has been divided in _______ blocks
2
4
7
8
4. Non-metals usually form ______________ oxides
Acidic
Amphoteric
Neutral
Neutral
5. Amphoteric exides are those which possess ________ properties
Acidic
Basic
Acidic and basic
Neutral and acidic
6. Best position of hydrogen in the periodic table is above I.A Group which is mainly due to
Both are electropositive
Similar outer most shell electronic configuration
Both form ionic compounds
All
7. Hydrogen resembles with carbon because of having
Same number of electrons in the valence shell
Similar physical state
Remarkable reducing properties
Homovalent (show same valency)
8. Which one of the following sets consists of all coinage metals?
Cu Hg Au
Cu Ag Au
Ag Au Hg
Cu Fe Au
9. In which of the following pairs are elements belonging to the same group?
Boron & Beryllium
Nitrogen & Phosphorous
Magnesium & Aluminium
Gallium & Helium
10. Many properties of an element and its compounds can be predicted from the position of the element in the periodic table. What property could not be predicted in this way?
The nature of its oxides
The charge on its ions
The formula of its oxide
Its number of isotopes
11. Which one of the following is not a periodic property?
Melting point of elements
Boiling point of elements
Ionization energy of elements
Coordination number of ions
12. The atomic radii decreases by increasing atomic number in
Alkali metal
Alkaline earth metal
Elements from Li to Ne
Halogens
13. Which discovery caused a revision in the periodic law as stated by Mendeleev?
Location of nucleus by Rutherford
Atomic number by Moseley
X-rays by Roentgen
Natural radioactivity by Henry Bacquerel.
14. An element has electronic conviguration 1s2 2s2 2p2. It belongs to
Group II-A
Group IV-A
Group VII-A
Group VI-A
15. The property which increases upto group IV-A then decreases onwards
Ionization energy
Atomic radii
Melting & boiling points
Atomic volume
16. Which of the following ion is stable in aqueous solution?
H+
H-
Cl-
All are stable
17. The atoms of same element having same atomic number but different mass number are called
Isobars
Isomers
Isotopes
Isotropes
18. Deuterium reacts with oxygen to form
Hard water
Heavy water
Soft water
Water gas
19. Which order of ionization energy is correct
Mg < A1
Si > P
Mg > A1
both b & c
20. Ionization energy depends upon
Nuclear charge
Atomic size
Shielding effect
I.E depends upon all of the above and nature of orbital
21. Shielding effect across the period
Increases
Decreases
Can not be predicted
Remains constant
22. Addition of 2nd electron to a uninegative ion is always
Exothermic
Endothermic
Data is insufficient
Unpredictable
23. Higher value of electron affinity means
Atom will lose electron easily
Atom will gain electron easily
Atom may form di-positive ion
The reason is unknown
24. Metallic characters of alkali metals
Increase down the group
Decrease down the group
No regular trend
25. Melting points of VII-A group elements down the group
Increase
Decrease
Remain constant
No regular trend
26. Oxidation state of an atom represents
Number of electrons gained
Number of electrons lost
Apparent charge in compound
Its vacancies
27. Which of the following possesses maximum hydration energy?
Na+
K+
Mg+2
Ca+2
28. Halides in which halogen atoms act as a bridge between two atoms of the other element are called
Covalent halides
Electronegative halides
Polymeric halides
Polymeric hydrides
29. Less electronegative elements such as Be Ga A? etc form
Polymeric halide
Covalent halide
Ionic halide
All
30. Iodine is solid due to
Strong covalent bond
Large value of dipole moment
High polarizability
Strong hydrogen bonding
31. True increasing order of acidity of the oxides of Mn is
MnO < MnO2 < Mn2O7
Mn2O7 > MnO2 > MnO
MnO2 > MnO > Mn2O7
MnO2 > Mn2O7 > MnO
32. Keeping in view the size of atom which order is correct one?
Mg > Sr
Ba > Mg
Lu > Ce
C1 > I
33. Which one of the following element has highest exidation state in its compounds?
Cr
Mn
Sn
O
34. Which of the following cannot exist in solution
O-2
H+
Cl-
Na+
35. Which of the following is different with respect to physical appearance?
Arsenic
Phosphorus
Antimony
Bismuth
36. Which one of the followings possesses melting point below 0?C?
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Carbon
Bismuth
37. Compounds of nitrogen and phosphorus are mostly
ionic
covalent
polar
all varieties are possible
38. The most electronegative element among the following is
Sb
N
As
P
39. SO3 is not absorbed in water directly because
Reaction is exothermic
It is insoluble in water
Dilute acid is produced
All of above
40. Phosphene gas will be produced if phosphorous acid is subjected to
Oxidation
Reduction
Decomposition
Both b & c
41. Which of the following will give phosphoric acid one reaction with water
PCI5
P2O3
P2O5
All of the above
42. Which one of following is not a property of pure quartz?
Coloured solid
Brittle
Hard
All of above
43. Phosphorus is a Greek word and it means
Light bearing
Fire
Impure
Tetrahedral
44. Which of the following does not contain phosphorus?
Yolk of egg
Bone
Nerves
Steel
45. Allotropic form of phosphorus that is poisonous is
White
Red
Black
Violet
46. Which one of the following is not the use of graphite?
Lead pencils
Abrasive
Lubricant
Electrode of electrolytic cell
47. Acetic anhydride can be obtained by treating ethyl alcohol with
P2O5
H2SO4
Both a and b
PCI5
48. The composition of brown ring in nitrate test is
FeSO4.No
FeSO4.No2
FeSO4.No3
FeSO4.N2o
49. Phosphorous acid upon thermal decomposition yields phosphoric acid and
Phosphine
Phosphorus
Water
Phosphorus pentoxide
50. Which one of the following compounds usually smells like garlic?
P2O5
H3PO3
All have same smell
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