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p-Block Elements (Group 13 & 14) · Question 24

AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)MCQEasy📈 Topic in 50% papers+4−1
1

The tendency of BF3, BCl3 and BBr3 to behave as Lewis acid decreases in the sequence

  1. BCl3 > BF3 > BBr3
  2. BBr3 > BCl3 > BF3
  3. BBr3 > BF3 > BCl3
  4. BF3 > BCl3 > BBr3

Answer

(2) BBr3 > BCl3 > BF3

Solution

In BX3, the vacant 2p orbital of boron receives electron density from a filled p orbital of the halogen (p –p back bonding).

Back bonding is most effective in BF3 (2p–2p overlap, same size orbitals) and decreases as the halogen gets larger (3p, 4p).

Electron deficiency of boron: BF3 < BCl3 < BBr3

Lewis acid strength decreases as BBr3 > BCl3 > BF3

Answer: (2)

AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)

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2

The stability of +1 oxidation state among Al, Ga, In and Tl increases in the sequence

  1. Al < Ga < In < Tl
  2. Tl < In < Ga < Al
  3. In < Tl < Ga < Al
  4. Ga < In < Al < Tl
AIPMT 2009
3

The straight chain polymer is formed by

  1. hydrolysis of CH3SiCl3 followed by condensation polymerisation
  2. hydrolysis of (CH3)4Si by addition polymerisation
  3. hydrolysis of (CH3)2SiCl2 followed by condensation polymerisation
  4. hydrolysis of (CH3)3SiCl followed by condensation polymerisation
AIPMT 2009
4

Which of the following oxidation states are the most characteristic for lead and tin respectively?

  1. +2, +4
  2. +4, +4
  3. +2, +2
  4. +4, +2
AIPMT 2007
5

Which of the following anions is present in the chain structure of silicates?

  1. (Si2O52-)n
  2. (SiO32-)n
  3. SiO44-
  4. Si2O76-
AIPMT 2007
6

Which one of the following statements about the zeolite is false?

  1. They are used as cation exchangers.
  2. They have open structure which enables them to take up small molecules.
  3. Zeolites are aluminosilicates having three dimensional network.
  4. Some of the SiO44- units are replaced by AlO45- and AlO69- ions in zeolites.
AIPMT 2004
7

Which one of the following compounds is not a protonic acid?

  1. B(OH)3
  2. PO(OH)3
  3. SO(OH)2
  4. SO2(OH)2
AIPMT 2003
8

PbO2 PbO; G298 < 0 SnO2 SnO; G298 > 0 Most probable oxidation state of Pb and Sn will be

  1. Pb4+, Sn4+
  2. Pb4+, Sn2+
  3. Pb2+, Sn2+
  4. Pb2+, Sn4+
AIPMT 2001
9

Which compound is electron deficient?

  1. PCl3
  2. BCl3
  3. CCl4
  4. PCl5
AIPMT 2000

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