Important Compounds of Group 13 Elements

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Important Questions on Important Compounds of Group 13 Elements

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Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Upon heating a borax bead dipped in cupric sulphate in a luminous flame, the colour of the bead becomes green.
Statement II : The green colour observed is due to the formation of copper(I) metaborate In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Boric acid in solid, whereas BF3 is gas at room temperature because of

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During the borax bead test with CuSO4, a blue green colour of the bead was observed in oxidising flame due to the formation of

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When borax is heated with CoO on a platinum loop, blue coloured bead formed is largely due to

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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A : Boric acid is a weak acid

Reason R : Boric acid is not able to release H+ ion on its own. It receives OH- ion from water and releases H+ ion.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

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Borazine, also known as inorganic benzene, can be prepared by the reaction of 3-equivalents of "X" with 6-equivalents of "Y". "X" and "Y", respectively are

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The geometry around boron in the product 'B' formed from the following reaction is

BF3+NaH450 KA+NaF

A+NMe3B

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Aqueous solution of which of the following boron compounds will be strongly basic in nature?

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Identify the correct statement for B2H6 from those given below.

(A) In B2H6, all B-H bonds are equivalent.

(B) In B2H6, there are four 3-centre- 2-electron bonds.

(C) B2H6 is a Lewis acid.

(D) B2H6 can be synthesized from both BF3 and NaBH4.

(E) B2H6 is a planar molecule.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

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In which one of the following molecules strongest back donation of an electron pair from halide to boron is expected?

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Given below are the statements about diborane
(a) Diborane is prepared by the oxidation of NaBH4 with I2
(b) Each boron atom is in sp2 hybridized state
(c) Diborane has one bridged 3 centre-2-electron bond
(d) Diborane is a planar molecule

The option with correct statement(s) is 

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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Colourless cupric metaborate is reduced to cuprous metaborate in a luminous flame.

Statement II: Cuprous metaborate is obtained by heating boric anhydride and copper sulphate in a non-luminous flame.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

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The reaction of H3N3B3Cl3A with LiBH4 in tetrahydrofuran gives inorganic benzene B . Further, the reaction of A with C leads to H3N3B3Me3 . Compounds B and C respectively, are:

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Diborane B2H6 reacts independently with O2 and H2O to produce, respectively:

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The number of 2-centre-2-electron and 3-centre-2-electron bonds in B2H6, respectively, are: