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Explain the trend of reducing property among alkaline earth metals.

Important Questions on The s-Block Elements

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Magnesium is burnt in the air to form A and B. When B is hydrolyzed, C and D are formed. D is the reactant in the manufacture of nitric acid by Ostwald's process. What is C ?
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Consider the following ionization enthalpies of two elements 'A' and 'B'.
 
Element Ionization enthalphy kJ/mol
  1st 2nd 3rd
A 899 1757 14847
B 737 1450 7731


Which of the following statements is correct?
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The alkaline earth metal nitrate that does not crystallise with molecules is:
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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 : The energy required to form Mg2+from Mg is much higher than that required to produce Mg+

Reason R:Mg2+ is small ion and carry more charge than Mg+

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

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s-block element which cannot be qualitatively confirmed by the flame test is
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The pair of s-block metals, which gives crimson colour to the flame is:
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The element whose salts cannot be detected by flame test is.
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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: Sodium is about 30 times as abundant as potassium in the oceans.
Reason R: Potassium is bigger in size than sodium.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

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Valence shell electronic configuration of fourth element of group- 2 in periodic table is
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Magnesium reacts with an element (X) to form an ionic compound. If the ground state electronic configuration of (X) is 1s2 2s2 2p3, the simplest formula of this compound is
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Be2+ is isoelectronic with which of the following ions

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Give reasons for the following?
Be and Mg do not impart colour to the flame.
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A metal M readily forms water soluble MSO4. It also forms oxides MO which becomes inert on heating. Hydroxide MOH2 is insoluble in water but soluble in NaOH solution. What is M?
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Which of the following electronic configurations in the outermost two shells is characteristic of the alkaline earth metals?
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Give reasons for the following?
Magnesium does not impart colour to the flame while calcium does.
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The most electropositive amongst the alkaline earth metals is:
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What is the common oxidation state exhibited by group-2 metals?