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Given below are two statements :

Statement I: Group 13 trivalent halides get easily hydrolysed by water due to their covalent nature.

Statement II: AlCl3 upon hydrolysis in acidified aqueous solution forms octahedral AlH2O63+ ion.

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

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Important Questions on The p-Block Elements

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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: During Electrolytic refining, the pure metal is made to act as anode and its impure metallic form is used as cathode.
Statement II: During the Hall-Heroult electrolysis process, purified Al2O3 is mixed with Na3AlF6 to lower the melting point of the mixture.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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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: Boron is unable to form BF63-

Reason R: Size of B is very small.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct 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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The Lewis acid character of boron tri halides follows the order:
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When metal M is treated with NaOH, a white gelatinous precipitate X is obtained, which is soluble in excess of NaOH. Compound X when heated strongly gives an oxide which is used in chromatography as an adsorbent. The metal M is
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Group-13 elements react with O2 in amorphous form to form oxides of type M2O3 (M= element). Which among the following is the most basic oxide?
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Lithium aluminium hydride can be prepared from the reaction of
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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: In TlI3, isomorphous to CsI3, the metal is present in +1 oxidation state.

Reason R: Tl metal has fourteen f electrons in its electronic configuration.

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

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The correct statements among I to III regrading group 13 element oxides are,
(I) Boron trioxide is acidic.
(II) Oxides of aluminum and gallium are amphoteric.
(III) Oxides of indium and thallium are basic.
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Choose the correct stability order of group 13 elements in their +1 oxidation state.
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Which one of the following elements is unable to form MF63- ion?
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The stability of +1 oxidation state among Al, Ga, In and Tl increases in the sequence:
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Write reactions to justify the amphoteric nature of aluminium.

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Select the correct statement(s) about group 13 (IIIA) elements.
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How can you explain the higher stability of BCl3 as compared to TlCl3?
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Amongst the halides, what is the correct order of decreasing Lewis acid character?

(1) BCl3(2) AlCl3(3) GaCl3(4) InCl3
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Element M+N2Δ H2O NH3

Element M belonging to group 13 can be