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In the alkaline earth metals, the element forming predominantly covalent compound is

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Important Questions on The s-Block Elements

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Chlorides of which metal are soluble in organic solvents:
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In context with beryllium, which one of the following statements is incorrect.
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Which among the following elements of group-2 exhibits anomalous properties?
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The element whose salts cannot be detected by flame test is.
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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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Given below are two statements:

Statement I : The chlorides of Be and Al have Cl-bridged structure. Both are soluble in organic solvents and act as Lewis bases.

Statement II: Hydroxides of Be and Al dissolve in excess alkali to give beryllate and aluminate ions. In the light of the above statements. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Which one of the following oxide dissolves in both hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide?
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Which of the following statement is incorrect about beryllium?
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Among the statement (I – IV), the correct ones are:

(I) Be has smaller atomic radius compared to Mg.

(II) Be has higher ionization enthalpy than AI.

(III) Charge/radius ratio of Be is greater than that of Al.

(IV) Both Be and Al form mainly covalent compounds

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A piece of Mg ribbon is heated to redness in nitrogen atmosphere and the treated with water. The gas evolved is
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The alkaline earth metal sulphate, which has its hydration enthalpy greater than its lattice energy is
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A metal 'M' readily gives MSO4, which is soluble in water. It forms its oxide M0 which is amphoteric. It forms an insoluble hydroxide M(OH)2, which is soluble in NaOH solution. The M is
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Assertion (A) : Beryllium and aluminium forms BeF42- and AIF63-
Reason (R) : Both Be2+ and Al3+ have almost same ionic radius
The correct option among the following is