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What is the reason behind gallium having less atomic radius than aluminium?

Important Questions on The p-Block Elements

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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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The increasing order of atomic radii of the following group 13 elements is
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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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The tendency of X in BX3 X=F, Cl, OMe, NMe2 to form a π-bond with boron follows the order
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A group 13 element  'X' reacts with chlorine gas to produce a compound XCl3. XCl3 is electron deficient and easily reacts with NH3 to form Cl3XNH3 adduct; however, XCl3 does not dimerize. X is:
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The order of acidic strength of boron trihalides
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The stability of +1 oxidation state among Al, Ga, In and Tl increases in the sequence:
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An allotrope of carbon which exhibits only two types of C-C bond distance of 143.5 pm and 138.3 pm, is
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Choose the correct stability order of group 13 elements in their +1 oxidation state.
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When aqueous solutions of borax is acidified with HCl, we get
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Sodium borohydride upon treatment with iodine produces a Lewis acid (X), which on heating with ammonia produces a cyclic compound Y and a colorless gas Z. X, Y and Z are
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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 alloy used in the construction of aircrafts 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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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The decrease in first ionization enthalpy from B to Al is much larger than that from Al to Ga.

Statement II: The d orbitals in Ga are completely filled.

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

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Which of the following pairs has almost same radii?