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Which is the most abundant noble gas?

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Important Questions on The p-Block Elements

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Why are the elements of Group 18 known as noble gases?
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Give a reason for the following:

Inert gases do not form ions.

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Write true or false: Group 16 elements are called halogens.
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Which element among the following does NOT form diatomic molecules?
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Match the compounds given in column I with the hybridization and shape given in column II and mark the correct option.
 
  Column I   Column II
(a) XeF6 (i) Distorted octahedral
(b) XeO3 (ii) Square planar
(c) XeOF4 (iii) Pyramidal
(d) XeF4 (iv) Square pyramidal
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How is fluorine isolate from fluorides using Dennis method.
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Among the following molecules,

(i) XeO3

(ii) XeOF4

(iii) XeF6

those having same number of lone pairs on Xe are:

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Which of the following noble gases is abundant in air?
MEDIUM
The indicator used during the estimation of COD of a water sample is
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XeF6 on partial hydrolysis with water, produces a compound X. The same compound X is formed when XeF6 reacts with silica. The compound X is:
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The bond length of Br-Br in Br2 molecule is equal to
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Under ambient conditions, the total number of gases released as products in the final step of the reaction scheme shown below is

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Which of the following is not a mineral of fluorine?
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At 143 K, the reaction of XeF4 with O2F2 produces a xenon compound Y. The total number of lone pair(s) of electrons present on the whole molecule of Y is __________
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Mention the hybridisation in the following molecule or ion :

XeF2

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How are XeF2 and XeF4 prepared? Give their structures.
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The following table represents the elements and the atomic number. With reference to this, answer the following using only the alphabets given in the table.

Element Atomic number
P 13
Q 7
R 10

Which element has an electron affinity zero?

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The noble gas that does not occur in the atmosphere is;