Chemical Properties of Group 13 Elements

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Chemical Properties of Group 13 Elements: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Anomalous Behaviour of Boron, Chemical Properties of Group 13 Elements, Nature of Oxides of Group 13 Elements & Reaction of Group 13 Elements with Water etc.

Important Questions on Chemical Properties of Group 13 Elements

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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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Which of the following is most basic?

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Which of the following metallic oxides exhibit amphoteric nature?

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Why boron exhibit anomalous behaviour? Give some such properties in which it differ from rest of the members of the group. Also give the similarities between B and Si.

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Write short note on the following, 

Halides of elements of group-13.

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The correct decreasing order of stabilities of +3 oxidation state of group-13  elements is:

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Which metal dissolves in NaOH:

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Which of the following statement is wrong?

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Which of the following is wrongly matched?

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AlF3 is soluble in HF only in the presence of KF. It is due to the formation of 

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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Concentrated HNO3 is stored in containers made up of

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For BCl3, AlCl3 and GaCl3 the increasing order of ionic character is

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Predict the correct shape of BH4-.

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Thallium shows different oxidation state because _____.

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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Which of the following is correct, related to change in aluminium oxide?

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In Borax analyse these given statement and find the value of x+y+z

(i) Number of B-O-B bond is x

(ii) Number of B-B bond is y

(iii) Number of sp2 hybridized B atom is z

 

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Among the following, how many statements are CORRECT?

(i) CaCN2 on treating with steam gives NH3.

(ii) S2O82- is a better oxidant than SO42-.

(iii) BrF3 is a better oxidant than fluorine.

(iv) When XeF4 reacts with BF3 the 's' character of hybrid orbitals of 'Xe' decreases.

(v) HF is more volatile than HCl .

(vi) ClO4- is a better oxidant than ClO-.

(vii) F2 absorbs shorter wavelength than I2 from visible light

(viii) all Cl-O bond lengths in Cl2O7 are same.

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The maximum covalency of Boron is ____.