Chemical Properties of Group 13 Elements

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Chemical Properties of Group 13 Elements: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Chemical Properties of Group 13 Elements, Oxidation States of Group 13 Elements, Reaction of Group 13 Elements with Air, Reaction of Group 13 Elements with Acids and Alkalies, etc.

Important Questions on Chemical Properties of Group 13 Elements

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Explain the hexagonal structure of boron nitride.

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Write the reaction of boron with dinitrogen.

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Write the reaction of aluminium with dinitrogen.

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The stability of +1 oxidation state increases in the sequence ______

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Aluminium (III) chloride forms a dimer because aluminium_______

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Boron compounds behave as Lewi's acids because of their ______

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Which of the following metallic oxides exhibit amphoteric nature?

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Which of these statements is not true ?

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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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Arrange the following in increasing order of Lewis acid Character.

BF3, BCl3, BBr3 and BI3

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A compound X, of boron reacts with NH3 on heating to give another compound Y which is called inorganic benzene. The compound X can be prepared by treating BF3 with Lithium aluminum hydride. The compounds X and Y are represented by the formulas.

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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 the properties mentioned, the correct trend for the different species is in

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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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Aluminium is not acted upon by pure water as - 

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The stability of +1 oxidation state among Al, Ga, In and Tl increases in the sequence:

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?