Chemical Properties of Group 14 Elements

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Chemical Properties of Group 14 Elements: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Chemical Properties of Group 14 Elements, Oxidation States of Group 14 Elements, Reaction of Group 14 Elements with Air, and Reaction of Group 14 Elements with Acids and Alkalis.

Important Questions on Chemical Properties of Group 14 Elements

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Identify the incorrect statement about SiO2 (silica) from the following:

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Which of the following species do not exist?

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An inorganic compound (A) made of two most occurring elements in the earth's crust and used in building construction when made to react with carbon, forms a poisonous gas (B) which is most stable diatomic molecule, Compound (A) and (B) are

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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Hot conc. H2SO4 acts as strong oxidising agent which of the following element is oxidised by conc. H2SO4 into two gaseous products ?

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Consider the following route of reactions

R2SiCl2+ Water (A)polymerisation (B)

Compound (B) in above reaction is

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Catenation is the tendency to link with one another through covalent bonds to form chains and rings. The element that cannot show catenation property is

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These results are obtained by the three separate samples of a solution of a single salt. One formed a white precipitate with excess ammonia solution, one gives a white precipitate with dilute NaCl solution and one formed a black precipitate with H2S. The salt would be:

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When SiCl4 gets hydrolysed, after hydrolysis.

a. Hybridization of oxygen atom gets changed.
b. Bond angle around oxygen atom gets changed.
c. The hybridization of the silicon remains the same.

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Which of the following compound acts as a reducing agent?

a. InCl
b. SnO
c. PbH4
d. CO

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Which of the following statement is correct?

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Which among the following is the most acidic oxide?

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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Which of the following combination of reagents does not undergo redox reaction in aqueous medium?

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The main reason that SiCl4 is easily hydrolysed as compared to CCl4 is that

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The main reason that SiCl4 is easily hydrolysed as compared to CCl4 is that

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Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

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If we hydrolyse the mixture of Me3SiCl with Me2SiCl2 we get silicones of the type: