Chemical Properties of Group 14 Elements
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
In silicon dioxide

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

Which of the following species do not exist?

An inorganic compound 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 which is most stable diatomic molecule, Compound and are

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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

Consider the following route of reactions
Water
Compound in above reaction is

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

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:

When 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.

Which of the following compound acts as a reducing agent?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Lead oxide is:

Which of the following statement is correct?

Which among the following is the most acidic oxide?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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

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

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

Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

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