Chemical Properties of Group 13 Element

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Chemical Properties of Group 13 Element: 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 Element

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The structure of diborane contains

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Product of reaction between Aluminium with aqueous NaOH

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When aluminium chloride is dissolved in water, it gives

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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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Aluminium (III) chloride forms a dimer because aluminium_______

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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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Nitrogen is comparatively an inert element since

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When orthoboric acid H3BO3 is subjected to strong heating, the residue left is

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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-.