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IIT JEE Main Advnaced Inorganic Chemistry 11th N&O Family PDF
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Contents
Topic Page No.
Theory 01 - 26
Exercise - 1 27 - 39
Exercise - 2 39 - 44
Exercise - 3 45 - 47
Exercise - 4 48 - 49
Answer Key 50 - 57
Syllabus
Nitrogen and Oxygen Family (Group 15th and 16th)
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p-Block : Nitrogen and Oxygen Family (Group 15th and 16th)
GROUP 15 ELEMENTS : THE NITROGEN FAMILY
Commonly Called as Pnicogens and their Compounds are Pniciticles :
Group 15 includes nitrogen phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth. As we go down the group, there is
a shift from non-metallic to metallic through metalloidic character. Nitrogen and phosphorus are non-metal,
arsenic and antimony metalloid and bismuth is a typical metal.
The valence shell electronic configuration of these element is ns2 np3. The s orbital in these element is
completely filled and p orbitals are half- filled, making their electronic configuration extra stable.
Atomic and Ionic Radii :
Covalent and ionic (in a particular state) radii increase in size down the group. There is a considerable
increase in covalent radius from N to P. However, from As to Bi only a small increase in covalent radius is
observed. This is due to the presence of completely filled d and / or f orbitals in heavier members.
Ionisation Enthalpy :
Ionisation enthalpy decreases down the group due to gradual increase in atomic size. Because of the extra
stable half- filled p-orbital electronic configuration and smaller size, the ionisation enthalpy of the group 15
element is much greater than of group 14 elements in the corresponding periods. The order of successive
ionisation enthalpies, as expected is iH1 < iH2 < iH3
Electronegativity :
The electronegativity value, in general, decreases down the group with increasing atomic size. However,
amongst the heavier elements, the difference is not that much pronounced.
Catenation :
Only N, P and As exhibit the property of catenation.
Physical Properties:
All the elements of this group are polyatomic. Dinitrogen is a diatomic gas while all others are solids.
Metallic character increases down the group. Nitrogen and phosphorus are nonmetals, arsenic and antimony
metalloids and bismuth is a metal. This is due to decrease in ionisation enthalpy and increase in atomic
size. The boiling points , in general , increase from top to bottom in the group but the melting point increases
upto arsenic and then decreases upto bismuth. Except nitrogen , all the elements show allotropy.
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES :
Oxidation States and trends in a chemical reactivity :
The common oxidation states of these elements are 3, +3 and +5. The tendency to exhibit 3 oxidation
state decreases down the group , bismuth hardly forms any compound in 3 oxidation state. The stability of
+5 oxidation state decreases down the group. The only well characterised Bi (V) compound is BiF5 .The
stability of +5 oxidation state decreases and that of +3 state increases (due to inert pair effect) down the
group.
Bi3+ > Sb3+ > As3+ ; Bi5+ < Sb5+ < As5+
Nitrogen exhibits +1, +2, +4 oxidation states also when it reacts with oxygen. Phosphorus also shows +1
and +4 oxidation states in some oxoacids.
In the case of nitrogen, all oxidation states from +1 to +4 tend to disproportionate in acid solution.
For example, 3 HNO2 HNO3 + H2O + 2 NO
Oxides :
All these elements form two types of oxides : E2O3 and E2O5 . The oxide in the higher oxidation state of the
element is more acidic than that of lower oxidation state. Their acidic character decreases down the group.
The oxides of the type E2O3 of nitrogen and phosphorus are purely acidic , that of arsenic and antimony
amphoteric and those of bismuth is predominantly basic.
Principle : Haber process is the most important industrial method of preparing ammonia. This method
was discovered by a German chemist Fritz Haber. The method involves the direct combination of
nitrogen and hydrogen according to the following reaction.
N2 + 3H2 2NH3 + 24.0 kcal
The reaction is reversible, exothermic and formation of NH3 is followed by a decreased in
volume. According to Le Chatelier's principle, the optimum conditions for the greater yield of
ammonia are :
(a) High pressure : Usually a pressure of 200 atmospheres is applied.
(b) Low temperature : The working temperature of 450550C is maintained.
(c) Catalyst : At low temperature, although the yield of ammonia is more yet the reaction is very slow.
In order to speed up the reaction, a catalyst is used. The following catalysts have been proposed
for this purpose.
(i) Finely divided iron with some molybdenum as a promotor.
(ii) Finely divided nickel and sodalime deposited over pumice stone.
(ii) The presence of lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atoms of the ammonia molecule makes it a Lewis
base. It donates the electrons pair and forms linkage with metal ions and the formation of such complex
compounds finds applications in detection of metal ions such as Cu2+ , Ag+ ; Cd2+ :
Cu2+ (aq) + 4 NH3 (aq) [Cu(NH3)4]2+ (aq)
(blue) (deep blue)
Pt , 550 C
(iii) 4NH3 + 5O2 4NO + 6H2O (Ostwalds process-Mgf. HNO3)
Ammonium salts decompose quite readily on heating. If the anion is not particularly oxidising
(e.g. Cl CO32 or SO42) then ammonia is evolved.
NH4Cl NH3 + HCl ; (NH4)2SO4 2NH3 + H2SO4
If the anion is more oxidising (e.g. NO2, NO3 , ClO4 , Cr2O72) then NH4 is oxidised to N2 or N2O.
NH4NO2 N2 + 2H2O ; NH4NO3 N2O + 2H2O
Neutral
2NH3 + 2KMnO4 2KOH + 2MnO2 + N2 + 2H2O
medium
A small quantity or all the product may be destroyed by the side reaction given below.
This reaction is catalysed by heavy metal ions present in solution. For this distilled water is used (rather than
tap water) and glue or gelatin is added to mask (i.e. complex with) the remaining metal ions. The use of
excess of ammonia reduces the incidence of chloramine reacting with hydrazine. The use of a dilute solution
of the reactant is necessary to minimize another side reaction.
3NH2Cl + 2NH3 N2 + 3NH4Cl
OXIDES OF NITROGEN :
Nitrogen forms a number of oxides, N2O, NO, N2O3, NO2 or N2O4 and N2O5, and also very unstable NO3 and
N2O6. All these oxides of nitrogen exhibit p-p multiple bonding between nitrogen and oxygen.
Properties :
N2O : It is poisonous and when inhaled in small quantities if causes hysterical laughing.
Supporter of combustion : Mg + N2O MgO + N2
P4 + 10N2O P4O10
NO : (a) Oxidising properties (reduction of NO) :
Pt black
5H2 + 2NO 2NH3 + 2H2O
SO2 + H2O + 2NO H2SO4 + N2O
H2S + 2NO H2O + N2O + S
(b) Reducing properties (oxidation of NO) :
2NO + X2 2NOX (X = Cl or Br)
6KMnO4 + 9H2SO4 + 10NO 3K2SO4 + 6MnSO4 + 4H2O + 10HNO3
(c) On lowering the temperature paramagnetic nature of NO decreases and in the liquid state it
becomes diamagnetic in nature.
N2O3 : (a) It is anhydride of HNO2 :
2HNO2 N2O3 + H2O
(b) N2O3 + KOH 2KNO2 + H2O
NO2 : (a) N2O4 is mixed anhydride of HNO3 and HNO2
(b) NO2-N2O4 system is a strong oxidising agent.
2NO2 + Cl2 2NO2Cl
2NO2 + 4HCl 2NOCl + Cl2 + H2O
(c) As reducing agent : SO2 + H2O + NO2 H2SO4 + NO
(ii) Concentrated nitric acid also oxidises nonmetals and their compounds. Iodine is oxidised to iodic acid ,
carbon to carbon dioxide , sulphur to H2SO4 and phosphorus to phosphoric acid.
I2 + 10 HNO3 2 HIO3 + 10 NO2 + 4 H2O
C + 4 HNO3 CO2 + 2 H2O + 4 NO2
S8 + 48 HNO3 (concentrated) 8 H2SO4 + 48 NO2 + 16 H2O
P4 + 20 HNO3 (concentrated) 4 H3PO4 + 20 NO2 + 4 H2O
PHOSPHORUS :
It occurs in nature in the form of stable phosphates. (Animal bones also contain calcium phosphate (58 %)).
The important minerals are:
(i) Phosphorite, Ca3(PO4)2 (ii) Chloraptite, Ca3(PO4)2CaCl2
(iii) Fluoraptite, Ca3(PO4)2CaF2 (iv) Vivianite, Fe3(PO4)28H2O (v) Redonda phosphate, AlPO4
ALLOTROPIC FORMS OF PHOSPHORUS :
Properties :
It is white-to-transparent and soft waxy solid. It is soluble in CS2 but insoluble in water. It glows in dark due
to slow oxidation producing yellowish-green light. This phenomenon is called phosphorescence
P4 + 5O2 P4O10
White phosphorus is poisonous. It undergoes oxidation in the presence of air which slowly raises its temperature
and due to its low ignition temperature (~ 30C) after a few moments it catches fire spontaneously. Due to
this reason, it is stored under water.
P
(ii) Red phosphorus:
Preparation :
When white phosphorus is heated in the atmosphere of CO2 or coal gas at 573 K red phosphorus is produced.
This red phosphorus may still contain some white phosphorus which is removed by boiling the mixture with
NaOH where white phosphorus is converted into PH3 gas but red phosphorus remains inert.
P4 + 3NaOH + 3H2O PH3(g) + 3NaH2PO2
It is also prepared by heating white phosphorus with a few crystals of iodine catalyst at 250oC for a few hours
in a closed iron vessel fitted with a safety valve.
Properties :
It is a reddish-violet crystalline solid. It is stable in air and does not
ignite unless it is heated to 400C. It is less reactive than white
phosphorus and does not dissolve in liquid CS2. This is a polymeric
substance forming linear chains like this.
(iii) Black phosphorus has two forms -black phosphorus and -black phosphorous, -black phosphorus is
formed when red phosphorus is heated in a sealed tube at 803 K. It can be sublimed in air and has opaque
monoclinic or rhombohedral crystal. It does not oxidise in air, -black phosphorus is prepared by heating
white phosphorus at 473 K under high pressure. It does not burn in air upto 673 K.
-black phosphorus is a good conductor of electricity whereas -black phosphorous is non-conductor. -black
phosphorus has layered structure like graphite. The distance between the two layers is found to be 3.68 .
P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P
P P P
P P
Density : White phosphorus= 1.83 ; Red phosphorus = 2.20 ; Black phosphorus = 2.70 gm/cc ;
As polymerisation increases compactness increases and therefore, density increases.
When pure, it is non inflammable but becomes inflammable owing to the presence of P2H4 or P4 vapours. To
purify it from the impurities , it is absorbed in HI to form phosphonium iodide (PH4I) which on treating with
KOH gives off phosphine.
PH4I + KOH KI + H2O + PH3
(iii) It is prepared by hydrolysis of metal phosphides with acids.
2Na3P + 3H2SO4 3Na2SO4 + 2PH3 ; Ca3P2 + 6HCl 3CaCl2 + 2PH3
Properties:
(i) It is a colourless gas with a slightly garlic or rotten fish smell and is highly poisonous. It explodes in contact
with traces of oxidising agents like HNO3 , Cl2 and Br2 vapours.
(ii) It is slightly soluble in water but soluble in CS2 and other organic solvents. The solution of PH3 in water
decomposes in presence of light giving red phosphorus and H2.
(iii) When absorbed in copper sulphate or mercuric chloride, the corresponding phosphides are obtained.
3CuSO4 + 2PH3 Cu3P2 + 3H2SO4
3HgCl2 + 2 PH3 Hg3P2 (brownish black) + 6 HCl
(iv) Phosphine on heating at 150C burns forming H3PO4
PH3 + 2O2 H3PO4
Uses :
The spontaneous combustion of phosphine is technically used in Holmes signals. Containers containing
calcium carbide and calcium phosphide are pierced and thrown in the sea when the gases evolved burn and
serve as a signal.
It is also used in the production of smoke screens. Calcium phosphide reacts with water producing phosphine
which burns in air to give clouds of phosphorus pentaoxide and that acts as smoke screens.
OXIDES OF PHOSPHORUS :
PHOSPHORUS TRIOXIDE (P2O3) :
Preparation :
It is prepared by burning phosphorus in a limited supply of oxygen when gaseous P4O10 and P4O6 are formed.
On lowering the temperature using a condenser, P4O6 remains in gaseous form whereas P4O10 condenses as
a solid which is stopped by glass wool. On passing the remaining gaseous mixture through freezing mixture,
it converts into colourless crystals of P4O6.
P4 + 3O2 P4O6
Properties :
(i) It is colourless crystalline solid having melting point 23.8oC and boiling point 178oC.
(ii) It dissolves in cold water to form phosphorus acid. It is thus the anhydride of phosphorus acid.
P4O6 + 6H2O 4H3PO3
(iii) It dissolves in hot water liberating PH3
P4O6 + 6H2O 3H3PO4 + PH3
(iv) It slowly gets oxidized in air to form P4O10
P4O6 + 2O2 P4O10
(iv) It dehydrates concentrated H2SO4 and concentrated HNO3 to SO3 and N2O5 respectively.
distillation distillation
4HNO3 + P4O10 4HPO3 + 2N2O5 ; 2H2SO4 + P4O10 4HPO3 + 2SO3
The solution containing H3PO3 and HCl is heated to 180oC and HCl gas is driven out. The resulting solution
on crystallization gives white crystals of H3PO3.
Properties :
(i) It is a white crystalline solid, soluble in water and having melting point of 74oC.
(ii) When neutralized with bases or alkalies, it forms neutral salts called phosphites which are unstable.
H3PO3 + NaOH NaH2PO3 + H2O
NaH2PO3 + NaOH Na2HPO3 + H2O
(iii) 4H3PO3 3H3PO4 + PH3 (disproportionation)
(iv) It is a strong reducing agent :
(b) Mercury (II) chloride on warming with excess of the phosphite solution gives grey metallic mercury.
HPO32 + 2HgCl2 + H2O Hg2Cl2 (white) + 2Cl + H3PO4
Hg2Cl2 (white) + HPO32 + H2O 2Hg (grey) + 2Cl + H3PO4
ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACID (H3PO4) :
Preparation :
(i) By heating calcium phosphate with concentrated H2SO4
Ca3(PO4)2 + 3H2SO4 2CaSO4 + 2H3PO4
CaSO4 is insoluble. Solution of H3PO4 is separated from CaSO4. It is then concentrated by evaporating it at
180oC and dehydrated by concentrated H2SO4 placed in a vacuum desiccator cooled by freezing mixture.
White crystals of H3PO4 are thus formed.
Properties :
(i) Pure orthophosphoric acid is a white crystalline solid highly soluble in water having melting point of 42oC. It
is a weak acid. It forms two acid salts and one normal salt.
Oxoacids of Phosphorus
PHOSPHORUS HALIDES :
Phosphorus can form two types of halides, PX3 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) and PX5 (X = F, Cl, Br).
PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE :
Preparation :
(i) It is obtained by passing dry chlorine over heated white phosphorus.
P4 + 6Cl2 4PCl3
(ii) It is also obtained by the action of thionyl chloride with white phosphorus.
P4 + 8SOCl2 4PCl3 + 4SO2 + 2S2 Cl2
Properties :
(i) It is a colourless oily liquid and hydrolyses in the presence of moisture.
PCl3 + 3H2O H3PO3 + 3HCl
(ii) It reacts with organic compounds containing OH group such as
CH3COOH, C2H5OH.
3CH3COOH + PCl3 3CH3 COCl + H3PO3
3C2H5OH + PCl3 3C2H5Cl + H3PO3
PHOSPHORUS PENTACHLORIDE :
Preparation :
(i) Phosphorus pentachloride is prepared by the reaction of white phosphorus with excess of dry chlorine.
P4 +10Cl2 4PCl5
(ii) It can also be prepared by the action of SO2Cl2 on phosphorus.
P4 +10SO2 Cl2 4PCl5 +10SO2
Properties :
(i) PCl5 is a yellowish white powder and in moist air, it hydrolyses to POCl3 and finally gets converted to
phosphoric acid.
PCl5 + H2O POCl3 + 2HCl
POCl3 + 3H2O H3PO4 + 3HCl
(ii) When heated, it sublimes but decomposes on stronger heating.
PCl5 Heat
PCl3 +Cl2
(iii) It reacts with organic compounds containing OH group converting them to chloro derivatives.
C2H5OH + PCl5 C2H5Cl + POCl3 + HCl
CH3 COOH + PCl5 CH3 COCl + POCl3 +HCl
(iv)Finely divided metals on heating with PCl5 give corresponding chlorides.
2Ag + PCl5 2AgCl + PCl3
Sn + 2PCl5 SnCl4 + 2PCl3
(v) It is used in the synthesis of some organic compounds, e.g., C2H5Cl, CH3COCl.
3 Ca(H2PO 4 )2 7CaSO 4
(i) [3(Ca3(PO4)2CaF2) + 7H2SO4 + 2HF
Super phosphate
10 Ca(H2PO 4 )2
(ii) [3(Ca3(PO4)2CaF2) + 14H3PO4 + 2HF
triple super phosphate
H3PO4 is used to avoid the formation of the insoluble CaSO4 (waste product).
Oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium and polonium constitute group 16 of the periodic table. This is sometimes
known as group of chalcogens the ore forming elements because a large number of metals ores are oxides
or sulphides.
State and Nature :
(a) Only O2 in gaseous state and rest all are solid.
Only form p p bond.
(b) O and S both non metal
(c) Se and Te are metalloids.
(d) Po is metallic.
Occurrence:
Oxygen is the most abundant of all the elements on the earth. Oxygen forms about 46.6% by mass of
earths crust . Dry air contains 20.946% oxygen by volume.
However, the abundance of sulphur in the earths crust is only 0.03-0.1%. Combined sulphur exists primarily
as sulphates such as gypsum CaSO4.2H2O, epsom salt MgSO4 .7H2O, baryta BaSO4 and sulphides such
as galena PbS, zinc blende ZnS, copper pyrites CuFeS2 . Traces of sulphur occur as hydrogen sulphide in
volcanoes.
Selenium and tellurium are also found as metal selenides and tellurides in sulphide ores. Polonium occurs
in nature as a decay product of thorium and uranium minerals.
Electronic Configuration :
The elements of group 16 have six electrons in the outermost shell and have ns2 np4 general valence shell
electronic configuration.
Atomic and Ionic Radii :
Due to increase in the number of shells , atomic and ionic radii increase from top to bottom in the group.
The size of oxygen atoms is however, exceptionally small.
Ionisation Enthalpy :
Ionisation enthalpy decreases down the group. It is due to increase in size. However, the element of this
group have lower ionisation enthalpy values compared to those of group 15 in the corresponding periods. This
is due to the fact that group 15 elements have extra stable half-filled p orbitals electronic configurations.
Catenation :
Tendency for catenation decreases down the group. This property is prominently displayed by sulphur (S8).
The SS bond is important in biological system and is found in some proteins and enzymes such as
cysteine.
Selenium has unique property of photo conductivity and is used in photocopying machines and also a
decolouriser of glass.
ATOMIC AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Ele m e nt O S Se Te
Atom ic Num be r 8 16 34 52
Atom ic Ma ss 16 32.06 78.96 127.6
Ele ctronic configura tion [He] 2s 2 2p 4 [Ne] 3s 2 3p 4 [Ar] 3d10 4s 2 4p 4 [Kr] 4d10 5s 2 5p4
Cova le nt Ra dius / pm 74 103 119 142
Ionic Ra dius X 2
/ pm 140 184 198 221
Chemical Properties :
Oxidation states and trends in chemical reactivity :
The elements of group 16 exhibit a number of oxidation states. The stability of -2 oxidation state decreases
down the group. Polonium hardly shows -2 oxidation states. Since electronegativity of oxygen is very high,
it shows only negative oxidation states as -2 except in the case of OF2 where its oxidation states is + 2.
Other elements of the group exhibit + 2, + 4, + 6 oxidation states but + 4 and + 6 are more common. Sulphur,
selenium and tellurium usually show + 4 oxidation in their compounds with oxygen and +6 oxidations state
with fluorine. The stability of +6 oxidation state decreases down the group and stability of + 4 oxidation state
increases (inert pair effect). Bonding in + 4 and + 6 oxidation states are primarily covalent.
(i) Reactivity with hydrogen : All the elements of group 16 form hydrides of the type H2E (E = S, Se, Te, Po).
Some properties of hydrides are given in Table. Their acidic character increases from H2O to H2Te. The
increase in acidic character can be understood in terms of decrease in bond (H-E) dissociation enthalpy
down the group. Owing to the decrease in bond (H-E) dissociation enthalpy down the group , the thermal
stability of hydrides also decreases from H2O to H2Po. All the hydrides except water possess reducing
property and this property increases from H2S to H2Te.
(ii) Reactivity with oxygen : All these elements form oxides of the EO2 and EO3 types where E = S, Se, Te or
Po. Ozone (O3) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) are gases while selenium dioxide (SeO2) is solid. Reducing
property of dioxide decreases from SO2 to TeO2 ; SO2 is reducing while TeO2 is an oxidising agent. Besides
EO2 type sulphur, selenium and tellurium also form EO3 type oxides (SO3, SeO3, TeO3). Both types of oxides
are acidic in nature.
(iii) Reactivity toward the halogens : Elements of group 16 form a larger number of halides of the type EX6,
EX4 and EX2 where E is an element of the group 16 and X is an halogen. The stabilities of the halides
decrease in the order F > Cl > Br > l. Amongst hexahalides, hexafluorides are the only stable halides. All
hexafluorides are gaseous in nature. They have octahedral structure. Sulphur hexafluoride SF6 is exceptionally
stable for steric reasons.
Amongst tetrafluorides, SF4 is a gas , SeF4 liquid and TeF4 a solid These fluorides have sp3d hybridisation
and thus, have trigonal bipyramidal structure in which one of the equatorial position is occupied by a lone pair
of electrons. This geometry is also regarded as see - saw geometry.
All elements except selenium form dichlorides and dibromides. These dihalides are formed by sp3 hybridisation
and thus have tetrahedral structure. The well known monohalides are dimeric in nature, Examples are
S2F2, S2Cl2, S2Br2, Se2Cl2 and Se2Br2. These dimeric halides undergo disproportionation as given below :
2Se2Cl2 SeCl4 + 3Se.
OXIDES :
(i) Acidic oxides :
The covalent oxides of non-metal are usually acidic; dissolves in water to produce solutions of acids
e.g., CO2, SO2 , SO3, N2O5 , N2O3 , P4O6 , P4O10, Cl2O7, CrO3 , Mn2O7 etc. They are termed as acid anhydride.
Cl2O7 + H2O 2 HClO4 ; Mn2O7 + H2O 2 HMnO4
(ii) Basic oxides :
Metallic oxides are generally basic oxides. They either dissolve in water to form alkalies or combine with
acids to form salts and water or combine with acidic oxides to form salts; e.g., Na2O, CaO. CuO, FeO, BaO
etc.
Na2O + H2O 2 NaOH ; CaO + H2O Ca(OH)2 ; CuO + H2SO4 CuSO4 + H2O
The metallic oxides with lowest oxidation sate is the most ionic and the most basic but with increasing
oxidation sate the acidic character increases e.g., CrO is basic, Cr2O3 amphoteric and CrO3 acidic.
(iii) Neutral Oxides :
They neither combine with acids nor with the bases to form salts e.g., CO, N2O, NO etc.
(iv) Amphoteric Oxides :
Many metals yield oxides which combine with both strong acid as well as strong bases e.g., ZnO, Al2O3,
BeO, Sb2O3, Cr2O3, PbO, SnO, SnO2, GaO etc.
PbO + 2 NaOH Na2 PbO2 + H2O ; PbO + H2SO4 PbSO4 + H2O
Cr2O3 + 2 NaOH Na2Cr2O4 + H2O; Cr2O3 + 3 H2SO4 Cr2(SO4)3 + 3 H2O
(v) Mixed Oxides :
They behave as mixture of two simple oxides.
e.g., Pb3O4 (2PbO + PbO2) ; Fe3O4 (FeO + Fe2O3) ; Mn3O4 (2 MnO + MnO2)
O2 + O O3 ; H = 2845 kJ mol-1
3O2 2O3
Mixture obtained contains 5-10% ozone by volume and this mixture is called ozonised oxygen.
Properties:
(i) Dark blue gas which forms a blue liquid on cooling and on solidification forms violet black crystals. The colour
is due to intense absorption of red light. It also absorbs strongly in the UV region. Thus it protects the people
on the earth from the harmful UV radiation from the sun. It has sharp smell often associated with sparking
electrical equipment. It is toxic and is slightly soluble in water but more in turpentine oil, glacial acetic acid
or CCl4. O3 molecule is diamagnetic but O3 is paramagnetic.
(ii) Oxidising agent : O3 + 2H+ + 2e O2 + H2O ; SRP = + 2.07 v (in acidic medium)
O3 + H2O + 2e O2 + 2OH ; SRP = + 1.24 v (in alkaline medium)
Therefore, ozone is a strong oxidising agent in acidic medium.
(a) It oxidises to I2 (from neutral solution of K)
O3 O2 + [O]
S + 3 [O] SO3
OH O
C2H5 O2 (air) C2H5
(Oxidation) + H2O2
H2 (Ni)
(Reduction)
OH O
2- Ethyl anthraquinol 2-Ehtylanthraquinone
CrO5 bright blue coloured compound soluble in diethyl ether, amyl alcohol and amyl acetate.
CrO5 + H2SO4 2Cr2 (SO4)3 + 6H2O + 7O2
OH
(ii) 2 HCHO + H2O2
2 HCOOH + H2
pyrogallol
When this reaction is carried out in dark, it is accompanied by emission of light (yellow coloured). It is an
example of chemiluminescence.
(iii) An acidified solution of titanium salt gives yellow or orange colour with H2O2.
Ti+4 + H2O2 + 2H2O H2TiO4 (yellow/orange red) + 4H+
Orange red coloured in slightly acid solution and yellow colour with very dilute solution.
Uses :
1. In bleaching of delicate materials such as silk, wool, cotton, ivory etc.
2. As a valuable antiseptic and germicide for washing wounds, teeth and ears under the name perhydrol.
3. As antichlor to remove traces of chlorine and hypochlorite.
4. As oxidising agent in rocket fuels.
SULPHUR (S) :
ALLOTROPIC FORMS OF SULPHUR :
Sulphur forms numerous allotropes of which the yellow rhombic ( - sulphur) and monoclinic ( - sulphur)
forms are the most important. The stable forms at room temperature is rhombic sulphur, which transforms to
monoclinic sulphur when heated above 369 K.
RHOMBIC SULPHUR (- SULPHUR) :
This allotrope is yellow in colour , melting point 385.8 K and specific gravity 2.06. Rhombic sulphur crystals
are formed on evaporating the solution of roll sulphur in CS2. It is insoluble in water but dissolved to some
extent in benzene, alcohol and ether. It is readily soluble in CS2 .
MONOCLINIC SULPHUR ( - SULPHUR) :
Its melting point is 393 K and specific gravity 1.98. It is soluble in CS2. This form of sulphur is prepared by
melting rhombic sulphur in a dish and cooling till crust is formed. Two holes are made in the crust and the
remaining liquid poured out. On removing the crust, colourless needle shaped crystals of - sulphur are
formed. It is stable above 369 K and transforms into - sulphur below it . Conversely, - sulphur is stable
below 369 K and transforms into - sulphur above this. At 369 K both the forms are stable. This temperature
is called transition temperature.
Both rhombic and monoclinic sulphur have S8 molecules these S8 molecules are packed to give different
crystal structures. The S8 ring in both the forms is puckered and has a crown shape. The molecular dimensions
are given in figure.
COMPOUNDS OF SULPHUR :
HYDROGEN SULPHIDE (H2S) :
Preparation :
(i) FeS + H2SO4 FeSO4 + H2S
It is prepared in kipps apparatus
(ii) Preparation of pure H2S gas
Sb2S3 (pure) + 6 HCl (pure) 2 SbCl3 + 3 H2S
Properties :
(i) Colourless gas with rotten egg smell .
(ii) Moderately soluble in water but solubility decreases with increasing temperature.
(iii) Reducing Agent :
Acts as a strong reducing agent as it decomposes evolving hydrogen.
(a) H2S + X2 2 HX + S;
(b) moisture
H2S + SO2 H2O + S;
Properties :
(i) Acidic Nature :
Dissolves in water forming sulphuric acid
SO3 + H2O H2SO4
(ii) H2SO4 + SO3 H2S2O7 (oleum)
(iii) Hot concentrated sulphuric acid is moderately strong oxidising agent. In this respect it is intermediate
between phosphoric and nitric acids. Both metals and non-metals are oxidised by concentrated sulphuric
acid, which is reduced to SO2.
Cu + 2H2SO4 (concentrated) CuSO4 + 2H2O
3S + 2H2SO4 (concentrated) 3SO2 + 2H2O
C + 2H2SO4 (concentrated) CO2 + 2SO2 + 2H2O
(iv) With PCl5 forms mono and di-acid chlorides.
HO SO2 OH + PCl5 Cl SO2 OH + POCl3 + HCl
HO SO2 OH + 2PCl5 Cl SO2 Cl + 2POCl3 + 2HCl
(v) 3KClO3 + 3H2SO4 2KHSO4 + HClO4 + 2ClO2 + H2O
Uses :
Sulphuric acid is a very important industrial chemical. A nations industrial strength can be judged by the
quantity of sulphuric acid it produces and consumes .It is needed for the manufacture of hundreds of other
compounds also in many industrial processes .The bulk of sulphuric acid produced is used in the manufacture
of fertilisers (e.g., ammonium sulphate, superphosphate). Other uses are in : (a) petroleum refining (b)
manufacture of pigment, paints and dyestuff intermediates (c) detergent industry (d) metallurgical applications
(e.g., cleansing metal before enameling, electroplating and galvanising) (e) storage batteries (f) in the
manufacture of nitrocellulose products and (g) as a laboratory reagent.
(ii) Na2CO3 + 2SO2 + H2O 2NaHSO3 + CO2 ; 2NaHSO3 + Na2CO3 2Na2SO3 + H2O + CO2
Na2SO3 + S Na2S2O3
215 C 220 C
(vi) 4Na2S2O3 .5H2O 4Na2S2O3 3Na2SO4 + Na2S5
H2O ( All)
Group 15th
1. In group 15, the melting points of the elements :
(A) increase regularly on moving down the group.
(B) decrease regularly on moving down the group.
(C) first decrease upto As and then increase to Bi.
(D) first increase from N to As and then decrease to Bi.
2. Which out of the following gases is obtained when ammonium dichromate is heated -
(A) Oxygen (B) Ammonia (C) Nitrogen (D) Nitrous oxide
4. The correct sequence of decrease in the bond angle of the following hydrides is - :
(A) NH3> PH3 > AsH3> SbH3 (B) NH3> AsH3 > PH3> SbH3
(C) SbH3> AsH3 > PH3> NH3 (D) PH3> NH3 > AsH3> SbH3
10. Which one of the following properties of white phosphorous are shared by red phosphorous -
(A) It dissolves in CS2 (B) It burns when heated in air
(C) It reacts with NaOH to give PH3 (D) It phosphorescences in air
18. Which of the following reagents can separate nitric oxide from nitrous oxide -
(A) Sodium nitroprusside solution (B) Ferrous sulphate solution
(C) Nessler's reagent (D) Tollen's reagent
19. Phosphine is not obtained by the reaction when -
(A) White P is heated with NaOH (B) Red P is heated with NaOH
(C) Ca3P2 reacts with water (D) P4O6 is boiled with water
20. In P4O6 the number of oxygen atoms bonded to each phosphorus atom is -
(A) 1.5 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
21. In the ostwalds process, nitric acid is prepared by the catalytic oxidation of :
(A) N2 (B) NH3 (C) N2O5 (D) NO2
22. NH4Cl (s) is heated in test tube. Vapours are brought in contact with red litmus paper, which changes to
blue and then to red. It is because of :
(A) formation of NH4OH and HCl (B) formation of NH3 and HCl
(C) greater diffusion of NH3 than HCl (D) greater diffusion of HCl than NH3
23. Which of the following will combine with Fe(II) ion to form a brown complex compound ?
(A) N2O (B) NO (C) N2O3 (D) NO2
27. Which of the following statements are not correct about the hydrides of group 15 elements -
(A) The hydrides of the elements of group 15 are ionic and have planar triangular shape
(B) The thermal stability of the hydrides decreases down the group
(C) the basic character of the hydrides decreases down the group
(D) The reducing nature of the hydrides increases down the group
33. Cold solution of barium nitrite on mixing with sulphuric acid produces :
(A) BaSO4 + HNO2 (B) BaSO4 + HNO3 (C) BaSO4 + NO2 (D) BaSO4 + N2 + O2
34. The mixture of concentrated HCl and HNO3 made in 3 : 1 ratio contains :
(A) CIO2 (B) NOCl (C) NCI3 (D) N2O4
35. Which of the following acids can form two types of salts?
(A) Hyponitrous acid (B) Nitrous acid (C) Nitric acid (D) Pernitric acid
38. Which of the following metals does not dissolve in concentrated HNO3?
(A) Pb (B) Cu (C) Au (D) Hg
39. The compound which has molecular nature in gas phase but ionic in solid state is :
(A) PCl5 (B) POCl3 (C) P4O10 (D) PCl3
43. Which of the following phosphorus oxyacids can act as a reducing agent ?
(A) H3PO3 (B) H3PO4 (C) H4P2O6 (D) H4P2O7
44. When white pnosphorous is heated with caustic soda, the compounds formed are -
(A) PH3 + NaH2PO3 (B) PH3 + NaH2PO2 (C) PH3 + Na2HPO3 (D) PH3 + NaH2PO4
46. Phosphine produces smoky rings when it comes in contact with air because -
(A) It reacts with water vapour (B) It reacts with nitrogen
(C) It burns in air (D) It contains impurities of P2H4
49. Which of the following oxy acids of Phosphorus is a reducing agent and monobasic -
(A) H3PO2 (B) H3PO3 (C) H3PO4 (D) H4P2O6
56. The number of molecules of water needed to convert one molecule of P2O5 into orthophosphoric acid
is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
58. One mole of calcium phosphide on reaction with excess water gives :
(A) one mole of phosphine (B) two moles of phosphoric acid
(C) two moles of phosphine (D) one mole of phosphorus pentoxide
5. Ozone is -
(A) An isobar of oxygen (B) An isotope of oxygen
(C) A polymer of oxygen (D) An allotrope of oxygen
8. Hydrogen sulphide reacts with lead acetate forming a black compound which reacts with H2O2 to form
another compound. The colour of the compound is -
(A) Black (B) Yellow (C) White (D) Pink
10. One gas bleaches the colour of the flowers by reduction while the other by oxidation. The gases are-
(A) CO and CO2 (B) H2S and Br2 (C) SO2 and Cl2 (D) NH3 and SO3
14. Which one of the following gives mixture of SO2 and SO3 on heating ?
(A) ZnSO4 (B) CuSO4 (C) Fe2 (SO4)3 (D) FeSO4
17. Which of the following product is formed by the reaction of sulphur dioxide with chlorine in presence of
charcoal ?
(A) SO2Cl (B) SO2Cl2 (C) SOCl2 (D) SO3Cl
19. When H2S is passed through acidified K2Cr2O7 solution, the solution turns :
(A) yellow (B) blue (C) green (D) white
20. The following catalyst is used in the manufacturing of sulphuric acid by lead chamber process.
(A) NO (B) NO2 (C) Pt (D) V2O5
23. Which of the following reactions depict the oxidising behaviour of H2SO4 ?
(A) 2PCl5 + H2SO4 2POCl3 + 2HCl + SO2 Cl2
(B) 2NaOH + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + 2H2O
(C) NaCl + H2SO4 NaHSO4 + HCl
(D) 2H + H2SO4 2 + SO2 + 2H2O
24. Out of H2S2O3 , H2S4O6 , H2SO5 and H2S2O8 peroxy acids are :
(A) H2S2O3 , H2S4O6 (B) H2S4O6 , H2SO5 (C) H2SO5 , H2S2O8 (D) H2S2O3 , H2S2O8
25. The term 'thio' is used in the names of all of the following compounds except :
(A) Na2S2O3 (B) Na2S2O6 (C) NaSCN (D) Na2SO3
26. The reaction between ferric salt and aqueous sodium thiosulphate produces pink colour which soon
diminishes. The pink colour is due to the formation of :
(A) [Fe(S2O3)3]4 (B) [Fe(S2O3)2] (C) Fe2 (S4O6)3 (D) none of these
39. Concentrated H2SO4 is not used to prepare HBr from KBr because it -
(A) Oxidizes HBr (B) Reduces HBr
(C) Causes disproportionation of HBr (D) Reacts too slowly with KBr
41. When water is added in conc. H2SO4 the reaction is exothermic because -
(A) H2SO4 is viscous (B) Hydrates of H2SO4 are formed
(C) H2SO4 is corrosive (D) None of these
42. H2SO4 reacts with sugar and acts as -
(A) A dehydrating agent (B) An oxidizing agent
(C) A sulphonating agent (D) None of these
43. Which of the following has pd bonding ?
(A) NO 3 (B) SO32 (C) BO 33 (D) CO23
2. Column I Column II
(a) H3PO3 (Unbalanced)
(i) N2O
3. Column I Column II
Moist
(A) PCl5 (P) Hydrolysis
Air
(B) P4 + NaOH (conc.) + H2O (Q) At least one of the products has tetrahedral hybridisation
CO 2
(C) H3PO3 (R) Disproportionation
(D) P2O3 + H2O (S) At least one of the products has pd bonding.
Group 16th
4. Column I Column II
6. Column I Column II
Distillation
(A) (NH4)2S2O8 + H2O (P) Hydrolysis
OH
(B) NaBO2 + H2O + H2O2 (Q) One of the product has peroxide linkage
fusion
(C) Na2SO3
temperatur e
(R) Disproportionation.
(D) 2Ethyl anthraquinol + Air (S) In one of the products the central atom has sp3 hybridisation.
ASSERTION / REASONING
DIRECTIONS :
The following questions consist of two statements one labelled ASSERTION (A) and the another
labelled REASON (R). Select the correct answers to these questions from the codes given below :
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not correct explanation of Assertion
(C) Assertion is true but Reason is false
(D) Assertion is false but Reason is true
Group 15th
7. Assertion : Ammonium nitrite on heating gives N2O.
Reason : N2O is a neutral oxide.
10. Assertion : PCl5 is covalent in gaseous and liquid state but ionic in solid state.
Reason : PCl5 in solid state consists of tetrahedral PCl4+ cation and octahedral PCl6 anion.
11. Assertion : Among nitrogen halides NX 3, the dipole moment is highest for N3 and lowest for NF3.
Reason : Nitrogen halides NX 3 , have trigonal pyramidal structure.
14. Assertion : Both H3PO3 and H3PO4 have the same number of hydrogen atoms but H3PO4 is a tribasic acid
and H3PO3 is a diabasic acid.
Reason : 1 mol of H3PO3 is neutralised by 2 mol of NaOH while 1 mol of H3PO4 is neutralised by 3 mol of
NaOH.
Group 16th
16. Assertion : At room temperature oxygen exists as a diatomic gas, where as sulphur exists as solid.
Reason : The catenated - O - O - O - changes are less stable as compared to O = O molecule.
19. Assertion : Sulphuric acid is less viscous than water due to intramolecular hydrogen bonding.
Reason : Concentrated sulphuric acid has a great affinity for water.
22. Assertion : A pink coloured solution of potassium permangnate turns green on passing O3 through it.
Reason : K2MnO4 is oxidised by O3 to KMnO4
24. Assertion : Reaction of SO2 and H2S in the presence of Fe2O3 catalyst gives elemental sulphur.
Reason : SO2 acts as a reducing agent.
27. Conc. HNO3 renders iron passive probably because of the formation of an oxide film.
29. The bond angle in ammonia is smaller than bond angle in phosphine.
31. Red phosphorus is less volatile than white phosphorus because the former has a tetrahedral structure.
34. Nitric oxide, though an odd electron molecule is diamagnetic in liquid state.
36. Phosphorus (white) is usually stored under water to prevent it catching fire.
Group 16th
41. SO2 does not help in combustion but burning magnesium continues burning in its atmosphere.
42. Concentrated sulphuric acid must be slowly added to water with constant stirring for dilution.
44. High boiling point and high viscocity of sulphuric acid is due to intra molecular hydrogen bonding
49. In the solid state, SO3 exists in several modifications having a cyclic trimeric or a linear polymeric chain
structure.
53. __________ Phosphorus is reactive because of its highly strained tetrahedral structure.
54. Phosphorus pentoxide reacts witn nitric acid to form ___________and _________________.
56. A mixture of conc. HNO3 and __________ is used for the nitration of organic compounds.
58. In P4O10, the number of oxygen atoms bonded to each phosphorus atom is _________ .
60. Among PCl3 , CH3+ , NH2 and NF3 ____________ is least reactive towards water.
62. The formula of hydrazine is ___________ the oxidation state of nitrogen in hydrazine is _________.
64. There are ___________ single bonds and __________ double bonds in P4O10 molecule.
65. The molecules of PCl5 in solid state are _________ in nature consisting tetrahedral __________
cations and ___________ [PCl6] ions.
66. Red phosphorus is __________ reactive than white phosphorus as red phosphorus is __________
and conists _________ of P4 units.
67. The maximum valency, that the element nitrogen exhibits, is __________.
68. Thermal decomposition of ammonium dichromate produces __________ gas and steam.
75. An oxide,.................. liberates chlorine with HCl and oxygen with conc. H2SO4.
77. Aqueous solution of sodium chlorate reacts with sulphur dioxide to form................. acid and sodium chloride.
78. Fluorine reacts with water at very low temp. when mixture of .................is formed
79. When .................. gas is passed through dry KOH a deep orange coloured compound ................. is formed.
16TH Group
5. The oxide which on strong heating gives oxygen is :
(A) AgNO3 (B) BaO2 (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Na2 O
6. In the reaction
O3 + 2 + H2O (X) + O2
The compound (X) is
(A) HO3 (B) H (C) HO4 (D) 2O5
Group 16th
13. Which of the following statement (s) is/are true for sodium thiosulphate ?
(A) it acts as an antichlor
(B) it is used as an reducing agent in iodometric titration.
(C) it reacts with hydrochloric acid to form SO2 and sulphur.
(D) it is used in photography as hypo to dissolves excess of AgBr as soluble complex.
Group 15th
1. NO2 can not be dried by an alkali, why ?
2. Nitrogen cannot be stored as liquid in sealed containers but ammonia can be, why ?
4. Anhydrous CaCl2, P4O10 or conc. H2SO4 can not be used as drying agent for ammonia. why ?
5. Red phosphorus is denser, less volatile and chemically less reactive than yellow phosphorus. Explain ?
7. What happens when molten mixture of KNO3 and KNO2 reacts with Cr2O3 ?
60 90 C
(d) AgNO 3 Cl2
11. What products are formed when H3PO2 is heated at 415 K and at 435 K respectively.
14. Write the chemical reactions of P4O6 with cold and hot water.
21. Explain why NH3 is basic while BiH3 is only feebly basic ?
28. State the conditions under which NH3 is manufactured from N2 and H2.
30. Commercial nitrogen is passed through copper chips kept in ammonia solution for removing oxygen. Explain.
31. Nitric acid acts only as an oxidising agent while nitrous acid can act both as an oxidising and reducing
agent.
33. A waxy crystalline solid (A) with a garlic odour is obtained by buring white P in a stream of air. (A) reacts
vigorously with hot water forming a gas (B) and an acid (C). Gas (B) has unplesant odour of rotten fish and
is neutral towards litmus. When passed through CuSO4 solution gas (B) produced a black ppt. (D) What
are (A) to (D) ? Give chemical equations of the reactions.
34. Why does H3PO3 act as a reducing agent but H3PO4 does not ?
36. Explain why the liquid oxygen stickes to the magnet pole but liquid nitrogen does not ?
37. Write the names of substances which have higher oxidation potential than ozone.
39. Why sulphur is able to show oxidation state of +4 and +6 with fluorine and oxygen ?
49. Which of the following do not react with oxygen directly ? Zn, Fe, Au,Kr.
52. Out of following forms of sulphur which one is paramagnetic in nature and why ? S8 ,S6 and S2
57. What happens when one mole (partial hydrolysis) and excess of water (complete hydrolysis) reacts with
one mole of per oxodisulphuric acid ?
60. Oxygen almost invariably exhibits an oxidation state of -2 but other members of the family exhibit negative
as well as positive oxidation state of +2, +4 and +6.
62. Among the hydrides, H2O, H2S, H2Se which has highest bond angle.
63. Which of the following has highest boiling point and why
(a) H2O (b) H2S
65. An inorganic halide (A) reacts with water to form two acids (B) and (C). Also aqueous solution of (A) reacts
with KOH to form two salts (D) and (E) Which are soluble in water. The solution gives white precipitates
with both AgNO3 and BaCl2 solutions respectively. Identify (A) to (E) and write the chemical reactions
involved.
66. From the reactions given below, identify (A), (B), (C) and (D) and write their formulae.
(A) + dil. H2SO4 + K2Cr2O7 (B) Green Solution
(A) + dil. H2SO4 + (C) MnSO4
(A) + O2 H2 O
(D)
(D) + BaCl2 White ppt.
68. On heating rhombic sulpur it melts but viscosity of liquid increases upto 2000C and beyond that it decreases
why ?
70. For drying H2S gas conc. H2SO4 can not be used why ?
Group 15th
1. The number of POP bonds in cyclic trimetaphosphoric acid is : [JEE 2000,(S) 3/35]
(A) zero (B) two (C) three (D) four
4. Give Statement-2(s) why elemental nitrogen exists as diatomic molecule whereas elemental phosphorus
is a tetra-atomic molecule. [JEE 2000 (M), 2/100]
5. Polyphosphates are used as water softening agents because they : [JEE 2002(S), 3/90]
(A) form soluble complexes with anionic species
(B) precipitate anionic species
(C) form soluble complexes with cationic species
(D) precipitate cationic species
6. For H3PO3 and H3PO4 , the correct choice is : [JEE 2003 (S), 3/84]
(A) H3PO3 is dibasic and reducing (B) H3PO3 is dibasic and non-reducing
(C) H3PO4 is tribasic and reducing (D) H3PO3 is tribasic and non-reducing
7. (NH4)2 Cr2O7 on heating gives a gas which is also given by : [JEE 2004 (S), 3/84]
(A) heating NH4NO2 (B) heating NH4NO3
(C) treating Mg3 N2 with H2O (D) treating Na(compound) with H2O2
8. A pale blue liquid is obtained by equimolar mixture of two gases at 30C. [JEE 2005 (S), 3/84]
(A) N2O (B) N2O3 (C) N2O4 (D) N2O5
10. (a) What amount of CaO in grams is required to neutralise 852 g of P4O10 .
(b) Write the structure of P4O10 . [JEE 2005 (M), 1/60]
11. Among the following, the correct statement is : [JEE 2008 (P-I), 4/82]
(A) phosphates have no biological significance in humans.
(B) between nitrates and phosphates, phosphates are less a abundant in earths crust.
(C) between nitrates and phosphates, nitrates are less abundant in earths crust.
(D) oxidation of nitrates is possible in soil.
13. White phosphorus on reaction with NaOH gives PH3 as one of the products. This is a :
[JEE 2008 (P-I), 4/82]
(A) dimerization reaction (B) disproportionation reaction
(C) condensation reaction (D) precipitation reaction
14. The reaction of P4 with X leads selectively to P4O6. The X is : [JEE 2009 (P-I), 3/80]
(A) Dry O2 (B) A mixture of O2 and N2
(C) Moist O2 (D) O2 in the presence of aqueous NaOH
15. Match each of the reactions given in column I with the corresponding products (s) given in column II.
[JEE 2009 (P-II), 8/80]
Column I Column II
(A) Cu + dil HNO3 (p) NO
(t) Zn(NO3)2
16. Extra pure N2 can be obtained by heating : [JEE 2011 (P-I), 3/80]
(A) NH3 with CuO (B) NH4NO3 (C) (NH4)2Cr2O7 (D) Ba(N3)2
17. Among the following the number of compounds than can react with PCl5 to give POCl3 is
O2, CO2, SO2, H2O, H2SO4, P4O10 [JEE 2011 (P-II), 4/80]
Group 16th
18. Amongest H2O, H2S, H2Se and H2Te the one with highest boiling point is : [JEE 2000 (S), 3/35]
(A) H2O because of H-bonding. (B) H2Te because of higher molecular weight.
(C) H2S because of H-bonding. (D) H2Se because of lower molecular weight.
18. The number of SS bonds, in sulphur trioxide trimer (S3O9) is : [JEE 2001 (S), 3/35]
(A) three (B) two (C) one (D) Zero
19. Which of the following oxoacids of sulphur has OO linkage ? [JEE 2004 (S), 3/84]
(A) H2 S2 O3 (B) H2 S2 O5 (C) H2 S2 O6 (D) H2 S2 O8
20. Which of the following is not oxidised by O3 ? [JEE 2005 (S), 3/84]
(A) K (B) KMnO4 (C) K2 MnO4 (D) FeSO4
21. Which gas is evolved when PbO2 is treated with concentrated HNO3 ? [JEE 2005 (S), 3/84]
(A) NO2 (B) O2 (C) N2 (D) N2O
22. Aqueous solution of Na2S2O3 on reaction with Cl2 gives : [JEE 2008 (P-I), 3/82]
(A) Na2S4O6 (B) NaHSO4 (C) NaCl (D) NaOH
23. The difference in the oxidation numbers of the two types of sulphur atoms in Na2S4O6 is.
[JEE 2009 (P-I), 4/80]
2. The substance used in holmes singnals of the ship is a mixture of : [AIEEE 2003]
(1) CaC2 + Ca3P2 (2) Ca3(PO4)2 + Pb3O4 (3) H3PO4 + CaCl2 (4) NH3 + HOCl
3. What would happen when a solution of potassium chromate is treated with an excess of dilute nitric
acid ? [AIEEE 2003]
(1) Cr3+ and Cr2O72 are formed (2) Cr2O72 and H2O are formed
(3) CrO42 is reduced to + 3 state of Cr (4) CrO42 is oxidized to + 7 state of Cr
4. The number of hydrogen atom (s) attached to phosphorus atom in hypophosphorus acid is :
[AIEEE 2005]
(1) zero (2) two (3) one (4) three
5. Which of the following chemical reactions depicts the oxidizing behaviour of H2SO4? [AIEEE 2006]
(1) 2HI + H2SO4 I2 + SO2 + 2H2O (2) Ca(OH)2 + H2SO4 CaSO4 + 2H2O
(3) NaCl + H2SO4 NaHSO4 + HCl (4) 2PCl5 + H2SO4 2POCl3 + 2HCl + SO2Cl2
7. Regular use of which of the following fertilizers increases the acidity of soil? [AIEEE 2007, 3/120]
(1) Superphosphate of lime (2) Ammonium sulphate
(3) Potassium nitrate (4) Urea
8. In context with the industrial preparation of hydrogen from water gas (CO + H2), which of the following is
the correct statement ? [AIEEE 2008, 3/105]
(1) CO is removed by absorption in aqueous Cu2Cl2 Solution.
(2) H2 is removed through occlusion with Pd.
(3) CO is oxidized to CO2 with steam in the presence of a catalyst followed by absorption of CO2 in alkali.
(4) CO and H2 are fractionally separated using differences in their densities.
10. Which of the following statements regarding sulphur is incorrect ? [AIEEE 2011]
(1) S2 molecule is paramagnetic
(2) The vapour at 200C consist mostly
(3) At 600 C the gas mainly consist of S2 molecules
(4) The oxidation state of sulphur is never less than +4 in its compounds
4. Why does NH3 form hydrogen bond but PH3 does not?
5. How is nitrogen prepared in the laboratory? Write the chemical equations of the reactions involved.
7. Illustrate how copper metal can give different products on reaction with HNO3.
9. The HNH angle value is higher than HPH, HAsH and HSbH angles. Why?
[Hint : Can be explained on the basis of sp3 hybridisation in NH3 and only sp bonding between hydrogen
and other elements of the group].
10. Why does R3P = O exist but R3N = O does not (R = alkyl group)?
11. Explain why NH3 is basic while BiH3 is only feebly basic.
13. Write main differences between the properties of white phosphorus and red phosphorus.
14. Why does nitrogen show catenation properties less than phosphorus?
17. Justify the placement of O, S, Se, Te and Po in the same group of the periodic table in terms of electronic
configuration, oxidation state and hydride formation.
19. Knowing the electron gain enthalpy values for O O and O O2 as 141 and 702 kJ mol1 respectively,
how can you account for the formation of a large number of oxides having O2 species and not O?
(Hint: Consider lattice energy factor in the formation of compounds).
20. Which aerosols deplete ozone?
21. Describe the manufacture of H2SO4 by contact process?
22. How is SO2 an air pollutant?
23. What are the oxidation states of phosphorus in the following :
(i) H3PO3 (ii) PCl3 (iii) Ca3P2 (iv) Na3PO4 (v) POF3?
24. Write balanced equations for the following :
(i) NaCl is heated with sulphuric acid in the presence of MnO2.
(ii) Chlorine gas is passed into a solution of NaI in water.
25. Arrange the following in the order of property indicated for each set:
NH3, PH3, AsH3, SbH3, BiH3 increasing base strength.
6. Give the names and formulae of the compounds in which sulphur exhibits an oxidation state of :
(A) 2 (B) + 4 (C) + 6
9. SO2 and Cl2 both are used as bleaching agent. What factors cause bleaching ?
10. Colourless salt (A) decolourises I2 solution and gives white precipitate (changing to black) with AgNO3
solution. (A) also produces pink colour with FeCl3 solution. Identify (A) and explain reactions.
11. Arrange the following in the increasing order of the properties stated against them.
(a) (i) NH3, (ii) PH3, (iii) AsH3, (iv) SbH3 - boiling point.
(b) (i) Bi3+, (ii) Sb3+, (iii) As3+ - stability of +3 oxidation state.
(c) (i) NH3, (ii) PH3, (iii) AsH3, (iv) SbH3, (v) BiH3 - reducing character.
12. Ammonia can not be prepared by:
(A) heating NH4NO3 or (NH4)2 Cr2O7 (B) heating of NH4CI or (NH4)2CO3
(C) heating of NaNO3 or NaNO2 with zinc dust or aluminium and sodium hydroxide
(D) reaction of AIN or CaCN2 with H2O
13. (A) Colourless salt + NaOH (B) gas + (C) alkaline solution
Gas (B) gives white fumes with HCl. Identify (A) to (E) and write the chemical reactions involved.
14. Titanium (IV) ions give an orange-red colouration in slightly acidic solution with hydrogen peroxide because
of the formation of :
(A) peroxo disulphatotitanium (IV) ions (B) peroxo disulphatotitanium (II) ions
(C) titanium (IV) sulphate (D) none of these
15. Aqueous solution of Na2S2O3 gives white precipitate with Ag+ ions; the precipitate dissolves in excess of
Na2S2O3 solution. If the precipitate is boiled with water it changes to black and the supernatant liquid then
gives a white precipitate with a solution containing Ba2+ ions. Explain by writing the chemical equations
involved.
16. HNO3 can not be used for the preparation of H2S from metal sulphides. Why ?
17. How will you obtain sodium thiosulphate from aqueous solution of Na2CO3 using SO2 gas and sulphur ?
(only in three steps)
EXERCISE # 2
PART - I
Group 15th
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (D)
16TH Group
5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (A)
Group 15th
9. (AB) 10. (BD) 11. (ACD) 12. (BD)
Group 16th
13. (ABCD) 14. (BD) 15. (BCD) 16. (ABD) 17. (ABD) 18. (ABD)
PART - II
Group 15th
1. NO2 being acidic in nature is absorbed by alkali.
2. Critical tempt of nitrogen is very low where as the critical tempt. of ammonia is higer than the ordinary
tempt. So NH3 is easily liquified.
Sun light
3. 4HNO 3 4NO 2 2H2O O 2
NO2 formed dissolves in HNO3 to produce yellow colour.
4. NH3 being basic reacts with P4O10 or H2SO4. CaCl2 forms addition compound with NH3.
5. Red phosphorus exists as polymeric chains of P4 tetrahedron linked together, whereas in yellow phosphorus
individual P4 molecules are held together by weak van der Walls force (has angle strain).
6. P4O6 = 12 ; P4O10 = 16
7.
3KNO 2 KNO 3 Cr2O 3 2K 2 CrO 4 4NO
8. NO colourless, turns brown in air ; N2O5 is volatile solid which forms HNO3 with water ;
NO2 is brown gas which condenses to yellow liquid N2O4 at 20C
2800 2900 C
(B) CaO 3C CaC 2 CO
500 600 C
CaC2 N2 CaCN2 C
6 8 atm
Nitrolim
16. NO2 being odd molecule, on dimerisation is converted to stable N2O4 molecule with even number of electrons.
17. Lowest bond dissociation energy (i.e., least stable) , so breaking of B H bond is easier.
20. (A) PCl5 PCl3 + Cl2
21. Lone pair of electrons is present in more concentrated sorbital and due to decrease in bond (E H)
dissociation enthalpy down the group acts as acid rather then a base.
22. Nitrogen has unique ability to form pp multiple bond. Phosphorus does not form p p bonds as their
atomic orbitals are so large and diffuse that they cannot have effective overlapping.
23.
30. 2Cu + 8NH3 + O2 + 2H2O 2[Cu(NH3)4 (OH)2 ; O2 is removed in the form of cupra-ammonium
hydroxide complex.
31. HNO3 es
aN v f/kd re v kWDl hd j.k v oLFkk esa
HNO2 es
a N, +3 v kWDl d j.k v oLFkk esagSt ksc<+o ?kV l d rh gSA
34. H3PO3 contains one PH bond and hence acts as a reducing agent but H3PO4 does not contain a PH
bond.
Group 16th
35. Rhombic Slphur 36. O2 is paramagnetic where as N2 is dimagnetic
37. F2, Atomic oxygen, OF2 . 38. Ordinary oxygen and ozone
(d) + H2O2
44. As hydrogen catches fire due to heat liberated when water is absorbed by acid.
45. H-S bond length is bigger than H-O thus H+ is more easily released.
47. Dioxygen exists as diatomic molecules (weak van der Waals force) where as sulphur as polyatomic
molecules (strong van der Waals forces.).
48. Due to the decrease in bond (E H) dissociation enthalpy down the group acidic character increases.
49. Au and Kr.
50. First ionisation to H3O+ and HSO4 is larger whereas ionisation of HSO4 to H3O+ and SO42 is very small.
51. 2 I (aq) + H2O () + O3 (g) 2OH (aq) + I2 (s) + O2 (g) .It is buffered with a borate buffer (PH 9.2) Iodine
liberated is titrated against a standard solution of sodium thiosulphate.
52. Sulphur exist as S2 in vapour state which has two unpaired electrons in the anti-bonding * orbitals like O2
56. S8 (melt) S8 ring break and diradical so formed polymerises to forms long chain polymer and
o o
At 200 C At 444 C
viscocity starts to increase Viscosity further viscosity shorter chains
boiling po int
o
At 600
and rings are formed in vapour state exist as S2 molecules (paramagnetic like O2).
SO32
H
SO2
58. 2NaHSO3
H2SO3 + Na2SO3
air
59. 2 Na2S3 + 3 O2
2 Na S O + 2 S
2 2 3
61. SO2 + 2OH- SO42- + 2H+ + 2 e : reaction proceeds in forward direction as OH- concentration increases
SO2 + 2H2O SO42- + 4H+ + 2 e : as H+ concentration increases the reaction proceeds in backward
direction.
62. H2O = 104.50 ; H2S = 92.50 ; H2Se = 910 63. H2O ; intermolecular hydrogen bonding.
64. Mercury is a mobile liquid but in presence of ozone it loses its mobility due to the formation of mercury
suboxide and starts sticking to the glass. This is called as tailing of mercury. 2Hg + O3 Hg2O + O2 .
65. (A) SO2Cl2 ; (B) H2SO4 ; (C) HCl ; (D) K2SO4 ; (E) KCl
66. (A) Na2SO3 ; (B) Cr2(SO4)3 ; (C) KMnO4 ; (D) Na2SO4
67. (a) H2O < SiO2 < CO2 < N2O5 < SO3 (b) H2Te < H2Se < H2S < H2O
68. On heating, S8 rings are broken and long chain polymers are formed up to 2000C. Thus due to polymerisation,
liquid becomes viscous but beyond 2000C long chains are broken into short chains and ultimately S2
molecules are formed in the vapour phase, so viscosity of liquid decreases.
0
69. repulsions B.L 1.48 A
70. H2SO4 acts as strong oxidising agent and, therefore, following reaction takes place.
H2S + H2SO4 SO2 + S + 2H2O
S
71. (a) (b) (c) (d) H O S O H
O
EXERCISE # 3
PART - I
Group 15th
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (C)
4. In the form of elemental nitrogen it exists as a diatomic molecule (N2). This is due to the fact that nitrogen
can form p-p multiple bond (NN) because of small size of nitrogen atom. Heavier elements of this group
do not able to form p-p bonds as their atomic orbitals are so large and diffuse that they cannot have
effective overlapping. Further P P single bond is stronger than N N single bond. Hence phosphorus as
tendency to under go catenation.
N N (N2) (P4)
Group 16th
18. (A) 18. (D) 19. (D) 20. (B) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. 5
PART - II
1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (2) 5. (1) 6. (4) 7. (2)
8. (3) 9. (1) 10. (4) 11.* (1234)
EXERCISE # 4
PART-I
1. Higher the positive oxidation state of central atom, more will be its polarising power which, in turn, in-
creases the covalent character of bond formed between the central atom and the other atom.
2. Because BiH3 is the least stable among the hydrides of Group 15.
3. Because of strong pp overlap resulting into the triple bond, N N.
6. From the structure of N2O5 it is evident that covalence of nitrogen is four.
7. Both are sp3 hybridised. In PH4+ all the four orbitals are bonded whereas in PH3 there is a lone pair of
electrons on P, which is responsible for lone pair-bond pair repulsion in PH3 reducing the bond angle to less
than 109 28.
10. PCl5 + D2O POCl3 + 2DCl
11. Three POH groups are present in the molecule of H3PO4. Therefore, its basicity is three.
15. Because of small size and high electronegativity of oxygen, molecules of water are highly associated
through hydrogen bonding resulting in its liquid state.
21. Both the SO bonds are covalent and have equal strength due to resonating structures.
23. In general, interhalogen compounds are more reactive than halogens due to weaker XX1 bonding than
XX bond. Thus, ICl is more reactive than I2.
PART-II
Pt
1. 4NH3 + 5O2
4NO + 6H2O.
Sodium hypophosphite also acts as a strong reducing agent and reduces copper sulphate to Cu2H2.
5. Ca3(PO4)2 + 3H2SO4 2CaSO4 + 2H3PO4.
13. NH4NO3 + NaOH NH3 + NaNO3 + H2O ; NH3 + HCl NH4Cl (white fumes)
NaNO3 + 7NaOH + 4Zn 4Na2ZnO2 + NH3 + 2H2O
NH4NO3 N2O + 2H2O So, (A) = NH4NO3, (B) = NH3, (C) = NaNO3, (D) = N2O and (E) = H2O.
14. The colour is attributed to peroxotitanic acid, HCOO-Ti(OH)3 or peroxodisulphatotitanium (IV) ions,
[TiO2(SO4)2]2