p-block elements (N & O Family)

This Section is not meant for classroom discussion. It is being given to promote self-study
and self testing amongst the Resonance students.

PART - I : PRACTICE TEST-1 (IIT-JEE (MAIN Pattern))

Max. Marks : 100 Max. Time : 1 Hr.
Important Instructions :
1. The test is of 1 hour duration.
2. The Test Booklet consists of 25 questions. The maximum marks are 100.
3. Each question is allotted 4 (four) marks for correct response.
4. Candidates will be awarded marks as stated above in Instructions No. 3 for correct response of each
question.
¼ (one fourth) marks will be deducted for indicating incorrect response of each question. No deduction
from the total score will be made if no response is indicated for an item in the answer sheet.
5. Test Paper consists of Two (2) Sections.
Section-1 contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out
of which one is correct. For each question in Section-1, you will be awarded 4 marks if you give the
corresponding to the correct answer and zero mark if no given answers. In all other cases, minus one (–1)
mark will be awarded.
Section-2 contains 5 questions. The answer to each of the question is a Numerical Value. For each
question in Section-2, you will be awarded 4 marks if you give the corresponding to the correct answer
and zero mark if no given answers. No negative marks will be answered for incorrect answer in this
section. In this section answer to each question is NUMERICAL VALUE with two digit integer and decimal
upto two digit. If the numerical value has more than two decimal places truncate/round-off the value to
TWO decimal placed.

SECTION-1
This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each questions has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4)
out of which Only ONE option is correct.
1. There is considerable increase in covalent radius from N to P. However, from Sb to Bi only small
increase (of 7 pm) in covalent radius is observed. This is due to:
(1) poor shielding by completely filled d- and f-orbitals in Bi.
(2) similar eletronegativity of Sb and Bi.
(3) the Bi being last element of the group.
(4) similar densities of Sb and Bi.
2. Nitrogen gas is prepared :
(1) by heating ammonium nitrate.
(2) by reacting excess chlorine with liquor ammonia.
(3) by passing HNO3 vapours on red hot copper.
(4) by heating lead nitrate.
3. Phosphorus is manufactured by heating in an electric furnance a mixture of
(1) Bone ash and coke (2) Bone ash and silica
(3) Bone ash, silica and coke (4) None of these
4. Which of the following may ignite spontaneously in air ?
(1) White phosphorus (2) Red phosphorus (3) Black phosphorus (4) Nitrogen
5. Ozone is obtained from oxygen
(1) By oxidation at high temperature (2) By oxidation using a catalyst
(3) By silent electric discharge (4) By conversion at high pressure
6. Crown shape of S8 molecule is present in :
(1) Rhombic sulphur (2) Monoclinic sulphur
(3) Both (1) & (2) (4) None of these

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7. Presence of ozone in a gas sample may be detected by :
(1) H2O2 (2) SO2 (3) Hg (4) KI
8. Amongst H2O, H2S, H2Se and H2Te the one with the highest boiling point is
(1) H2O because of hydrogen bonding (2) H2Te because of higher molecular weight
(3) H2S because of hydrogen bonding (4) H2Se because of lower molecular weight
9. When ammonia is passed over heated copper oxide, the metallic copper is obtained. The reaction
shows that ammonia is
(1) A dehydrating agent (2) An oxidising agent
(3) A reducing agent (4) A nitrating agent
10. Phosphine is generally prepared in the laboratory
(1) By heating phosphorus in a current of hydrogen
(2) By heating white phosphorus with aqueous solution of caustic potash
(3) By decomposition of P2H4 at 110ºC
(4) By heating red phosphorus with an aqueous solution of caustic soda.
11. Ammonium nitrate decomposes on warming into
(1) Ammonia and nitric acid (2) Nitrous oxide and water
(3) Nitrogen, hydrogen and ozone (4) Nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide and hydrogen
12. Which one of the following combines with Fe() ions to form a brown complex ?
(1) N2O (2) NO (3) CO (4) SO2
13. Formula for tear gas is :
(1) COCl2 (2) CCl3NO2 (3) N2O (4) None of these
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14. In the reaction, conc. H2SO4 + P2O5   (X) + SO3 ; the major product (X) is :
(1) PH3 (2) H3PO4 (3) HPO3 (4) H4 P2 O7
15. Ortho phosphoric acid on heating above 300ºC gives :
(1) hypophosphorus acid (2) hypophosphoric acid
(3) metaphosphoric acid (4) phosphorous acid
16. Which of the following statements is true for HNO2 ?
(1) It can be prepared by acidifying an aqueous solution of nitrite.
(2) It is unstable weak acid which is known only in aqueous solution.
(3) N2O3 is an anhydride of HNO2.
(4) All of these
17. Which of the following dissolves in water but does not give any oxyacid solution ?
(1) SO2 (2) OF2 (3) SCI4 (4) SO3
18. Hypo is used in photography to:
(1) Reduce AgBr grains to metallic silver
(2) Convert the metallic silver to silver salt
(3) Remove undecomposed silver bromide as a soluble complex
(4) Remove reduced silver
19. Sulphur on boiling with NaOH solution gives
(1) Na2S2O3 + NaHSO3 (2) Na2S2O3 + Na2S
(3) Na2SO3 + H2S (4) Na2SO3 + SO2
20. Sodium thiosulphate is prepared by
(1) reducing Na2 SO3 solution with H2S (2) Boiling Na2SO3 with S in alkaline medium.
(3) Neutralising H2S2O3 solution with NaOH (4) Boiling Na2SO3 with S in an acidic medium

SECTION-2
This section contains 5 questions. Each question, when worked out will result in Numerical Value.

21. When I2 react with ozone formed a oxy compound. Then find the oxidation state of iodine in that oxy
compound
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22. How many moles of H+ ions are released when Cu2+ ion react with PH3 in presence of H2O?
23. How many of the following compounds have M-O-M type bonds (where M represent any element)?
(i) P2O5 (ii) P4O10 (iii) N2O5 (iv) N2O3 (v) As4O6
(vi) Bi2O3 (vii) H2S2O8 (viii) H2S2O7 (ix) H2SO5 (x) H2S2O3
24. How many S-O-S bonds are present in the trimer of SO3?
25. When one mole of SO3 react with one mole of PCl5 then how many moles of gaseous products are
formed?

Practice Test-1 (IIT-JEE (Main Pattern))

OBJECTIVE RESPONSE SHEET (ORS)
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Ans.

Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans.

Que. 21 22 23 24 25

Ans.

PART - II : JEE (MAIN) / AIEEE OFFLINE PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS YEARS)

1. The substance used in holmes singnals of the ship is a mixture of : [AIEEE-2003, 3/225]
(1) CaC2 + Ca3P2 (2) Ca3(PO4)2 + Pb3O4 (3) H3PO4 + CaCl2 (4) NH3 + HOCl

2. The number of hydrogen atom (s) attached to phosphorus atom in hypophosphorus acid is :
[AIEEE 2005, 3/225]
(1) zero (2) two (3) one (4) three
3. Which of the following chemical reactions depicts the oxidizing behaviour of H2SO4?
[AIEEE 2006, 3/165]
(1) 2HI + H2SO4  I2 + SO2 + 2H2O (2) Ca(OH)2 + H2SO4 CaSO4 + 2H2O
(3) NaCl + H2SO4 NaHSO4 + HCl (4) 2PCl5 + H2SO4 2POCl3 + 2HCl + SO2Cl2
4. 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
5.* Which of the following statement is wrong? [AIEEE 2011, 4/120]
(1) The stability of hydrides increase from NH3 to BiH3 in group 15 of the periodic table :
(2) Nitrogen cannot form d-p bond.
(3) Single N – N bond is weaker than the single P – P bond.
(4) N2O4 has two resonance structure
6. Which of the following statements regarding sulphur is incorrect ? [AIEEE 2011, 4/120]
(1) S2 molecule is paramagnetic.
(2) The vapour at 200ºC consists mostly of S8 rings.
(3) At 600ºC the gas mainly consists of S2 molecules.
(4) The oxidation state of sulphur is never less than +4 in its compounds.
7. Which of the following is the wrong statement ? [JEE(Main) 2013, 4/120]
(1) ONCl and ONO– are not isoelectronic. (2) O3 molecule is bent
(3) Ozone is violet-black in solid state (4) Ozone is diamagnetic gas.

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8. Which of the following properties is not shown by NO ? [JEE(Main) 2014, 4/120]
(1) It is dimagnetic in gaseous state (2) It is a neutral oxide
(3) It combines with oxygen to form nitrogen dioxide (4) It's bond order is 2.5
9. From the following statements regarding H2O2, choose the incorrect statement :
[JEE(Main) 2015, 4/120]
(1) It can act only as an oxidizing agent
(2) It decomposed on exposure to light
(3) It has to be stored in plastic or wax lined glass bottles in dark
(4) It has to be kept away from dust
10. Assertion : Nitrogen and Oxygen are the main components in the atmosphere but these do not react to
form oxides of nitrogen. [JEE(Main) 2015, 4/120]
Reason : The reaction between nitrogen and oxygen requires high temperature.
(1) Both assertion and reason are correct, and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion
(2) Both assertion and reason are correct, but the reason is not the correct explanation for the assertion
(3) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct
(4) Both are assertion and reason are incorrect
11. The pair in which phosphorous atoms have a formal oxidation state of +3 is: [JEE(Main) 2016, 4/120]
(1) Pyrophosphorous and hypophosphoric acids (2) Orthophosphorous and hypophosphoric acids
(3) Pyrophosphorous and pyrophosphoric acids (4) Orthophosphorous and pyrophosphorous acids
12. The reaction of zinc with dilute and concentrated nitric acid, respectively, produces:
[JEE(Main) 2016, 4/120]
(1) NO2 and NO (2) NO and N2O (3) NO2 and N2O (4) N2O and NO2

13. Hydrogen peroxide oxidises [Fe(CN)6]4– to [Fe(CN)6]3–in acidic medium but reduces [Fe(CN)6]3–to
[Fe(CN)6]4– in alkaline medium. The other products formed are, respectively. [JEE(Main) 2018, 4/120]
(1) H2O and (H2O + O2) (2) H2O and (H2O + OH–)
(3) (H2O + O2) and H2O (4) (H2O + O2) and (H2O+ OH–)
14. The compound that does not produce nitrogen gas by the thermal decomposition is :
[JEE(Main) 2018, 4/120]
(1) NH4NO2 (2) (NH4)2SO4 (3) Ba(N3)2 (4) (NH4)2Cr2O7

PART - II : NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION IN CHEMISTRY (NSEC) STAGE-I

1. Which element of group V A shows maximum oxidation states ? [NSEC-2002]
(A) bismuth (B) phosphorus (C) nitrogen (D) arsenic

2. Which of the halide is unstable ? [NSEC-2002]

(A) NI3 (B) AsI3 (C) BiI3 (D) PI3

3. Platinum metal (Pt) dissolves in aqua- regia but not in concentrated HCI or HNO3 because[NSEC-2003]
(A) HCI oxidises Pt in the presence of HNO3
(B) HNO3 reacts with HCI to form chlorine which attacks Pt
(C) HNO3 oxidises Pt which is followed by formation of a chloro complex
(D) HCI and HNO3 together give O2 that oxidises Pt.

4. The reaction 3O2(g)2O3(g) is endothermic. What can be concluded about the average per bond in O 2
and O3? [NSEC-2003]
(A) the average energy per bond in O2 greater than that in O3
(B) the average energy per bond in O2 is less than in O3
(C) the average energy per bond in O2 is equal to that in O3
(D) on conclusions can be drawn about the average bond energies from this information alone.

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5. The anhydride of nitric acid is [NSEC-2003]
(A) nitric oxide (B) nitrous oxide
(C) dinitrogen trioxide (D) dinitrogen pentoxide.
6. The geometry of ammonia molecule can be best described as [NSEC-2003]
(A) nitrogen at one vertex of a regular tetrahedron, the other three vertices being occupied by the three
hydrogens
(B) nitrogen at the centre of the tetrahedron, three of the vertices being occupied by three hydrogens
(C) nitrogen at the centre of an equilateral triangle, three corners being occupied by three hydrogens
(D) nitrogen at the junction of a T, three open ends being occupied by three hydrogens.
7. Bones glow in the dark. This is due to [NSEC-2005]
(A) the presence of red phosphorus.
(B) conversion of white phosphorus into red phosphorus.
(C) the presence of calcium carbonate
(D) the presence of calcium phosphate.
8. Inert pair effect plays an important role in the case of [NSEC-2005]
(A) P (B) Bi (C) Sb (D) As
9. In the presence of an anthraquinone derivative as a catalyst, the aqueous solution of sodium dithionite
Na2S2O4 (Fieser`s solution) effectively removes oxygen and forms [NSEC-2006]
(A) Na2S2O6 (B) Na2S2O5 (C) Na2SO4 (D) Na2S2O8.
10. In the above reaction (in Q. 99) Na2S2O4 acts as a [NSEC-2006]
(A) 2 electron reducing agent (B) 1 electron reducing agent
(C) 3 electron reducing agent (D) 4 electron reducing agent.
11. The ozone hole in the upper atmosphere of the earth is due to the breakdown of ozone to oxygen. The
reaction is catalyzed by – [NSEC-2009]
(A) chlorofluorocarbons
(B) oxygen generated during the reaction
(C) carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere
(D) chlorine formed by the decomposition of chlorofluorocarbons
12. The electron-pair geometry of the central oxygen atom of ozone is – [NSEC-2009]
(A) linear (B) trigonal planar (C) tetrahdral (D) trigonal bipyramidal
13. P4 (s) + 3OH– (aq) + 3H2O (l)  PH3 (g) + 3H2PO2– (aq) [NSEC-2009]
In the above equation, the species getting oxidized and reduced respectively are :
(A) P4 and OH– (B) OH– and P4 (C) P4 and H2O (D) P4 and P4
14. The compound which can act as an oxidizing agent as well as reducing agent is [NSEC-2010]
(A) HNO2 (B) HI (C) HCN (D) HCOOH
15. When an inert atmosphere is required in metallurgical operation nitrogen is commonly used. However in
the extraction of titanium from TiCl4 using magnesium, helium is used as nitrogen reacts with :
(A) TiCI4 to form titanium nitride [NSEC-2010]
(B) magnesium to form magnesium nitride
(C) titanium to form titanium nitride
(D) chlorine to form nitrogen chloride which inhibits the reaction
16. The nitrogen compound formed when CaCN2 reacts with steam or hot water is [NSEC-2011]
(A) N2O (B) NO (C) NO2 (D) NH3
17. The element that has the highest tendency to catenate is : [NSEC-2011]
(A) silicon (B) germanium (C) sulphur (D) boron
18. The chemical formula of 'laughing gas' is [NSEC-2012]
(A) NO (B) N2O (C) N2O4 (D) N2O5
19. Phosphine is prepared by the reaction of [NSEC-2012]
(A) P and HNO3 (B) P and H2SO4 (C) P and NaOH (D) P and H2S

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20. The reddish-brown gas formed when nitric oxide is oxidized by air is [NSEC-2013]
(A) NO2 (B) N2O4 (C) N2O5 (D) N2O3
21. Which of the following salt/s of H3PO3 exists ? [NSEC-2013]
(I) NaH2PO3 (II) Na2HPO3 (III) Na3PO3
(A) I and II only (B) I, II and IIII (C) II and III only (D) III only
22. The order of acidity in aqueous solution for the following acids is [NSEC-2014]
(A) H2S  H2Se  H2Te (B) H2Se  H2S  H2Te (C) H2Te  H2S  H2Se (D) H2Se  H2Te  H2S

23. Upon long standing concentrated HNO3 [NSEC-2014]

(A) remains colourless, but gives out NO
(B) turns yellow brown due to formation NO2
(C) turns yellow brown due to the formation of N2O4
(D) remains colourless, but gives N2O
24. The reaction that does not produce nitrogen is [NSEC-2015]
(A) heating (NH4)2Cr2O7 (B) NH3 + excess of Cl2
(C ) heating of NaN3 (D) heating of NH4NO3
25. White phosphorous on reaction with NaOH gives PH3 and [NSEC-2016]
(A) Na2HPO3 (B) NaH2PO2 (C) NaH2PO3 (D) Na3PO4
26. P, Q, R and S are four metals whose typical reactions are given below : [NSEC-2016]
(I) Only Q and R react with dilute HCl to give H2 gas.
(II) When Q is added to a solution containing the ions of the other metals, metallic P, R and S are
formed.
(III) P reacts with concentrated HNO3 but S does not
The correct order of their reducing character is :
(A) S < P < R < Q (B) S < R < P < Q (C) R < Q < P < S (D) Q < P < S < R
27. The following compounds are heated (i) KNO3, (ii) Cu(NO3)2 (iii) Pb(NO3)2, (iv) NH4NO3. Which of the
following statement/s is/are correct ? [NSEC-2016]
(A) (ii) and (iii) liberate NO2 (B) (iv) liberates N2O
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii) liberate O2 (D) All statements are correct.
28. At 25°C, nitrogen exists as N2 and phosphorous exists as P4 because [NSEC-2017]
(A) N2 has valence electrons only in bonding and nonbonding orbitals, while P has valence electrons in
both bonding and antibonding orbitals
(B) higher electronegativity of N favours formation of multiple bonds
(C) bigger size of P does not favour multiple bonds
(D) P has preference to adapt structures with small bond angles
29. Which of the following cannot act as an oxidising agent ? [NSEC-2017]
(A) S2– (B) Br2 (C) HSO4 (D) SO32

PART - III : PRACTICE TEST-2 (IIT-JEE (ADVANCED Pattern))

Max. Time : 1 Hr. Max. Marks : 69

Important Instructions
A. General :
1. The test is of 1 hour duration.
2. The Test Booklet consists of 23 questions. The maximum marks are 69.
B. Question Paper Format
3. Each part consists of five sections.
4. Section-1 contains 8 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out
of which ONE is correct.
5. Section-2 contains 6 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out
of which ONE OR MORE THAN ONE are correct.

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6. Section-3 contains 6 questions. The answer to each of the questions is numerical value, ranging from 0
to 9 (both inclusive).
7. Section-4 contains 1 paragraphs each describing theory, experiment and data etc. 2 questions relate to
paragraph. Each question pertaining to a partcular passage should have only one correct answer
among the four given choices (A), (B), (C) and (D).
8. Section-5 contains 1 multiple choice questions. Question has two lists (list-1 : P, Q, R and S; List-2 : 1,
2, 3 and 4). The options for the correct match are provided as (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY
ONE is correct.
C. Marking Scheme :
9. For each question in Section-1, 4 and 5 you will be awarded 3 marks if you darken the bubble
corresponding to the correct answer and zero mark if no bubble is darkened. In all other cases, minus
one (– 1) mark will be awarded.
10. For each question in Section-2, you will be awarded 3 marks. If you darken all the bubble(s)
corresponding to the correct answer(s) and zero mark. If no bubbles are darkened. No negative marks
will be answered for incorrect answer in this section.
11. For each question in Section-3, you will be awarded 3 marks if you darken only the bubble
corresponding to the correct answer and zero mark if no bubble is darkened. No negative marks will be
awarded for incorrect answer in this section.

SECTION-1 : (Only One option correct Type)

This section contains 8 multiple choice questions. Each questions has four choices (A), (B), (C)
and (D) out of which Only ONE option is correct.

1. An unknown substance (P) functions as weak base in water. It produces silver mirror test. It reacts with
dilute HCl to produce (Q) which turns blue litmus red. (P) may be :
(A) NH3 (B) PH3 (C) NH2OH (D) HPO3
2. The compound which gives off oxygen on moderate heating is :
(A) Cupric oxide (B) Mercuric oxide (C) Zinc oxide (D) Aluminium oxide
3. Which of the following compounds does give N2 on heating ?
(A) NH4NO2 (B) NH4NO3 (C) NaN3 (D) Both (A) and (C)
4. Which of the following cannot result in the formation of NO ?
(A) N2 + O2 (Electric arc) (B) NH3 + O2 ; (Pt / Rh catalyst / 1200 K)
(C) NaNO3 / HCl (D) None of these
5. A substance dissolves in water giving a pale blue solution which decolourises KMnO4 and oxidises KI to
I2 in acidic medium :
(A) N2O5 (B) NH3 (C) N2O3 (D) HNO3
6. Which of the following will not decolourise acidified KMnO4 ?
(A) S2O42– (B) S2O52– (C) S2O32– (D) S2O72–
7. Which of the following statements is not true about ozone ?
(A) It is a pale blue gas at room temperature.
(B) It oxidises sulphur and phosphorus evolving oxygen gas.
(C) It is odourless.
(D) It turns dry KOH red.
8. Sulphuric acid reacts with PCl5 to give
(A) Thionyl chloride (B) Sulphur monochloride
(C) Sulphuryl chloride (D) Sulphur tetrachloride

Section-2 : (One or More than one options correct Type)

This section contains 6 multiple choice questions. Each questions has four choices (A), (B), (C)
and (D) out of which ONE or MORE THAN ONE are correct.

9. Which is greater for P4 (white) than P4 (red) -

(A) Molar entropy (B) Melting point
(C) Solubility in CS2 (D) Ignition temperature

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10. What is/are not true about phosphine (PH3) ?
(A) It turns red litmus blue.
(B) It reacts with HCl (aq.) to give PH4Cl.
(C) Phosphonium compounds are obtained when anhydrous phosphine reacts with anhydrous HBr or HI.
(D) It is prepared by hydrolysis of metal phosphides with acids.
11. Which of the following is/are correct regarding nitrogen family.
(A) Nitrogen is restricted to a maximum covalency of 4 as only four orbitals are available for bonding.
(B) The single N–N bond is weaker than the single P–P bond.
(C) The catenation tendency is weaker in nitrogen as compared to phosphorous.
(D) Nitrogen forms p-p bond as well as p-d bonds.
12. P2O5 can dehydrate.
(A) H2SO4 (B) HNO3 (C) HClO4 (D) HPO3
13. The products formed when H3PO2 is heated at 415 K and at 435 K are :
(A) H3PO3 (B) H3PO4 (C) HPO3 (D) PH3

14. 4AgNO3 + 2H2O + H3PO2  boil

 4Ag + 'X' + 'Y'
If X is oxyacid of nitrogen and Y is oxyacid of phosphorous then correct statement(s) is/are :
(A) X is HNO2
(B) Y is H3PO4
(C) H3PO2 act as good reducing agent
(D) The oxidation number of 'P' changed from +1 to +5

Section-3 : (Numerical Value Type.)

This section contains 6 questions. Each question, when worked out will result in numerical
value from 0 to 9 (both inclusive).

15. Cold dilute nitric acid would dissolve how many of the following without significant evolution of any gas :
Pb, Mg, Sb, Au, Ag, Fe, Mn, Sn, P4
16. Which of the following on heating will produce an oxide of nitrogen.
(NH4)2 SO4, (NH4)2Cr2O7, NH4NO3, KNO3, Pb(NO3)2, (NH4)2HPO4, NH4Cl, NH4NO2
17. NaPO3 can significantly react with how many of the following ?
CaCl2, MgSO4, CaO, Na2CO3, dry HCl, Ca(HCO3)2, Na3PO4
18. One mole of PCl3 is dissolved in excess of water. No. of moles of NaOH required to neutralise this
solution completely is :
19. When hypo solution react with CuCl2 and produce soluble complex, then how many no. of moles of
atoms present in one mole of soluble complex in co-ordination sphere.
20. How many of the following reactions yield POCl3?
(i) PCl3 + O2  (ii) PCl5 + CO2  (iii) PCl5 + CH3COOH 
(iv) PCl5 + H3BO3  (v) PCl3 + SO2Cl2  (vi) P4O10 + NaCl 
(vii) PCl5 + H2O  (viii) PCl5 + SO2  (ix) PCl3 + SO3 

SECTION-4 : Comprehension Type (Only One options correct)

This section contains 1 paragraphs, each describing theory, experiments, data etc. 2 questions
relate to the paragraph. Each question has only one correct answer among the four given
options (A), (B), (C) and (D).

Paragraph for Questions 21 to 22

An orange solid (A) on heating gives a green residue (B), a colourless gas (C) and water vapours. The
dry gas (C) on passing over heated Mg gave a white solid (D). (D) on reaction with water gave a gas
(E) which formed black precipitate with mercurous nitrate solution.

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21. Select the incorrect statement.
(A) The central atom (s) of the anion of solid (A) has sp3 hybridisation.
(B) The orange solid (A) is diamagnetic in nature.
(C) The anion of orange solid (A) is oxidising in nature.
(D) All metal oxygen bond lengths are equal in anion of solid (A).
22. Which of the following is false for the gas (E) ?
(A) It gives a deep blue colouration with CuSO4 solution.
(B) It is oxidised to a colourless gas (neutral oxide) at 1200 K in presence of a catalyst Pt/Rh in air.
(C) It gives the same gas (C) with potassium permanganate solution.
(D) It gives black precipitate with HgCl2.

SECTION-5 : Matching List Type (Only One options correct)

This section contains 1 questions, each having two matching lists. Choices for the correct
combination of elements from List-I and List-II are given as options (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of
which one is correct

23. Match the reactions listed in column-I with characteristic(s) listed in column-II.
Column-I Column-II
(1) 2NO2 
 Cool
(p) One of the products is a mixed anhydride.
H
(2) ClO2 + O3  (q) One of the products is an acidic oxide.


The oxidation state of the central atom of
(3) K4 [Fe(CN)6] + H2SO4 (conc.) + H2O   (r)
one of the products is +6.
One of the products is a colourless
(4) KOH + O3  (s)
paramagnetic gas.

(A) 1 - p, q ; 2 - p, q, s ; 3 - r ; 4 - s (B) 1 - p, q ; 2 - p, q, r, s ; 3 - r ; 4 - s
(C) 1 - p ; 2 - p, q, r, s ; 3 - r ; 4 - s (D) 1 - p, q ; 2 - q, r, s ; 3 - s ; 4 - r

Practice Test-2 (IIT-JEE (ADVANCED Pattern))

OBJECTIVE RESPONSE SHEET (ORS)

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Ans.

Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans.

Que. 21 22 23

Ans.

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PART - I
1. (1) 2. (3) 3. (3) 4. (1) 5. (3)
6. (3) 7. (3) 8. (1) 9. (3) 10. (2)
11. (2) 12. (2) 13. (2) 14. (3) 15. (3)
16. (4) 17. (2) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (2)

21. 4.5 22. 8 23. 6 24. 3 25. 2

PART - II

1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5.* (1, 4)

6. (4) 7. All statement are correct there is no answer 8. (1)
9. (1) 10. (1) 11. (4) 12. (4) 13. (1)
14. (2)

PART - III

1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (D)

6. (B) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (A)

11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (B)

16. (D) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (A)

21. (A) 22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (B)

26. (A) 27. (D) 28. (C) 29. (A)

PART - IV
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (C)

6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (AC) 10. (AB)

11. (ABCD) 12. (ABC) 13. (ABD) 14. (BCD 15. 4

16. 2 17. 6 18. 5 19. 31 20. 7

21. (D) 22. (D) 23. (B)

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PART - I
1. Poor shielding by f- and d-electrons enhences the effective nuclear charge in Bi. This causes
contraction in size.
2. (1) (NH4)NO3 gives N2O, (2) chlorine (excess) with liquor NH3 forms NCl3 and (4) Pb(NO3)2 gives NO2
not N2 on heating.
(3) 5Cu (red hot) + 2HNO3  5CuO + N2  + H2O

3. 2Ca3(PO4)2 (from bone-ash) + 10C + 6SiO2   6CaSiO3 + 10CO + P4(s) white phosphorus

4. Factual

5. 3O2 2O3

6. Both rhombic & monoclinic sulphur has crown shape.

7. Tailing of mercury.
8. The order of boiling point of hydride of oxygen family is H2O > H2Te > H2Se > H2S.
9. The oxidation state of copper changes from +2 to 0 i.e. it gets reduced. So, NH 3 works as a reducing
agent.

10. P4 + 3NaOH + 3H2O   PH3 + 3NaH2PO2

11. NH4NO3   N2O + 2H2O

12. Fe2+ + NO + 5H2O  [Fe(H2O)5NO]2+ (brown complex).

13. CHCl3 (chloroform) react with conc. HNO3 on heating to form chloropicrin (CCl3NO2)
CHCl3 + HONO2  CCl3. NO2 + H2O
Chloropicrin
Chloropicrin is used as an insecticide and also war gas. It is also known as nitrochloroform or tear gas.
14. 2H2SO4 + P2O5 (dehydrating agent)  2SO3 + 2HPO3 + H2O

15. H3PO4 

220ºC
 H4P2O7 
320ºC
 (HPO3)n.

16. (1) Ba(NO3)2 + H2SO4  2HNO2 + BaSO4

 (2) It is an unstable, weak acid which is known only in aqueous solution.
(3) 2HNO2  N2O3 + H2O
17. H2O + OF2 
very slowly
 2HF + O2 (OF2 is neutral towards litmus)

18. Factual
19. 3S + 6NaOH  3H2O + 2Na2S + Na2SO3

20. Na2SO3 + S 

Boiling
 Na2S2O3
OH–

21. 2I2 + 5O3 I4O9 + 3O2

Oxidation state of iodine in I4O9  4x – 9 × 2 = 0
X = 4.5 Ans
22. Cu2+ + PH3 + 4H2O  H3PO4 + Cu + 8H+

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24. (SO3)3 S3O9
O O
S
O O
S S
O O O
O O

25. SO3(g) + PCl5(g) 

 POCl3() + SO2(g) + Cl2(g)

PART - II
1. The spontaneous combustion of phosphine is technically used in Holme’s 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.

2. Hypophosphorus acid

Number of hydrogen atom(s) attached to phosphorus atom is 2 which are called as reducing hydrogen.

3.

4. (NH4)2SO4 + 2H2O  (2H+ + SO42–) + 2NH4OH

Strong acid Weakbase
(NH4)2 SO4 on hydrolysis produces strong acid H2SO4, which increases the acidity of the soil.
5.* The stability of hydrides decreases from NH3 to BiH3 which can be observed from their bond
dissociation enthalpy. The correct order is NH3 < PH3 < AsH3 < SbH3 < BiH3.
Property NH3 PH3 AsH3 SbH3 BiH3
dissH(E–H) / kJ mol–1 389 322 297 255 –
Alternate Solution
N2O4 may has four resonating structure but in NCERT only two resonating structure .
Resonating structures of N2O4 are

6. Sulphur exhibit + 2, + 4, + 6 oxidation states but + 4 and + 6 are more common.

7. (1) ONCl = 8 + 7 + 17 = 32e–
ONO–.. = 8 + 7 + 8 + 1 = 24e– (correct)
O
(2) O Central atom O is sp2 hybridised with 1 lone pair, so bent shape (correct)
O
(3) Ozone is violet-black in solid state. (Ref. NCERT & shriver atkins)
(4) O3 has no unpaired electrons, so diamagnetic (correct)

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8. NO is paramagnetic in gaseous state.
9. H2O2 can undergo reduction as well as oxidation because oxidation number of oxygen in H 2O2 is –1.
So, it can act both as reducing agent and oxidising agent.

 3   3 
11. Orthophosphorous acid  H3 P O3  ; Pyrophosphorous acid  H2 P2 O5 
   

12. Zn + HNO3 (dil.)  Zn(NO3)2 (aq) + N2O + H2O

Zn + HNO3 (conc.)  Zn(NO3)2 + NO2 + H2O

13. 2 [Fe(CN)6 ]4– + H2O2 +2H+  2[Fe(CN)6]3– + 2H2O

2[Fe(CN)6]3– +H2O2 +2OH– 2[Fe(CN)6]4– + O2 + 2H2O

14. (1) NH4NO2  N2(g) + 2H2O()

(2) (NH4)2SO4  2NH3(g) + H2SO4

(3) Ba(N3)2  Ba(s) + 3N2(g) (Pure)

(4) (NH4)2Cr2O7  N2(g) + Cr2O3(s) + 4H2O()

PART - IV
450C
2. 2HgO   2Hg + O2
  
3. (A) NH4NO2   N2 + 2H2O, (B) NH4NO3   N2O + 2H2O, (C) 2NaN3   3N2 + 2Na.

4. The reaction of NaNO3 and HCl do not give NO.

NaNO3 + HCl  NaCl + HNO3 ; 4HNO3  H2O + NO2 + O2
5. N2O3 + H2O  HNO2 ;
2KMnO4 + 5 KNO2 + 6HCl  2MnCl2 + 5KNO3 + 3H2O + 2KCl
2KI + 2HNO2 + 2HCl  2H2O + 2NO + 3KCl + I2
6. (A), (B) and (C) are reducing agents while (D) is not.
8. 2PCl5 + H2SO4  SO2Cl2 + 2POCl3 + 2HCl
9. Factual
10. (A) PH3 is a lewis base but is neutral towards red litmus.
(B) It does not react with HCl(aq) or HI(aq). This is because water decomposes PH 4X formed to give
back PH3.
(C) It reacts only with anhydrous HI or HBr.
(D) 2Na3P + 3H2SO4  3Na2SO4 + 2PH3  ; Ca3P2 + 6HCl  3CaCl2 + 2PH3
11. Nitrogen can not form p-d bond because nitrogen has no d-orbitals.
12. P2O5 reacts with H2SO4, HNO3, HClO4.
13. At 415 K ; 3H3PO2  2H3PO3 + PH3 
14. 4AgNO3 + 2H2O + H3PO2  4Ag + 4HNO3 (X) + H3PO4 (Y)
15. NO is evolved with Pb, Sb, Ag, P4.
NH4NO3 is formed and no gas is evolved with Mg, Fe, Mn, Sn.
No reaction with Au.

16. NH4NO3   N2O + 2H2O

Pb(NO3)2   PbO + NO2 + O2

17. CaCl2 + NaPO3  Forms chelate complex with Ca2+, [Ca(P3O9)2]4–, used in softening of hard water.

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MgSO4 + NaPO3  Forms chelate complex with Mg2+, [Mg(P3O9)2]4–, used in softening of hard water.
CaO + NaPO3  NaCaPO4
Na2CO3 + NaPO3  Na3PO4 + CO2
dry HCl + NaPO3  No reaction
Ca(HCO3)2 + NaPO3  Forms chelate complex with Ca2+, [Ca(P3O9)2]4– used in softening of hard
water.
Na3PO4 + NaPO3  Na4P2O7

18. PCl3 + 3H2O  H3PO 3 + 3HCl  Total 5 moles of NaOH required.
(dibasic )

19. Na2S2O3.5H2O + CuCl2  Na4[Cu6(S2O3)5]

soluable complex
Number of atom in Co-ordination sphere = 6 + 2 × 5 + 3 × 5 = 6 + 10 + 15 = 6 + 25 = 31 Ans.

20. (i) PCl3 + O2  POCl3 (ii) PCl5 + CO2  No reaction

(iii) PCl5 + CH3COOH  CH3COCl + POCl3 + HCl (iv) PCl5 + H3BO3  POCl3 + B2O3
(v) PCl3 + SO2Cl2  PCl5 + SO2 (vi) P4O10 + NaCl  POCl3 + NaPO3
(vii) PCl5 + H2O  POCl3 + 2HCl (viii) PCl5 + SO2  SOCl2 + POCl3
(ix) PCl3 + SO3  POCl3 + SO2

21. A = (NH4)2 Cr2O7 , all electrons are paired. So diamagnetic (3d 0 4s0)

Cr2O72– acts as strong oxidising agent in acidic medium.

22. (E) = NH3

(A) Cu2+ + 4NH3  [Cu(NH3)4]2+ (deep blue colouration).
(D) HgCl2 + NH3 + H2O  HgO.Hg(NH2)Cl  (white)

23. (1) 2NO2 

Cool
 N2O4 colourless solid / liquid, acidic, mixed anhydride of HNO 2 and HNO3

(2) 2ClO2 + 2O3 
H
Cl2O6 (yellow solid) + 2O2 ; acidic, mixed anhydride of HClO3 and HClO4.

(3) K4 [Fe(CN)6] + 6H2O + 6H2SO4   2K2SO4 + FeSO4 + 3(NH4)2SO4 + 6CO
(4) 2KOH + 5O3  2KO3 (orange solid) + 5O2 + H2O

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