Assertion : Potassium and caesium are useful as electrodes in photoelectric cells.

Reason :  Potassium and caesium, when irradiated with light, the light energy absorbed is sufficient to eject out the electron from an atom.

1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
4. If both the assertion and reason are false

Assertion :  The alkaline earth metals have much higher melting and boiling points than those of the alkali metals.

Reason : The melting and boiling points of alkaline earth metal do not vary in a regular fashion.

Assertion : The ionisation enthalpies of alkaline earth metals are fairly low.

Reason : In general, the low ionisation enthalpies of alkaline earth metals are due to large size of their atoms.

Both Be and Al become passive on reaction with concentrated nitric acid due to:

(1) The non-reactive nature of the metal.

(2) The non-reactive nature of the acid.

(3) The formation of an inert oxide layer on the surface of the metals

(4) None of these.

Assertion : s-block elements do not occur free in nature

Reason:  s-block elements are highly electropositive in nature.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

3. A is true, but R is false.

4. Both A and R are false.

Assertion :  LiF is almost insoluble in water

Reason :  LiCl is soluble not only in water but also in acetone.

A compound insoluble in acetic acid is  -

1. Calcium oxide.                    

2. Calcium carbonate.

3. Calcium oxalate.                      

4. Calcium hydroxide.

Magnesia can be prepared by -

1. Burning Mg in air.

2. Heating hydroxide, nitrate, sulphate or carbonate of magnesium.

3. Heating Mg in steam.

4. All of the above.

A compound X on heating gives a colourless gas. The residue is dissolved in water to obtain Y. Excess $C{O}_2$ is bubbled through an aqueous solution of Y, and Z is formed. Z on gentle heating gives back X. The compound X is-

1. ${\mathrm{CaCO}}_3$                                           

2. ${\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{CO}}_3$

3. ${\mathrm{CaSO}}_4.2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$                                 

4. ${\mathrm{K}}_2{\mathrm{CO}}_3$

Alkali metal ions are- 

1. Diamagnetic and coloured.

2. Diamagnetic and colourless.

3. Paramagnetic and coloured.

4. Paramagnetic and colourless.