When copper is heated with conc. HNO₃ it produces:

1. Cu(NO₃) and NO

2. Cu(NO₃)₂, NO and NO₂

3. Cu(NO₃)₂ and N₂O

4. Cu(NO₃)₂ and NO₂

SO₂ is passed through an acidified K₂Cr₂O₇ solution.
The correct statement among the following regarding the above experiment is:

1. The solution gets decolorized.

2. SO₂ gets reduced.

3. Green coloured Cr₂(SO₄)₃ gets formed.

4. The solution turns blue.

Gadolinium belongs to 4f series. It’s atomic number is 64. Which of the following is the correct electronic configuration of gadolinium?

1. $\left[Xe\right]4 f^8 6d^2$

2. $\left[Xe\right]4 f^9 5s^1$

3. $\left[Xe\right]4 f^7 5d^{1}6s^2$

4. $\left[Xe\right]4 f^6 5d^{2}6s^2$

Assuming complete ionization, same moles of which of the following compounds will require the least amount of acidified KMnO₄ for complex oxidation?

1. $FeS{O}_4$

2. $FeS{O}_3$

3. $Fe{C}_2{O}_4$

4. $Fe{\left(N{O}_2\right)}_2$

A pair among the following have nearly the same atomic radii:

(Numbers in the parenthesis are atomic numbers).

Which of the following processes does not involve the oxidation of iron?

The number of d -electrons in Fe²⁺ (atomic number  Z = 26)  is different from the number of:
1. s-electrons in Mg (Z = 12)
2. p-electrons in Cl (Z = 17)
3. d-electrons in Fe (Z = 26)
4. p-electrons in Ne (Z = 10)

The pair of compounds that can exist together is:

1. FeCl₃, SnCl₂

2. HgCl, SnCl₂

3. FeCl₂, SnCl₂

4. FeCl₃, Kl

The reason for the lanthanoid contraction is:

1. negligible screening effect of 'f' orbitals.

2. increasing nuclear charge.

3. decreasing nuclear charge.

4. decreasing screening effect.