The largest oxidation number exhibited by an element depends on its electronic configuration. With which of the following electronic configurations will the element exhibit the largest oxidation number?

1. 3d¹4s²

2. 3d³4s²

3. 3d⁵4s¹

4. 3d⁵4s²

Generally transition elements and their salts are coloured due to the presence of unpaired electrons in metal ions. Which of the following compounds are coloured?

a. KMnO₄

b. Ce(SO₄)₂

c. TiCl₄

d. Cu₂Cl₂

 
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1. (a, b)
2. (b, c)
3. (c, d)
4. (a, d)

Transition elements show magnetic moment due to spin and orbital motion of electrons. Which of the following metallic ions have almost same spin only magnetic moment?

a. Co²⁺

b. Cr²⁺

c. Mn²⁺

d. Cr³⁺

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1. (a, b)
2. (b, c)
3. (c, d)
4. (a, d)

In the form of dichromate, Cr (VI) is a strong oxidising agent in acidic medium but Mo (VI) in MoO₃ and W (VI) in WO₃ are not because ___________.

1. (a, b)
2. (b, c)
3. (c, d)
4. (a, d)

General electronic configuration of actionoids is (n–2)f^1–14 (n-1)d^0–2ns². Which of the following actinoids have one electron in 6d orbital?

a. U (Atomic no. 92)

b. Np (Atomic no.93)

c. Pu (Atomic no. 94)

d. Am (Atomic no. 95)

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1. (a, b)
2. (b, c)
3. (c, d)
4. (a, d)

Transition elements form binary compounds with halogens. Which of the following elements will form MF₃ type compounds?

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Which of the following will not act as oxidizing agents?

a. CrO₃

b. MoO₃

c. WO₃

d. CrO₄^2–

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1. (a, b)
2. (b, c)
3. (c, d)
4. (a, d)

Although +3 is the characteristic oxidation state for lanthanoids but cerium also shows +4 oxidation state because ___________.

a. It has variable ionisation enthalpy

b. It has a tendency to attain noble gas configuration

c. It has a tendency to attain f⁰ configuration

d. It resembles Pb⁴⁺

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 Which of the following actinoids show oxidation states upto +7?

(a) Am

(b) Pu

(c) U

(d) Np

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1. (a, b)
2. (b, c)
3. (c, d)
4. (b, d)

In the listed lanthanoids, the element that displays a +2 oxidation state along with the characteristic +3 oxidation state of lanthanoids is:

(a) Ce

(b) Eu

(c) Yb

(d) Ho

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