1. | Carbon has the tendency to form chains and rings with itself. |
2. | Silicon and Germanium are useful in semiconductor industry. |
3. | Boron trifluoride is a strong Lewis acid. |
4. | Common oxidation states of group 14 elements are +1 and +3. |
1. | The relative stability of group 13 elements in +1 oxidation state varies as : Al < Ga < In < Tl. |
2. | Boron trioxide is acidic, aluminium and gallium trioxides are amphoteric while indium and thallium trioxides are basic. |
3. | The hybridisation of Al in \(\left[\mathrm{Al}\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_6\right]^{3+}\) is \(\text{d}^2\text{ sp}^3.\) |
4. | Two isotopes of Boron, namely \(^{10}\!\mathrm{~B}(19 \%)\) and \(^{11}\! \mathrm{~B}(81 \%)\) are known. |
Match the allotropes of cabon given in List I with the respective characteristics given in List II.
List-I | List-II | ||
A. | Coke | I. | Carbon atoms are sp3 hybridised. |
B. | Diamond | II. | Used as a dry lubricant |
C. | Fullerene | III. | Used as a reducing agent |
D. | Graphite | IV. | Cage like molecules |
Options: | (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) |
1. | III | IV | I | II |
2. | II | IV | I | III |
3. | IV | I | II | III |
4. | III | I | IV | II |
1. | Ga | 2. | In |
3. | Al | 4. | B |
1. | Both the Boron atoms are sp2 hybridised. |
2. | There are two 3-centre-2-electron bonds. |
3. | The four terminal B-H bonds are two centre two-electron bonds. |
4. | The four terminal Hydrogen atoms and the two Boron atoms lie in one plane. |
1. | Both diamond and graphite are used as dry lubricants. |
2. | Diamond and graphite have a two-dimensional network. |
3. | Diamond is covalent and graphite is ionic. |
4. | Diamond is sp³ hybridised and graphite is sp² hybridized. |
Which of the following is the correct statement?
1. Ga+ is more stable than ln+.
2. Al+ is more stable than ln+.
3. Ga+ is more stable than Al+.
4. Al+ is more stable than Ga+.
The chain length of silicones can be controlled by adding:
1. \(\mathrm{CH_3SiCl_3}\)
2. \(\mathrm{SiCl_4}\)
3. \(\mathrm{(CH_3)_2SiCl_2}\)
4. \(\mathrm{(CH_3)_3SiCl}\)