Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter The p-Block Elements NCERT Solutions | Complete the following reactions: (i)

Why is helium used in diving apparatus?

Why are pentahalides more covalent than trihalides?

Give the formula and describe the structure of a noble gas species which is isostructural with:

(i) ICl^-₄

(ii) IBr^-₂

(iii) BrO^-₃

Why is H₂O a liquid and H₂S a gas?

How is O₃ estimated quantitatively?

What happens when sulphur dioxide is passed through an aqueous solution of Fe(III) salt?

Why is BiH3 the strongest reducing agent amongst all the hydrides of Group 15 elements?

Why are halogens strong oxidising agents?

Arrange the following in the order of property indicated for each set:

(i) F₂, Cl₂, Br₂, I₂- increasing bond dissociation enthalpy.

(ii) HF, HCl, HBr, HI - increasing acid strength.

(iii) NH₃, PH₃, AsH₃, SbH₃, BiH₃- increasing base strength.

Comment on the nature of two S-O bonds formed in SO₂ molecule. Are the two S-O bonds in this molecule equal?

For the reaction R → P, the concentration of a reactant changes from 0.03 M to 0.02 M in 25 minutes. Calculate the average rate of reaction using units of time both in minutes and seconds.

Write the formulas for the following coordination compounds:

(i) Tetraamminediaquacobalt (III) chloride

(ii) Potassium tetracyanonickelate(II)

(iii) Tris(ethane-1,2-diamine) chromium(III) chloride

(iv) Amminebromidochloridonitrito-N-platinate(II)

(v) Dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)platinum(IV) nitrate

(vi) Iron(III) hexacyanoferrate(II)

(i) Write structures of different isomeric amines corresponding to the molecular formula, C4H11N

(ii) Write IUPAC names of all the isomers.

(iii) What type of isomerism is exhibited by different pairs of amines?

Why are solids rigid?

Write any two characteristics of Chemisorption.

Write the structures of the following compounds.

(i) α-Methoxypropionaldehyde

(ii) 3-Hydroxybutanal

(iii) 2-Hydroxycyclopentane carbaldehyde

(iv) 4-Oxopentanal

(v) Di-sec-butyl ketone

(vi) 4-Fluoroacetophenone

Which of the ores mentioned in Table 6.1 can be concentrated by magnetic separation method?

Silver atom has completely filled d orbitals (4d10) in its ground state. How can you say that it is a transition element?

Glucose or sucrose are soluble in water but cyclohexane or benzene (simple six membered ring compounds) are insoluble in water. Explain.

Write structures of the following compounds:

(i) 2-Chloro-3-methylpentane

(ii) 1-Chloro-4-ethylcyclohexane

(iii) 4-tert. Butyl-3-iodoheptane

(iv) 1,4-Dibromobut-2-ene

(v) 1-Bromo-4-sec. butyl-2-methylbenzene

Write the equations for the preparation of 1-iodobutane from

(i) 1-butanol

(ii) 1-chlorobutane

(iii) but-1-ene.

Write structures of different isomers corresponding to the molecular formula, C₃H₉N. Write IUPAC names of the isomers which will liberate nitrogen gas on

treatment with nitrous acid.

Why is it necessary to remove CO when ammonia is obtained by Haber's process?

Give the significance of a lattice point.

Arrange the following metals in the order in which they displace each other from the solution of their salts.

Al, Cu, Fe, Mg and Zn

In a pseudo first order hydrolysis of ester in water, the following results were obtained:

(i) Calculate the average rate of reaction between the time interval 30 to 60 seconds.

(ii) Calculate the pseudo first order rate constant for the hydrolysis of ester.

The decomposition of dimethyl ether leads to the formation of CH₄, H₂and CO and the reaction rate is given by

Rate = k [CH₃OCH₃]^3/2

The rate of reaction is followed by increase in pressure in a closed vessel, so the rate can also be expressed in terms of the partial pressure of dimethyl ether, i.e.,

 Rate = k (P_CH3OCH3)^3/2

If the pressure is measured in bar andtime in minutes, then what are the units of rate and rate constants?

The rate constant for the first order decomposition of H₂O₂ is given by the following equation:

log k = 14.34 - 1.25 x 10⁴ K/T

Calculate E_a for this reaction and at what temperature will its half-period be 256 minutes?

If the density of some lake water is 1.25 g mL^-1 and contains 92 g of Na⁺ ions per kg of water, calculate the molality of Na⁺ ions in the lake.

How can you differentiate between addition and condensation polymerisation?