Chemical Properties of Group 13 Elements

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Chemical Properties of Group 13 Elements: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Anomalous Behaviour of Boron, Oxidation States of Group 13 Elements, Chemical Properties of Group 13 Elements, Hydrides of Group 13 Elements and, Reaction of Group 13 Elements with Water

Important Questions on Chemical Properties of Group 13 Elements

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If the formula of Borax is Na2 B4Ox(OH)y·zH2O, then  x+y+z= ______

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Group-13 elements react with O2 in amorphous form to form oxides of type M2O3 (M= element). Which among the following is the most basic oxide?

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Which of the following is most basic?

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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: During Electrolytic refining, the pure metal is made to act as anode and its impure metallic form is used as cathode.
Statement II: During the Hall-Heroult electrolysis process, purified Al2O3 is mixed with Na3AlF6 to lower the melting point of the mixture.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Which of the following metallic oxides exhibit amphoteric nature?

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The correct decreasing order of stabilities of +3 oxidation state of group-13  elements is:

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Which metal dissolves in NaOH:

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Which of the following statement is wrong?

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Aluminium oxide exist in nature as gems with different colours. The reason for the difference in colour is due to

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Which of the following is wrongly matched?

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AlF3 is soluble in HF only in the presence of KF. It is due to the formation of 

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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Concentrated HNO3 is stored in containers made up of

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For BCl3, AlCl3 and GaCl3 the increasing order of ionic character is

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Predict the correct shape of BH4-.

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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In Borax analyse these given statement and find the value of x+y+z

(i) Number of B-O-B bond is x

(ii) Number of B-B bond is y

(iii) Number of sp2 hybridized B atom is z

 

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Among the following, how many statements are CORRECT?

(i) CaCN2 on treating with steam gives NH3.

(ii) S2O82- is a better oxidant than SO42-.

(iii) BrF3 is a better oxidant than fluorine.

(iv) When XeF4 reacts with BF3 the 's' character of hybrid orbitals of 'Xe' decreases.

(v) HF is more volatile than HCl .

(vi) ClO4- is a better oxidant than ClO-.

(vii) F2 absorbs shorter wavelength than I2 from visible light

(viii) all Cl-O bond lengths in Cl2O7 are same.

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The maximum covalency of Boron is ____.

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Boron exhibits maximum covalency of -------.