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P-BLOCK GROUP 16 - CHALCOGENS MCQs

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Question 11. Electrolysis of water gives dioxygen gas - True or False?
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    KClO3
  4.    All of these
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Answer: Option A. -> True
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A
In an electrolytic setup anode is the place where oxidation takes place and cathode is the place where reduction takes place. O2looses two electrons at the anode to form oxygen, where as H+gain electron at the cathode to form hydrogen gas.
Oxidation is nothing but loss of electrons and reduction is nothing but gain of electrons.
Electrolysis of water gives oxygen (O2)gas at anode and hydrogen (H2) gas at cathode and it can be separated and stored in cylinders
Question 12. Which of the following release oxygen on heating at high temperature?
  1.    K2Cr2O7
  2.    KMnO4
  3.    KClO3
  4.    All of these
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Answer: Option D. -> All of these
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D
Strongly heating Potassium dichromate, Potassium Permanganate or Potassium Chlorate gives oxygen gas.
Heating above 400C, the following reactions takes place
4K2Cr2O74K2Cr2O4+2Cr2O3+3O2
2KMnO4K2MnO4+MnO2+O2
2KClO32KCl+3O2
Thus all of them release oxygen gas on heating above 400C.These reactions can be used in the preparation of oxygen gas in laboratory.
Question 13. A large number of oxyacids of Sulphur are known. Those oxyacids with S-S linkages are in general referred to as __ acids.  
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Oxyacids of Sulphur which have a Sulphur-Sulphur single bond are called thionic acids. For example, dithionic acid has the structure:
A Large Number Of Oxyacids Of Sulphur Are Known. Those Oxyac...
According to the VSEPR theory, what will be the hybridization and the oxidation state for the two Sulphur atoms?
Before we answer that, let us try to learn the nomenclature behind the thionic acids series.
Let us look at the following general structure structure:
A Large Number Of Oxyacids Of Sulphur Are Known. Those Oxyac...
Here x is any non-negative integer. If x = 0, then we will get the previous dithionic acid formula. If x = 1, total number of atoms in S – S chain is 3. Then the name of the compound for x = 1 becomes trithionic acid. In case x = 4, then there will be six atoms connected by the S – S chain. Thus, for x = 4, the name of the compound becomes hexathionic acid.
Let us take a look at the terminal Sulphur atoms. They (each atom) are connected to two different oxygen atoms via a double bonds. Also they are connected to an oxygen atom by a single bond (in other words, each terminal S atom shares an electron with a hydroxyl radical). Further, each terminal S atom is singly bonded to exactly one other Sulphur atom. We can see there are 4 ρ-bonds, two π-bonds and 0 lone pairs. So according to the VSEPR theory, the terminal Sulphur atoms are sp3 hybridized and will show tetrahedral geometry. Oxidation state of the terminal Sulphur atoms will be +5.
For x>0, each of the central non-terminal bridge S atoms will exhibit an oxidation state of 0. These S atoms will also have a tetrahedral geometry but bent shape (since each Sulphur bridge atom has two lone pairs of electrons).
Question 14.   At room temperature and 1 atm presure, Dioxygen is blue-colored gas which is very essential for life - True or False?
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    Both (A) and (B)
  4.    Inspiration and combustion
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Answer: Option B. -> False
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B
Oxygen is a colorless, odorless gas required for sustenance of life.

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