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 Multiple Choice QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions

1.

Silicon oil is obtained from the hydrolysis and polymerisation of

  • trimetylchlorosilane and dimethyldichlorosilane

  • trimethylchlorosilane and methyldichlorosilane

  • methyltrichlorosilane and dimethyldichlorosilane

  • triethylchlorosilane and dimethyldichlorosilane


2.

The orange solid on heating gives a colourless gas and a green solid which can be reduced to metal by aluminium powder. The orange and the green solids are, respectively

  • NH4Cr2O7 and Cr2O3

  • Na2Cr2Oand Cr2O3

  • K2Cr2O7 and CrO3

  • (NH4)2CrO4 and CrO3


3.

Which of the following oxides is strongly basic?

  • TI2O

  • B2O3

  • Al2O3

  • Ga2O3


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4.

Which of the following oxide is amphoteric?

  • SnO2

  • CaO

  • SiO2

  • CO2


A.

SnO2

SnO2 is an amphoteric oxide because it reacts with acids as well as bases to form corresponding salts.

SnO2+ 4HCl  SnCl4 + 2H2OSnO2 + 2NaOH  Na2SnO3sod. stannate + H2O


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5.

Match the following.
  List I   List II
(A) Flespar (I) [Ag3SbS3]
(B) Asbestos (II) Al2O3.H2O
(C) Pyrargyrite (III) MgSO4.H2O
(D) Diaspore (IV) KAlSi3O8
    (V) CaMg3(SiO3)4

  • (A)   (B)   (C)   (D)

    IV     V      II      I

  • (A)   (B)   (C)   (D)

    IV      V      I      II

  • (A)   (B)   (C)   (D)

    IV      I     III     II

  • (A)   (B)   (C)   (D)

    II      V     IV      I


6.

Diamond is hard because

  • all the four valence electrons are bonded to each carbon atoms by covalent bonds

  • it is a giant molecule

  • it is made up of carbon atoms

  • it cannot be burnt


7.

The decomposition temperature is maximum for

  • MgCO3

  • CaCO3

  • BaCO3

  • SrCO3


8.

Which one of the following reacts with glass?

  • H2SO4

  • HF

  • HNO3

  • K2Cr2O7


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9.

Monosilane on coming in contact with air bums with a luminous flame producing vortex rings. These rings are of

  • SiO2

  • SiO

  • Si

  • H2SiO3


10.

Carborundum is

  • SiC

  • Al2O3·H2O

  • Al2(SO4)3

  • AlCl3


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