Chapter No.

Subject
Chemistry

Topic
The S-Block Elements

Class
11

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Why is Group I elements known as the most electropositive element? [1]

Why is lithium salts mostly hydrated? [1]
Why are melting and boiling points of alkali metals low? [1]
What do you mean by diagonal relationship in the periodic table? [1]
Why is lithium kept under kerosene oil? [1]
Name the lightest metal. [1]
Why alkali metal hydroxides are make the strongest bases? [1]
Why are peroxides and super oxides stable in comparison to other oxides? [1]
Name the anomalous properties of lithium. [1]
10. Why are lithium compounds soluble in organic solvents? [1]
11. How is sodium carbonate prepared? [1]
12. What is sodium amalgam? [1]
13. Why is sodium hydrogen carbonate known as baking powder? [1]
14. Why does table salt get wet in rainy season? [1]
15. What is the formula of soda ash? [1]
16. Why do alkaline earth metals have low ionization enthalpy? [1]
17. State one reason for alkaline earth metals in general having a greater tendency
to form complexes than alkali metals.[1]
18. Compounds of alkaline earth metals are more extensively hydrated than those
of alkali metals. Give reason.[1]
19. The melting and boiling points of alkaline metals are higher than alkali metals.
Give reason.[1]
20. What is the nature of oxide formed by Be? [1]
21. Why does beryllium show similarities with Al? [1]
22. Why is beryllium carbonate unusually unstable thermally as compared to the
other carbonates of this group?[1]
23. Why sulphates of Mg and Be soluble in water? [1]
24. Why beryllium is not attacked by an acid easily? [1]
25. Mention the main compounds which constitute Portland cement. [1]
26. What happens when gypsum is heated to 390K? [1]
27. Anhydrous calcium sulphate can not be used as plaster of Paris. Give reason. [1]
28. Mention the natural sources of calcium carbonate. [1]
29. What is milk of lime? [1]
30. What happens when CaCO3 is subjected to heat? [1]
31. Show with an example that Ca O is a basic oxide? [1]
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Batch
Nucleus

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Why are lithium halides covalent in nature? [2]

What makes lithium show properties different from rest of the alkali metals? [2]
Why do alkali metals and salts impart color to an oxidizing flame? [2 ]
What type of oxide is made by sodium? [2]
Why is potassium lighter than sodium? [2]
Name the alkali metals that form super oxides when heated in excess of air. [2]
Write a reaction to show that bigger cat ions stabilize bigger anions. [2]
Lithium shows similarities with magnesium in its chemical behavior. What is
the cause of these similarities?[2]
9. Why metals like potassium and sodium can not be extracted by reduction of
their oxides by carbon?[2 ]
10. Give the important uses of sodium carbonate. [2]
11. What is the difference between baking soda and baking powder? [2]
12. Which compound of sodium is used:
(i) as a component of baking powder.
(ii) for softening hard water.[2]
13. Give two uses of sodium carbonate? [2]
14. Solution of Na2 CO3 is alkaline. Give reason. [2]
15. Name the elements present in Group 2 [2]
16. The atomic radii of alkaline earth metals are smaller than those of the
corresponding alkali metals. Explain why?[2]
17. The second ionization enthalpy of calcium is more than the first. How is that
calcium forms CaCl2 and not CaCl give reasons.[2]
18. Name the metal amongst alkaline earth metals whose salt do not impart colour
to a non-luminous flame.[2]
19. Which member of the alkaline earth metals family has:
(i) least reactivity (ii) lowest density (iii) highest boiling point
(iv) maximum reduction potential[2]
20. The alkaline earth metals are called s block elements. Give reasons. [2]
21. Why is Calcium preferred over sodium to remove last traces of moisture from
alcohol?[2]
22. Name the metal amongst alkaline earth metals whose salt do not impart
colour to a non luminous flame.[2]
23. Why does the solubility of alkaline earth metal hydroxides in water increase
down the group?[2]
24. Give the reaction of magnesium with air? [2]

25. Beryllium is reducing in nature. Why? [2]

26. Give two uses of
(i) caustic soda
(ii) quick lime [2]
27. What is quick lime? What happens when we add water to it? [2]
28. What is the formulae of caustic potash? [2]
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