CLASS- XII

P- BLOCK ELEMENTS
MASTER THE REACTION PREVIOUS YEAR BOARD QUESTIONS (P-Block)2M
SN Complete the following chemical reaction
SN Complete the following chemical reaction
equations:
equations:
P-BLOCK REACTION CARD-1
P-BLOCK REACTION CARD-6
1
Cu + HNO3 (CONC.)
26
P4 + Conc. HNO3
2
NaOH (hot and conc.) + Cl2
27
Sn + 2PCl5 (heating)
3
XeF2 (s) + H2O(l)
28
AgCl(s) + NH3(aq)
4
HgCl2 +2PH3
29
NH3 + Cl2 ( excess)
5
P4 + NaOH + H2O
30
Cu (s) + H 2SO 4 (conc.)
6
7
8
9
10

P-BLOCK REACTION CARD-2

Cu + HNO3 (DIL.)
NaOH (cold and dil.) + Cl2
XeF4(s) + H2O(l)
CuSO4+2PH3
Ca3P2 + H2O

31
32
33
34
35

P-BLOCK REACTION CARD-7

PCl5 + H2O (excess)
I (aq ) +H2O(aq) + O3(g)
XeF4 + O2F2
XeF6 (s) + H2O(l)
AgNO3 +H3PO2+ H2O

11
12
13
14
15

P-BLOCK REACTION CARD-3

P4 + SO2Cl2
SO2 + MnO 4- + H2O
Xe (g) (in excess) + F2(g) , 673K 1Bar
H3PO3 + (Heat)
XeF2 + PF5

36
37
38
39
40

P-BLOCK REACTION CARD-8

PCl3 + H2O
Br2 (g) + F2(g) (excess)
SO3 + H 2SO 4 (conc.)
XeF6 (s) + 2H2O(l)
CaF2 + H2SO4

16
17
18
19
20

P-BLOCK REACTION CARD-4

P4 + SOCl2
SO2 + Fe3+ + H2O
Cl2 (g) + F2(g) (excess)(3000C)
F2(g) + H2O
PCl5 + Heat

41
42
43
44
45

P-BLOCK REACTION CARD-9

KClO3 + Heat( in presence of MnO2)
SiO2 + HF
XeF6 (s) + H2O(excess)
NaF + XeF6
(NH4)2 Cr2O7 + Heat

21
22
23
24
25

P-BLOCK REACTION CARD-5

I2 + HNO3 (conc.)
Ag + 2PCl5 (heating)
Cu (aq) + NH 3(excess (aq)
NH4Cl(aq) + NaNO2 (aq)
C + H 2SO 4 (conc.)

46
47
48
49
50

P-BLOCK REACTION CARD-10

Ca(OH)2 + Cl2 (g)
Cl2 (g) + H2O
NH3 (excess) + Cl2
NaN3 + Heat
Na2SO3 + Cl2 + H2O

P-BLOCK REACTIONS
1(a)# Cu + 8 HNO3(Dil. ) Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO +4 H2O
1(b)# Cu + 4 HNO3( conc.) Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO2 +2H2O
2(a)# 2NaOH (cold and dilute) + Cl2 NaCl +NaOCl +H2O
2(b)# 6NaOH (hot and conc.) + 3Cl2 5NaCl +NaClO3 +H2O
3(a)# 8NH3 (excess) + 3 Cl2 6NH4Cl + N2

3(b)# NH3 + Cl2 ( excess) NCl3 (explosive ) + 3 HCl

4(a)# PCl3 + H2O H3PO3 + 3 HCl

4(b)# PCl5 + H2O POCl3 + 2 HCl
> + H2O H3PO4 + 3 HCl
5(a)# F2 + H2O HF + O2
5(b)# X2(g) + H2O(l) HX(aq) + HOX (aq) ] 1/3
ClF + H2O HF + HOCl X2(Hydrated) ] 2/3
6(a) # 2XeF2 (s) + 2H2O(l) 2Xe (g) + 4 HF(aq) + O2(g)
6(b) # 6XeF4 + 12 H2O 4Xe + 2Xe03 + 24 HF + 3 O2
[Hydrolysis of XeF4 and XeF6 with water gives Xe03.]
7(a)# # C + 2H2SO4 (Conc.) CO2 + 2 SO2 +2H2O
7(b)# # Cu + 2H2SO4 (Conc.) CuSO4 + SO2 +2H2O
8(a)# # 4 H3PO3 3 H3PO4 + PH3
8(b)# (NH4)2Cr2O7
(Heat ) - N2 + Cr2O3 +H2O
8(c)# HNO2 --(Heat) HNO3 + H2O + 2NO
8(d)# PCl5 + Heat PCl3 + Cl2
9(a)# Cu + 2H2SO4 (Conc.) CuSO4 + SO2 +2H2O
9(b)# Cu + 4 HNO3( conc.) Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO2 +2H2O
10(a)# XeF6 + 3 H2O XeO3 + 6 HF
10(b)# XeF6 + H2O XeOF4 + 2 HF [Partial hydrolysis of XeF6 gives oxyfluorides, XeOF4 and
XeO2F2]
10(c)# XeF6 + 2 H2O XeO2F2 + 4HF
11(a)# XeF2 + PF5[XeF]+ [PF6] ;
11(b)# XeF4 + SbF5[XeF3]+ [SbF6]
11(c)# XeF6 + MF M+ [XeF7] (M = Na, K, Rb or Cs)
12(a)# Ca3P2 + 6H2O 3 Ca(OH)2 + 2 PH3
12(b)# P4 + 3NaOH + 3 H2O PH3 + 3 NaH2PO2

P-BLOCK REACTIONS
13(a)# 2 Fe3+ + SO2 + 2H2O 2 Fe2+ + SO42 + 4 H+
13(b)# 5 SO2 + 2 MnO4 + 2 H2O 5 SO42 + 4 H+ + 2 Mn2+
14(a)# P4 + 8 SOCl2 4 PCl3 +4 SO2 + 2 S2Cl2
15(a)# 3CuSO4 +2PH3 Cu3P2 + 3 H2SO4

14(c)# P4 + SO2Cl2 4 PCl5 + 10 SO2

15(b)# 3HgCl2 +2 PH3 Hg3P2 + 6 HCl

16(a)# Cu2+ (aq) + 4 NH3(aq) [Cu(NH3)4]2+(aq)

(blue)
(deep blue)
16(b)# AgCl (s) + 2 NH3(aq) [Ag(NH3)2] Cl (aq) {colourless soluble complex}
17(a)# NH4Cl(aq) + NaNO2 (aq) N2(g) +2H2O (l) + NaCl (aq)
17(b)# (NH4)2Cr2O7+Heat N2 + 4H2O + Cr2O3
17(c)# Ba(N3)2 Ba + N2
18(a)# PCl3 + H2O H3PO3 + 3 HCl
18(b)# PCl5 + H2O POCl3 + 2 HCl
> + H2O H3PO4 + 3 HCl
19(a)# C2 H5 OH + PCl5C2 H 5Cl + POCl3 + HCl
19(a)# CH 3COOH + PCl5CH3 COCl + POCl3 +HCl
20(a)# 2Ag (Finely divided )+ PCl5 2AgCl + PCl3
20(b)# Sn(Finely divided ) + 2PCl5 SnCl4 + 2PCl3
21(a)# NCl3 + H2O NH3 + 3 HOCl

21(b)# PCl3 + H2O H3PO3 + 3 HCl

22(a)# 2FeSO4 + H2SO4 + Cl2 Fe2(SO4)3 + 2HCl

22(b)# Na2SO3 + Cl2 + H2O Na2SO4 + 2HCl
22(c)# SO2 + 2H2O + Cl2 H2SO4 + 2HCl
23(a)# Cl2+F2 [437K]2ClF;
(equal volume)

23(b)# Cl2 + 3F2 (excess) [573K ]2ClF3 ;

24(a)# I2 +3Cl2 [437K]2ICl3;

24(b)# I2 +Cl2 (equimolar)2ICl
25(a)# Br2 + 3F2 2BrF3
(Diluted with water)

25(b)# Br2 + 5F2 2BrF5

(excess)

26(a)# 2 Na2S2O3 + I2 Na2S4O6 + 2 NaI

26(a)# Na2S2O3 + 4 Cl2 +5 H2O 2 NaHSO4 + 8 HCl