On addition of conc. H2SO4 to a chloride salt, colourless fumes are evolved but in case of iodide salt, violet fumes come out. This is because

1. H2SO4 reduces HI to I2

2. HI is of violet colour

3. HI gets oxidised to I2

4. HI changes to HIO3

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Affinity for hydrogen decreases in the group from fluorine to iodine. Which of the halogen acids should have highest bond dissociation enthalpy?

1. HF

2. HCl

3. HBr

4. HI

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Bond dissociation enthalpy of E—H (E = element) bonds is given below. Which of the compounds will act as strongest reducing agent?

Compound                    NH3              PH3                 AsH3                 SbH3

diss(E-H)/kJ mol-1     389             322                  297                    255

1. NH3

2. PH3

3. AsH3

4. SbH3

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On heating with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of CO2, white phosphorus gives a gas.
Incorrect statements among the following about the gas is: 

1. It is highly poisonous and has smell like rotten fish.
2. It’s solution in water decomposes in the presence of light.
3. It is more basic than NH3.
4. It is less basic than NH3.
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Which of the following acids forms three series of salts?

1. H3PO2

2. H3BO3

3. H3PO4

4. H3PO3

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Which of the following elements does not show allotropy?

1. Nitrogen

2. Bismuth

3. Antimony

4. Arsenic

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Maximum covalency of nitrogen is ______________.

1. 3

2. 5

3. 4

4. 6

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Which of the following statements is wrong?

1. Single N–N bond is stronger than the single P–P bond.

2. PHcan act as a ligand in the formation of coordination compound with transition elements.

3. NO2 is paramagnetic in nature.

4. Covalency of nitrogen in N2O5 is four.

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Elements of group-15 form compounds in +5 oxidation state. However, bismuth forms only one well characterised compound in +5 oxidation state. The compound is:

1. Bi2O5

2. BiF5

3. BiCl5

4. Bi2S5

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On heating ammonium dichromate and barium azide separately we get

1. N2 in both cases

2. N2 with ammonium dichromate and NO with barium azide

3. N2O with ammonium dichromate and N2 with barium azide

4. N2O with ammonium dichromate and NO2 with barium azide

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