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201. Fill in the blanks by picking the correct option.
There are ________ groups and ________ periods in the extended form of periodic table. The group, all members of which are in gaseous state under ordinary conditions is ________ group. Most electropositive elements belong to ________ group.

A 16, 8, 17, 2
B 18, 7, 18, 1
C 8, 7, 0, 2
D 16, 8, 18, 1
Answer :   18, 7, 18, 1

202. $$(A), (B)$$  and $$(C)$$ are elements in the third short period. Oxide of $$(A)$$ is ionic, that of $$(B)$$ is amphoteric and of $$(C)$$ a giant molecule. $$(A), (B)$$  and $$(C)$$ have atomic number in the order

A $$\left( A \right) < \left( B \right) < \left( C \right)$$
B $$\left( C \right) < \left( B \right) < \left( A \right)$$
C $$\left( A \right) < \left( C \right) < \left( B \right)$$
D $$\left( B \right) < \left( A \right) < \left( C \right)$$
Answer :   $$\left( A \right) < \left( B \right) < \left( C \right)$$

203. In the long form of the periodic table, the valence shell electronic configuration of $$5{s^2}5{p^4}$$  corresponds to the element present in :

A Group 16 and period 6
B Group 17 and period 6
C Group 16 and period 5
D Group 17 and period 5
Answer :   Group 16 and period 5

204. The decreasing order of the ionization potential of the following elements is

A $$Ne > Cl > P > S > Al > Mg$$
B $$Ne > Cl > P > S > Mg > Al$$
C $$Ne > Cl > S > P > Mg > Al$$
D $$Ne > Cl > S > P > Al > Mg$$
Answer :   $$Ne > Cl > P > S > Mg > Al$$

205. The species $$Ar,{K^ + }$$  and $$C{a^{2 + }}$$  contain the same number of electrons. In which order do their radii increase?

A $$Ar < {K^ + } < C{a^{2 + }}$$
B $$C{a^{2 + }} < Ar < {K^ + }$$
C $$C{a^{2 + }} < {K^ + } < Ar$$
D $${K^ + } < Ar < C{a^{2 + }}$$
Answer :   $$C{a^{2 + }} < {K^ + } < Ar$$

206. What are the two radii shown as $$'a'$$ and $$'b'$$ in the figure known as?
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A $$a =$$  Atomic radius, $$b =$$  Molecular radius
B $$a =$$  Covalent radius, $$b =$$  van der Waals' radius
C $$a =$$  Ionic radius, $$b =$$  Covalent radius
D $$a =$$  Covalent radius, $$b =$$  Atomic radius
Answer :   $$a =$$  Covalent radius, $$b =$$  van der Waals' radius

207. Which transition involves maximum amount of energy ?

A $${M^ - }\left( g \right) \to M\left( g \right) + {e^ - }$$
B $${M^ - }\left( g \right) \to {M^ + }\left( g \right) + 2{e^ - }$$
C $${M^ + }\left( g \right) \to {M^{2 + }}\left( g \right) + {e^ - }$$
D $${M^{2 + }}\left( g \right) \to {M^{3 + }}\left( g \right) + {e^ - }$$
Answer :   $${M^{2 + }}\left( g \right) \to {M^{3 + }}\left( g \right) + {e^ - }$$

208. $${K^ + }$$ and $$C{l^ - }$$ ions are isoelectronic. Which of the statements is not correct?

A Both $${K^ + }$$ and $$C{l^ - }$$ ions contain 18 electrons.
B Both $${K^ + }$$ and $$C{l^ - }$$ ions have same configuration.
C $${K^ + }$$ ion is bigger than $$C{l^ - }$$ ion in ionic size.
D $$C{l^ - }$$ ion is bigger than $${K^ + }$$ ion in size.
Answer :   $${K^ + }$$ ion is bigger than $$C{l^ - }$$ ion in ionic size.

209. In crystals of which of the following ionic compounds would you expect maximum distance between centres of cations and anions?

A $$LiF$$
B $$CsF$$
C $$Csl$$
D $$Lil$$
Answer :   $$Csl$$

210. The van der Waal and covalent radii of fluorine atom respectively from the following figure are.
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A $$219\,pm,72\,pm$$
B $$75\,pm,72\,pm$$
C $$147\,pm,\,72\,pm$$
D $$147\,pm,\,144\,pm$$
Answer :   $$147\,pm,\,72\,pm$$