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Why do alkali metals dissolve in liquid ammonia to form blue solution which is conducting in nature?

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DINESH PUBLICATION-S-BLOCK ELEMENTS (ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METALS )-SAQ
  1. Why do alkali metals form unipositive ions and impart characteristic c...

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  2. Complete the following : (i) Li + CH -= CH to (ii) Na + O(2) to ...

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  3. Why do alkali metals dissolve in liquid ammonia to form blue solution ...

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  4. Lithium forms monoide, sodium gives peroxide while the rest of the alk...

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  5. Strengths of the bases increases from LiOH to CsOH. Justify.

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  6. Alkali metal ions are colourless as well as diamagnetic. Explain

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  7. Sodium metal can be used to dry diethyl ether and not ethyl alcohol. W...

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  8. Sodium is perpared by the eletrclysis of molten NaCl but not by the...

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  9. Give two important uses of washing soda and baking soda.

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  10. Assign reasons for the following (i) alkali metals impart characteri...

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  11. Explain the trends in the solubility of carbonates , sulphates and hyd...

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  12. Delta iH(1) value of Mg more than that of Na while its Delta iH(2) v...

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  13. Discuss the structure of beryllium chloride in different states.

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  14. What is diagonal relationship? Why does Li resemble with Mg?

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  15. How will you prepare anhydrous magnesium chloride from sea water ?

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  16. How is gypsum converted into plaster of paris ? Why is plaster of pa...

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  17. Describe with the help of chemical equations what happens when : (i)...

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  18. write the important uses of Gypsum and plaster of paris.

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  19. Beryllium and magnesium do not give colour to flame whereas other alka...

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  20. state any one reason for alkaline earth metals ions in general to have...

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