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Alkali metals are good reducing agents b...

Alkali metals are good reducing agents because they easily:

A

Gain electrons

B

Lose electrons

C

Complete the octet

D

React with water

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MBD PUBLICATION-S- BLOCK ELEMENTS [ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METALS]-QUESTION TYPE
  1. Molecular formula of Glauber's salt is:

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  2. An ore of potassium is:

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  3. Alkali metals are good reducing agents because they easily:

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  4. When chlorine is passes through concentrated solution KOH, the compoun...

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  5. The salt on heating does not give brown coloured gas is:

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  6. Sodium carbonate is:

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  7. The reaction of sodium with water is highly exothermic. The rate of re...

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  8. When ammonical solution of common salt is saturated with carbon dioxid...

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  9. The outermost electron is most loosely held in:

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  10. Sodium peroxide in contact with moist air turns white due to the forma...

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  11. Which of the following alkali metal ion in aqueous solution is the bes...

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  12. Alkali metal chloride soluble in pyridine is:

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  13. The chloride ion is isoelectronic with potassium. The size of chloride...

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  14. Elements of group 1 react violently with water and the solution become...

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  15. Which does not form peroxide on heating in air?

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  16. Which shows the highest lattice energy?

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  17. Sodium chloride is known as:

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  18. Hypo is used in:

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  19. The stability of the alkali metal chlorides listed below follows the o...

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  20. Nitrates of group '1' (except LiNO3) on heating give:

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