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What is catenation ? Explain why oxygen is diatomic, while sulfur is octa-atomic, `S_g`.

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ICSE-P-BLOCK ELEMENTS-EXERCISE (PART-II)(DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS)(SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. Name the elements belonging to oxygen family and write down their elec...

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  2. Members of the oxygen family are called halogens.

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  3. What is catenation ? Explain why oxygen is diatomic, while sulfur is o...

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  4. Account for the following: The valency of oxygen is generally 2, wh...

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  5. Account for the following: Tendency to show -2 oxidation state dimi...

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  6. Explain the following: (a) Oxygen molecule has formula O2 while sul...

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  7. Compare the structural shapes of the following species: (i) SF4 (...

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  8. (a) Draw the molecular structures of the following compounds : (i) N...

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  9. How would you account for the following : (i) The electron gain enth...

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  10. (a) Give reasons for the following: (i) Sulphurin vapour state shows...

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  11. (a) Account for the following observations : (i) SF(4) is easily hyd...

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  12. Explain the following situations : (ii) Sulfur exhibits greater tend...

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  13. Why oxygen differs from the rest of the members of its family?

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  14. Give the structures of the following compounds : (i) Peroxomonosulfu...

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  15. Give reasons for the following : Fluorine shows an oxidation state o...

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  16. Give reasons for the following : Fluorine has lower electron gain en...

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  17. Give reasons for the following : HF has abnormally high melting and ...

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  18. Why the melting and boiling points of halogens increase in going from ...

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  19. How is chlorine produced industrially?

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  20. Why are halogens coloured?

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