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If the element can lose an electron readily, they are said to be

A

electronegative

B

electropositive

C

Radio action

D

None of these

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  1. When sodium reacts with chlorine.

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  2. Metal atoms tend to form

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  3. If the element can lose an electron readily, they are said to be

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  4. Which of the following is the most reactive ?

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  5. An element reacts with oxygen to give a compound with a high melting p...

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  6. How do valence electrons are showed in the lewis structure ?

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  7. The elements with three or less than three electrons in the outer shel...

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  8. How do you write the lewis dot structure for an inert gas ?

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  9. Between which type of atoms ionic bond will form ?

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  10. Why do we consider KCl as an ionic solid ?

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  11. Which type of forces keeps the cations and anions together ?

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  12. Whether compound formed due to ionic bond is negative or positive ?

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  13. Write the names of any two compounds which have ionic bond.

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  14. As Boran has one unpaired electron, what is the result of it ?

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  15. What is the hybridisation of B and N in borazole?

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  16. What are the bond angles in H(2)O and H.S ? Why they differ in their b...

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  17. How many fluorine atoms overlap their orbitals with hybridised boran o...

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  18. Which type of orbitals that fluorine has ? Either s or p orbital ?

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  19. Which elements try to lose three electrons from their atoms ? Why ?

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  20. Write the lewis dot structures of carbon and magnesium ?

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