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Account for the following:
Sulphur has a greater tendency for catenation than oxygen.

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Oxygen shows catenation behaviour less than sulphur. Due to its smaller size oxygen experiences repulsions between their lone pair of electrons present on oxygen atom and bond pair of O–O bond hence, O-O bonds are weaker than S-S bonds.
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ARIHANT PUBLICATION-GROUP 16 ELEMENTS: OXYGEN FAMILY-QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE (VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)
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  3. Account for the following: Oxygen shows catenation behaviour less th...

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  4. How would you account for the following? The electron gain enthalpy wi...

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  5. The thermal stability of the hydrides of group 16 ......... down the g...

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  6. Write the increasing order of thermal stability of hydrides of Gr-16 e...

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  7. Do as directed : H2O,H2S, H2Se, H2Te (Increasing acidic strength)

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  8. H2O is a liquid while hydrogen sulphide is a gas at room temperature....

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  9. Why hydrides of oxygen is a liquid whereas hydride of sulphur is a gas...

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  10. Complete the following reactions: C2H4 + O2 rarr, 4Al+ 3O2 rarr

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  11. How would you account for the following? The two O–O bond lengths in t...

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  12. Why does ozone act as a powerful oxidising agent?

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  13. What is the action of O3 on acidified FeSO4 solution ?

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  14. How the supersonic jet aeroplanes are responsible for the depletion of...

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  15. How is ozone estimated quantitatively?

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  16. What is the shape of ozone molecule ?

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  17. What happens when SO2 is passed through an aqueous solution of Fe (III...

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  18. What happens when SO2 gas is passed through acidified K2Cr2O7 solution...

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  19. Why can't SO2 be collected over water?

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  20. Whether sulphur dioxide is a Lewis base or acid?

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