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Why does the oxygen show anomalous behaviour in its group ?

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Because
(i) It has a small size.
(ii) It has high electronegativity.
(iii) It has high ionisation enthalpy.
(iv) It does not have d-orbital in the valance shell.
(v) It forms multiple bond easily.
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ACCURATE PUBLICATION-P-BLOCK ELEMENTS-P-BLOCK (GROUP-16) (OXYGEN FAMILY )(2 OR 5 MARK QUESTIONS)
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  2. Why conc. H2 SO4 is viscous and has high boiling point ?

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  3. Why is dioxygen gas but sulphur a solid?

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  4. Heating of milk and Drying of clothes is an example of change.

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  5. Why is H2S less acidic than H2 Te ?

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  6. Sulphur show +4 and +6 oxidation stae in their compounds but oxygen ca...

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  7. H2S is a gas while H2O is liquid at room temperature·? Why ?

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  8. Why SF6 is known but SH6 is not known ?

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  9. Explain that SO2 can act as an oxidising agent as well as a reducing a...

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  10. How would you account for the following : Sulphur has a great tendency...

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  11. Oxygen gas is inert at room temperature why?

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  12. Comment on nature of two S-O bond formed in SO2 molecule. Are the two ...

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  13. Why SF6 is known but OF6 is not known

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  14. Elements of Group 16 generally show lower value of first ionisation en...

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  15. Oxygen gas is inert at room temperature why?

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  16. Milk to cheese is an example of change.

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  17. What is the use of ozone layer?

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  18. What is tailing of mercury ?

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  19. Which form of sulphur shows paramagnetic behaviour and why ?

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