ANEES HUSSAIN

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CHAPTER # 5
d-BLOCK ELEMETS
01) The element which contain partially filled inner orbital are called:
 s-block elements  p-blocks elements  d-block elements  alkali metals
02) The first transition element present in first series of d-block is:
 Scandium  Zinc  Chromium  Nickel
03) Transition elements from complexes readily because of:
 Small size  Vacant d-orbital
 Large nuclear charge  All of the above
04) Transition elements are often paramagnetic because of:
 The presence of vacant orbital  The presence of unpaired electrons
 Malleability  None of these
05) Iron obtained from blast furnace is known as:
 Cast iron  Wrought iron  Pig iron  Steel
06) Bessemer's converter is used in the manufacture of:
 Stainless steel  Copper  Aluminum  Sodium
07) Which of the following statement is false:
 Rusting of iron can be prevented by CO2
 Rusting of iron takes place in moist air
 Rusting of iron is an electrochemical process
 Rusting of iron produce hydrated ferric oxide
08) The colour of Fe+2 is:
 Blue  Light green  Yellow  Brown
09) d-block elements generally form:
 Covalent hydrides  Complex hydrates
 Interstitial hydrides  Salt like hydrates
10) The substances added to the ores to remove the impurities are called:
 Flux  Catalyst  Gangue  Slag
11) Which of the following is not an ore of copper?
 Gibbisite  Malachite  Azurite  Copper pyrite
12) The process of extracting a metal in pure form from its ore is known as:
 Metallurgy  Extraction  Smelting  Roasting
13) A compound of a metal from which a metal can be extracted economically is called:
 Mineral  Ore  Alloy  Gangue

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14) The undesirable impurities in the mineral are called:
 Flux  Gangue  Slag  Alloy
15) Which of the following does not belong to d-block elements:
 Cu  Cr  Co  Ca
16) Which of the following is not a method to prevent metal from corrosion?
 Alloying  Electroplating
 Galvanizing  None of above
17) Photographic films and plates have an essential coating of:
 Silver nitrate  Sodium bromide  Silver bromide  None of these
18) Which species does not act as ligands in the formation of complexes
 + NH4  H2O  CN-  None of above
19) NH3 and water are _____ ligands.
 Mono-dentate  Bi-dentate
 Mono-dentate and neutral  None of the above
20) Stain-less steel is an alloy of:
 Fe, Cr, and Ni  Fe, Cu, Ni Fe, Mg, and Ni  Fe, Ca, Ni
21) Potassium permanganate is _____ in color:
 Deep green  Deep purple  Deep yellow  Light pink
22) Potassium dichromate is used as:
 An oxidizing agent  Reducing agent  Dehydrating agent  Catalyst
23) The d-block elements are also called as:
 Inner transition elements  Outer transition elements
 Lanthanides series  Inert gases
24) Second series of d-block elements starts from:
 Scandium  Yttrium  Lanthanum  Cadmium
25) The transition metal complex ions are colored except those of:
 Cu  Ni  Mn  Zn
26) EDTA is:
 Ethylene di-amine tri-acetate  Ethyl di-amine tetra-acetate
 Ethyl di-amine tetra acid  Ethylene di-amine tetra-acetic acid
27) In naming a complex ion, the name of _____ are written first:
 Neutral ligand  Negative ligand  Metal  None of these
28) Which is most reactive metal:
 Fe  Pt  Ni  Co
29) Bauxite is an ore of :
 Iron  Aluminum  Copper  Zinc

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30) The method used in the concentration of Cu ore is:
 Smelting  Froth floatation
 Roasting  All the above
31) The empty space between atoms of transition metals in their crystal lattices are called:
 Vacant spaces  Valance spaces  Interstitial spaces  None of the above
32) Ligands are:
 Electron pair donors  Electron pair acceptor
 Neutral species  None of the above
33) The name of ____ are usually unchanged:
 Anionic ligands  Cationic ligands  Neutral ligands  None of these
34) Suffix "ate" at the end of the name of coordinating complex ion represents:
 Cat-ion  Anion  Cathode  Anode
35) The elements of group ____________ of periodic table are referred to as transition
elements.
IIIA VIB VA VIIIA
36) The oxidation number of iron in K4[Fe(CN)6] is ____________ .
+2 +4 +6 10
37) _______ is the oxidation number of nickel in [Ni(CO)4]
4 2 1 0
38) Cu is extracted from _______ ore.
Gibbisite Chalcopyrite Ironpyrite  Bauxite
39) Blister copper is _______ % pure.
99.99 100 90 99
40) _______ is known as Blue Stone.
CaSO4 FeSO4 CuSO4 Pt
41) Which of the following is a non-typical transition element ?
 Cr  Mn  Zn  Fe
42) f-block elements are also called :
 Non-typical transition element  Outer transition elements
 Normal transition elements  Inner transition elements
43) Group VIB of transition elements contains
 Zn, Cd , Hg Fe, Ru, Os Cr, Mo, W Mn, Te, Re
44) Paramagnetic behaviour is caused by the presence of.
 Unpaired electrons  Paired electrons
 Paired protons  Paired electrons in an aton, molecule or ion

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45) Zn has :
 Zero unpaired electrons  Five unpaired electrons
 Three unpaired electrons  One paired electrons
46) In transition elements the orbital which is responsible for the colour development is.
s-orbital f-orbital d-orbital p-orbital
47) The location of transition elements is in between_________
Lanthanides & actinides s and p block elements
chalcogens and halogens d and f block elements
48) The central atom along with Ligand is called ________
Complex ion Coordination sphere Complex compound
Ligand
49) Which element has complete d – orbital are
Ni Fe Zn Mn
50) A substance which have even number of electrons and have paired spin is called :
Ferromagnetic  Paramagnetic  Diamagnetic None of these
51) In K2Cr2O7, oxidation number of Cr is:
(a) +7 (b) +6 (c) +5 (d) +4
52) The substance which contains two or more metals is called:
(a) Polymer (b) Homologous (c) Alloy (d) Allotrope
53) The metal ion having the highest number of unpaired electrons is:
(a) Mn+2 (b) Fe+2 (c) Co+2 (d) Ni+2
54) EDTA is:
(a) Bidentate ligand (b) Chelate
(c) Monodentate ligand (d) Multidentate ligand
55) Hypo is used as:
(a) fixer (b) developer (c) reducer (d) binder
56) Element of group IB are called:
(a) Normal elements (b) rare earth metals (c) coinage metals (d) alkali metals
57) The valence shell electronic configuration of d-block element is ________
(a) ns2, nd10 (b) ns2,(n-1)d10 (c) ns1,(n-1)d1 to ns2, (n-1)d10
58) ________ is called the protection process against corrosion and poisoning
(a) Fixing (b) Tin plating (c) Silvering (d) Steeling
59) Name of K3[Fe(CN)6] is ________
(a) Potassium hexacyano ironate (III) (b) Potassium hexacyanide ferrate (III)
(c) Potassium hexacyano ferrate (III) (d) Tripotassium hexacyano iron (III)

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60) Name of [Co(en)3]Cl3 is ________
(a) Trichloro tris (ethylenediamine ) Cobalt (III) chloride
(b) Tris (ethylenediamine) Cobalt (III) Chloride
(c) Tri(ethylenediamine) cobalate (III) chloride
(d) Tris (ethylenediamine) tri chloro cobalate
61) Name of [Cr(H2O]4]+3 is ________
(a) Tetra aquo chromium (III) (b) Tetra aquo chromate (III)
(c) Tetra aquo chromium (III) Ion (d) Tetra aquo chromate (III) ion
62) ________ form colorless compound
(a) Cu (b) Ni (c) Co (d) Zn
63) ________ is a ferromagnetic
(a) Co (b) Sc (c) Mn (d) Zn
64) Compounds of transition elements show color due to ________
(a) Large size (b) Paramagnetism
(c) Variable valency (d) Transition of electrons
65) Uranium belongs to ________
(a) Actinides (b) f-block
(c) Inner transition elements (d) All of these
66) Oxalato (C2O4-2) is ________ ligand
(a) Monodentate (b) bidentate (c) Tridentate (d) Polydentate
67) EDTA is an example of ________
(a) Monodentate (b) Tridentate (c) Hexadentate
68) Non-stoichimetric compounds are known as _______
(a) Ionic compounds (b) Covalent compounds
(c) Interstitial compounds (d) Coordination compounds
69) Transition elements are those in which ________ orbitals are in the process of
completion:
(a) d (b) f (c) s (d) d or f
70) Transition elements are located between ________ elements in the periodic table
(a) s & p block (b) s & f block (c) d & p block (d) None of these
71) Elements in which d-orbital are in the process of completion are called _______
elements
(a) Outer transition (b) Inner transition (c) Non-transition (d) None of these
72) ________ of the following is transition elements
(a) Sr (b) Sn (c) Cr (d) Sb

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73) ________ of the following elements isn’t included in the list of transition elements
(a) Ca (b) Cu (c) Cr (d) Co
74) Finally divided iron is used in ________
(a) Haber process (b) Catalytic hydrogenation
(c) Oxidation of ammonia to nitric oxide (d) Contact process
75) Vanadium pentaoxide is used in ________
(a) Oxidation of sulphur dioxide to sulphur trioxide
(b) Haber process
(c) Oxidation of ammonia to nitric oxide
(d) All of these
76) Platinum or palladium is used as catalyst in ________
(a) Haber process (b) Catalytic Hydrogenation
(c) Oxidation of ammonia to nitric oxide (d) Contact process
77) ________ of the following doesn’t belong to d-block elements
(a) Chromium (b) Cobalt (c) Silicon (d) Copper
78) Compounds attracted into a magnetic field are called ________
(a) Magnets (b) Paramagnets (c) Diamagnets (d) None of these
79) Transition metal compounds, which show Paramagnetism have ________
(a) Unpaired electrons (b) Paired electrons
(c) Unpaired protons (d) Paired protons
80) A substance which have even number of electro and have paired spin is called
________
(a) Ferromagnetic (b) Paramagnetic (c) Diamagnetic (d) None of these
81) Transition elements show variable valencies because of the involvement of the d-
electron in addition to ________
(a) p-electron (b) f-electron (c) d-electron (d) s-electron
82) The empty spaces between atoms of transition metals in their crystal lattices are
called ________
(a) Vacant spaces (b) Valences spaces (c) Interstices (d) None of these
83) Interstitial compound have ________ formula
(a) Definite (b) half (c) indefinite (d) No
84) When a number of molecules or negatively charged ions combine with a central
d-block atom or ion to form complex ion or molecule ________ is formed
(a) a co-ordinate compound (b) Interstitial compound
(c) Di-atomic compound (d) None of these

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85) In coordinate bonding the molecules or ions, which bond on to the central metal
ion or atom are called ________
(a) Actinides (b) Lanthanides (c) Ligand (d) None of these
86) Ligands are ________
(a) Electron pair donor (b) Electron pair acceptors
(c) neutral
87) In the system of naming complex coordinate compounds cations are name -
________ anions
(a) After (b) Before (c) In between (d) None of these
88) NH3 is an example of ________ ligand
(a) anionic (b) Cationic (c) neutral (d) none of these
89) H2O is an example of ________ ligand
(a) anionic (b) cationic (c) neutral (d) None of these
90) The suffix ‘ate’ at the end of the name of the coordinate complex ion represents
a/an ________
(a) Cation (b) anion (c) Cathode (d) anode
91) Copper sulphate is commonly called ________
(a) Nila thotha (b) Lunar caustic (c) Surkh kahi (d) None of these
92) ________ is a blue crystalline solid which is freely soluble in water.
(a) Nila thotha (b) Lunar caustic (c) Surkh kahi (d) None of these
93) Alloying of metals serves to inhibits _______
(a) Corrosion (b) Froth floatation (c) Erosion (d) None of these
94) _______ one of the following metals exists in liquid form
(a) Sc (b) Y (c) La (d) Hg
95) The property of a substance which permits it being drawn into wire is called
_______
(a) Softness (b) Ductility (c) Brittleness (d) Hardness
96) _______ of the following is not the transition element
(a) Mo (b) Sn (c) Cr (d) Fe
97) _______ of the following elements isn’t included in the list of transition elements
(a) Ca (b) Cu (c) Cr (d) Co
98) _______ of the following doesn’t belong to d-block elements
(a) Chromium (b) Silicon (c) Cobalt (d) Nickel
99) Transition elements are located between _______ elements in the periodic table
(a) s and p block (b) s and f block (c) d and p block (d) None of these
100) A substance, which have unpaired electron is called _______
(a) magnetic (b) Paramagnetic (d) Diamagnetic (d) None of these

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101) _______ property provides information about the presence of unpaired electrons
in an atom or ion
(a) Dipole moment (b) Magnetic moment
(c) torque (d) None of these

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