BITSAT SERIES Chemistry
The Lanthanoids
6 previous year questions.
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1998 Chapter Questions 6 MCQs
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PYQ 1998
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-1
Ozone can be easily detected by using:
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4
02
PYQ 2011
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2
Which of the following pairs has the same size?
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Fe²⁺, Ni²⁺
2
Zr⁴⁺, Ti⁴⁺
3
Zr⁴⁺, Hf⁴⁺
4
Zn²⁺, Hf⁴⁺
03
PYQ 2016
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2
Knowing that the chemistry of lanthanoids (Ln) is dominated by its +3 oxidation state, which of the following statements is incorrect?
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The ionic size of Ln(III) decreases in general with increasing atomic number
2
Ln(III) compounds are generally colourless
3
Ln(III) hydroxides are mainly basic in character
4
Because of the large size of Ln(III) ions, the bonding in its compounds is predominantly ionic in character
04
PYQ 2019
easy
chemistry ID: bitsat-2
The electronic configuration of (Atomic ), (Atomic ) and (Atomic ) are :
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and
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and
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and
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and
05
PYQ 2020
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2
Knowing that the chemistry of lanthanoids (Ln) is dominated by its +3 oxidation state, which of the following statements is incorrect?
1
The ionic size of Ln(III) decreases in general with increasing atomic number
2
Ln(III) compounds are generally colourless
3
Ln(III) hydroxide are mainly basic in character
4
Because of the large size of the Ln(III) ions the bonding in its compounds is predominantly ionic in character
06
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2
The drug used as an antidepressant is:
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Luminol
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Tofranil
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Mescaline
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Sulphadiazine
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