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S CO 4 8 , I I
n d
F l o o r , S e c t o r 2 0 C, CHANDI GARH P h : 2 7 2 5 7 4 8 , 3 0 4 0 6 6 0
S C F 7 2 , S e c t o r 1 0 , P a n c h k u l a , P h : 3 9 1 4 8 4 4
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IIT IIT IIT IIT- -- -JEE JEE JEE JEE Review Questions
Carbon, Silicon and their Compounds

Level-1(Following Questions have only one correct response)
Q1. CO
2
is gas at room temperature but SiO
2
is high melting solid, why?
(A) Greater moles mass of SiO
2
. (B) ionic character of SiO
2
.
(C) 3-dimenssional network structure of SiO
2
. (D) Lower electronegativity of Si.
(C)
Q2. Which is not true regarding silicones?
(A) (CH
3
)
2
SiCl
2
on hydrolysis in excess of water gives a linear chain silicone.
(B) (CH
3
)
2
SiCl
2
on hydrolysis in limited supply of water gives mainly six membered cyclic silicone.
(C) (CH
3
)
3
SiCl is added during synthesis of silicone to control the molar mass.
(D) Silicones are all solid plastic at room temperature
(D)
Q3. Select the incorrect statement:
(A) In Si
2
O
7
6
, there is one shared oxygen
(B) Si
6
O
18
12
represents a cyclic silicate with two shared oxygen per silicon atom.
(C) Pyroxene is a linear chain silicate with two shared oxygen per silicon atom.
(D) In three dimensional network silicate, there are three shared oxygen per silicon atom.
(D)
Q4. Which of the following does not give silicon (Si)?
(A) SiCl
4
+ H
2
(B) SiI
4

(C) SiO
2

(D) SiCl
4
+ CH
3
CH
2
MgCl
(D)
Q5. Which is not true regarding element silicon(Si)?
(A) Its maximum covalency is six. (B) doping with As gives ntype semiconductor.
(C) Its oxide forms salt with NaOH. (D) Its chloride is inert to water.
(D)
Q6. Element that occurs both in very hard very soft form of 14 group is
(a) Sn (b) Pb (c) C (d) Si
(C)
Q7. Maximum covalency of silicon is
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1
(B)
Q8. Carbon monoxide is formed by action conc. H
2
SO
4
on
(a) Formic acid (b) Oxalic acid (c) Potassium ferrocyanide (d) All of these
(D)
Q9. In SiO
2
every silicon is linked to ______ oxygen atoms
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
(C)
Q10. Black lead is
(a) Diamond (b) Graphite (c) Coke (d) Chrcoal
(B)
Q11. The chemical formula for dry ice is
(a) CO (b) CO
2
(c) CO
3
2
(d) CH
4

(B)

Group-14

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S CO 4 8 , I I
n d
F l o o r , S e c t o r 2 0 C, CHANDI GARH P h : 2 7 2 5 7 4 8 , 3 0 4 0 6 6 0
S C F 7 2 , S e c t o r 1 0 , P a n c h k u l a , P h : 3 9 1 4 8 4 4
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Q12. The neutral oxide is
(a) CO (b) CO
2
(c) SO
2
(d) Al
2
O
3

(A)
Q13. A fuel will have a large fuel value if one gram of it on burning gives more of
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) water vapours (c) ash (d) calories
(D)
Q14. Which one of the following is the correct description of the type of polymer represented by the structural formula
O Si O Si
CH
3
CH
3
CH
3
CH
3

(a) silane (b) silicate (c) silicon (d) silicone
(D)
Q15. A yellow solid, known to be a single compound is completely insoluble in in hot water but dissolves in hot dilute HCL to
give an orange red solution. When this solution is cooled, a white crystalling precipitate is formed. This white precipitate
re-dissolves if hot water is added instead. The compound is
(a) Ferric hydroxide (b) lead chromate (c) ferrous hydroxide (d) chromium silicate
(B)
Q16. Dry ice is used for
(a) cooling (b) heating (c) as a fuel (d) CaCO
3

(A)
Q17. Calcium does not combine directly with ----------------------------
(a) oxygen (b) nitrogen (c) hydrogen (d) carbon
(D)
Q18. When tin is treated with concentrated nitric acid then
(a) it is converted into stannous nitrate (b) it is converted into stannic nitrate
(c) it is converted into metastannic acid (d) is becomes passive
(C)
Q19. Gas A is bubbled through slaked lime when a white precipitate is formed. On prolonged bubbling the precipitate is
dissolved. On heating the resultant solution the white precipitate reappeared with evolution of gas B. The A and B
respectively are
(a) CO
2
and CO (b) CO and CO
2
(c) CO
2
and CO
2
(d) CO and CO
(C)
Q20. Which of the following is black powders burns in air to form a colourless gas and reacts with conc. H
2
SO
4
to form a
mixture of colourless gases, one of which is dry ice
(a) black copper oxide (b) manganese dioxide (c) carbon (d) lead dioxide
(C)
Q21. Graphite is a good conductor of electricity, because it
(a)has sp
3
-hybridized carbon atoms (b) has free electrons
(c) is crystalline (d) has free atoms
(D)
Q22. Carborundum is obtained when silican is heated at high temperature with
(a) carbon (b) carbon monoxide (c) carbon dioxide (d) calcium carbonate
(A)
Q23. Which one of the following oxides in neutral?
(a) CO (b) SnO
2
(c) SiO
2
(d) ZnO
(A)
Q24. Carborundum is
(a) boron carbide (b) silicon carbide (c) calcium carbide (d) aluminum
(B)
Q25. Which is called white graphite
(a) SiO
2
(b) SiC (c) BN (d) B
2
O
3

(C)
Q26. Which of the carbides gives CH
4
on hydrolysis?
(a) SiO
2
(b) SiC (c) CaC
2
(d) Mg
2
C
3

(A)

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S CO 4 8 , I I
n d
F l o o r , S e c t o r 2 0 C, CHANDI GARH P h : 2 7 2 5 7 4 8 , 3 0 4 0 6 6 0
S C F 7 2 , S e c t o r 1 0 , P a n c h k u l a , P h : 3 9 1 4 8 4 4
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Q27. A red coloured mixed oxide (X) on treatment with conc. HNO
3
gives a compound (Y). (Y) with HCl, produces a chloride
compound (Z) which can also be produced by treating (X) with conc. HCl. Compounds (X) , (Y), and (Z) will be
(A) Mn
3
O
4
, MnO
2
, MnCl
2
(B) Pb
3
O
4
, PbO
2
, PbCl
2

(C) Fe
3
O
4
, Fe
2
O
3
, FeCl
2
(D) Fe
3
O
4
, Fe
2
O
3
, FeCl
3


B
Q28. At high temperature, nitrogen combines with CaC
2
to give
(A) calcium cyanide (B) calcium cyanamide (C) calcium carbonate (D) calcium nitride

B
Q29. Si
2
O
7
6-
anion is obtained when
(a) No oxygen of a SiO
4
tetrahedron is shared with another SiO
4
tetrahedron
(b) One oxygen of a SiO
4
tetrahedron is shared with another SiO
4
tetrahedron
(c) Two oxygen of a SiO
4
tetrahedron is shared with another SiO
4
tetrahedron
(d) Three or all four oxygen of a tetrahedron is shared with another SiO
4
tetrahedron
(B)
Q30. Producer gas is a mixture of
(a) CO + H
2
(b) CO + N
2
(c) CO + H
2
O (d) N
2
+ CH
4

(B)
Q31. Water gas is a mixture of
(a) CO + H
2
(b) H
2
O + air (c) CO + CO
2
(d) H
2
+ CO
2

(A)
Q32. Which of the following compounds combine with haemoglobin?
(a) CO
2
(b) CO (c) NO (d) N
2
(B)
Q33. Temporary hardness of water is due to the presence of
(a) MgSO
4
(b) CaSO
4
(c) Ca(HCO
3
)
2
(d) NaHCO
3

(C)
Q34. The nature of chemical bonding in diamond is
(a) Covalent (b) Ionic (c) Coordinate (d) Metallic
(A)
Q35. Boiling temporary hard water may produce
(a) Calcium bicarbonate (b) Calcium carbonate (c) Calcium hydroxide (d) Calcium sulphate
(B)
Q36. Diamond and graphite are the
(a) Isotopic forms of carbon (b) Allotropic forms of carbon
(c) Amorphorus forms of carbon (d) Isomeric forms of carbon
(B)
Q37. The compound used as a refrigerant is
(a) CH
4
(b) CHCl
3
(c) CF
2
Cl
2
(d) CH
2
F
2

(C)
Q38. Which of the following is a covalent carbide?
(a) CaC
2
(b) Al
4
C
3
(c) SiC (d) Be
2
C
(C)
Q39. Which of the following compounds of elements in group 14 would you expect to be most ionic in character?
(a) PbCl
2
(b) PbCl
2
(c) CCl
4
(d) SiCl
4

(A)
Q40. An inorganic compound (A) made of two most occuring elements into the earth crust, having a polymeric tetra-headral
network structure. With carbon, compound (A) produces a poisonous gas (B) which is the most stable diatomic molecule.
Compounds (A) and (B) will be
(A) SiO
2
, CO
2
(B) SiO
2
, CO (C) SiC, CO (D) SiO
2
, N
2


B

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S CO 4 8 , I I
n d
F l o o r , S e c t o r 2 0 C, CHANDI GARH P h : 2 7 2 5 7 4 8 , 3 0 4 0 6 6 0
S C F 7 2 , S e c t o r 1 0 , P a n c h k u l a , P h : 3 9 1 4 8 4 4
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Q41.
2
OrganicCompound
A O X Y Z + + +
Compound (A) in pure form does not give ppt. with AgNO
3
solution. A mixture cootaining 70% of (A) and 30% of ether
is used as an anaesthetic. Compound (X) and (Y) are oxides while (Z) is a pungent smelling gas. (X) is a neutral oxide
which turns cobalt chloride paper pink. Compound (Y) turns lime water milky and produces an acidic solution with
water. Compounds (A), (X), (Y) and (Z) respectively will be
(A) CH
4
, H
2
O, CO
2
, Cl
2
(B) CHCl
3
, H
2
O, CO
2
, Cl
2
(C) CH
3
OH, H
2
O, CO
2
, N
2
(D) NH
2
CONH
2
, H
2
O, N
2
O,
CO
2


B
Q42.
RCl
Cu powder
Si
R
2
SiCl
2

2
H O
R
2
Si(OH)
2

Condensation
A
Compound (A) is
(A) a linear silicone (B) a chlorosilane (C) a linear silane (D) a network silane

A
Q43. When oxalic acid reacts with cone. H
2
SO
4
, two gases produced are of neutral and acidic in nature respectively. Potassium
hydroxide absorbs one of the two gases. The product formed during this absorption and the gas which gets absorbed are
respectively
(A) K
2
CO
3
and CO
2
(B) KHCO
3
and CO
2
(C) K
2
CO
3
and CO (D) KHCO
3
and CO

A


Answers
1. (C) 16. (A) 31. (A)

2. (D) 17. (D) 32. (B)

3. (D) 18. (C) 33. (C)

4. (D) 19. (C) 34. (A)

5. (D) 20. (C) 35. (B)

6. (C) 21. (D) 36. (B)
7. (B) 22. (A) 37. (C)
8. (D) 23. (A) 38. (C)
9. (C) 24. (B) 39. (A)
10. (B) 25. (C) 40. (B)
11. (B) 26. (A) 41. (B)
12. (A) 27. (B) 42. (A)
13. (D) 28. (B) 43. (A)
14. (D) 29. (B)
15. (B) 30. (B)