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Which of the following statements is (are) incorrect?

(i) Percentage ionic character in CsCl bond is ~55% . (Electronegativity values of Cs and Cl are 0.7 and 3.0 respectively)

(ii) From H2O to H3O+ , the geometry around O atom changes drastically.

(iii) The most stable oxidation state for element with atomic number 113 is expected to be +2.

(iv) The 2nd ionization energy of Ca is greater than 1st ionization energy of it but lower than 2nd ionization energy of K.
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Options:
  • A Only i
  • B i, ii, iii
  • C ii, iii
  • D iii, iv
Solution:
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The correct answer is: ii, iii
(a) Ionic character

%ioniccharacter=16( x A x B )+3.5 ( x A x B ) 2

where, x A x B =Difference in electro-negativity of bonded atoms. 16×(3.00.7)+3.5× (3.00.7) 2 =55.32%

(b) Geometry for both the species is tetrahedral, as in both 'O' is s p 3 hybridised

c 113=Rn 5f146d107s27p1= Due to inert pair effect 7 s 2 electron do not take part in bond formation, so, most stable oxidation state is +1.

(d) Successive ionization energies are higher for every element. 2nd ionization of K happens from 3s23p6 configuration which is an inert gas configuration and for Ca it happens from 4s1. So, K has higher second ionisation energy than Ca.

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