{"id":4694,"date":"2016-05-17T11:49:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T06:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mycbseguide.com\/blog\/ncert-solutions-class-11-chemistry-the-s-block-elements-part-1\/"},"modified":"2018-10-22T18:07:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T12:37:27","slug":"ncert-solutions-class-11-chemistry-the-s-block-elements-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycbseguide.com\/blog\/ncert-solutions-class-11-chemistry-the-s-block-elements-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions class-11 Chemistry The s-Block Elements Part-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><strong>The s block elements<\/strong><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. What are the common physical and chemical features of alkali metals?<\/p>\n<p>2. Discuss the general characteristics and gradation in properties of alkaline earth metals.<\/p>\n<p>3. Why are alkali metals not found in nature?<\/p>\n<p>4. Find the oxidation state of sodium in<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 24px; width: 48px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media-mycbseguide.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/static\/ncert\/11\/chemistry\/ch10\/image013.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Explain why is sodium less reactive than potassium?<\/p>\n<p>6. Compare the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals with respect to (i) ionization enthalpy (ii) basicity of oxides and (iii) solubility of hydroxides.<\/p>\n<p>7. In what ways lithium shows similarities to magnesium in its chemical behaviour?<\/p>\n<p>8. Explain why alkali and alkaline earth metals cannot be obtained by chemical reduction methods?<\/p>\n<p>9. Why are potassium and cesium, rather than lithium used in photoelectric cells?<\/p>\n<p>10. When an alkali metal dissolves in liquid ammonia the solution can acquire different colours. Explain the reasons for this type of colour change.<\/p>\n<p>11. Beryllium and magnesium do not give colour to flame whereas other alkaline earth metals do so. Why?<\/p>\n<p>12. Discuss the various reactions that occur in the Solvay process.<\/p>\n<p>13. Potassium carbonate cannot be prepared by Solvay process. Why?<\/p>\n<p>14. Why is <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 24px; width: 54px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media-mycbseguide.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/static\/ncert\/11\/chemistry\/ch10\/image032.png\" \/> decomposed at a lower temperature whereas <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 24px; width: 60px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media-mycbseguide.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/static\/ncert\/11\/chemistry\/ch10\/image033.png\" \/> at higher temperature?<\/p>\n<p>15. Compare the solubility and thermal stability of the following compounds of the alkali metals with those of the alkaline earth metals. (a) Nitrates (b) Carbonates (c) Sulphates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The s block elements&nbsp; 1. What are the common physical and chemical features of alkali metals? 2. 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