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प्रश्न
Explain the following reaction.
Silicon is heated with methyl chloride at high temperature in the presence of copper.
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उत्तर
When silicon reacts with methyl chloride in the presence of copper (catalyst) and at a temperature of about 537 K, a class of organosilicon polymers called methyl-substituted chlorosilanes (MeSiCl3, Me2SiCl2, Me3SiCl, and Me4Si) are formed
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Explain the difference in properties of diamond and graphite on the basis of their structures.
Elements of group 14 ________.
Rationalise the given statement and give a chemical reaction:
Lead is known not to form an iodide, PbI4.
Classify the following oxide as neutral, acidic, basic or amphoteric:
CO
Write suitable chemical equations to show the nature of the following oxide.
B2O3
Write suitable chemical equations to show the nature of the following oxide.
SiO2
Write suitable chemical equations to show the nature of the following oxide.
CO2
Write suitable chemical equations to show the nature of the following oxide.
Al2O3
Write suitable chemical equations to show the nature of the following oxide.
PbO2
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(i) poor screening effect of d and f orbitals.
(ii) increase in nuclear charge.
(iii) presence of higher orbitals.
(iv) higher atomic number.
The linear shape of CO2 is due to:
(i) sp3 hybridisation of carbon.
(ii) sp hybridisation of carbon.
(iii) pπ – pπ bonding between carbon and oxygen.
(iv) sp2 hybridisation of carbon.
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Silicon forms \[\ce{SiF^{2-}6}\] ion whereas corresponding fluoro compound of carbon is not known.
Explain the following:
CO2 is a gas whereas SiO2 is a solid.
Explain the following:
Silicon forms \[\ce{SiF^{2-}6}\] ion whereas corresponding fluoro compound of carbon is not known.
Carbon and silicon both belong to the group 14, but inspite of the stoichiometric similarity, the dioxides, (i.e., carbon dioxide and silicon dioxide), differ in their structures. Comment.
Explain the following:
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Explain the following:
Why does the element silicon, not form a graphite like structure whereas carbon does.
The principal ore of lead is ______.
Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II |
| Coke | Carbon atoms are sp3 hybridized. |
| Diamond | Used as a dry lubricant. |
| Fullerene | Used as a reducing agent. |
| Graphite | Cage like molecules |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
