sblock Elements 2 Question 23

25. Arrange the following in increasing order of basic strength :

$\mathrm{MgO}, \mathrm{SrO}, \mathrm{K}{2} \mathrm{O}, \mathrm{NiO}, \mathrm{Cs}{2} \mathrm{O}$

(1991, 1M)

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Solution:

  1. Basic strength (i) decreases from left to right in period and (ii) increases from top to bottom in group. Therefore,

$\mathrm{NiO}<\mathrm{MgO}<\mathrm{SrO}<\mathrm{K}{2} \mathrm{O}<\mathrm{Cs}{2} \mathrm{O} \quad$ Basic strength Download Chapter Test http://tinyurl.com/y4mfo7t4