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2011 · Shift 0 · Q20
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P Block Elements question

2011 · Shift 0 · Q20

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Which of the following statement is wrong?
  1. A
    Nitrogen cannot form dπ−pπd\pi - p\pidπ−pπ bond.
  2. B
    Single N – N bond is weaker than the single P – P bond
  3. C
    N2O4N_2O_4N2​O4​ has two resonance structures
  4. D
    The stability of hydrides increases from NH3NH_3NH3​ to BiH3BiH_3BiH3​ in group 15 of the periodic table
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Correct answer: D

  1. We need to find the wrong statement among A, B, C, and D.

  1. Option A: Nitrogen cannot form dπ−pπd\pi - p\pidπ−pπ bond.
  • Nitrogen belongs to the 2nd period.
  • It has no vacant ddd-orbitals in its valence shell.
  • Therefore, nitrogen cannot form dπ−pπd\pi - p\pidπ−pπ bonding.

So, A is correct.


  1. Option B: Single N–N bond is weaker than the single P–P bond.
  • The NNN atom is very small.
  • In an N−NN-NN−N single bond, lone pair-lone pair repulsions are significant because the atoms are close.
  • Hence the N−NN-NN−N single bond is unusually weak.
  • P−PP-PP−P bond is comparatively stronger than N−NN-NN−N single bond.

So, B is correct.


  1. Option C: N2O4N_2O_4N2​O4​ has two resonance structures.

Structure of N2O4N_2O_4N2​O4​ can be represented with resonance involving the N−ON-ON−O bonds in each NO2NO_2NO2​ unit. A simplified textbook statement is that it shows two equivalent major resonance forms.

So, C is correct.


  1. Option D: The stability of hydrides increases from NH3NH_3NH3​ to BiH3BiH_3BiH3​ in group 15 of the periodic table.

For group 15 hydrides: NH3, PH3, AsH3, SbH3, BiH3NH_3,\ PH_3,\ AsH_3,\ SbH_3,\ BiH_3NH3​, PH3​, AsH3​, SbH3​, BiH3​

Down the group:

  • atomic size increases,
  • E−HE-HE−H bond strength decreases,
  • therefore thermal stability decreases.

Hence the order of stability is: NH3>PH3>AsH3>SbH3>BiH3NH_3 > PH_3 > AsH_3 > SbH_3 > BiH_3NH3​>PH3​>AsH3​>SbH3​>BiH3​

So the statement "stability increases from NH3NH_3NH3​ to BiH3BiH_3BiH3​" is wrong.

Therefore, D is the wrong statement.


  1. Final Answer

The wrong statement is: D\boxed{D}D​

This matches the stored correct answer.

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