CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2005

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    Which one of the following statements is true for all the alkali metals?

    A)  Their nitrates decompose on heating to give\[N{{O}_{2}}\]and\[{{O}_{2}}\]

    B) Their carbonates decompose on heating to give\[C{{O}_{2}}\]and the metal oxide

    C) They react with oxygen to give mainly the oxide\[{{M}_{2}}O\]

    D) They react with halogens to give the halides MX

    E) They react with nitrogen to give nitrides

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Alkali metal react with halogen to give halides. They are normally represented by \[{{M}^{+}}{{X}^{-}}\].


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