591. Which of the following is a tetrabasic acid?

A Hypophosphorous acid
B Metaphosphoric acid
C Pyrophosphoric acid
D Orthophosphoric acid
Answer :   Pyrophosphoric acid
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592. How many $$P - O - P$$   bonds appear in cyclotrimetaphosphoric acid?

A Four
B Three
C Two
D One
Answer :   Three
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593. Which of the following shows nitrogen in its increasing order of oxidation number?

A $${N_2}O < NO < N{O_2} < NO_3^ - < NH_4^ + $$
B $$NH_4^ + < {N_2}O < NO < N{O_2} < NO_3^ - $$
C $$NH_4^ + < {N_2}O < N{O_2} < NO_3^ - < NO$$
D $$NH_4^ + < NO < {N_2}O < N{O_2} < NO_3^ - $$
Answer :   $$NH_4^ + < {N_2}O < NO < N{O_2} < NO_3^ - $$
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594. Thenumber of $$S - S\,$$ bonds in sulphur trioxide trimer $$\left( {{S_3}{O_9}} \right)$$ is

A three
B two
C one
D zero
Answer :   zero
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595. Which of the following on thermal decomposition gives oxygen gas ?

A $$A{g_2}O$$
B $$P{b_3}{O_4}$$
C $$Pb{O_2}$$
D $${\text{All of these}}$$
Answer :   $${\text{All of these}}$$
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596. On hydrolysis, diborane produces

A $${H_3}B{O_2} + {H_2}{O_2}$$
B $${H_3}B{O_3} + {H_2}$$
C $${B_2}{O_3} + {O_2}$$
D $${H_3}B{O_3} + {H_2}{O_2}$$
Answer :   $${H_3}B{O_3} + {H_2}$$
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597. The tendency of $$B{F_3},BC{l_3}$$   and $$BB{r_3}$$  behave as Lewis acid decreases in the sequence

A $$BC{l_3} > B{F_3} > BB{r_3}$$
B $$BB{r_3} > BC{l_3} > B{F_3}$$
C $$BB{r_3} > B{F_3} > BC{l_3}$$
D $$B{F_3} > BC{l_3} > BB{r_3}$$
Answer :   $$BB{r_3} > BC{l_3} > B{F_3}$$
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598. Carbon shows a maximum covalency of four whereas other members can expand their covalence. It is because of

A absence of $$d$$ - orbitals in carbon
B ability of carbon to form $$p\pi - p\pi $$   multiple bonds
C small size of carbon
D catenation of carbon
Answer :   absence of $$d$$ - orbitals in carbon
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599. Covalency of oxygen cannot exceed 2 unlike sulphur which can show + 4 or + 6 because

A oxygen atom does not have $$d$$ - orbitals
B oxygen atom has two unpaired electrons in its valence shell
C oxygen can form a double bond with another oxygen atom
D electrons of oxygen atom cannot be promoted to $$d$$ - orbitals due to its small size
Answer :   oxygen atom does not have $$d$$ - orbitals
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600. Which of the following is most acidic?

A $${N_2}{O_5}$$
B $${P_2}{O_5}$$
C $$A{s_2}{O_5}$$
D $$S{b_2}{O_5}$$
Answer :   $${N_2}{O_5}$$
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