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Hydrogen & s-Block Elements JEE Main PYQs, 2020 to 2023

Hydrogen & s-Block Elements has 103 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2023, about 26 per year across all shifts. The most asked topic is Alkaline Earth Metals (24 questions), followed by Alkali Metals (22) and Hydrogen and Hydrides (22).

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103Total PYQs
4Years covered
5Topics
2023 Apr S1Latest paper

Hydrogen & s-Block Elements questions per year

YearQuestions
202340
202222
202128
202013

Topic-wise weightage

TopicQuestionsShare of chapterLast asked
Alkaline Earth Metals2423%2023
Alkali Metals2221%2023
Hydrogen and Hydrides2221%2023
Anomalous Behaviour of Li and Be1919%2023
Hydrogen Peroxide1616%2023

Sample questions from recent papers

JEE Main 2023 · 15 Apr · Shift 1 · Anomalous Behaviour of Li and Be

Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R :

Assertion (A) : BeCl2\mathrm{BeCl}_{2} and MgCl2\mathrm{MgCl}_{2} produce characteristic flame

Reason (R) : The excitation energy is high in BeCl2\mathrm{BeCl}_{2} and MgCl2\mathrm{MgCl}_{2}

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  1. (A)(A)\mathrm{(A)} is true but (R)(\mathrm{R}) is false
  2. (B)Both (A) and (R)(\mathrm{R}) are true and (R)(\mathrm{R}) is the correct explanation of (A)(A)
  3. (C)(A) is false but (R) is true
  4. (D)Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

Answer: (C)

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JEE Main 2023 · 13 Apr · Shift 2 · Alkaline Earth Metals

Better method for preparation of BeF2\mathrm{BeF}_{2}, among the following is :

  1. (A)BeH2+F2⟶ΔBeF2\mathrm{BeH}_{2}+\mathrm{F}_{2} \stackrel{\Delta}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{BeF}_{2}
  2. (B)(NH4)2BeF4⟶ΔBeF2\left(\mathrm{NH}_{4}\right)_{2} \mathrm{BeF}_{4} \stackrel{\Delta}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{BeF}_{2}
  3. (C)Be+F2⟶ΔBeF2\mathrm{Be}+\mathrm{F}_{2} \stackrel{\Delta}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{BeF}_{2}
  4. (D)BeO+C+F2⟶ΔBeF2\mathrm{BeO}+\mathrm{C}+\mathrm{F}_{2} \stackrel{\Delta}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{BeF}_{2}

Answer: (B)

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JEE Main 2023 · 13 Apr · Shift 2 · Hydrogen and Hydrides

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A : Isotopes of hydrogen have almost same chemical properties, but difference in their rates of reaction.

Reason R : Isotopes of hydrogen have different enthalpy of bond dissociation.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. (A)A is not correct but R is correct
  2. (B)Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
  3. (C)A is correct but R is not correct
  4. (D)Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

Answer: (D)

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JEE Main 2023 · 12 Apr · Shift 1 · Alkali Metals

The density of alkali metals is in the order :

  1. (A)Na<K<Cs<Rb\mathrm{Na}<\mathrm{K}<\mathrm{Cs}<\mathrm{Rb}
  2. (B)K<Na<Rb<Cs\mathrm{K}<\mathrm{Na}<\mathrm{Rb}<\mathrm{Cs}
  3. (C)K<Cs<Na<Rb\mathrm{K}<\mathrm{Cs}<\mathrm{Na}<\mathrm{Rb}
  4. (D)Na<Rb<K<Cs\mathrm{Na}<\mathrm{Rb}<\mathrm{K}<\mathrm{Cs}

Answer: (B)

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JEE Main 2023 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Hydrogen Peroxide

Which of the following can reduce decomposition of H2O2\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{2} on exposure to light :

  1. (A)Urea
  2. (B)Glass containers
  3. (C)Alkali
  4. (D)Dust

Answer: (A)

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How many questions come from Hydrogen & s-Block Elements in JEE Main?

103 questions from 2020 to 2023, about 26 per year. In 2023 it had 40.

Which Hydrogen & s-Block Elements topics are most important for JEE Main?

By past papers: Alkaline Earth Metals (23%), Alkali Metals (21%) and Hydrogen and Hydrides (21%) of all Hydrogen & s-Block Elements questions.

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