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Main Group Elements - Inorganic Chemistry - Chemistry Previous Year Questions

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Difficulty distribution

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Medium 45 57%
Easy 29 36.7%
Hard 5 6.3%

Question type distribution

MCQ, numerical, multiple-select and other formats found in these papers.

MCQ 66 83.5%
MSQ 8 10.1%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 4 5.1%
Fill in the blanks 1 1.3%

Subject weightage

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Chemistry
79 Qs

Most asked topics

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Inorganic Chemistry
79 Qs

Subtopic coverage

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Main Group Elements
79 Qs

Paper coverage

Question coverage for the most populated papers. Every active PYP paper remains listed below.

Chemistry (CY) 2026
2 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2025
5 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2024
2 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2023
3 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2022
4 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2021
4 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2020
2 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2019
4 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2018
2 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2017
2 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2016
7 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2015
1 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2014
4 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2013
3 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2012
4 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2011
5 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2010
8 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2009
5 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2008
6 Qs
Chemistry (CY) 2007
6 Qs

Included previous year papers

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Chemistry (CY) 20262026
2 questions in this view		2026
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Chemistry (CY) 20252025
5 questions in this view		2025
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Chemistry (CY) 20242024
2 questions in this view		2024
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Chemistry (CY) 20232023
3 questions in this view		2023
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Chemistry (CY) 20222022
4 questions in this view		2022
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Chemistry (CY) 20212021
4 questions in this view		2021
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Chemistry (CY) 20202020
2 questions in this view		2020
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Chemistry (CY) 20192019
4 questions in this view		2019
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Chemistry (CY) 20182018
2 questions in this view		2018
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Chemistry (CY) 20172017
2 questions in this view		2017
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Chemistry (CY) 20162016
7 questions in this view		2016
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Chemistry (CY) 20152015
1 questions in this view		2015
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Chemistry (CY) 20142014
4 questions in this view		2014
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Chemistry (CY) 20132013
3 questions in this view		2013
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Chemistry (CY) 20122012
4 questions in this view		2012
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Chemistry (CY) 20112011
5 questions in this view		2011
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Chemistry (CY) 20102010
8 questions in this view		2010
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Chemistry (CY) 20092009
5 questions in this view		2009
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Chemistry (CY) 20082008
6 questions in this view		2008
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Chemistry (CY) 20072007
6 questions in this view		2007
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2008 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2008
The reaction of Al₄C₃ with water leads to the formation of
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2008 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2008
The correct statement about C₆₀ is
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2008 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2008

The Brønsted acidity of boron hydrides follows the order

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2008 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2008

The point group of NSF3 is

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2008 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2008

White phosphorus, P4, belongs to the

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2008 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2008
The INCORRECT statement about linear dimethylpolysiloxane, [(CH3)2SiO]n is
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2009 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2009
The \(^{31}\)P NMR spectrum of P\(_4\)S\(_3\) consists of
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2009 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2009
The geometry around the central atom in ClF\(_4^-\) is
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2009 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2009

Among the following, the isoelectronic and isostructural pair is

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2009 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2009
The reactants X and Y, respectively, are
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2009 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2009

The structure of triphosphazene is

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2011 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2011

Among the following, the group of molecules that undergoes rapid hydrolysis is

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2011 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2011

The reaction of solid XeF2 with AsF5 in 1:1 ratio affords

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2011 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2011
For Et2AlX (X = PPh2-, Ph-, Cl- and H-), the tendency towards dimeric structure follows the order
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2011 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2011
According to VSEPR theory the shapes of [SF2Cl]+ and [S2O4]2- should be
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2011 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2011
The total charge on pentaphosphate anion is
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2012 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2012
Among the following substituted silanes, the one that gives cross-linked silicone polymer upon hydrolysis is
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2012 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2012
Among the following donors, the one that forms most stable adduct with the Lewis acid B(CH3)3 is
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2012 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2012
The IUPAC nomenclature of Na[PCl6] is
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2012 · Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry · Main Group Elements
Chemistry (CY) 2012
The order of polarity of NH3, NF3 and BF3 is
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