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In which of the following arrangements, the sequence is not strictly according to the property written against it?

JEE Main 2012 — Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry

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In which of the following arrangements, the sequence is not strictly according to the property written against it?

Official previous-year question

Held on 7 May 2012 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    CO2<SiO2<SnO2<PbO2\mathrm{CO}_2 < \mathrm{SiO}_2 < \mathrm{SnO}_2 < \mathrm{PbO}_2CO2​<SiO2​<SnO2​<PbO2​ : increasing oxidising power

  2. B

    NH3<PH3<AsH3<SbH3\mathrm{NH}_3 < \mathrm{PH}_3 < \mathrm{AsH}_3 < \mathrm{SbH}_3NH3​<PH3​<AsH3​<SbH3​ : increasing basic strength

  3. C

    HF<HCl<HBr<HI\mathrm{HF} < \mathrm{HCl} < \mathrm{HBr} < \mathrm{HI}HF<HCl<HBr<HI : increasing acid strength

  4. D

    B<C<O<N\mathrm{B} < \mathrm{C} < \mathrm{O} < \mathrm{N}B<C<O<N : increasing first ionisation enthalpy.

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