Increasing or Decreasing Order</chem>
01. Melting point
Li > Na > K > Rb > Cs
02. Colour of the flame
Li Red
Na Golden
K Violet
Rb Red
Cs Blue
Ca Brick red
Sr Blood red
Ba Apple green
03. Stability of hydrides
LiH > NaH > KH > RbH> CsH
04. Basic nature of hydroxides
LIOH < NaOH < KOH < RbOH < CsOH
05. Hydration energy
Li> Na > K> Rb > Cs
06. Reducing character
Li > Cs > Rb > K > Na
07. Stability of +3 oxidation state
B> Al > Ga > In > T1
08. Stability of +1 oxidation state
Ga < In < TI
09. Basic nature of the oxides and hydroxides
B< Al< Ga < In < TI
10. Relative strength of Lewis acid
BF3 < BCl3 < BBr3 < BI3
11. Ionisation energy
B> Al
12. Reactivity
C<Si<Ge< Sn <Pb
13. Metallic character
C< Si < Ge < Sn < Pb
14. Acidic character of the oxides
Co2 > SiO2 > Ge02 > SnO2 > PbO2
15. Reducing nature of hydrides
CH4 < SiH4 < GeH4 < SnH4 < PbH4
16. Thermal stability of tetrahalides
CCl4> SiCl4> GeCl4> SnCl4 > PbCl4
17. Oxidising character of M+4 species
GeCl4 < SnCl4 < PbCl4
18. Ease of hydrolysis of tetrahalides
SiCl4 < GeCl4 < SnCl4 < PbCI4
19. Acidic strength of trioxides
N203 > P2O3 > As2O3
20. Acidic strength of pentoxides
N2O2 > P2O2> As202 > Sb2O2 > Bi̟202
21. Acidic strength of oxides of nitrogen
N2O < NO
22. Basic nature/ bond angle/ thermal stability and dipole moment of hydrides
NH3 > PH3 > AsH3 > SbH3 > BiH3
23. Stability of trihalides of nitrogen
NF3 > NCl3 > NBr3
24. Lewis base strength
NF3
25. Ease of hydrolysis of trichlorides
NCl3 > PCI3 > AsCl3 > SbCl3 > BiCl3
26.Lewis acid strength of trihalides of P, As, and Sb
PCl3 > ASCl3 > SbCl3
27. Lewis acid strength among phosphorus trihalides
PF3 > PCl3 > PBr3 > PI3
28. Melting and boiling point of hydrides
H2O > H2Te > H2Se >H2S
29. Volatility of hydrides
H2O < H2Te < H2Se < H2S
30. Reducing nature of hydrides
H2S < H2Se < H2Te
31. Covalent character of hydrides
H2O < H2S < H2Se < H2Te
32. The acidic character of oxides (elements in the same oxidation state)
SO2 > SeO2 > TeO2 > PoO2
SO3 > SeO3 > TeO3
33. Acidic character of oxide of a particular element (e.g. S)
SO < SO2 < SO3
\\SO2 > TeO2 > SeO2 > PoO2
34. Bond energy of halogens
Cl2 > Br2 > F2 > I2
35. Solubility of halogen in water
F2 > Cl2 > Br2 > I2
36. Oxidising power
F2 > Cl2 > Br2 > I2
37. Enthalpy of hydration of X ion
F- > Cl- > Br- >I-
38. Reactivity of halogens:
F> Cl> Br > I
39. Ionic character of M-X bond in halides
M-F > M-Cl > MBr > M-I
40. Reducing character of X ion:
I- > Br- > Cl- > F-
41. Acidic strength of halogen acids
HI > HBr > HCI > HF
42 Reducing property of hydrogen halides
HF < HCL < HBr < HI
43. Oxidising power of oxides of chlorine
= Cl2O > ClO2 > Cl206 > Cl2O7
44. Decreasing ionic size
02- > F- > Na+ > Mg2+
45 Increasing acidic property
Na2O3 < MgO < ZnO< P205
46 Increasing bond length
N2 <02 < F2 < CL2
47 Increasing size
Ca2+ < Cl- < S2-
48 Increasing acid strength
HClO < HClO2 < HClO3 < HClO4
49 Increasing oxidation number of iodine
HI< I2
50. Increasing thermal stability
HOCl < HOClO < HOClO2 < HOClO3