JEE Main · Chemistry · The s-Block Elements
Direct Formation of Nitrides
JEE Main asked Direct Formation of Nitrides 2 times in 2 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, all in 2020. It belongs to The s-Block Elements (Chemistry). In 2020 it came in more than one shift of the same year.
Updated 2026-10-24
- Times asked
- 2
- in 2 shifts
- Years
- 1 of 8
- First asked
- 2020
- the only year
- Pattern
- Gone quiet
- across the analysed shifts
Questions on this idea a shift, by year
2017–2026. Asked in 2020. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.
Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 2 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 0 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.
Shift by shift
Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.
How JEE Main framed it
Single correct is the usual form. Skill tested: application.
- Identify elements from nitride and bicarbonate behaviour
- Mg with n2, nitride hydrolysis, cu complex
Difficulty
Every question was multiple choice.
Every question
All 2 questions
From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.
- 2 Sep 2020, Shift 2 · Q35Two elements A and B have similar chemical properties. They don’t form solid hydrogencarbonates, but react with nitrogen to form nitrides.…MediumSingle correct
- 8 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q35A metal (A) on heating in nitrogen gas gives compound B. B on treatment with gives a colourless gas which when passed…MediumSingle correct
Shifts: 8 Jan 2020, Shift 2, 2 Sep 2020, Shift 2.
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