1000+ State of Matter MCQ for GMAT [Solved]

1. If the temperature and pressure remain unchanged the volume of $O_2$obtained by the decomposition of a certain volume of $S{O}_2$ will be
A. Triple the volume of $S{O}_2$
B. Half the volume of $S{O}_2$
C. Equal to the volume of $S{O}_2$
D. One third the volume of $S{O}_2$
Answer : C

2. The number of molecules in 4.25 gm of ammonia are approximately
A. $0.5\times {10}^{23}$
B. $1.5\times {10}^{23}$
C. $2.5\times {10}^{23}$
D. $3.5\times {10}^{23}$
Answer : B

3. In NaCl type structure, the coordination number of the cation and anion are
A. 6 and 4
B. 6 and 6
C. 4 and 4
D. 8 and 4
Answer : B

4. Cubic close packed arrangement of ions is described as
A. ABC AB ABC.....
B. ABC ABC......
C. AB AB..........
D. ABC CBA...
Answer : B

5. Which one of the following contains same number of molecules as 4.4 gm of carbon dioxide (mol. wt. of $C{O}_2$ = 44, Mol, wt. of $S{O}_2$ = 64)?
A. 64 gm of sulphur dioxide
B. 4.4 gm of sulphur dioxide
C. 6.4 gm of sulphur dioxide
D. 3.2 gm of sulphur dioxide
Answer : C

6. Arrange the following in order of increasing inter-molecular forces and boiling points:$N{H}_3$,He,$C{l}_2$
A. $He<C{l}_2<N{H}_3$
B. $He>C{l}_2>N{H}_3$
C. $C{l}_2<He<N{H}_3$
D. $N{H}_3<He<C{l}_2$
Answer : A

7. Vapour density of a gas is 35.5. The volume occupied by 3.55 gm of the gas at NTPis
A. 1.12 litres
B. 2.24 litres
C. 22.4 litres
D. 11.2 litres
Answer : A

8. When an ideal gas undergoes unrestricted expansion, no cooling occurs because the molecules
A. are above inversion temperature
B. exert no attractive force on each other
C. do work equal to loss in kinetic energy
D. collide without loss of energy
Answer : B

9. In the process of sublimation, the substance transforms directly
A. from the solid state to the liquid state
B. from the liquid state to gaseous state
C. from the solid state to gaseous state
D. from the liquid state to solid state
Answer : C

10. The number of atoms per unit cell in simple cubic, face centred cubic and body centred cubic arrangement are, respectively
A. 8,14,9
B. 1,2,4
C. 1,4,2
D. 8,4, 2
Answer : C

11. A liquid of density 1.742 g $c{m}^{-3}$ is observed to show a capillary rise of 73 mm in a tube of radius 0.65 mm. Then the surface tension of the liquid is
A. 4.1 x ${}^{{10}^{-2}}$ dynes $c{m}^{-1}$
B. 4.1 x ${10}^3$ dynes $c{m}^{-1}$
C. 7.1 x ${10}^{-3}$ dynes $c{m}^{-1}$
D. None of these
Answer : B

12. 7.Which of the following sets of conditions represent the easiest way to liquefy a gas?
A. Low temperature and high pressure
B. High temperature and low pressure
C. High temperature and low pressure
D. None of these
Answer : A

13. 6.If the reactants and products both are in gaseous phase they bear a simple ratio in their
A. volumes
B. molecules
C. atoms
D. temperature
Answer : A

14. Avogadro stated that under similar conditions of temperature and pressure equal volumes of all gases contain equal number of
A. atoms
B. molecules
C. electrons
D. ions
Answer : B

15. Three dimensional array of points in space is called
A. unit cell
B. crystal lattice
C. micro-crystal
D. None of these
Answer : A

16. Which of the following would you expect to affect the vapour pressure of a liquid?
A. Inter-molecular forces in the liquid
B. Volume of the liquid in the liquid-vapour equilibrium
C. Volume of the vapour in the liquid-vapour equilibrium
D. The size of the container in which liquid-vapour equilibrium is establishe
Answer : A

17. The vol. of 20 gms of nitrogen at N.T.P.
A. 16 litres
B. 36 litres
C. 8 litre
D. 32 litres
Answer : C

18. The average kinetic energy of the molecule of $S{O}_2$ (moL wt. = 64) at 27°C is E. Then the average kinetic energy of $C{O}_2$ at 27°C is
A. $\frac{E\times 64}{44}$
B. $\frac{E\times 44}{64}$
C. E
D. 22E
Answer : C

19. Kinetic theory of gases postulates :
A. The molecules in a gas are in stationary state
B. The molecules in a gas exert appreciable attraction on each other
C. The molecules move in a random motion with widely different velocities
D. The molecules in a gas collide against each other as well as the wall of the container, but do not change their direction of motion
Answer : C

20. The vapour density of pure ozone would be
A. 32
B. 8
C. 12
D. 24
Answer : B

21. Normal boiling points values are for $N{H}_3$, - 34C, bromine 58°C, carbon tetrachloride 77°C and oxygen - 183°C. Which of these liquids has the highest vapour pressure at room temperature?
A. $N{H}_3$,
B. $B{r}_2$
C. $CC{l}_4$
D. $O_2$
Answer : D

22. In which one of the following does diffusion occur most rapidly?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gases
D. Gels
Answer : C

23. The weight of 11.2 litres of $C{O}_2$ at S.T.P. would be
A. 22 gms
B. 66 gms
C. 11 gms
D. 16 gms
Answer : D

24. The best electrical conductor of the following is
A. $C{O}_2$(s)
B. Si(s)
C. NaCl (fused)
D. $B{r}_2$(I)
Answer : C

25. According to Avogadro's hypothesis equal volumes of two gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure contain
A. Equal number of electrons
B. Equal number of ions
C. Equal number of atoms
D. Equal number of molecules
Answer : D

26. In the ideal gas equation PV = nRT constant 'R' has the unit
A. joule
B. litre/mol
C. lit-atm/deg/mol
D. calorie/mole
Answer : C

27. Gases deviate from the ideal behaviour because their molecules
A. possess negligible volume
B. have forces of attraction between them
C. are polyatomic
D. are not attracted to one another
Answer : B

28. The vol. of 20 gm. of hydrogen at N.T.P. is
A. 22.4 litres
B. 112 litres
C. 12 litres
D. 224 litres
Answer : A

29. Kinetic gas equation is, PV =...
A. nRT
B. $\frac{3}{3}$RT
C. $m{n}^1{c}^2$
D. $\frac{1}{3}mn{c}^2$
Answer : D

30. Correct gas equation is
A. $\frac{P_1{V}_1}{P_2{V}_2}=\frac{T_1}{T_2}$
B. $\frac{V_1{T}_2}{P_1}=\frac{P_2{T}_1}{T_2}$
C. $\frac{P_1{T}_1}{V_1}=\frac{P_2{T}_2}{V_2}$
D. $\frac{V_1{V}_2}{T_1{T}_2}=P_1{P}_2$
Answer : A

31. All gases tend to show ideal behaviour
A. at low temperature and low pressure
B. at high temperature and high pressure
C. at high temperature and low pressure
D. at low temperature and high pressure
Answer : C

32. If all the octahedral sites in a cubic close packed arrangement ($B^{-}$) are completelyfilled with $A^{+}$ cations, the empirical formula of the compound could then be
A. $A{B}_2$
B. $A_{2}B$
C. AB
D. None of these
Answer : C

33. The vapour density of completely dissociated sociated $N{H}_{4}CL$ would be
A. Determined by the amount of solid $N{H}_{4}CL$ used in the experiment
B. Triple to that of $N{H}_{4}CL$
C. Half of that $N{H}_{4}CL$
D. Slightly less than half of that of $N{H}_{4}CL$
Answer : C

34. An open vessel at 37°C is heated until 3/5 of the air in it has been expelled. Assuming that the volume of the vessel remains constant the temperature to which the vessel is heated is
A. 502°C
B. 502 K
C. 243.67°C
D. 925C
Answer : A

35. Lattice energy of a solid is high if
A. the radii of the ions are large
B. radii of the ions are small
C. charge on the ions are small
D. the ions are neutral
Answer : B

36. The mean free path of a gas molecule is the distance
A. between the two opposite walls of the container
B. through which the molecules travel in one second
C. through which molecules move between two consecutive collisions
D. travelled by all the molecules divided by the total number of molecules in a particular gas
Answer : C

37. Equal weights of methane and hydrogen are mixed in an empty container at 25°C. The fraction of the total pressure exerted by methane is
A. 1/2
B. 1/3
C. 1/9
D. 8/9
Answer : C

38. How many nearest neighbours are there in an atom or ion in an octahedral hole of a close packed structure?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 18
Answer : B

39. The electrical conductivity of metals is of the order of
A. ${10}^{12}oh{m}^{-1}c{m}^{-1}$
B. ${10}^{8}oh{m}^{-1}c{m}^{-1}$
C. ${10}^{2}oh{m}^{-1}c{m}^{-1}$
D. ${10}^{-6}oh{m}^{-1}c{m}^{-1}$
Answer : B

40. Four 1 litre flasks are separately filled with hydrogen, helium, oxygen and ozone gases at the same temperature and pressure. The ratio of total number of atoms of these gases present in the different flasks would be
A. 1:1:1:1
B. 1:2:2:3
C. 2:1:2:3
D. 3:2:2:1
Answer : C

41. The V.D. of a gas is 11.2 gm. The volume occupied by 11.2 gm. of this gas at N.T.P. is
A. 12 litre
B. 11.2 litres
C. 2.24 litres
D. 22.4 litres
Answer : A

42. A closed vessel contains equal number of molecules of a total pressure at 740 mm. If oxygen is removed from the system the pressure will
A. become half of 740 mm
B. remain unchanged
C. become 1/9 of 740 mm
D. become double of 740 mm
Answer : A

43. Absolute zero is the temperature at which
A. water freezes
B. all gases become liquid
C. all substances are solid
D. molecular motion ceases
Answer : D

44. The ratio of RMS velocity to average velocity of a gas molecule at a particular temperature is
A. 1.086:1
B. 1:1.086
C. 2 :1.086
D. 1.086 : 2
Answer : A

45. What will be the mass of 6.023 x ${10}^{23}$ molecules of carbon monoxide?
A. 14 gm
B. 28 gm
C. 16 gm
D. 44 gm
Answer : D

46. The wt. of 2.8 litres of a gas at N.T.P. is 3.50 gms. Its V.D. is
A. 20
B. 28
C. 32
D. 14
Answer : A

47. For a given gas at temperature T and pressure P the root mean square velocity (RMS) is C; then at temperature T and pressure 3P the RMS is
A. Unchanged
B. 3C
C. C/3
D. $C^3$
Answer : A

48. A chalk box exhibits
A. cubic geometry
B. monoclinic geometry
C. orthorhombic geometry
D. tetragonal
Answer : A

49. In anti-fluorite structure the negative ions
A. occupy tetrahedral voids
B. occupy octahedral voids
C. are arranged in ccp
D. are arranged in hcp
Answer : C

50. Number of molecules of carbon dioxide present in 44 gm $C{O}_2$ is
A. 12 x ${}^{{10}^{23}}$ approximately
B. 3 x ${ }^{{10}^{10}}$ approximately
C. 6 x ${ }^{{10}^{10}}$ approximately
D. 3 x ${}^{{10}^{23}}$ approximately
Answer : C