1000+ State of Matter Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. At a given temperature and pressure 2 volumes of A combine with 5 volumes of B to form 2 volumes of C, and 1 volume of A combines with one volume of B to form 2 volumes of D. Then the formula of C is
A. $A{B}_5$
B. $A_5{B}_2$
C. $A_2{B}_5$
D. $AB$
Answer : C

2. Of the following properties, the magnitude of one must always increase with temperature. The property is
A. vapour pressure
B. density
C. $∆H_{vap}$
D. surface tension
Answer : A

3. In what ratio by mass carbon monoxide and nitrogen should be mixed so that partial pressure exerted by each gas is same?
A. $m\left(N_2\right)=m\left(CO\right)$
B. $m\left(N_2\right)=2m\left(CO\right)$
C. $m\left(N_2\right)=0.5m\left(CO\right)$
D. None of these
Answer : A

4. 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

5. In fluorite structure coordination number of calcium ions is
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 3
Answer : C

6. 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

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

8. A gas or vapour may be liquefied only at a temperature at or
A. below the critical temperature
B. above the critical temperature
C. above the normal boiling point
D. at any temperature
Answer : A

9. The vapour density of a gas is 11.2. The volume occupied by 2.4 g of the gas at S.T.P wil be
A. 2.4 litres
B. 3.6 litres
C. 2.24 litres
D. 11.2 liters
Answer : D

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 1.The correct relationship representing the volume occupied by 44 gm of $C{O}_2$ and 64 gm of $S{O}_2$ at constant temperahire and pressure:
A. V($C{O}_{2 }$) > V($S{O}_2$)
B. V($C{O}_{2 }$) = V($S{O}_2$)
C. V($S{O}_2$) > V($C{O}_{2 }$)
D. cannot be predicted
Answer : B

14. The number of molecules of $C{O}_2$ present in 44 gms. of $C{O}_2$ is
A. 6 x ${}^{{10}^{23}}$ approx
B. ${10}^{30}$ approx
C. 3 x ${}^{{10}^{10}}$ approx
D. 12 x ${ }^{{10}^{23}}$ approx
Answer : B

15. 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

16. Volume occupied by 1 gm equivalent of oxygen at NTP is
A. 22.4 litres
B. 2.24 litres
C. 5.6 litres
D. 11.2 litres
Answer : C

17. 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

18. 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

19. The relation between molecular wt. and vapour density is
A. Molecular wt. = $\frac{2}{3}$ V.D.
B. Molecular wt. = $\frac{1}{3}$ V.D.
C. Molecular wt. = V.D.
D. Molecualr wt = 2 x V.D.
Answer : A

20. Certain volume of a gas exerts on its walls some pressure at a particular temperature. It has been found that by reducing the volume of the gas to half its original value, the pressure becomes I twice that the initial value of constant temperature. This happens because
A. More number of a gas molecules strike the surface per second
B. Velocity of the gas molecules increases
C. Gas molecules attract each other
D. Weight of the gas increase with volume
Answer : C

21. 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

22. What is the vapour pressure of benzoyl chloride at its boiling point (197°C)?
A. 760 torr
B. 380 torr
C. 197 torr
D. None of these
Answer : A

23. 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

24. Which of the following will have low heat of fusion?
A. a molecular solid
B. an ionic solid
C. a metallic solid
D. a network of covalent solid
Answer : A

25. 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

26. The temperature at which a real gas obeys the ideal gas laws over a wide range of pressure:
A. critical temperature
B. Boyle's temperature
C. inversion temperature
D. reduced temperature
Answer : B

27. What will be the mass of 6.03 x ${}^{{10}^{23}}$ molecules of carbon monoxide ?
A. 18.00
B. 28.01
C. 56.02
D. 14.05
Answer : B

28. In a closed packed structure the pattern ABAB...... represents which one of the following:
A. ccp
B. hcp
C. fccp
D. bcc
Answer : B

29. What types of forces are present in molecular solids?
A. electrovalent bonds
B. hydrogen bonds
C. metallic bonds
D. Van der Waal's forces
Answer : D

30. Match box has the symmetry of which of the following systems?
A. Cubic
B. Orthorhombic
C. Tetragonal
D. Monoclinic
Answer : A

31. 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

32. 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

33. The coordination number of each sphere in hcp arrangement is
A. 12
B. 8
C. 6
D. 4
Answer : A

34. 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

35. A vessel containing 10 litre of air at atmospheric pressure is connected to an evacuated 9 litre vessel The resulting pressure will be
A. 2 atm
B. 31 atm
C. 0.526 atm
D. 52.6 atm
Answer : C

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

37. The kinetic theory of gases predicts that total kinetic energy of a gaseous assembly depends upon the
A. pressure of a gas
B. temperature of the gas
C. volume of the gas
D. pressure, temperature and volume of the gas
Answer : B

38. Which of the following should be most viscous?
A. $C{H}_{3}OH$
B. $C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}OH$
C. $C{H}_{3}OC{H}_3$
D. $HOC{H}_{2}C{H}_{2}OH$
Answer : D

39. Which of the following methods is used to determine the atomic weight?
A. Victor Meyer's method
B. Dumas' method
C. Cannizaro's method
D. None of these
Answer : C

40. One gram molecule of a gas at N.T.P occupies 22.4 litres. This fact was derived from
A. Benjamin hypothesis
B. Avogadro's hypothesis
C. Dalton's theory
D. Law of atomic volume
Answer : C

41. The ionic radii of $M{g}^{+2 }$ and $O^{-2}$ are 0.66 $\stackrel{°}{A}$ and 1.40 $\stackrel{°}{A}$ , respectively. The most probable type of gteometry exhibited by MgO on the basis of radius ratio rule is
A. NaCl type
B. CsCl type
C. ZnS type
D. Boron oxide type
Answer : A

42. 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

43. The number of atoms per unit cell in bcc arrangement is
A. 1
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
Answer : D

44. The molecular weight of a volatile liquid can be determined by
A. Dumas' method
B. Victor Meyer's method
C. Cryoscopic method
D. Osmotic pressure
Answer : B

45. 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

46. 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

47. The limiting radii ratio for the tetrahedral geometry is
A. 0.155
B. 0.444
C. 0.732
D. 0.225
Answer : D

48. From the Dulong and Petit's law atomic weight is given by which one of the following relations?
A. 6.41 sp. heat
B. 6.4/sp. heat
C. sp. heat/6.4
D. sp. heat/6.4 x 2
Answer : A

49. The weight of 22.4 litres of any gas at N.T.P. represent its
A. gm atomic weight
B. gm molecular weight
C. gm equivalent weight
D. None of these
Answer : B

50. Density of a gas relative to air is 2.3. If the average molar mass of air is 29.08/mol, the molecular mass of the gas will be
A. 29 gm/mole
B. 66.7 gm/mole
C. 12.67 gm/mole
D. 25.22 gm/mole
Answer : B