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

1. Molecular formula of D in the above case is
A. $A{B}_5$
B. $A_5{B}_2$
C. $A_2{B}_5$
D. AB
Answer : D

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Which of the following contains the same number of atoms as 12 gms: of Magnesium (Atomic weights : Mg = 24, C = 12, Ca = 40)
A. 10 gms of calcium
B. 20 gms of carbon
C. 20 gms of calcium
D. 12 gms of carbon
Answer : C

7. Which of the following phrases would be incorrect to use?
A. An atom of an element
B. An atom of a compound
C. A molecule of a compound
D. A molecule of an element
Answer : C

8. 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

9. 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

10. At what temperature, the root mean square velocity of oxygen molecules is equal to that of $S{O}_2$ at 27°C?
A. 150°C
B. 150°K
C. 27°C
D. None of these
Answer : B

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. In a close packed arrangement of N spheres, the number of octahedral holes are
A. N
B. 2N
C. 4N
D. 8N
Answer : A

19. Which compound possesses greatest lattice energy?
A. LiF
B. NaF
C. KF
D. CsF
Answer : A

20. 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

21. 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

22. Volume occupied by 4.4 gift of carbon dioxide is
A. 4.4 litres
B. 2.24 litres
C. 22.4 litres
D. 4.48 litres
Answer : B

23. 22.4 litre of any gas at N.T.P. will contain
A. One gram equivalent
B. One gram atomic weight
C. One gram atom
D. One gram molecule
Answer : D

24. 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

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

26. The vapour density of gas A is four times that of gas B. If the molecular weight of gas B is M, then the molecular weight of gas A is
A. 2M
B. 4M
C. 8M
D. M/4
Answer : B

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

28. 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

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

30. 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

31. 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

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 Van der Waal's equation explains the behaviour of
A. ideal gases
B. real gases
C. vapours
D. non-real gases
Answer : B

34. 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

35. At 303 K ethanol has a vapour pressure of about 0.118 atm., acetic acid has the vapour pressure of about 0.039 atm., and ethyl iodide has a vapour pressure of about 0.263 atm. Which of the following represents the correct order of increasing normal boiling point ?
A. $C{H}_{3}COOH<C_2{H}_{5}OH<C_2{H}_{5}I$
B. $C_2{H}_{5}I<C{H}_{3}COOH<C_2{H}_{5}OH$
C. $C_2{H}_{5}I<C_2{H}_{5}OH<C{H}_{3}COOH$
D. $C_2{H}_{5}OH<C_2{H}_{5}I<C{H}_{3}COOH$
Answer : C

36. 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

37. 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

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

39. To which of the following mixtures is the Dalton's law of partial pressures not applicable?
A. $H_2+O_2$
B. $N_2+O_2$
C. NO + $O_2$
D. Xe + Ar
Answer : C

40. 20 litres of hydrogen gas weighs about
A. 1.8 g
B. 3.6 g
C. 224 g
D. 12.2 g
Answer : A

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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

44. 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

45. In the wurtzite structure sulphur atoms have
A. cubic arrangement
B. hexagonal dose packed arrangement
C. body centred arrangement
D. None of these
Answer : B

46. The number of tetrahedral and octahedral voids per atom in a crystal lattice are, respectively
A. 1,1
B. 2,2
C. 2,1
D. 2,6
Answer : C

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. 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

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

50. 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