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

1. 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

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

3. 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

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

5. The vapour density of a gas in 35.5. The volume occupies by 3.55 gms of the gas at N.T.P. is
A. 224 litres
B. 2.24 litres
C. 11.12 litres
D. 1.12 litres
Answer : A

6. 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

7. 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

8. The critical temperature of a substance is defined as
A. the temperature above which the substance decomposes
B. the temperature above which the substance can exist only as a gas
C. melting point of the substance
D. boiling point of the substanc
Answer : B

9. 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

10. 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

11. An element has atomic weight 24 and equivalent weight 11.9. Its valency is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer : B

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. In the gas equation PV = xT, x is a constant. The value of the constant depends upon
A. the quantity of gas
B. the quality of gas
C. type values of T and P
D. None of these
Answer : A

17. Boltzmann constant is given by
A. R
B. R+N
C. R:N
D. R-N
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. The molecular velocity of any gas is
A. proportional to absolute temperature
B. proportional to the square root of absolute temperature
C. independent of temperature
D. proportional to die square of absolute temperature
Answer : B

20. One mole of gas is defined as
A. The number of molecules in 22.4 litres of gas at S.T.P
B. The number of molecules contained | in 6 grams of 12 C isotope
C. The number of molecules in one formula weight of gas
D. The number of molecules in litre of gas
Answer : C

21. In a solid atoms A are arranged in ccp array. Atoms B occupy all the octahedral voids and half the tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound is expected to be
A. $A{B}_2$
B. $A{B}_3$
C. $A_2{B}_3$
D. $A_{2}B$
Answer : A

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

23. 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

24. The number of atoms in 0.004 gm of magnesium is close to
A. 36x ${ }^{{10}^5}$
B. ${ }^{{10}^{20}}$
C. 5 x ${ }^{{10}^{20}}$
D. 6.02 x ${}^{{10}^{23}}$
Answer : B

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. Sodium chloride has fee structure. How many $N{a}^{+}$ and $C{l}^{-}$ ions are there in the unit cell?.
A. 6 and 6
B. 4 and 4
C. 1 and 1
D. 6 and 4
Answer : B

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

35. 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

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

37. 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

38. In zinc blende structure, the zinc atoms occupy
A. all tetrahedral sites
B. all octahedral sites
C. half of the octahedral sites
D. half of the tetrahedral sites
Answer : D

39. How many nearest neighbours are there in an octahedral hole of a close packed structure
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 12
Answer : B

40. 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

41. 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

42. 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

43. The number of molecules is 4.25 g of ammonia are approximately
A. 3.5 x ${}^{{10}^{23}}$
B. 2.5 x ${}^{{10}^{23}}$
C. 1.5 x ${}^{{10}^{23}}$
D. 0.5 x ${}^{{10}^{23}}$
Answer : D

44. Indicate the most volatile liquid of the following:
A. $C{H}_{3}OH$
B. $C{H}_{3}OC{H}_3$
C. $H_{2}O$
D. $C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}OC{H}_{2}C{H}_3$
Answer : D

45. 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

46. 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

47. In a unit cell of cesium chloride the arrangement of cesium ions is
A. face centred cubic
B. hexagonal close packed
C. body centred cubic
D. simple cubic
Answer : C

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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