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

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. Which of the following is an example of covalent network solid?
A. Sodium
B. Solid carbon dioxide
C. Sodium chloride
D. Silicon
Answer : D

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Boltzmann constant is given by
A. R
B. R+N
C. R:N
D. R-N
Answer : C

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. The space occupied by spheres in ccp arrangement is
A. 74.06%
B. 68.05%
C. 60.4%
D. 52.4%
Answer : A

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

22. The number of molecules in 32 gms of oxygen in
A. 6.02 x ${}^{{10}^{10}}$
B. 3.2 x ${}^{{10}^{23}}$
C. 6.02 x ${}^{{10}^{22}}$
D. 32 x ${}^{{10}^{10}}$
Answer : A

23. 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

24. 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

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. 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

27. Which of the following statement wrong?
A. In solid state molecules, atoms or ions are held with a strong force of attraction and are in a fixed position
B. In liquid state the molecules, atom or ions are held with a strong force and have a restricted motion
C. In gaseous states, the molecules are randomly arranged and are apart from each other
D. Solid, liquid and gaseous states have different movement is particles
Answer : B

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

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

32. 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

33. 20 litres of hydrogen gas weighs about
A. 1.8 g
B. 3.6 g
C. 224 g
D. 12.2 g
Answer : A

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

35. 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

36. In a face centred cubic arrangement of ions, the coordination number of ions is
A. 6
B. 8
C. 12
D. 4
Answer : C

37. 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

38. The ionic radii of $R{b}^{+}$ and $B{r}^{-}$ ions are 1.47 $\stackrel{°}{A}$ and 1.95 $\stackrel{°}{A}$, respectively. The most probable type of geometry exhibited by RbBr on the radius ratio rule is
A. NaCl type
B. CsCl type
C. Zinc blende structure
D. Wurtzite structure
Answer : B

39. 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

40. 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

41. An example of covalent solid is
A. diamond
B. NaCl
C. Copper
D. $C{O}_2$
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. In which one of the following does diffusion occur most rapidly?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gases
D. Gels
Answer : C

44. A balloon filled with ethane is pricked up with sharp point and quickly plunged into a tank of hydrogen at the same pressure. After some time balloon will
A. be enlarged
B. be collapse
C. remain unchanged in size
D. have half its volume of the gas
Answer : A

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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

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

49. 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

50. 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