GRE - State of Matter 1000+ MCQ [Solved] PDF Download

1. 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

2. Chloroform and benzene form a pair of miscible liquids. These can be separated by
A. a separating funnel
B. distillation
C. sublimation
D. filtration
Answer : B

3. 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

4. Indicate the most viscous liquid of the following
A. propanol-2
B. 1.2, ethandiol
C. 1.2,3 propentriol
D. ethanol
Answer : C

5. 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

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

7. The number of N2 molecules present in 28 nitrogen is
A. 2 x 10
B. 6 x ${}^{{10}^{22}}$
C. 6 x ${}^{{10}^{23}}$ approximately
D. 5 x ${}^{{10}^{30}}$ approximately
Answer : C

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. An example of covalent solid is
A. diamond
B. NaCl
C. Copper
D. $C{O}_2$
Answer : A

19. 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

20. 22.4 litres of $S{O}_2$ at 27.3°C and 1 atmosphere pressure shall weigh
A. 32 g
B. 16 g
C. 44.8 g
D. 48.5 g
Answer : D

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

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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. Which of the following is an amorphous solid?
A. NaCl
B. $Ca{F}_2$
C. Diamond
D. Glass
Answer : D

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. If the tetrahedral sites in ccp arrangement of negative ions (Y) were half filled with cation (X), the empirical formula of the compound would be
A. $X_{2}Y$
B. XY
C. $X{Y}_2$
D. $X_2{Y}_3$
Answer : B

39. 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

40. 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

41. 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

42. How many moles of water are present in 180 gm. of water ?
A. 11
B. 5
C. 90
D. 21
Answer : D

43. 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

44. 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

45. 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

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

47. 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

48. 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

49. 20 litres of hydrogen gas weighs about
A. 1.8 g
B. 3.6 g
C. 224 g
D. 12.2 g
Answer : A

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