State of Matter 1000+ MCQ with answer for SSC MTS

1. The vapour density of ozone would be
A. 72
B. 8
C. 48
D. 24
Answer : C

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

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 20 litres of hydrogen gas weighs about
A. 1.8 g
B. 3.6 g
C. 224 g
D. 12.2 g
Answer : A

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. The radii of $A^{+}$ and $X^{-}$ are 95 pm and 181 pm respectively. Coordination number of $A^{+}$ is expected to be
A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 3
Answer : B

18. 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

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. 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

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

22. The vol. of 20 gm. of hydrogen at N.T.P. is
A. 22.4 litres
B. 112 litres
C. 12 litres
D. 224 litres
Answer : A

23. The electrical conductivity of metals is of the order of
A. ${10}^{12}oh{m}^{-1}c{m}^{-1}$
B. ${10}^{8}oh{m}^{-1}c{m}^{-1}$
C. ${10}^{2}oh{m}^{-1}c{m}^{-1}$
D. ${10}^{-6}oh{m}^{-1}c{m}^{-1}$
Answer : B

24. 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

25. 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

26. The number of atoms per unit cell in simple cubic, face centred cubic and body centred cubic arrangement are, respectively
A. 8,14,9
B. 1,2,4
C. 1,4,2
D. 8,4, 2
Answer : C

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

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. The pressure of the ideal gas is less than the real gas because of the
A. increase in the number of collisions
B. volume occupied by the molecules
C. inter-molecular attraction
D. finite size of molecules
Answer : C

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. In the process of sublimation, the substance transforms directly
A. from the solid state to the liquid state
B. from the liquid state to gaseous state
C. from the solid state to gaseous state
D. from the liquid state to solid state
Answer : C

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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

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

42. 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

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

44. 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

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

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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

49. 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

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