State of Matter MCQ Solved Paper for RBI Grade B officer

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. When there is more deviation in the behaviour of a gas from ideal gas equation PV = nRT
A. at high temperature and low pressure
B. at low temperature and high pressure
C. at high temperature and high pressure
D. at low temperature and low pressure
Answer : B

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

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

18. 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

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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

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

25. 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

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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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

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

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

50. 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