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

1. 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

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. The kinetic theory of gases predicts that total kinetic energy of a gaseous assembly depends upon the
A. pressure of a gas
B. temperature of the gas
C. volume of the gas
D. pressure, temperature and volume of the gas
Answer : B

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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

14. 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

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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

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

21. Which of the following phrases would be incorrect to use?
A. An atom of an element
B. An atom of a compound
C. A molecule of a compound
D. A molecule of an element
Answer : C

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. Which of the following methods is used to determine the atomic weight?
A. Victor Meyer's method
B. Dumas' method
C. Cannizaro's method
D. None of these
Answer : C

26. 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

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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. In a dose packed arrangement of N spheres, the number of tetrahedral holes are
A. N
B. 2N
C. N/2
D. $N_2$
Answer : B

41. 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

42. 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

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. 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

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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

48. What will be the mass of 6.03 x ${}^{{10}^{23}}$ molecules of carbon monoxide ?
A. 18.00
B. 28.01
C. 56.02
D. 14.05
Answer : B

49. 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

50. 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