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1. The mass per unit volume of a substance is:

(a) acceleration
(b) density
(c) velocity
(d) weight

2. What is dry ice?

(a) Solid carbon dioxide
(b) Nitrogen oxide
(c) Carbon mono oxide
(d) None of them

3. Which of the following state is responsible for the glow in the sun and stars?

(a) Solid
(b) Liquid
(c) Plasma
(d) Gas

4. Which of the following phenomenon takes place when we add a drop of Dettol into the water?

(a) osmosis
(b) diffusion
(c) sublimation
(d) none of them

5. Which one of the following sets of phenomena would increase on raising the temperature?

(a) Diffusion, evaporation, compression of gases
(b) Evaporation, compression of gases, solubility
(c) Evaporation, diffusion, expansion of gases
(d) Evaporation, solubility, diffusion, compression of gases

6. Seema visited a Natural Gas Compressing Unit and found that the gas can be liquefied under specific conditions of temperature and pressure. While sharing her experience with friends she got confused. Help her to identify the correct set of conditions

(a) Low temperature, low pressure
(b) High temperature, low pressure
(c) Low temperature, high pressure
(d) High temperature, high pressure

7. The property to flow is unique to fluids. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) Only gases behave like fluids
(b) Gases and solids behave like fluids
(c) Gases and liquids behave like fluids
(d) Only liquids are fluids

8. What is the matter?

(a) anything that has mass.
(b) anything that has volume.
(c) anything that has mass and volume.
(d) anything that has mass and volume and occupy space.

9. Every matter has its own……………… and………….

(a) Mass, volume
(b) Weight, mass
(c) Brittleness, tough
(d) Shape, shadow

10. ‘Panch Tatva’ of life.

(a) Air, god, water, mother, father
(b) Air, fire, earth, sky, water
(c) Air, god, water, soil, crop
(d) Air, god, water, yield, money

11. Matter is classified on the basis of………….

(a) Physical and chemical properties
(b) Physical and biological properties
(c) chemical properties
(d) Biological and characteristical properties.

12. During summer, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool because of the phenomenon of

(a) diffusion
(b) transpiration
(c) osmosis
(d) evaporation

13. A few substances are arranged in the increasing order of ‘forces of attraction’ between their particles. Which one of the following represents a correct arrangement?

(a) Water, air, wind
(b) Air, sugar, oil
(c) Oxygen, water, sugar
(d) Salt, juice, air

14. On converting 25°C, 38°C and 66°C to kelvin scale, the correct sequence of temperature will be

(a) 298 K, 311 K and 339 K
(b) 298 K, 300 K and 338 K
(c) 273 K, 278 K and 543 K
(d) 298 K, 310 K and 338 K

15. Any colour which we detected by our eyes….

(a) Due to light
(b) Due to air
(c) Due to visible light
(d) Due to darkness

16. When Potassium paramagnet dissolve in water shows…………

(a) Red in colour
(b) Blue in colour
(c) Violet in colour
(d) Orange in colour

17. Choose the correct statement of the following

(a) Conversion of solid into vapours without passing through the liquid state is called sublimation.
(b) Conversion of vapours into solid without passing through the liquid state is called vaporisation.
(c) Conversion of vapours into solid without passing through the liquid state is called freezing.
(d) Conversion of solid into liquid is called sublimation.

18. The boiling points of diethyl ether, acetone and n-butyl alcohol are 35°C, 56°C and 118°C respectively. Which one of the following correctly represents their boiling points in kelvin scale?

(a) 306 K, 329 K, 391 K
(b) 308 K, 329 K, 392 K
(c) 308 K, 329 K, 391 K
(d) 329 K, 392 K, 308 K

19. Which condition out of the following will increase the evaporation of water?

(a) Increase in temperature of water
(b) Decrease in temperature of water
(c) Less exposed surface area of water
(d) Adding common salt to water

20. The matter is made up of: 

(a) cell
(b) molecules
(c) particles
(d) gas

Answer:

1. Answer: (b) density

2. Answer: (a) Solid carbon dioxide

3. Answer: (c) Plasma

4. Answer: (b) diffusion

5. Answer: (c) Evaporation, diffusion and expansion of gases

Explanation: Particles of matter are continuously moving as they possess kinetic energy. When temperature is raised particles of matter intermix with each other which is called diffusion.

Evaporation means conversion of liquid state into vapour state. When we increase temperature molecules move and vibrate so quickly that they escape into the atmosphere in the form of vapours.

Increase in temperature causes the molecules to move faster, which results in expansion of gases.

6. Answer (c) Low temperature, high pressure

Explanation: To compress gas into liquid, low temperature and high pressure are required. Between the particles of gas there is a lot of space. On applying pressure, particles get closer and they start attracting each other to form a liquid. A lot of heat is generated when gas is compresses hence it is necessary to cool it. Cooling lowers the temperature of compressed gas and helps in liquefying it.

7. Answer: (c) Gases and liquids behave like fluids

Explanation: In gases and liquids intermolecular force of attraction between the particles is less and they facilitate flow of these states of matter.

8. Answer: (d) anything that has mass and volume and occupy space.

9. Answer: (a) Mass, volume

10. Answer: (b) Air, fire, earth, sky, water

11. Answer: (a) Physical and chemical properties

12. Answer: (d) evaporation

Explanation: Evaporation of water through pores of earthen pot reduces temperature of immediate surroundings. This makes the water cool after some time.

Movement of water through plants and evaporation through its aerial parts is called transpiration.

Diffusion is the movement of a substance from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

If molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, it is called osmosis.

13. Answer: (c) Oxygen, water, sugar

Explanation: The intermolecular force of attraction is less in gases than liquid and solid. Solids have higher intermolecular attraction compared to liquid. In the answer, oxygen is a gas which has lesser intermolecular attraction than water-a liquid and sugar- a crystalline solid.

14. Answer: (a) 298 K, 311 K and 339 K

Explanation: Add 273 to respective temperature to get the temperature in kelvin. 25°-298K, 38°-311K, 66°-339K.

15. Answer: (c) Due to visible light

16. Answer: (c) Violet in color

17. Answer: (a) Conversion of solid into vapours without passing through the liquid state is called sublimation.

Explanation: Sublimation is a process in which a solid is converted into vapours without passing through a liquid state.
Vaporisation is a phase transition from liquid to vapours.
Conversion of liquid to solid at substance’s freezing temperature is called as freezing.

18. Answer: (c) 308 K, 329 K, 391 K

Explanation: The temperature in Celsius can be converted into temperature in kelvin by adding 273 to the Celsius value. Boiling points of diethyl ether, acetone and n-butyl alcohol are 308 K, 329 K, and 391 K, respectively.

19. Answer: (a) Increase in temperature of water

Explanation: Increase in temperature of water increases the kinetic energy of the water which will make more particles to attain enough energy to convert into the vapour state. This is how an increase in temperature favours evaporation.

On the other hand, the exposed surface is also responsible for the evaporation. Higher the exposed surface, higher will be the evaporation.

When common salt is added to water then the surface is occupied by the solvent as well as non-volatile solute particles.

This makes the escaping tendency of solvent particles decrease and thus the evaporation of water decreases. Hence options (b), (c) and (d) will decrease the evaporation of water.

20. Answer: (c) particles

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