Statement I Glass is not considered as a true compound.
Statement II Glass does not have a definite melting point.
A. Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
B. Both the statements are individually true, but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I
C. Statement I is true, but statement II is false
D. Statement I is false, but statement II is true
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The gas used in a refrigerator is
A. cooled down on flowing
B. heated up on flowing
C. cooled down when compressed
D. cooled down when expanded
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Glasses and plastics are
A. Amorphous solids
B. Supercooled liquids
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Which one of the following is not true for the form of carbon known as diamond?
A. It is harder than graphite
B. It contains the same percentage of carbon as graphite
C. It is a better electric conductor then graphite
D. It has different carbon to carbon distance in all directions
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The process of change from liquid to gas is called . . . . . . . .
A. precipitation
B. vaporisation
C. decantation
D. condensation
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Amorphous materials are in fact considered as
A. supercooled liquids
B. supercooled solids
C. covalent network
D. molecular crystals
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Name the law in Physics which states that equal volume of all gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure contain equal number of molecules.
A. Avogadro's Law
B. Boyles's Law
C. Ohm's Law
D. Charles's Law
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At very low temperature, oxygen O2 , freezes and forms a crystalline solid, which term best describes the solids?
A. Covalent network
B. Molecular crystals
C. Metallic
D. Ionic
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The mass of water vapour per unit volume of air is known as
A. relative humidity
B. specific humidity
C. absolute humidity
D. variable humidity
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Silica in amorphous form is used in
A. photovoltaic cell
B. conductivity cell
C. standard hydrogen electrode
D. None of the above
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A liquid is kept in a glass beaker. Which one of the following statement is correct regarding the pressure exerted by the liquid column at the base of the beaker?
A. The pressure depends on the area of the base of the beaker
B. The pressure depends on the height of liquid column
C. The pressure does not depend on the height of liquid column
D. The pressure neither depends on the area of the base of the beaker nor on the height of liquid column
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The substance which does not expand on going from liquid state to solid state is
A. water
B. cast-iron
C. aluminium
D. type metal
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At absolute zero, which one of the following is zero for a gas?
A. Potential energy
B. Kinetic energy
C. Vibration energy
D. None of the above
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Very small insoluble particles in a liquid may be separated it by using
A. crystallisation
B. fractional distillation
C. centrifugation
D. decantation
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Lowering the atmospheric pressure on a liquid
A. increases the boiling point of the liquid
B. lowers the boiling point of the liquid
C. does not affect the boiling point of the liquid
D. increases the time required for it to boil
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Quartz is extensively used as a piezo-electric material. It contains
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An ideal gas is one which obeys
A. Gas Law
B. Boyle's Law
C. Charle's Law
D. Avogadro's Law
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Which one of the following could be the melting point of iron?
A. 25°C
B. 37°C
C. 500°C
D. 1500°C
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Consider the following statements.
1. The rate of diffusion of liquids is higher than that of solids.
2. In the liquid state, particles move freely and have greater space between each other as compared to particles in the solid state.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct.
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of these
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Ammonia (NH3 ) obtained from different sources always has same proportion of nitrogen and hydrogen. It proves the validity of law of
A. Reciprocal proportion
B. Constant proportion
C. Multiple proportion
D. None of the above
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