The source of electrical energy on the Apollo Moon flights was
A. a generator set
B. H2 - O2 fuel cell
C. Ni-Cd cell
D. lead storage batteries
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When ammonium chloride is dissolved in water, the solution becomes cold. The change is
A. endothermic
B. exothermic
C. super cooling
D. None of these
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Which one of the following pairs of materials serves as electrodes in chargeable batteries commonly used in devices such as torchlights, electric shavers etc?
A. Nickel and cadmium
B. Zinc and carbon
C. Lead peroxide and lead
D. Iron and cadmium
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Among the following respiration is which type of process?
A. Exothermic process
B. Endothermic process
C. Both exothermic and endothermic
D. Neither exothermic nor endothermic
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During the evaporation of a liquid
A. the enthalpy decreases
B. the enthalpy increases
C. the internal energy decreases
D. the enthalpy remains unchanged
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When a spoon is to be electroplated with nickel the spoon is
A. dipped in a nickel sulphate solution
B. made anode and a pure nickel rod, the cathode
C. made cathode and a pure nickel red, the anode
D. coated with nickel sulphate and dried
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A conductivity cell is platinised
A. to prolong its service
B. to avoid temperature effect
C. to avoid polarisation effect
D. None of the above
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Which one among the following metals is more reactive than hydrogen?
A. Mercury
B. Copper
C. Silver
D. Tin
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Galvanised iron sheets are protected fromrusting due to presence of a layer of
A. lead
B. chromium
C. zinc
D. tin
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Aluminium surfaces are of ten 'anodised'. This means the deposition of a layer of
A. chromium oxide
B. aluminium oxide
C. nickel oxide
D. zinc oxide
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If a refrigerator's door is kept open, then
A. room will be cooled
B. room will be heated
C. room may get cooled or heated depending upon the weather
D. no effect
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A smuggler could not carry gold by depositing iron on the gold surface, because
A. gold has lower standard reduction potential than iron
B. gold has higher standard reduction potential than iron
C. iron rusts
D. gold in denser
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What is an endothermic reaction?
A. Reaction in which heat is released
B. Reaction in which heat is absorbed
C. Reaction in which neither heat is released nor absorbed
D. None of the above
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Which of the following reaction is an example of exothermic reaction?
A. Burning of natural gas
B. Respiration
C. The decomposition of vegetable matter into compost
D. All options are correct
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The depolarisation in a primary cells is used for the purpose of
A. increasing the life of the cell
B. increasing the emf of the cell
C. removing the hydrogen collected at one of the plates
D. removing the dipoles from the electrolytes
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When an acid cell is charged, then
A. voltage of cell increases
B. resistance of cell increases
C. electrolyte of cell dilutes
D. None of the above
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To protect iron against corrosion, the durable metal plating on it, is
A. tin plating
B. copper plating
C. zinc plating
D. nickel plating
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Consider the following statements.
The electrochemical series helps
1. in extraction of metals.
2. in protecting themetal fromcorrosion.
3. in comparing the reactivity of metals.
Which of the above is/are true?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. 2 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Which of the following statements about the commonly used automobile battery are true?
1. It is usually a lead-acid battery.
2. It has six cells with a potential of 2V each.
3. Its cells work as galvanic cells while discharging power.
4. It cells work as electrolytic cells while recharging.
Select the correct answer:
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 2 and 4
D. 3 and 4
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In an electrochemical cell that functions as a voltaic cell
A. electrons move from the cathode to the anode
B. electrons move through a salt bridge
C. electrons can move either from the cathode to the anode or from the anode to the cathode
D. reduction occurs at the cathode
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