B.sc. First Year Physical Chemistry Mcqs Question Bank
B.sc. First Year Physical Chemistry Mcqs Question Bank
B.sc. First Year Physical Chemistry Mcqs Question Bank
10) In lit atm K-1 mol-1 the numerical value of R, the gas constant is
a) 0.821 b) 0.0821 c) 0.00821 d) 0.000821
11) The total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressure of all the
gases prsent is the statement of
a) Graham’s law of diffusion b) Dalton’s law of partial pressures
c) Avogadro’s law of partial pressure d) none of these
12) Under same conditions of temperature and pressure, the rates of diffusion of different gases
are
a) Directly proportional to the square root of the molecular masses
b) Directly proportional to the square root of the vapour densities
c) Inversely proportional to the square roots of theirs molecular masses
d) Inversely proportional to the square roots of their molar volumes.
13) The average kinetics energy of the gas molecule is
a) Inversely proportional to its absolute temperature
b) Directly proportional to its absolute temperature
c) Equal to square of its absolute temperature
d) Directly proportional to square root of its absolute temperature
14) For one moles of a gas the kinetics energy is given by the equation
a) E = ½ RT b) E = 3/2 RT c) E = 5/2 RT d) E = 7/2 RT
15) The kinetic gas equation is given by the relation
a) PV = 1/3 mNµ2 b) PV = 1/2 mNµ2
c) PV = 1/4 mNµ2 d) PV = 2/3 mNµ2
16) The average velocity of a gas is given by the equation
a) v = b) v =
c) v = d) v =
17) The root mean square velocity of gas molecules is given by the relation
a) µ = b) µ =
c) µ = d) µ =
18) The root mean square velocity of gas molecules is given by the relation
a) µ = b) µ = c) µ = d) all of these
19) The free path is the distance travelled by the molecules
a) Before collision b) in one second
c) after collision d) in one minute
20) The mean free path is
a) directly proportional to the pressure of a gas
b) directly proportional to the mean square velocity of the gas
c) directly proportional to the temperature of the gas
d) directly proportional to the absolute temperature of the gas
21) The collision frequency of a gas is
a) directly proportional to the square root of absolute temperature of
b) directly proportional to the absolute temperature
c) directly proportional to the pressure of the gas
d) inversely proportional to the absolute temperature
22) The value of γ, the specific heat ratio ,for a monoatomic gas is
a) 0 b)1.40 c) 1.667 d)1.33
23) The compressibility factor z, i.e.the extent to which a real gas deviates from ideal behaviour
is given by
a) z = b) z = c) z = d) z =
24) The real gases show nearly ideal behaviour at
a) low pressure and low temperature b) high pressure and low temperatures
c) high pressures and high temperatures d) low pressures and high temperatures
25) Excluded volume is ......... times the actual volume of molecules
a) Half b) two c) three d) four
26) The pressure P in ideal gas equation is replaced by
a)p + b) p - c) p + d) p +
27) The unit of a the van der Waals constant are
a) atm lit mol-1 b) atm lit-1 mol-1 c) atm lit-2 mol-2 d) atm lit-1 mol-2
following is incorrect?
a) The pressure of the gas increases
b) the kinetic energy of gaseous molecules increases
c) the rate of collision increases
d) The number of moles of the gas increases
46) Which of the following gases will have the lowest rate of diffusion?
a) H2 b) F2 c) N2 d) O2
47) A gas is heated at constant temperature then
a) The number of molecules of the gas increases
b) The kinetic energy of gas decrease
c) The kinetic energy of gas remains unaltered
d) The kinetic energy of gas increases
48) Equal volume of methane and ethane are mixed in an empty container at 25oC.the fraction of
total pressure exerted by ethane is
a) 1/2 b) 2/3 c) 1/4 d) 3/2
49) In van der Waals equation of state for a non ideal gas the net force of attraction among the
molecules is given by
a) an2/v2 b) p+an2/v2 c) p-an2/v2 d) -an2/v2
50) The compressibility factor, z, for an ideal gas is
a) Zero b) less than one c) greater than one d) equal to one
LIQUID STATE
1) The molecules which have partial positive charge at one end and a partial negative charge at
the other are called
a) ion pairs b) charged molecules c) dipoles d) electric molecules
2) the momentary attractions between the molecules of a liquid caused by instantaneous dipoles
and induced dipole attractions are called
a)van der waals forces b)polar forces
c)French forces d) London forces
3) The strength of hydrogen bonding is about ................ as that of a covalent bond.
a)1/2 b) 1/3 c) 1/10 d)1/100
4) Which of the following statement is incorrect?
a) the pressure exerted by the vapour in equilibrium with the liquid at a fixed temperature
is called vapour pressure
b) the vapour pressure increases with rise in temperature
c) at equilibrium liquid and vapour
d) at equilibrium ,the rate of evaporation is not equal to the rate of condensation
5) The boiling point of a liquid is that temperature at which
a) the vapour pressure of the liquid is equal to the atmospheric pressure
b) the vapour pressure of the liquid is less than the atmospheric pressure
c) the vapour pressure of the liquid is greater than the atmospheric pressure
d)the vapour pressure of the liquid is equal to the square root of the atmospheric pressure
6) The unit in which surface tension is measured is
a) dyne per centimetre b) dyne centimetre
c) per dyne centimetre d) per dyne per centimetre
7) With rise in temperature, the surface tension is measured is
a) Increases b) decreases c) remains same d) none of the above
8) The formula used for the determination of surface tension by capillary rise method is
a) 2γ = hrdg b) 2γ = hr2 dg c) 2γ = πr cos θ d) 2γ = πhr2 dg
9) In drop weight method for determination of surface tension of liquids, the formula used is
a) = b) = c) = d) none of the above
SOLID STATE
1) Which of the not true about the solid state?
a) They have definite shape and volume
b) they have high density and low compressibility
c) they have high attractive forces among molecules
d) they have high vapour pressure
2) The melting point is that temperature at which
a) solid and liquid forms of the substances do not co-exist at equilibrium
b) solid and liquid forms of the substances have same vapour pressure
c) vapour pressure is equal to one atmospheric pressure
d) none of the above
3) Amorphous solids do not have
a) sharp melting point b) characteristics geometrical shapes
c) regularity of the structure d) all of these
4) A crystalline solid has
a) definite geometrical shape b) flat faces
c) sharp edges d) all of these
5) Amorphous substances are isotropic because
a) they have same value of any property in all directions
b) they have different value of physical properties in different directions
c) they have definite geometrical shape
d) none of the above
6) The elements of symmetry are
a) Plane of symmetry b) axis of symmetry
c) centre of symmetry d) all of these
7) The amorphous solid among the following is
a) Table salt b) diamond c) plastic d) graphite
8) A crystalline solid does not have one of the following properties it is
a) Anisotropy b) sharp melting points
c) isotropy d) definite and regular geometry
9) For tetragonal crystal system, which of the following is not true?
a) b)
c) d)none of these
10) For a orthorhombic crystal system ,which is incorrect?
a) b)
c) c)none of these
11) Na+Cl-, Cs+ Cl- are the example of
a) cubic crystal system b) tetragonal crystal system
c)orthorhombic crystal system d) rhombohedral crystal system
12) The total number of atoms in a body centred cubic unit cell is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
13) If there are four atoms in unit cell in a cubic system, it is an example of
a)simple cubic unit cell b) body centred cubic unit cell
c) face centred cubic cell d) none of these
14) Which is incorrect for hexagonal crystal system?
a) b)
c) d)none of these
15) The co-ordination number of Na+in Na+Cl- crystal is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
16) The co-ordination number of body centred cubic lattice is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d)8
17) the bragg’s equation for diffraction of X-ray is
a) n b) n
c) n d) n
30) The number of atoms per unit cell in a simple cubic ,fcc and bcc are
a) 1,2,3 b) 1,4,2 c) 4,2,1 d) 2,4,1
31) In a crystal , the atoms are located at the position where potential energy is
a) maximum b) zero c) minimum d) infinite
32) Potassium crystallises in a bcc structure. The co-ordination number of potassium in
potassium metal is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
33) In an ionic crystal of general formula AX, the co-ordination number is six. The value if
radius ratio is in the range
a) 0.155-0.215 b) 0.215-0.414 c) 0.414-0.732 d) 0.7320-1
34) The number of atoms in a unit cell of a cube is
a) 0 b) 1 c)2 d)3
35) The number of atoms in a unit cell of a face centred cube is
a) 2 b) 4 c)6 d)8
36) NaCl is an example of
a) covalent solid b) metallic solid
c) ionic solid d) molecular solid
37) Which of the following defects result in the decrease of density of crystal
a) Schottky defect b) Frenkel defect
c) interstitial defect d) impurity defect
38) Which of the following is a non crystalline solid?
a) Rubber b) ZnS c) HgS d) PbI
39) Particles of quartz are packed by
a) ionic bonds b) van der Waals forces
c) hydrogen bonds d) covalent bonds
40) LiF is an example of
a) molecular crystal b) covalent crystal
c) ionic crystal d)metallic crystal
41) In silicon crystal each silicon atom is covalently bonded to ............. neighbour atoms.
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
42) Silicon is an example of
a) non conductors b) good conductors
c) semi conductors d) metallic conductors
43) Semiconductors which exhibit conductivity due to the flow of excess negative electrons are
called
a) n- type conductors b) p-type conductors
c) good conductors d) none of these
44) In p-type conductors, the conductivity is due to
a) negative holes b) positive holes
c) mobile electrons d) valence electrons
45) Super conductors are the substances which
a) conduct electricity in liquid crystal state b) conduct electricity at low temperature
c) conduct electricity at high temperature d) offer no resistance to the flow of current
46) The liquid crystal have
a) properties of super cooled liquid
b) properties of amorphous solids
c) the fluidity of a liquid and optical properties of a solid
d) none of these
47) Silicon and Germanium in the pure state are
a) non conductors b) good conductors
c) metallic conductors d) metal complexes
48) p-Ozoxyanisole is an example of
a) semi conductors b) super conductors
c) liquid crystal d) none of these
49) When an arsenic atom is introduced in place of silicon in a crystal lattice , the conductivity
a) increase b) decreases
c) remains the same d) sometimes increase and sometimes decreases
50) The voltage of a solar cell is
a) very high b) high c) not very large d) none of these
51) In solid the constituent particles may be
a) Atoms b) Ions c) Molecules d) Any one of the above three
52) A single substance that exists in two or more form is called
a) Isomorphous b) Amorphous
c) Polymorphous d) Mono Morphous
53) Graphite and Diamond is a
a) Covalent crystal b) Metallic crystal
c) ionic crystal d) molecular crystal
54) The ratio of close packed atom to tetrahedral holes in the cubic packing is
a) 1:1 b) 2:1 c) 1:2 d)1:3
55) The ratio of close packed atom to tetrahedral holes in the hexagonal close packing is
a) 2:1 b) 1:2 c) 1:1 d)1:3
56) The major binding force of diamond is
a) Ionic bond b) dipole- dipole induced attraction
c) dipole- dipole attraction d) covalent bond.
57) The major binding force in silicon is a
a) Ionic bond b) dipole-dipole induced attraction
c) dipole-dipole attraction d) covalent bond
58) The major binding force in graphite is
a) Ionic bond b) London force
c) hydrogen bond d) covalent bond
59) The number of tetrahedral sites per sphere in ccp structure is,
a) 1 b)2 c)3 d)4
60) The number of octahedral sites per sphere in fcc structure is,
a) 1 b)2 c)3 d)4
61) The packing efficiency for a body centred cubic structure is,
a) 0.42 b) 0.53 c) 0.68 d) 0.82
62) Due to the frenkel defect the density of the ionic solid
a) Increases b) decreases c) remains constant d) fluctuates
63) An ionic crystal lattice has r+/r- radius ratio of 0.524.its coordination number is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
64) An ionic compound AxBy occurs in FCC type crystal structure with B ion at the centre of
Each face and A ion occupying corners of the cube give the formula of AxBy
a) AB3 b) AB4 c ) A3B d) A4B
65) In crystalline solid few of the cations moved from their positions into the interstitial
position. The defect is called as
a) Interstitial b) frenkel c) schottky d) line defect
66) Semi conductor are manufactured by the addition of impurities of
a) p- block elements b) actinoids
c) lanthanoids d) s- blocks elements.
67) p-type semi conductor is formed when trace amount of impurity is added to silicon . The
number of valence electrons in the impurity atom must be
a)3 b) 5 c) 1 d) 2
68) n-type semi conductor is formed when trace amount of impurity is added to silicon . The
number of valence electrons in the impurity atom must be
a)3 b) 5 c) 1 d) 2
a) b)
c) d)
d) d)
57) A liquid boils when its vapour pressure becomes equal to
a) one atmospheric pressure b) zero
c) very high d) very low
58) The addition of a non-volatile solute ................ the vapour pressure
a) enhances b) lowers
c) diminishes d) none of these
59) The elevation in boiling point is given by the formula
where is called
a) boiling point constant b) ebulioscopic constant
c) molal elevation constant d) all of these
60) Molal elevation constant is the boiling point elevation when .......... of the solute is
dissolved in one kg of the solvent
a) one gram b) one kg
c) one mole d) none of these
61) When a non volatile solute is added to a solvent ,the freezing point of the solvent .............
a) increases b) remains the same
c) decreases d) none of these
62) The depression in freezing point is measured by using the formula
where is called
a) freezing point depression constant b) cryoscopic constant
c) molal depression constant d) all of these
63) Freezing point of depression is measured by
a) Beckmenn’s method b) Rast’s camphor method
c) both a & b d) none of these
64) The colligative effect of an electrolyte is always ......................... that of a non-electrolyte
of the same molal concentration.
a) Greater b)smaller c) equal to d) none of these
65) The ratio of the colligative effect produced by an electrolyte solution to the
corresponding effect for the same concentration of a non-electrolyte solution is known
as a) degree of dissociation b) degree of association
c) activity of coefficient d) van’t hoff factor
66) Abnormal molecular masses are obtained when there exists
a) dissociation of molecules b) association of molecules
c) either of the two d) none of these
67) The degree of dissociation is the fraction of an electrolyte which
a) is associated to from bigger molecules b) is dissociated into ions
c) does not pass into solution d) none of these
68) The law of the relative lowering of vapour pressure was given by
a) van’t Hoff b) Ostwald c) Raoult d) Henry
69) The vapour pressure of a dilute solution of glucose is 140 mm of mercury at 373K. The
mole of fraction of the solute is
a) b) c) d)
70) Which of the following is a colligative property?
a) molar refractive b) optical rotation
c) depression in freezing point d) viscosity
71) Which of the following is not a colligative property?
a) relative lowering of vapour pressure b) surface tension
c) elevation in boiling point d) depression in freezing point
72) The mole fraction of the solvent in a solution of non-volatile solute is 0.95. the relative
lowering of vapour pressure is
a)0.05 b)0.02 c)0.01 d)0.095
73) An aqueous solution of Sodium chloride in water has vapour pressure
a)equal to that of water b) more than that of water
c) less than that of water d) none of these
74) Which of the following is a colligative property?
a) Kb b) Kf c) Tf d) degree of ionisation
75) The ratio of the value of colligative property of K2SO4 solution to that of KCl solution at
the same concentration is nearly
a) 1.25 b) 1.5 c) 2 d) 2.5
76) The freezing point of one mole of K2SO4 solution assuming K2SO4 to be 100% ionised
water is
a) -1.86C b) -3.72C c) -5.58C d)5.58C
77) Which of the following 0.05 M aqueous solution will have the highest boiling point?
a) glucose b) NaCl c) K2SO4 d) Al(NO3)3
78) The depression in freezing point of an unknown solution is equal to the depression in
freezing point of 0.1 molal aqueous solution of urea. The concentration of the unknown
solution is
a) 0.1 M b) 0.2 M b) 0.5 M d) 1.0 M
79) The study of depression in freezing point of a solution is called
a) osmotic pressure b) ebullioscopy
c) cryoscopy d) none of these
80) The freezing point of two percent aqueous solution of potassium nitrate is
a) equal to zero degree Celsius b) less than zero degree Celsius
c) higher than zero degree Celsius d) none of these
81) The molal depression constant is given by the expression
a) Tf × M b) Tf × m c) Tf M d) Tf m
82) Ebullioscopy deals with study of
a) osmotic pressure and membrane b) depression in freezing point
c) relative lowering of vapour pressure d) elevation in boiling point
83) The depression in freezing point for 1M urea,1M glucose and 1M NaCl are in the ratio
a) 1:2:2 b)1:2:1 c) 1:1:1 d) 1:1:2
84) One mole of sugar is dissolved in three moles of water. The relative lowering of vapour
pressure is
a) ½ b)1/3 c)1/4 d)1/5
85) Which one of the following salt would have the same value of the van’t Hoff as that of
Al(NO3)3 ?
a) KCl b) K2SO4 c) Al2(SO4)3 d) K3[Fe(CN)6]
86) Which of the following is true for the van’t Hoff factor,i?
a) i = Tf /[Tf ] b) i = Tb /[Tb ]
c) i = p /[p ] d) all of these
87) The colligative effect of an electrolyte solution is always ...................... that of a non
electrolyte of the same molal concentration.
a) equal to b) lesser than
c) greater than d) non of these
88) The degree of dissociation is related to the van’t Hoff factor by the expression
a) b)
c) d)
89) Which of the solution will boil at highest temperature?
a) 1 % glucose b) 1% urea
c) 1 % potassium chloride d) 1% potassium sulphate
90) Which one of the following solution would produce maximum elevation in boiling
point?
a) 0.1 M glucose b) 0.2 M sucrose
c) 0.1 M Barium Nitrate d) 0.1 M Magnesium Sulphate
91) At high altitudes, water boils at a temperature which is
a) higher than the normal boiling point
b) lower than the normal boiling point
c) is equal to normal boiling point
d) none of these
92) The value of van’t Hoff factor is ............... for an electrolyte
a) greater than one b) less than one
c) equal to one d) equal to zero
93) The ratio of the value of elevation in boiling point for NaCl solution to that of urea
solution is nearly
a) half b) zero c) double d) equal
94) On dissolving common salt in water it is observed that
a) boiling point of solution increase b) boiling point of solution decrease
c) vapour pressure increases d) freezing point is raised
95) The highest boiling point will be observed in 1% solution of which the following
substances?
a) urea b) sugar c) sodium chloride d) sodium sulphate
96) Benzoic acid when dissolved in benzene undergoes
a) dissociation b) association c) no change d) none of these
97) The value of van’t Hoff factor i in case of dimerisation benzoic acid in benzene is given
by the expression
a) i = 1- b) i = 1 +
c) i = 1 - /2 d) i = 1 + /2
98) The ratio between effective concentration and actual concentration molecule or ion in a
solution is called as
a) van’t Hoff factor b) colligative property
c) active concentration d) activity coefficient
99) The activity coefficient of a strong electrolyte is
a) always equal to zero b) always equal to one
c) always less than one d) always greater than one
c) d)
19) The van’t Hoff i factor is related to the osmotic pressure by the formula
a) i = π/π b) i = π/π
c) i = π- π /π d) i = π-π/π
20) The value of van’t Hoff factor, i will be equal to 2 for
a) urea b) glucose c) sucrose d) NaCl
21) The value of van’t Hoff factor i for the electrolyte which are partially ionised in aqueous
solution will be
a)equal to 1 b) less than 1
c) between 1 and 2 d)greater than 2
22) Two solution with equal osmotic pressure are called
a) molar solution b) molal solution
c) isotonic solution d) isomorphic solution
23) The osmotic pressure of a solution increases if
a) volume of the solution is increased
b) the no. of the solute particle in solution increases
c) the no. Of solute particle in solution decreases
d) the temperature of the solution increases
24) The highest osmotic pressure will be observed in
a) 0.1 M urea b) 0.1 M glucose
c) 0.1 M NaCl d) 0.1 M Al2( SO4)3
25) The osmotic pressure of equimolar solution of BaCl2, NaCl and urea will be in order
a) BaCl2 > NaCl > urea b) BaCl2< NaCl < urea
c) urea > BaCl2 >NaCl d) BaCl2 > urea> NaCl
26) The ratio of osmotic pressure of BaCl2, NaCl and urea will be
a) 3:2:1 b) 1:2:3 c) 2:1:3 d) 3:1:2
[Hint 3Cl 2Ba and 1Na]
27) The osmotic pressure of equimolar solution of CaCl2 , NaCl and urea will be in order
a) CaCl2 > NaCl > urea b) CaCl2< NaCl < urea
c) urea > CaCl2 >NaCl d) CaCl2 > urea> NaCl
28) The osmotic pressure of a solution containing 0.02 mole of solute at 300 K will be
a) b) atm
c) atm d)
29) The outer hard shell of two eggs of the same size is removed by dissolving in dil. HCl.
One is placed in water and other in saturated NaCl solution. It will be observed after few
hours that
a) the first one shrinks while the other swells
b)the first one swells while the other shrinks
c) both egg swell
d) both egg shrink
30) The blood is isotonic with
a) 0.16 M sodium chloride solution b) 0.31 M sodium chloride solution
c) 0.4 M sodium chloride solution d) 0.8 M sodium chloride solution
31) The osmotic pressure of a solution of urea containing 8.6 g lit-1 is equal to that of 5 %
solution of non volatile solute. The molecular mass of the solute will be
a) 349 b) 34.9 c) 430 d) 860
32) Osmotic pressure of 2% of solution of urea ( mol. Mass = 60) at 27C would be
a) 0.0821 atm b) 0.821 atm
c) 8.21 atm d) none of these
33) Which of the following order will be correct for the solution of urea regards its osmotic
pressure
a) 5%< 3% < 2% < 1% b) 1% < 2% > 3% > 5%
c) 5% > 3% >2% >1% d) 3% >2% >1% >5%
34) Which of the following inorganic precipitates acts as a semipermeable membrane?
a) Al(OH)3 b) BaCO3 c) CuSO4 d) Cu2[Fe(CN)6]
35) The osmotic pressure of a solution increases if
a) temperature is lowered
b) volume is increased
c) concentration of solute particles is increased
d) solution constant is increased
36) The concentration in gram per litre of a solution of cane sugar (M. Wt. = 342) is isotonic
with a solution containing 3 grams of urea per litre. The concentration of cane sugar is
a) 17.1 g lit-1 b) 34.2 g lit-1 c) 3.42 g lit-1 d) 1.71 g lit-1
37) The osmotic pressure of 10% cane sugar solution at 69C is
a) 0.0821 atm b) 0.821 atm c) 8.21 atm d) 16.42 atm
38) Osmotic pressure not determined by
a) Pfeffer’s method b) Berkly and Hertley’s method
c) Abbe’s refractometer method d) all of these
39) Which of the following is not correct
a) in osmosis solvent molecule flow in one directions
b) in diffusion solute and solvent molecule flow in opposite direction
c) for osmosis a semipermeable membrane is required
d) for diffusion , a semipermeable membrane is required
40) The osmotic pressure of a solution of cane sugar [M.Wt.= 342] at 69C is 8.21 atm. The
concentration of the solution is
a) 1% b) 2% c) 5% d) 10%
41) The volume of the solution containing one mole of solute that shows an osmotic pressure
1 atm is
a) 22.4 litre b) 2.24 litre c)0.224 litre d)1 litre
42) Which of the following type of compounds will have van’t Hoff factor =1 ?
a) strong electrolytes b) weak electrolytes
c) non electrolytes d) none of these
43) For binary electrolytes of the type AB, the abnormal mol. Mass is given by
a) b)
c) d)